UEFA Champions League 2011-2012

[symple19]

Arsenal get it started tonight with Udinese

I like them to win at home, but goals may be tough to come by if the lineup is as expected, with Van Persie serving out his suspension (still mad about that too) Good to see both Walcott and Jack in the SL (and no Arshavin)

Really looking for Wilshere to have a big game. Go get em' Gooners!!!

Expected Starting Line-up:

Arsenal
Starting line-up
W. Szczesny
B. Sagna
L. Koscielny
T. Vermaelen
K. Gibbs
A. Song
J. Wilshere
Gervinho
T. Rosický
T. Walcott
M. Chamakh

[SAtown]

Arsenal v Udinese

Kobenhavn v Pizen

Twente v Benfica

Lyon v Rubin

Bate v Sturm

Wislaw Krakow v Apoel

Dinamo Zagreb v Malmo

OB v Villareal

Bayern v Zurich

M Haifa v Genk

imo

[lefty]

Rubin can upset Lyon

[SAtown]

http://i56.tinypic.com/2us7te9.jpg

Thoughts on the new ball? I saw this at a sporting goods store and thought it was a joke, but i'm starting to like it

[symple19]

Arsenal has started really well 1-0

[symple19]

Szczesny is terrible, almost let Udi score on a free kick

[lefty]

http://i56.tinypic.com/2us7te9.jpg

Thoughts on the new ball? I saw this at a sporting goods store and thought it was a joke, but i'm starting to like it
http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae359/SteelersFreak1/OhNo.gifhttp://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae359/SteelersFreak1/OhNo.gifhttp://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae359/SteelersFreak1/OhNo.gif

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv266/Hotsause9999/Random%20Gifs/OhNo.gif

[symple19]

I really like what I'm seeing from Gervinho. Dude is very fast, does an excellent job running off the ball, and is unafraid to go right at defenders.

Arsenal is already skewing their attack up the right side where Gervinho is because he's so active and always available

Props to Szczesny on a great breakaway save

[NASpurs]

How many blocked crosses and blocked shot attempts are Arsenal going to have today? :pctoss

[symple19]

How many blocked crosses and blocked shot attempts are Arsenal going to have today? :pctoss

Yeah, I know. they've played like shit the last 20 minutes or so

I cringe every time Di Natale gets the ball

Typical Arsenal, burst out the gates, play really well for 25 mins, then lose their way and give Udi some confidence

[Muser]

Walcott is so frustrating. He could be amazing for England but a lot of the time his crossing and finishing is really bad.

[symple19]

Walcott is so frustrating. He could be amazing for England but a lot of the time his crossing and finishing is really bad.

Theo should've had two fucking goals. Gervinho set him up brilliantly after making a beautiful run late in the game and he tried to cutesy it into the goal instead of burying it. This seems to be a problem for Arsenal in general. They've had enough chances, it's time to put those in the back of the net

Tbh, I think if Udi had more legs under them the Gunners would've had a much more difficult time holding them off.

I'll take the clean sheet, but I expect a much tougher match next week. Arsenal will need more than it gave today in Italy. Going to be a murderous stretch, with Liverpool, Udinese, and then ManUTD

[quentin_compson]

I only watched highlights from the Udinese game, but this whole Arsenal team reeks of insecurity.
I hope Wenger realizes Rosicky is NOT the answer - no matter what the question is. Right now, there are not many rumours linking Arsenal to defenders. I wonder if that's a good or a bad thing. And as far as getting replacements for Cesc and Nasri goes, I doubt Wenger will line up the money necessary to get rumored players like Hazard or Mata.
By the way, it has taken Gibbs all of two games to get injured - who would have thought? :rolleyes Good thing Arsenal has reliable backups for this position. Oh, wait ...

[symple19]

I only watched highlights from the Udinese game, but this whole Arsenal team reeks of insecurity.
I hope Wenger realizes Rosicky is NOT the answer - no matter what the question is. Right now, there are not many rumours linking Arsenal to defenders. I wonder if that's a good or a bad thing. And as far as getting replacements for Cesc and Nasri goes, I doubt Wenger will line up the money necessary to get rumored players like Hazard or Mata.
By the way, it has taken Gibbs all of two games to get injured - who would have thought? :rolleyes Good thing Arsenal has reliable backups for this position. Oh, wait ...

agree with all your points. Rosicky will get replaced in the starting lineup when Wilshere gets back. Dude runs out of gas after 60 minutes or so and although he has some moments, he's just not able to control the midfield adequately.

Frimpong was sent in when Rosicky was pulled against Udi, and "rough" is the word that comes to mind. He's very young and has to develop more, imo, before he becomes a sensible option.

Diaby won't be back until September at the earliest. Gunners are really going to have to scrap for points in the early going

[quentin_compson]

agree with all your points. Rosicky will get replaced in the starting lineup when Wilshere gets back. Dude runs out of gas after 60 minutes or so and although he has some moments, he's just not able to control the midfield adequately.

Frimpong was sent in when Rosicky was pulled against Udi, and "rough" is the word that comes to mind. He's very young and has to develop more, imo, before he becomes a sensible option.

Diaby won't be back until September at the earliest. Gunners are really going to have to scrap for points in the early going

I would rather see Arshavin than Rosicky, because Arshavin at least can score goals and pick out the right pass as well as Rosicky can.
Frimpong could add some muscle to our defensive midfield, but I agree with you - he ist very raw at the moment.
I'm not that sad we won't see Diaby for a while, to be honest. In my eyes, he is even more useless than Rosicky. Lots of talent, but no brains whatsoever. I would like him to leave Arsenal sooner rather than later.
Wenger might want to wait till he knows for sure if Arsenal will reach the group stages of the CL before finalizing any transfer moves - let's just hope he does SOMETHING.

[quentin_compson]

Arsenal's lineup against Udinese:
WS, Jenkinson, Sagna, Djourou, TV, Song ,Frimpong, Ramsey, Walcott, Gervinho, Van Persie

Sounds about right. Playing with two DM is a good decision in a game you don't need to win, I think. Let's hope Ramsey is up for being the creative engine of the team.

[NASpurs]

Arsenal is really fortunate not to be down 2-0 right now. Some lucky breaks so far.

[NASpurs]

Be it on defense or offense, I really like Frimpong's aggressive, physical play but his inexperience is really a minus when it comes to that style of play.

[NASpurs]

That header was a floating thing of beauty. Udinese has been threatening for a while now. 1-0 :(

[SAtown]

Damn what a great game so far. I still think Arsenal takes it though

[NASpurs]

That was all Gervinho :hat

[NASpurs]

Holy fuck, great fucking save on that penalty shot.

[quentin_compson]

All things considered, this was an almost surprisingly good performance by Arsenal and a deserved win in the end.
The last 20 minutes of the first half were poor and showcased Arsenal's vulnerability at the back. I have no idea what Djourou was doing on that goal - "out of position" barely describes it.
But apart from that, Arsenal were the better side. Gervinho was good, Song had a good second half, RvP and Walcott scored important goals. Hell, even Rosicky was surprisingly good at playing defence.

[Muser]

This game sums Walcott up really. Great at getting into positions and into goal scoring opportunities but rarely will he take them. Also he sucks at crossing but that's pretty much a trait all english wingers have.

[SAtown]

lol if Milan get Real Madrid again.

[Muser]

Fucks sake I hate this "United against match fixing" bullshit they do before every fucking draw.

[lefty]

LOL Milan :lol

[SAtown]

Group H = BEST.GROUP.EVER in the history of the universe

[scott]

Can someone explain why Man City automatically goes to group A there? I assume they couldn't draw C or E... but why not H?

[MannyIsGod]

Ohhh Barca + Milan

[MannyIsGod]

I don't have a favorite EPL side - can I jump on the Man City bandwagon?

I don't know why I want to though. I just do.

[MannyIsGod]

Wait - is there even a bandwagon?

[scott]

Jumping on the bandwagon on the team who spends the most money?!?!?!? Oh wait, I forgot you are a Redskins fan. Makes sense.

[MannyIsGod]

Jumping on the bandwagon on the team who spends the most money?!?!?!? Oh wait, I forgot you are a Redskins fan. Makes sense.

LOL I was a Redskins fan long before fuck face Snyder showed up. But you coul dhave used the Galaxy to make your point.

[scott]

crofl AND you're a Galaxy fan.....

Have you had any trouble finding a Miami Heat jersey out there in NM?

[scott]

Groups A, D and E look most competitive to me (in that order). H had so much potential but then just turned from Group of Death to Group of Two Teams Who Will Dominate

[Sense]

^ I'd switch E with F

[lefty]

CROFL Fenerbahce :lmao

[lefty]

Group A :wow

[lefty]

Fuck you Napoli, that's what you get for not keeping Yebda :lol

[MannyIsGod]

crofl AND you're a Galaxy fan.....

Have you had any trouble finding a Miami Heat jersey out there in NM?

Oh this is fucking rich coming from a fan of Jerry Jones' cowboys. LOL Americas team.

[Muser]

rofl United couldn't of got an easier group.

[Muser]

Why were Arsenal seeded and Man City not? I don't know how the seeding works but Man City qualified automatically and Arsenal didn't.

[IronMaxipad]

United with an easy group again :lol

[sonic21]

Why were Arsenal seeded and Man City not? I don't know how the seeding works but Man City qualified automatically and Arsenal didn't.

there's a ranking for european teams. They're taking the results of the last 5 years in the EL and the CL.

http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/trank2011.html

[sonic21]

good draw for the french teams.

imo Lyon and Lille will advance. Marseille won't.

[Spurologist]

I don't have a favorite EPL side - can I jump on the Man City bandwagon?

I don't know why I want to though. I just do.

I'm on any team's bandwagon that can defeat Barca.

[Spurologist]

GROUP A
Bayern Munich
Villarreal
Manchester City
Napoli

GROUP B
Inter Milan
CSKA Moscow
Lille
Trabzonspor

GROUP C
Manchester United
Benfica
Basle
Otelul Galati

GROUP D
Real Madrid
Lyon
Ajax
Dinamo Zagreb

GROUP E
Chelsea
Valencia
Bayer Leverkusen
Genk

GROUP F
Arsenal
Marseille
Olympiakos
Borussia Dortmund

GROUP G
Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Zenit St Petersburg
APOEL

GROUP H
Barcelona
AC Milan
BATE
Viktoria Plzen

:lmao City welcome to the Champions League

[sonic21]

GROUP A
Bayern Munich
Villarreal
Manchester City
Napoli

GROUP B
Inter Milan
CSKA Moscow
Lille
Trabzonspor

GROUP C
Manchester United
Benfica
Basle
Otelul Galati

GROUP D
Real Madrid
Lyon
Ajax
Dinamo Zagreb

GROUP E
Chelsea
Valencia
Bayer Leverkusen
Genk

GROUP F
Arsenal
Marseille
Olympiakos
Borussia Dortmund

GROUP G
Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Zenit St Petersburg
APOEL

GROUP H
Barcelona
AC Milan
BATE
Viktoria Plzen

[scott]

Oh this is fucking rich coming from a fan of Jerry Jones' cowboys. LOL Americas team.

I'm from Texas and I lived in Dallas.

You've probably never even been to DC or LA.

[Muser]

GROUP A
Bayern Munich
Villarreal
Manchester City
Napoli

GROUP B
Inter Milan
CSKA Moscow
Lille
Trabzonspor

GROUP C
Manchester United
Benfica
Basle
Otelul Galati

GROUP D
Real Madrid
Lyon
Ajax
Dinamo Zagreb

GROUP E
Chelsea
Valencia
Bayer Leverkusen
Genk

GROUP F
Arsenal
Marseille
Olympiakos
Borussia Dortmund

GROUP G
Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Zenit St Petersburg
APOEL

GROUP H
Barcelona
AC Milan
BATE
Viktoria Plzen

Have a feeling City will qualify.

[velik_m]

GROUP A
Bayern Munich 2.
Villarreal
Manchester City 1.
Napoli

GROUP B
Inter Milan 1.
CSKA Moscow
Lille 2.
Trabzonspor

GROUP C
Manchester United 1.
Benfica 2.
Basle
Otelul Galati

GROUP D
Real Madrid 2.
Lyon 1. :downspin:
Ajax
Dinamo Zagreb

GROUP E
Chelsea 1.
Valencia
Bayer Leverkusen 2.
Genk

GROUP F
Arsenal 1.
Marseille 2.
Olympiakos
Borussia Dortmund

GROUP G
Porto 1.
Shakhtar Donetsk
Zenit St Petersburg 2.
APOEL

GROUP H
Barcelona 1.
AC Milan 2.
BATE
Viktoria Plzen

[Spurologist]

:tu velik except I have Shakhtar over Zenit

[TDMVPDPOY]

manutd has the easiest group, but then again there squad has alot of new faces comin in....lets just hope alex doesnt play alot of them new guys who were bought in and promoted

[DAF86]

there's a ranking for european teams. They're taking the results of the last 5 years in the EL and the CL.

http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/trank2011.html

How did United get more pts than Barca for the '10/'11 season?

[Venti Quattro]

crofl ManUEFA

[velik_m]

How did United got more pts than Barca for the '10/'11 season?

Probably has to do with ratings of teams they each beat/drawn/lost against

[ALVAREZ6]

Group A is awesome...a complete toss up, all solid teams. I don't understand how group A is that well rounded, all very strong teams, when there's several abysmal groups.

[TheTruth]

I don't have a favorite EPL side - can I jump on the Man City bandwagon?

I don't know why I want to though. I just do.

I'm on it. Been really fun to watch so far this season.

[Spurologist]

---------Dzeko-----Arguero----
--Silva---De Jong---Yaya---Nasri
-Clichy--Lescott--Kompany--Richard

GOT DAMN!!!

[ElNono]

I'm on it. Been really fun to watch so far this season.

ditto

[mabrignani]

Group A will be so fun to watch, man city should take it with napoli.

[lefty]

Ibra won't make the trip to Barcelona, he is injured

MIlan's D looked bad vs Nazio, and now this



lol Milan














LOL Italy

[sonic21]

lol inter
lol forlan can't play during the group stage

[lefty]

it's an orgy of lol Italy

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4-4ia69sgbE/TVoyhZihcJI/AAAAAAAAAao/7EC67Sp9xRM/s1600/fireworks.jpg

[Spurologist]

lol Ibra can't play against barca
lol really an injury or is he scared
lol can't play in big CL games anyway
lol Milan
itaLOL

[MannyIsGod]

Holy shit! :lmao

Was that the fastest goal in CL history?

[Sense]

4th fastest?

[MannyIsGod]

If thats not the fastest I've got to see the fastest. 23 seconds in. Crazy.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Its Barca vs Inter all over again...

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I fucking hate Mourinho for popularizing this sort of bullshit. Come the fuck on Milan, if you can score so fast and easily, you might as well go for another and not cower inside your fucking goal...

[DAF86]

Including the same fucking mistake by Guariola: no player to open up the field on the left side. Against Inter it was 'cause he played Milito as a left back this time is 'cause he is playing with a 3-4-3 with Iniesta on the left that tends to go central istead of staying on the wing. Guardiola is the most overrated coach in the World right now.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

:lol could Pedro get any more of a gift from Messi?

[DAF86]

God mode on.

[DAF86]

Iniesta is injured again, that's a shocker :rolleyes

[ElNono]

just realized they're playing

[ElNono]

Seedorf is still playing?

[TDMVPDPOY]

u guys have a site to dl the games...cant watch all atm..cbf with the barca game...valencia :(

[ElNono]

Villa

[SAtown]

How can you Argies like this shit? Nice goal by Villa, but that wasn't a foul at all. Barca calls all the shots, they put their arms up and stop running so the ref calls the foul.

[resistanze]

lol @ me forgetting about CL even though I was at home until now.

[DAF86]

How can you Argies like this shit? Nice goal by Villa, but that wasn't a foul at all. Barca calls all the shots, they put their arms up and stop running so the ref calls the foul.

How can you like what? Barca's play? Well, the only way you can't like it is if you are cheering against them.

I didn't see the play previous to Villa's goal 'cause I was in the bathroom.

[DAF86]

I knew it, it's just that part of the season.

[ElNono]

Wow, terrible call and the tie at the end

[resistanze]

LMAO Barca

[ElNono]

How can you Argies like this shit? Nice goal by Villa, but that wasn't a foul at all. Barca calls all the shots, they put their arms up and stop running so the ref calls the foul.

Not a barca fan, tbh. Just watching.

[Spurologist]

:lmao Barca

[ElNono]

Great result for Milan. Luckily for Barca this is the group stage.

I'll watch Citeh tomorrow.

[DAF86]

lol a goal 24 secs into the game
lol another goal with 24 secs remaining

[resistanze]

LMAO Arsenal

[Muser]

Barca and Arsenal both choking late.

[resistanze]

Barca and Arsenal both choking late.

Well I'd argue for Arsenal that's just the way they play.

[Muser]

idk if Arsenal/Barca deserved to win I was watching the Chelsea game, Torres was surprisingly pretty good.

[Spurologist]

just saw the goal against arsenal...total bullshit deflected goal...


if it was to happen against somebody, it had to be Arsenal tbh :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

idk if Arsenal/Barca deserved to win I was watching the Chelsea game, Torres was surprisingly pretty good.

lol chelsea is still waitin for this clown to ROI 50m

[Spurologist]

Hulk's goal for Porto is a must see. Goal of CL so far

[NASpurs]

Arsenal being up 1-0 and the score finishing tied 1-1 is a total illusion. Arsenal were being manhandled, were holding on to dear life the whole match and were actually lucky to have held the lead for so long. Them actually getting a point in this match was a positive. Dortmound looked to be the better team the whole match while Arsenal lucked their way into a point.

[NASpurs]

u guys have a site to dl the games...cant watch all atm..cbf with the barca game...valencia :(

http://forum.rojadirecta.es/forumdisplay.php?15-Partidos-en-descarga-%28Full-matches%29

[SAtown]

Lifesaver NASpurs :tu :tu :tu :tu :tu :tu

I know a bunch of good streaming sites but didn't know there was a place to actually download the match to watch it later

[ElNono]

Links don't last all that long there, so make sure to nab the games you want to watch same day or a couple days later at the latest.

[quentin_compson]

Arsenal being up 1-0 and the score finishing tied 1-1 is a total illusion. Arsenal were being manhandled, were holding on to dear life the whole match and were actually lucky to have held the lead for so long. Them actually getting a point in this match was a positive. Dortmound looked to be the better team the whole match while Arsenal lucked their way into a point.

Yeah, getting a point is very good for Arsenal considering the way the game went. Unfortunately, of course, to concede this late and tis way, but still, if Dortmund had been more clinical, they would have been up 2-0 after 10 minutes.
There's still a lot of work to do in London ...

[SAtown]

Honestly, Milan fans have to thank Ibrahimovic for not making the trip.

:lmao Brazil > Bartha

[SAtown]

At first I was like

http://i54.tinypic.com/ebadn8.jpg



but then I was like

http://i54.tinypic.com/2vtb89e.jpg

[ALVAREZ6]

crofl Barca

[ALVAREZ6]

I fucking hate Mourinho for popularizing this sort of bullshit. Come the fuck on Milan, if you can score so fast and easily, you might as well go for another and not cower inside your fucking goal...
Business is business...football is football. There aren't that many ways to beat Barca, and for an under-matched opponent, AKA all of their opponents, it's understandable to pack everyone into the defense especially after going up 1-0. How often do teams go up 1-0 vs. Barca? How often do teams go up 1-0 vs. Barca, continue attacking and leaving the defense vulnerable against a very fast reacting team, and actually hold the lead and win?

It just seems like the logical thing to do once winning, since it's so hard anymore to win against Barca for any team. To me it seems douchey to complain when teams do this...what do you expect? Barcelona just had the most dominant team of all the clubs in the world this past season and they got significantly stronger/deeper over the off season. I obviously understand you're complaining because it makes for an uglier match, but it makes sense to play ultra-defensively after going up 1-0 vs. Barca. Perhaps that isn't the most attractive way to play, and you could say it's disrespecting the game...but Barca aren't entirely looking out for what's best for football either, when they have Messi, Villa, Pedro, Sanchez, Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Thiago, Sergio Busquets, Javier Mascherano, Dani Alves, Pique, Puyol, etc. Every single game they can have the best attacking midfielders in the world playing, the best forward along with some other elite forwards, and world quality defenders....and still have world-class players of the three positions on the bench. Other top clubs would love to have the players Barca has on the bench.

Just seems funny to complain about something like this, it's like telling the opponents: OK, we're going to play the best players in the world against you and ensure 70-85% ball possession, we're going to get roughly 20 shots off guaranteed, and you must not play defensively.

If Milan did the same thing against an equal or inferior opponent, I get your point, but IMO expecting the best of both worlds (fair, aesthetic game vs. player disparity) is weak.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Fck barca

[lefty]

Barca :lmao


No Ibra
No Robinho
No Gattuso


NOT lol italy

[resistanze]

Business is business...football is football. There aren't that many ways to beat Barca, and for an under-matched opponent, AKA all of their opponents, it's understandable to pack everyone into the defense especially after going up 1-0. How often do teams go up 1-0 vs. Barca? How often do teams go up 1-0 vs. Barca, continue attacking and leaving the defense vulnerable against a very fast reacting team, and actually hold the lead and win?

It just seems like the logical thing to do once winning, since it's so far anymore to win against Barca for any team. To me it seems douchey to complain when teams do this...what do you expect? Barcelona just had the most dominant team of all the clubs in the world this past season and they got significantly stronger/deeper over the off season. I obviously understand you're complaining because it makes for an uglier match, but it makes sense to play ultra-defensively after going up 1-0 vs. Barca. Perhaps that isn't the most attractive way to play, and you could say it's disrespecting the game...but Barca aren't entirely looking out for what's best for football either, when they have Messi, Villa, Pedro, Sanchez, Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Thiago, Sergio Busquets, Javier Mascherano, Dani Alves, Pique, Puyol, etc. Every single game they can have the best attacking midfielders in the world playing, the best forward along with some other elite forwards, and world quality defenders....and still have world-class players of the three positions on the bench. Other top clubs would love to have the players Barca has on the bench.

Just seems funny to complain about something like this, it's like telling the opponents: OK, we're going to play the best players in the world against you and ensure 70-85% ball possession, we're going to get roughly 20 shots off guaranteed, and you must not play defensively.

If Milan did the same thing against an equal or inferior opponent, I get your point, but IMO expecting the best of both worlds (fair, aesthetic game vs. player disparity) is weak.
:tu

Agree 100%. We're talking about the best team in the world, a team that overwhelmed every team on earth LAST season and still went out and spent 70 million Euros over the summer, including a captain of another major club to be a freakin' sub. As you said, they control the majority of possession on any given night, and whenever teams try to play aggressively, Barca ALWAYS punishes you.

Why the hell should any team be expect to play to Barca's strengths? If they don't like it, they shouldn't give up a goal in 23 seconds, or whenever. It's like playing the original USA dream team and bitching when Greece uses Hack-a-Shaq.

[SAtown]

:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry

Just be glad that it wasn't Super Pippo playing instead of Cassano, because shit would have turned ugly really fast for Bartha.

Also, because you blame Mourinho for these "defensive" tactics, it's obvious you haven't watched any football before Messi became "God." But it's ok, let's talk about 09-present... Do you not remember that awful fucking Barcelona v Chelsea tie? 1st leg at Nou Camp, Bartha plays 11 in the box the whole fucking game, then in the return leg Iniesta (lol injured) scores a fluky fucking goal to go to Rome.

[mystargtr34]

Managed to watch the second half before work this morning.. Milan were immense in D especially Nesta really proud of the way they stuck to it for 90 minutes considering it was just their second game of the season .. but playing that deep for that long against Barca is asking for trouble. One tiny mistake here or there and Barca can rip you apart.

And LMAO at Allegri... Milan is going no where playing Clarence fucking Seedorf in their big games.. if your going sit your ass back for 90 minutes why not put some speed in the midfield to counter attack as soon as Milan won possession the ball would go to Seedorf and he would lose it immediately because hes so slow.

Anyway great result for Milan .. heaps of room for improvement though.

[SAtown]

Managed to watch the second half before work this morning.. Milan were immense in D especially Nesta really proud of the way they stuck to it for 90 minutes considering it was just their second game of the season .. but playing that deep for that long against Barca is asking for trouble. One tiny mistake here or there and Barca can rip you apart.

And LMAO at Allegri... Milan is going no where playing Clarence fucking Seedorf in their big games.. if your going sit your ass back for 90 minutes why not put some speed in the midfield to counter attack as soon as Milan won possession the ball would go to Seedorf and he would lose it immediately because hes so slow.

Anyway great result for Milan .. heaps of room for improvement though.

Injuries my friend. It would have been nice to have Robinho in a winger position. But since he's banged up, Clarence and Cassano had to start the match, then Seedorf move to center mid once Boateng got injured around the 30th (iirc), and fucking Ambro had to fill the void.

Also, i know it's only been two games, but I'm loving how Aquilani is fitting with this group. Milan could have used the likes of Pirlo today, but Aquilani def showed a lot of promise with this squad

After everything, it's always nice to see how one's favorite team matches up against the best in the world.

[Venti Quattro]

BarceLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLna :lmao :lmao :lmao

[SAtown]

BarceLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLna :lmao :lmao :lmao

:lmao

[ElNono]

That's an old team Milan put out there today. Game could've easily ended 4-1 for Barça, so the tie at the end is a great result.

Barça looks sleep at the wheel sometimes. Noticed it too in La Liga game over the weekend. Just wondering if it's just the start of the season or if they think they can just coast.

[ElNono]

Any prognostication on Citeh vs Napoli tomorrow?

[SAtown]

Any prognostication on Citeh vs Napoli tomorrow?

Looks good on paper but imo City are too strong because of their new signings. 3-1 Man Cini

[MannyIsGod]

barcelolololololololna :lmao :lmao :lmao

lol!

[MannyIsGod]

That's an old team Milan put out there today. Game could've easily ended 4-1 for Barça, so the tie at the end is a great result.

Barça looks sleep at the wheel sometimes. Noticed it too in La Liga game over the weekend. Just wondering if it's just the start of the season or if they think they can just coast.

Probably a little of both. They CAN just coast in LL though.

[Venti Quattro]

That's an old team Milan put out there today. Game could've easily ended 4-1 for Barça, so the tie at the end is a great result.

Barça looks sleep at the wheel sometimes. Noticed it too in La Liga game over the weekend. Just wondering if it's just the start of the season or if they think they can just coast.

:lol BarceLOLOLna
:lol LOL Angeles LOLOLkers
:lol coasting
:lol vacation mode
:lol *Switch*

[ElNono]

Probably a little of both. They CAN just coast in LL though.

Not with Real losing only a handful of games a season.

[ElNono]

:lol BarceLOLOLna
:lol LOL Angeles LOLOLkers
:lol coasting
:lol vacation mode
:lol *Switch*

:lol

[ALVAREZ6]

That's an old team Milan put out there today. Game could've easily ended 4-1 for Barça, so the tie at the end is a great result.

Barça looks sleep at the wheel sometimes. Noticed it too in La Liga game over the weekend. Just wondering if it's just the start of the season or if they think they can just coast.

I't's probably a combination, both are factors imo. I noticed too that lately, unless they're playing Madrid, they sort of seem complacent and don't always play with intensity and desperation. But they can get away with it. Other teams have to go out and give a great performance to win any trophy. Barca knows this game doesn't have huge implications, and at least throughout last year they really brought it for every huge important game I can remember.

They've obviously stepped it up for the last 2 return legs vs. Arsenal (lol 1st leg teaser, 2nd leg rape). They went through Real in the UEFACL semis and totally dominated ManU in the final. And obviously most of the other games vs. Madrid this past year went pretty well for Barca. Even in the Copa del Rey when they lost, they played the better game but lost due to dangerous counters off dumb mistakes.


I wonder if losing Sanchez and Iniesta will give them motivation to step it up from here on out.

[Venti Quattro]

Not with Real losing only a handful of games a season.

Real Mad is going to curbstomp Barca if they don't wake the fuck up. Pep must do something to light a fire in his players.

[Muser]

lol crying about Milan defending.

[Muser]

Any prognostication on Citeh vs Napoli tomorrow?

City 4-1

[lefty]

RMA will be wearing red unis today


RMAO

[TDMVPDPOY]

RMA will be wearing red unis today


RMAO

man they should go back to the white and dark font colors...fck that gold strip bullshit looks gay

[TDMVPDPOY]

would like to see the final 4 standing quarters to be

both english teams manc/utd vs lolona/rmao in the quarters

lol italy and any other minor league

[DAF86]

Just be glad that it wasn't Super Pippo playing instead of Cassano, because shit would have turned ugly really fast for Bartha.

Also, because you blame Mourinho for these "defensive" tactics, it's obvious you haven't watched any football before Messi became "God." But it's ok, let's talk about 09-present... Do you not remember that awful fucking Barcelona v Chelsea tie? 1st leg at Nou Camp, Bartha plays 11 in the box the whole fucking game, then in the return leg Iniesta (lol injured) scores a fluky fucking goal to go to Rome.

Your memory sucks, tbh.

Barcelona----------------Chelsea
19(6)---Shots (on Goal)----3(1)
7-----------Fouls----------20
10-------Corner Kicks-------2
4---------Offsides----------3
71%---Time of Possession--29%
2--------Yellow Cards-------2
0---------Red Cards--------0
1----------Saves----------6

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=266497&cc=3888

[lefty]

man they should go back to the white and dark font colors...fck that gold strip bullshit looks gay
I agree

[lefty]

lol Barcuefa

[SAtown]

Usain Pato

XLV39dhDU_g

[lefty]

THey should make a GIF of that in accelerated speed :lol

[IronMaxipad]

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/8332/citywinchampionsleague.jpg

http://mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2011/September/City-win-Champions-League-for-websites

:lol

[lefty]

:lmao

CWcKs76VZqM

[SAtown]

His reactions are priceless :lmao

[lefty]

15 minutes in, and RMA haven't allowed a goal yet

[resistanze]

Off that bar for Napoli...unlucky.

[lefty]

CROFL Manchester United

1-0 Benfica

[resistanze]

Yaya is a beast...why did Barca let him go?

[lefty]

UEFA Champions League Simulcast/Konferenz 19.45 - 21.45
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[TDMVPDPOY]

fvk them sites with the ads where u have to click. fkn sucks


fergie fielding one of the worst lineups this season...fkn

[SAtown]

Tevez looks mighty sad sitting alone on the bench. Someone get him some balloons or something

[IronMaxipad]

Giiigggssyyyy

[resistanze]

Dat old nigguh is somethin else.

[resistanze]

This is a prime example how a 0-0 game at HT could be exciting as fuck.

[resistanze]

Tevez looks mighty sad sitting alone on the bench. Someone get him some balloons or something

:lmao

Didn't this motherfucker play last week just to miss a PK?

[SAtown]

:lmao

Didn't this motherfucker play last week just to miss a PK?

:lol

Too many headcases in Man City

[TDMVPDPOY]

:lol

Too many headcases in Man City

they are too stacked, should get rid mario, tevez..i think adabyor is still on their payroll...

[SAtown]

they are too stacked, should get rid mario, tevez..i think adabyor is still on their payroll...

Damn totally forgot about Adebayor. He's just as crazy as the other two lol

Man city got extremely lucky der

[TDMVPDPOY]

Damn totally forgot about Adebayor. He's just as crazy as the other two lol

Man city got extremely lucky der

imo they got a fwe shitty english players they overspend on, should get rid of them.fck the epl team quota horseshit....those guys are scrubs

[SAtown]

lol inter

Losing to Palermo over the weekend and they can't score against some random team today. I bet that scrub Bojan is even going to score this weekend vs Inter

[ElNono]

Shit, I forgot about the game

[lefty]

Di Maria !!!!!

[TDMVPDPOY]

manutd game is fkn shit

[ElNono]

Cavani!

[SAtown]

What a fuckin counter attack by Napoli.

[lefty]

lol Citeh

[lefty]

City 4-1
Citeh just need to score 4 goals now.


TBH

[ElNono]

dat defense :lol

[SAtown]

Citeh just need to score 4 goals now.


TBH

lol

[SAtown]

omg

[lefty]

Tie

Koralov

[lefty]

Inter :lmao :rollin

[IronMaxipad]

UTD getting their shit pushed in

[IronMaxipad]

Inter :lmao

:lol italy

[lefty]

CROFL Lille

Choked a 2-0 lead away :lol

[Spurologist]

:lmao Inter @ the Giuseppe Meazza

ITALOLLOLOLOL

[Venti Quattro]

:lol Citeh
:lol United

[TDMVPDPOY]

united resting key players for the chelsea game...

still this lineup tonight was worst then the lineup against the arsenal amateurs

[Muser]

City 4-1

lol dumbass

[lefty]

SHit

This thread is dead today

[SAtown]

Napoli tapping that ass

LOL La lololololololiga

[ElNono]

lol Citeh

[NASpurs]

lol Citeh

Very entertaining match so far imo. :toast

[ElNono]

Very entertaining match so far imo. :toast

Tuned in a few ago... I can already see Dzeko is back into scrub mode

[NASpurs]

I was going to say the Man City defense has been a joke but now that I think about it, the midfielders and the forwards have been a joke as well.

2-0

[ElNono]

2-0... Would be surprised to see a comeback

[pookenstein]

No way. They showed what they got in the first 30 minutes and now Bayern is in control.
Bayern all the way.

[pookenstein]

and
:lol:lol:lol@ english goalkeepers. mights as well play with 11 players on the field. nobody would notice the difference.

[NASpurs]

I don't think Dzeko was too pleased getting subbed out. :lol

[pookenstein]

de jong in dzeko out??? mancini seems to have a masterplan...

[MannyIsGod]

I can't watch, but is it true Kaka is beasting?

[NASpurs]

Dzeko is still arguing with Mancini about the substitution and apparently Tevez joined in the arguing as well. Sinking ship eh?

[ElNono]

Dzeko is still arguing with Mancini about the substitution and apparently Tevez joined in the arguing as well. Sinking ship eh?

Really? I need to tune in again

[pookenstein]

lack of experience for city. gomez's second seems to be the dagger. bayern in full control now.

[lefty]

RMAO shitting on Ajax

[NASpurs]

Really? I need to tune in again

Some dude at the bluemoon man city forum:


Just to be clear sky showed a clip of tevez quite clearly bitching with the bench and refusing to get up and warm up and thus play. They actually showed him pushing the trainer away........

http://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=234641&start=530

[MannyIsGod]

LOL wtf happend to United? God damn wish I was watching this.

[ElNono]

Did Tevez go in or not?

[Spurologist]

Did Tevez go in or not?

:nope

[ElNono]

k,thx

[ElNono]

lol English teams

[MannyIsGod]

lolpl

[NASpurs]

I guess that's it for Tevez in Man City.

[lefty]

United :lmao

[lefty]

Wait, Rooney is not playing?

[pookenstein]

i thought they wanted to shop tevez pre season and found nobody who wanted to pay big money for him. he's stuck at least until the winter transfer period.

[MannyIsGod]

Nor Chicharito. Not like they should need either to hold on to a 2-0 lead though.

[lefty]

Nor Chicharito. Not like they should need either to hold on to a 2-0 lead though.
True

There is no excuse in that context

[Spurologist]

Varane looks a hell of a player for Madrid. Pepe to the middle and Khedira to the bench?

[ElNono]

I guess that's it for Tevez in Man City.

I read last night he asked to be transferred

[SAtown]

Not reading the thread because I just got home and want to watch some of the matches, but that first Madrid goal... I thought that when had they signed Kaka and Ronaldo, every game was going to have goals like that.

:lol Kaka finally showing something.

[resistanze]

lol Tevez

They should keep his ass on the bench until his contract expires.

[it's me]

I love Kaka..... dude is pure class, great teammate, great player..... so sad he's in the wrong team.

[DAF86]

Mancini said that he wants Tevez out of the club. Too lazy to look and post a link.

[Sense]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/962673/roberto-mancini:-carlos-tevez-'refused'-to-play-for-city?cc=5901

[velik_m]

Tevez is an ass.

[ElNono]

Tevez has always been a bitch. It's always about him.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Fuck Tevez! prissy little self entitled bitch. I'm thoroughly tired of all the fucking drama this douche keeps bringing. Hope his career is over.

[TDMVPDPOY]

both manchester teams are just playin shit due to shitty lineups...fkn pathetic

guys who have no business playin should be on the bench...

[NASpurs]

http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/championsleague/story/tevez-denies-refusing-to-play-for-manchester-city-092811

Carlos Tevez claimed Wednesday that he was ''misunderstood'' and did not refuse to play in Manchester City's Champions League match at Bayern Munich.

The striker issued a statement contradicting the account of manager Roberto Mancini, who said the player's career at City was over for refusing to come off the bench in the second half of the 2-0 loss on Tuesday.

''I would like to apologize to all Manchester City fans, with whom I have always had a strong relationship, for any misunderstanding that occurred in Munich,'' Tevez said in a statement. ''They understand that when I am on the pitch I have always given my best for the club.

''In Munich on Tuesday I had warmed up and was ready to play. This is not the right time to get into specific details as to why this did not happen. But I wish to state that I never refused to play.''

Tevez appeared to refuse to leave the substitutes' bench when Mancini wanted to bring him on for Samir Nasri with around 30 minutes to go with City was already trailing 2-0.

''There was some confusion on the bench and I believe my position may have been misunderstood,'' Tevez said. ''Going forward I am ready to play when required and to fulfill my obligations.''

It follows a turbulent period for the player who left crosstown rival Manchester United in the 2009 offseason as part of City's bid-spending rebuilding of the squad under Abu Dhabi ownership.

The 27-year-old Tevez captained City last season and lifted the FA Cup for the club in May - City's first major trophy since 1976.

But it came after he asked to leave the club in January and the May triumph was followed by him again pushing for a transfer during the offseason to be closer to his family in Argentina.

But no club met City's reported 50-million pound ($79 million) asking price and he has started just one Premier League game of six so far, the Sept. 10 victory over Wigan when he featured for 61 minutes.

Mancini announced in Munich that he plans to speak with City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak in the coming days to discuss Tevez's future after declaring ''with me, he's finished.''

''If I decided, yes (he would leave) - he wanted to leave last year,'' Mancini said. ''I helped him for two years every time. He refused to play. I cannot accept this behavior from him. I decide the substitutions, not Carlos.''

[SAtown]

Tevez should go out and get a real job so he can see how miserable real life can be :lol

[DAF86]

Bipolar bitch, tbh.

[resistanze]

:lmao Misunderstood what?

He doesn't understand what 'sub in' means now?

[SAtown]

Enjoying the last few moments of AC Milan leading the group :cry :cry

[NASpurs]

Just tuned in to the Arsenal game and they're up 2-0 with Santos (scored the second goal) and the youngsters Frimpong, Chamakh, and Chamberlain. No RVP, Gervinho, Walcott, and whoever else.

[NASpurs]

Still doesn't change the fact that Arsenal has a real shitty defense. If you wanna laugh, watch the first goal for Olympiakos and how the Arsenal players are ball watching, just standing there. Pathetic.

[ElNono]

So, WTF is Bate? Gives the UCL a bad name, tbh :lol

[ALVAREZ6]

So, WTF is Bate? Gives the UCL a bad name, tbh :lol

lmao some of those goals were pathetic...just giving Barca goals. On one play, the keeper caught a cross, didn't see Messi was right in front of him, bounced the ball on the ground like a moron and as the ball returned to his hands Messi headed it in :lmao

[velik_m]

So arsenal the only english team with a win in this round...

[lefty]

Fuck you Arteta, you had to blck that shot from Djebbour

[SAtown]

I wish Milan were in bartha's group every year, playing a bunch of random high school teams, not freaking Real Madrid and Ajax every fucking year

[Spurologist]

Mancini: sub
Tevez: Por que?

:lmao

[DAF86]

I wish Milan were in bartha's group every year, playing a bunch of random high school teams, not freaking Real Madrid and Ajax every fucking year

Ajax is like a bunch of random high school teams for really good squads.

[lefty]

wow you guys are gay


Bump

[IronMexican]

Division 5!

[lefty]

Division 5!
Wrong thread

[lefty]

Djebbour scored the go ahead goal vs Dortmund



Woooooooooooohooooooo, an Algerian goal :D


_CUCWjdKZM8

[NASpurs]

Good to see that Torres has two goals for Chelsea.

I really don't know what to make out of this Arsenal/Marseille game. At least Arsenal's defense is holding up and they're playing a Marseille team that hasn't given up a goal so I'm not surprised to see that Arsenal are having problems scoring against them.

[NASpurs]

92 minute goal for Arsenal by Ramsey 1-0

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YEAH!

[velik_m]

Ramsey with the goods :tu

[lefty]

djebbouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuur

[Spurstro]

lets see if Arsenal can continue their good run of results

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Messi with a nice penalty shot.

Dude has gotten out of his slump it seems. Had a hat-trick the other night and now already has a goal in the 24th minute. :tu

[IronMaxipad]

:lmao porto

Gifted a penalty then give up a 90th minute goal

[velik_m]

Messi with another hat-trick

[SAtown]

I wish Milan were in bartha's group every year, playing a bunch of random high school teams, not freaking Real Madrid and Ajax every fucking year

http://i39.tinypic.com/13z96o5.png

http://i40.tinypic.com/330emfk.jpg

[lefty]

http://i39.tinypic.com/13z96o5.png

http://i40.tinypic.com/330emfk.jpg

Holy crap, that chick is creepy :spless:

[SAtown]

:lol

[SAtown]

AC Milan confirms Antonio Cassano to undergo heart surgery after suffering ischemic cerebral damage
The Milanese club has released a statement on its official website to explain the forward's situation and has revealed he will be unavailable for a while...

http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1956/europe/2011/11/02/2739699/ac-milan-confirms-antonio-cassano-to-undergo-heart-surgery-after-

[SAtown]

http://i40.tinypic.com/330emfk.jpg

Coach K: "Is she still staring at us????"

Assistant Coaches: "Just keep looking down"

[lefty]

Nice caption, SAtown :lol

[quentin_compson]

Decent first half by Arsenal yesterday, but nothing to write home about overall. At least the defence looked solid.

[pookenstein]

Bayern toying with Napoli. Nothing unexpected of course.

[IronMaxipad]

lol napoli

[pookenstein]

As I said...
But Napoli is not the first Team getting bent over in München this season and won't be the last.

In this condition the only Team better than Bayern is Barca. Manu, Real being on the same level, but only Barca is slightly better.

[DAF86]

Bayern Munich is top 3 in the world right now alongside Barca and Madrid, imo.

[IronMaxipad]

Gomez hat-trick in the first half

:lol napoli
:lol italy

[pookenstein]

Bayern Munich is top 3 in the world right now alongside Barca and Madrid, imo.

:tu
No argument here.