Gunning for The Double - 4th Place and the FA Cup - The Other Teams' Thread - [R]

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  1. Kerry Dixon's Boots

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    #151 Kerry Dixon's Boots, Apr 23, 2014
    A distant relation to Gus Johnson?

     
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  2. fernb8

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    #152 fernb8, Apr 23, 2014
    that is called a tackle Spanish fans

    nothing wrong with it
     
  3. Blueallthru

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    #153 Blueallthru, Apr 23, 2014
    Honestly, they could build a submarine fleet after Dutch footballers and a couple destroyers named Davids and de Jong.
     
  4. Blueallthru

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    #154 Blueallthru, Apr 23, 2014
    Find an American, listen to them for 10 minutes and at some point we'll yell.
     
  5. Naughtius Maximus

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    #155 Naughtius Maximus, Apr 23, 2014
    I posted this elsewhere but it's worth repeating...

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    Some 'stats' for those that love them.

    Chelsea possession - 43%
    Atletico Madrid - 57%

    Result - The death of football as we know it.

    Possession - Real Madrid 23%
    Bayern - 77%

    Result. An ultra competitive contest as two giants of the game go 'toe-to-toe' :D

    ____

    Stats were accurate when I posted them on the BBC website at about 70 mins
     
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  6. fernb8

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    #156 fernb8, Apr 23, 2014
  7. Naughtius Maximus

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    #157 Naughtius Maximus, Apr 23, 2014
    Madrid, almost managing to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

    That's why you don't want people defending trying to 'play the ball'.
     
  8. fernb8

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    #158 fernb8, Apr 23, 2014
    not a pen for me
     
  9. Bruckner283

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    #159 Bruckner283, Apr 23, 2014
    Same. No pen. How ********ing good has Modric been tonight?!
     
  10. Naughtius Maximus

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    #160 Naughtius Maximus, Apr 23, 2014
    NEVER a pen. The ball was between them and neither had the better position. Just two fellas going for the ball.
     
  11. fernb8

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    #161 fernb8, Apr 23, 2014
    despite of all the talk of attacking talent I thought Xabi Alonso was excellent tonight
     
  12. Naughtius Maximus

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    #162 Naughtius Maximus, Apr 23, 2014
    He's been superb.
     
  13. Kerry Dixon's Boots

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    #163 Kerry Dixon's Boots, Apr 23, 2014
    Better result for Real than I thought given Gus Johnson just said 1-0 to Real, here in Munich.

    What a twonk.
     
  14. fernb8

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    #164 fernb8, Apr 23, 2014
    both he and Alonso were excellent

    really wish we could have landed Modric but with Levy running the show that was not going to happen
     
  15. fernb8

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    #165 fernb8, Apr 23, 2014
    at least he did not call it the "Stamford Grounds"

    :rolleyes:
     
  16. Naughtius Maximus

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    #166 Naughtius Maximus, Apr 23, 2014
    Agreed!

    Just a shame Frank didn't power that shot into the top corner in our game.
     
  17. Walter3000

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    #167 Walter3000, Apr 23, 2014
    Actually thought Alonso nicked the ball first too
     
  18. Cris 09

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    #168 Cris 09, Apr 23, 2014
    Pretty entertaining match. Madrid could have been up by 3 at HT despite only having like 3% possession.
     
  19. hudson hooligan

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    #169 hudson hooligan, Apr 23, 2014
    I thought we only had 31% possession to Atleti's 69%

    http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/391816/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901
     
  20. Blueallthru

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    #170 Blueallthru, Apr 23, 2014
  21. Wrath

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    #171 Wrath, Apr 23, 2014
    Possession doesn't mean anything. Madrid were going to the other end whenever they had the ball while we were hardly trying or giving the ball away with misplaced passes/long balls (better personnel maybe). Today had more end to end stuff. This match was pretty entertaining even with the possession difference. Yesterday was a snore fest. Harsh but true.
     
  22. hudson hooligan

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    #172 hudson hooligan, Apr 23, 2014
  23. Blueallthru

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    #173 Blueallthru, Apr 23, 2014
  24. hudson hooligan

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    #174 hudson hooligan, Apr 23, 2014
    ^ Ball don't lie, either

    [​IMG]
     
  25. Naughtius Maximus

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    #175 Naughtius Maximus, Apr 23, 2014
    That's why I always say that most 'stats' are bollocks.

    The Grauniad - 43 - 57
    ESPN - 31 - 69

    Actually, the BBC agrees with ESPN... and I do mean EXACTLY! In fact, some cynical buggers might think they're using the same stats... but, not me, obviously :)

    Makes you wonder what ESPN would give for this match, doesn't it.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27119749

    :)
     
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