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Brennan · February 20, 2013

Shame Balotelli can't play as well, this Shaaraway guy is more of a winger than a striker.

noharmdone · February 20, 2013

Brennan said:
It was a promotion from Coral

Coral are bang in trouble... if they think a 1p acca is goig to save them ffs...
Hope someone wins it in that case..

electricblue · February 20, 2013

Meelan having to hack Messi down to stop him. And he doesn't moan, gets up and gets on with it. What a player.

TheFinnFan · February 20, 2013

Ring master said:
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i would literally **** my self...i couldnt watch those games....

robolundgren · February 20, 2013

Barcelona, as skilled as they are, are one of the most boring teams to watch. Putting me to sleep here.

davek · February 20, 2013

robolundgren said:
Barcelona, as skilled as they are, are one of the most boring teams to watch. Putting me to sleep here.

They're anti-football mate. A lot of us have been saying it for years on here.

TheFinnFan · February 20, 2013

robolundgren said:
Barcelona, as skilled as they are, are one of the most boring teams to watch. Putting me to sleep here.

milan is all over them. At home barca looks better

Brennan · February 20, 2013

This match is five minutes of boredom followed by thirty seconds of excitement when Milan get the ball.

Detest Barcelona.

Deco · February 20, 2013

Brennan said:
Shame Balotelli can't play as well, this Shaaraway guy is more of a winger than a striker.

Indeed, he's been banging them in this season though.

davek · February 20, 2013

I'd love to see Barcelona forced back into their own half for huge periods. Why do most teams just gift them the whole pitch?

Deco · February 20, 2013

davek said:
I'd love to see Barcelona forced back into their own half for huge periods. Why do most teams just gift them the whole pitch?

Because as soon as they get put under pressure they slip passes through to their forwards who more often than not score haha, I guess it's mainly because they're weak when being countered and so teams play like this.

Brennan · February 20, 2013

davek said:
I'd love to see Barcelona forced back into their own half for huge periods. Why do most teams just gift them the whole pitch?

Spanish teams gave them room a few years ago when Messi was just coming onto the scene, and it rarely ended well. Ever since then the status quo has been to sit deep and hit them on the counter.

I think as time goes on more and more sides will perfect the method that worked well for Chelsea last season. Hopefully that forces Barca to stop playing the same boring style.

Brennan · February 20, 2013

Holy crap, it's 1-1 in the other match..

davek · February 20, 2013

Deco said:
Because as soon as they get put under pressure they slip passes through to their forwards who more often than not score haha, I guess it's mainly because they're weak when being countered and so teams play like this.

Brennan said:
Spanish teams gave them room a few years ago when Messi was just coming onto the scene, and it rarely ended well. Ever since then the status quo has been to sit deep and hit them on the counter.

I think as time goes on more and more sides will perfect the method that worked well for Chelsea last season. Hopefully that forces Barca to stop playing the same boring style.

That Bayern team we saw last night wont concede ground quite so easily. Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Martinez and Gustavo will pose a massive challenge for this lot.

They get paid way too much respect.