FCBarca said:Challenger1978 said:FCBarca said:So you cut if before & after matches yet it grew like that by the 33rd minute?...If it grows like that from match to match, that's some magic grass
Grass can grow incredibly fast in the right conditions (warm/wet). In fact some varieties of grasses can grow as much as 100cm to 250cm a day in optimal conditions.
In 33 minutes as well?...You & I know full well that Pellegrini used a tactic that several sides have against Barcelona...Not as lowclass as the potato patch that Mou used to but letting it grow long or failing to water it properly is very common
The beauty of Bayern under Heynckes (And I'm sure would remain the same under Pep) is that they wouldn't resort to that sort of gamesmanship...They want to beat you at your best - unfortunately, Barcelona were not and were soundly beaten by the team who was riding an incredible run of form
moomba said:I would imagine the grass is cut to match conditions before every match. And cut shorter than suitable for match conditions after every match to promote growth.
You see it regularly on the TV, I bet Barca do it as well.
Challenger1978 said:FCBarca said:So you cut if before & after matches yet it grew like that by the 33rd minute?...If it grows like that from match to match, that's some magic grass
Grass can grow incredibly fast in the right conditions (warm/wet). In fact some varieties of grasses can grow as much as 100cm to 250cm a day in optimal conditions.
FCBarca said:moomba said:I would imagine the grass is cut to match conditions before every match. And cut shorter than suitable for match conditions after every match to promote growth.
You see it regularly on the TV, I bet Barca do it as well.
Doesn't explain the length of the grass 3 days prior to the CL match, in the 33rd minute...It would suggest that the grass grew from the first whistle when it was presumably cut earlier to that length...Again, it'd be the equivalent of magic grass...It's a tactic, an unsportsmanlike one, IMO
Barcelona never let the pitch grow long and certainly don't play on it that way, irrespective of the opponent
moomba said:FCBarca said:moomba said:I would imagine the grass is cut to match conditions before every match. And cut shorter than suitable for match conditions after every match to promote growth.
You see it regularly on the TV, I bet Barca do it as well.
Doesn't explain the length of the grass 3 days prior to the CL match, in the 33rd minute...It would suggest that the grass grew from the first whistle when it was presumably cut earlier to that length...Again, it'd be the equivalent of magic grass...It's a tactic, an unsportsmanlike one, IMO
Barcelona never let the pitch grow long and certainly don't play on it that way, irrespective of the opponent
Sorry, must have missed something there. No idea what you're on about I'm afraid.
I presume there are allowable limits that must be complied with. I presume the length of our grass is within those limits.
I also presume the length of Barcas grass will be within those limits in the second leg.
Cutting grass before and after a game is common practice so I really am struggling to work out what the big problem is.
If we're going to get into debates about sportsmanlike conduct the length of the grass isnt going to be too high on my list of topics to discuss.
aguero93:20 said:Does ranting on about grass count as wumming?