UEFA Champions League 2012 - 2013 Thread

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K3V0
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By Hibee | Permalink | On 21 February 2013 - 07:52 AM
Muntari's only playing because of the injuries to De Jong, Flamini and Nocerino and KPB has been dreadful all season. I wonder what the odds on each of the scoring tonight was?


The two of them looked impressive tonight.
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20 Feb 2013 22:05:29
By Ninja | Permalink | On 20 February 2013 - 10:20 AM
In fairness though, you're comparing him to two excellent keepers who for different reasons have their mistakes blown to high heaven. De Gea has made, from the top of my head, about 3 or 4 errors this season that have lead to goals (and arguably there's always been players more to blame than him for each one) but has the mistakes he has made laughably over-analysed by a media that want to see him fail.

I don't think there's a clear case for any of them being better or worse than the other, and I don't think there's any case for replacing him with players that will inherently suffer the same problem of stepping up to a big club that De Gea and, to an extent, Neuer himself did. Courtois, Begovic, Ter Stergen, Leno and Trapp are all untested at this level and, really, are a gamble for a top team looking for stability (if they're as good as they look they almost certainly turn out to be good, but you have to have the patience through the original errors) especially one that already have a keeper they paid a lot of cash for and has had such a ridiculous record with goals conceded this year.

I think it's pretty unfair to criticise Bayern's CBs as well, Dante is clearly a monster but Boateng and Badstuber are very good players and although I can see Van Buyten shipped out and Martinez used as a 4th choice auxiliary CB (it's the Pep way), and despite the fact they get massive help from one of the best drilled midfields I can remember seeing in recent times I just don't think it makes any sense to go rooting around upsetting a unit thats been that solid this season.


My point was more De Gea wouldn't be considered to be the same class as Casillas/Buffon/Neuer and now if you say Hart is world class, you get smug hipsters saying something about how he's overrated because he's English.

I disagree with assuming a player will need time to step up, young keepers will probably need time, as they are either rated for potential or simply too inexperienced.

I am being very harsh on Bayern's CB's, they are generally good players, it's just in the very, very big games they will be viewed as the weak link. Boateng is a bit too reckless and Badstuber is in my opinion not quite god enough, to be a starter.

And of course it is very possible that Bayern will win the CL with those CB's, like they almost did last year, until a Neuer error.
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20 Feb 2013 22:11:15
By Jay. | Permalink | On 20 February 2013 - 21:44 PM
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Ahhh, poor guy.
smurphptfc
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20 Feb 2013 22:50:32
I do love a good defensive performance. As much as passing the ball about it nice and some people view it as an art, people often forget that defending can be seen as an art too, and Milan did exactly that. It goes to show how easy it is to nullify the threat of Barcelona, but you need every single one of your players to play well, and luckily for Allegri all his players played very well - even Kevin Constant! Really impressive display out there and Montolivo was my man of the match. Games often pass by him in Serie A but he showed today what an integral part of the team he can be, he just needs to do it more often.

Brilliant result for Milan. Hope they can do it again in the second leg.
Ninja
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20 Feb 2013 23:19:39
I reckon whoever draws Porto or Malaga in the next round will win this tournament.
BR.
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21 Feb 2013 00:16:59
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K3V0
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21 Feb 2013 00:51:20
Why was Robinho not playing?

Suspended? Injured? Not picked?
Hibee
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21 Feb 2013 07:42:49
Not picked. They tried their best to flog him to a Brazilian club in the winter window and despite Allegri saying he has a role to play he's hardly featured since the end of the window, usually getting the odd 10 or 15 mins from the bench.
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21 Feb 2013 08:26:30
By BR. | Permalink | On 21 February 2013 - 00:16 AM
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Is that Madonna on the right?
Didnt know Seedorf was still at Milan either.
rossiheslopi
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By JCash3000 | Permalink | On 21 February 2013 - 08:26 AM
Is that Madonna on the right?
Didnt know Seedorf was still at Milan either.

No it's not, and it's not Seedorf, pretty sure the one you're thinking about is actually Mario
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By rossiheslopi | Permalink | On 21 February 2013 - 09:15 AM
No it's not, and it's not Seedorf, pretty sure the one you're thinking about is actually Mario


Oops! Youre right
need glasses.
Slashman X
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21 Feb 2013 10:26:38
Racist
JCash3000
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21 Feb 2013 10:41:14
no.
ShortSharpShock
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04 Mar 2013 19:22:15
Sky Sports

Iker Casillas will not play against Manchester United.
Carroll.
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04 Mar 2013 23:12:31
Just had a little bet on Mourinho to run down the touchline tomorrow
Crane
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05 Mar 2013 02:26:02
Hasn't he already said he won't do that?
Carroll.
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05 Mar 2013 07:19:08
It's Mourinho.
Crane
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05 Mar 2013 08:41:07
I think he and Ferguson have too much mutual respect for him to do something like that. You've wasted your money.
Wes Brown
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05 Mar 2013 09:53:54
2-1 or 3-2 United.
SpinSwimScream
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05 Mar 2013 11:43:36
sooooo nervous but incredibly excited at the same time, my heart is saying 2-1 Utd
Ninja
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05 Mar 2013 12:40:01
I'm shitting breeze blocks.

Still think we'll do it though.
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05 Mar 2013 12:42:35
By Ninja | Permalink | On 05 March 2013 - 12:40 PM
I'm shitting breeze blocks.

Still think we'll do it though.




I'm so excited/nervous for tonight, I'm just sat waiting for kick off haha.
Ninja
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05 Mar 2013 12:51:02


"Cristiano, come back, I can get you discounts at nando's"
Crane
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05 Mar 2013 12:53:37
Gutted I'm missing the match to see the fucking smoggies play Huddersfield.
ianbaker
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05 Mar 2013 13:39:41
Will be missing the match because its the wife's birthday

She's so inconsiderate.
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05 Mar 2013 13:43:45
By ianbaker | Permalink | On 05 March 2013 - 13:39 PM
Will be missing the match because its the wife's birthday

She's so inconsiderate.

Surely the best present she can get for her birthday is to see you happy? so watch the game.
chokosc
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05 Mar 2013 13:50:43
Going to a friend's birthday tonight so I might miss the game. Should be enough guys there to force them to let us watch it though!
ianbaker
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By Rick87 | Permalink | On 05 March 2013 - 13:43 PM
Surely the best present she can get for her birthday is to see you happy? so watch the game.

Yup... "if you really loved me you would want me to be happy".

Or I could get some sleeping tablets and stick them in her tea.
Sam
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05 Mar 2013 15:43:26
I've had the downstairs TV booked for the last month.

Four hours left to wait.
K3V0
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05 Mar 2013 15:47:08
By ianbaker | Permalink | On 06 March 2013 - 01:28 AM
Yup... "if you really loved me you would want me to be happy".

Or I could get some sleeping tablets and stick them in her tea.


And maybe some sex later after the games finished.

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