FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF | Copa del Rey final | El Clasico | 16.04.2014 | 21:30 CET

I didn't disagree. I said there were merits to both strategies without recommending one.

And what I said was the downside to this strategy actually came to fruition as well in that you have to defend clean because you are put in so many situations where you need to make the proper play, you are increasing chances of a screw up, and with our defense, that is dangerous.

 

And I said, that you're actually decreasing chances of a cockup, because you don't give that much individual responsibility to the defenders, rather you protect them collectively and reduce the space to operate in. But hey:

I know I sound like one of the petty posters on this board now, but we just won a title against Barca, and I am allowed to be a bit cocky.

 

You know that was me just joking around, right?

 

Don't take any of them are sober enough.

Day off.

 

@Hendrix22 this was my more serious post on the tactics. I actually split the difference.

 

Post more, please.

 

Yeah, yeah...

You disagreed with the statement that this was the perfect gameplan, don't try to deny it.


There was this exchange as well:

The revolutionary concept of attack to attack transition

Have to say, Ancelotti fooled us all, he said one thing, and did the complete opposite. However, if we didn't score early I believe we would have made more of a contest and played our style until we did. Luckily, we're not as stupid as Barca to keep going for possession after we score. When you score, especially against Barca, the balance of the game changes, sitting deep is an absolute imperative.

 

You are special, if you get what i mean.

 

Basically.

 

Yeah, you really disproved me there.

 

During the start of the game (1-20 minutes ish) Real Madrid when they had the ball tried to keep in and penetrate Barca's mid which they did in several occasions when they actually kept the ball. It's good that we can counterattack and also play our own style. The reason why we lost last year to Dortmund was because we were very one dimensional.

 

What to say otherwise to a guy who describes tiki-taka as useless despite it brought them incredible results.

Besides i dont see how the 2:1 result with a flash of individual briliance against such Barca can be described as the "only" way to play against them, because lets face it they were prepped and ready to be stuffed like fckin turkey if only RM would bring "constant" pressure on their defense.

I am super happy about the trophy, but i dont need to like the way we played.

 

I can see the results its getting them now, and they are still blindly sticking to it without any other alternative.

 

All this discussion before the game whether or not there was a blueprint to beat Barca. I think @Hendrix22 and myself were clearly proved right on the night. Where is @Zidane05 ?

Fantastic counter attacking goals. Should have won by more. Fantastic team defending. This is how you destroy tiki taka. I love it!

 

Just done watching the game. Absolutely Buzzing.

For most of the match it was frustrating to watch since we could've put this game to bed early, but we had about half a dozen bad final passes. It almost seemed like we didn't want it enough, but lucky for us, for most of the match it seemed Barca didn't want it that much either.

Absolutely delighted for Bale, it seemed like for whatever good he's done in his first season, there was always a criticism or two. Hopefully the kid gets a break now for a while, he stepped up when we didn't have the best player in the World last night.

Hopefully this will be a platform for the last few remaining games of the season, and before the World Cup, hopefully we can another couple of trophies to this so far successful season.

Commiserations for Barca, they seem like a mess from top to bottom... And may they stay that way for another half a decade!

 

And this is why tiki-taka sucks and "catenaccio" with counter rocks?

 

This just in: There are some reports that Bartra is still chasing Bale.

 

http://www.marca.com/2014/04/17/futbol/copa_rey/madrid-barcelona/1397736671.html

nice video of bale's goal. love the celebration, specially luka.

 

I will, kind sir, I will.

 

Obviously turbocharger kicked in .... and in 85 minute - mindboggling.

p.s: Pinto.

 

Exactly. Except for that Xavi pass to Neymar, we limited them to crosses fairly well. The only two who did any sort of pressing were Benzema and Bale, otherwise we stayed back and let them come to us.

 

That is awesome...especially since they were zoomed in on him well before he was involved. Really cool to see him point for Fabio to pass. And, btw, what a play by Fabio to dribble out of traffic and play a perfect through ball as well.