Barca vs Arsenal

GoForGlory said:
Mantel said:
I want to see him live, just once. So I can tell my kid that I have seen that guy kicking a ball and was breathing the same air.


Close to four right now.
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I've said this before - I have seen him live @ Camp Nou and I just know that it will be something I'll be able to tell people in years to come y'know. Him and Ibrahimovic, for Swedish reasons. :) Never seen them play together though, gotta get my arse down there again.
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I was lucky enough to go to the nou camp for the friendly v city earlier this year and it was unbelievable how he didn't score...he and Ibra hit the post & crossbar about 5 times!
 
Anyone hear Les Ferdinand on Sky yesterday morning saying that he's been speaking recently with Gudjohnsen now that he's moved to spurs about the Barcelona way of playing the game. He said that Barca's entire team is coached that when they lose possession of the ball, they have 7 seconds to win it back. During these 7 seconds, they hunt in packs and swamp you out, to regain the ball. If they fail to win it back within 7 seconds, they retreat into a team shape and wait for the next opposrtunity to "swamp". You could see it in action perfectly in that 1st half. It's amazing the way they defend as a team. For all the attacking brilliance they have, they are also the most hard-working team in world football. There are no passengers. The likes of Messi, Xavi and Iniesta (when playing) work just as hard off the ball as Busquets, and the back 4. It is physically impossible to play football better than Barca play it. It's pure perfection.
 
Tom Sawyer said:
Project said:
Anyone hearing Collymore on TalkSport? Hilarious
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Anything that cnut says is b*llocks


Unless it's about dogging or wife beating of course
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He was basically saying that Walcott should learn from Messi on close control and effectiveness with the ball. Like it's as simple as reading from a book. The other presenter called him out on it and he started sulking hard. "dont you patronise me". lmao
 
I believe he's scored 38 goals this season which is 1 more than last. With 10+ games to play?
 
He's some player that Messi, best player in the world by a country mile, no one else even comes close
 
Tricky_Trev said:
Anyone hear Les Ferdinand on Sky yesterday morning saying that he's been speaking recently with Gudjohnsen now that he's moved to spurs about the Barcelona way of playing the game. He said that Barca's entire team is coached that when they lose possession of the ball, they have 7 seconds to win it back. During these 7 seconds, they hunt in packs and swamp you out, to regain the ball. If they fail to win it back within 7 seconds, they retreat into a team shape and wait for the next opposrtunity to "swamp". You could see it in action perfectly in that 1st half. It's amazing the way they defend as a team. For all the attacking brilliance they have, they are also the most hard-working team in world football. There are no passengers. The likes of Messi, Xavi and Iniesta (when playing) work just as hard off the ball as Busquets, and the back 4. It is physically impossible to play football better than Barca play it. It's pure perfection.
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I like that philosophy... a lot, but i disagree with the last bit. A great team can out manouver a team that presses hard. Maybe thats why its only seven seconds so the impact to team shape is minimal.

However Walcott has looked better against Barca than ever other PL team bar one this season... i think thats more down to Barca than Walcott's immense skill.
 
is anyone else watching the YES sopcast feed and can hear the presenters in the studio??

so far i've heard richard keyes asking who's farted, and telling walcott to get up and calling him shite!
 
Tricky_Trev said:
Anyone hear Les Ferdinand on Sky yesterday morning saying that he's been speaking recently with Gudjohnsen now that he's moved to spurs about the Barcelona way of playing the game. He said that Barca's entire team is coached that when they lose possession of the ball, they have 7 seconds to win it back. During these 7 seconds, they hunt in packs and swamp you out, to regain the ball. If they fail to win it back within 7 seconds, they retreat into a team shape and wait for the next opposrtunity to "swamp". You could see it in action perfectly in that 1st half. It's amazing the way they defend as a team. For all the attacking brilliance they have, they are also the most hard-working team in world football. There are no passengers. The likes of Messi, Xavi and Iniesta (when playing) work just as hard off the ball as Busquets, and the back 4. It is physically impossible to play football better than Barca play it. It's pure perfection.
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Wow... now you've said that I can see them around a single player (three each time).
 
eshiers1 said:
is anyone else watching the YES sopcast feed and can hear the presenters in the studio??

so far i've heard richard keyes asking who's farted, and telling walcott to get up and calling him shite!
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I was wondering about that, "You look shite with yer daft pink boots get up ya prick"

"OFFSIDE, IT WAS MILES OFFSIDE, RUBBISH!"

Laughing my arse off at that.
 
Breaker said:
eshiers1 said:
is anyone else watching the YES sopcast feed and can hear the presenters in the studio??

so far i've heard richard keyes asking who's farted, and telling walcott to get up and calling him shite!
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I was wondering about that, "You look shite with yer daft pink boots get up ya prick"

"OFFSIDE, IT WAS MILES OFFSIDE, RUBBISH!"

Laughing my arse off at that.
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haha was funny
 
I hope it hasn't taken Ferdinand a former Barca player to figure out the pressing game they have been playing for two years.
 
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