The All Purpose Other Teams Thread - Pt. III (R)

Wesley Sneijder won treble in 2010 and all key players of Spain also has tons of caps that year. They're in WC final not Argentina.

As for Simeone, with the money and squad depth that the big/rich team possessed, I dont see Atletico Madrid taking the world by storm in the future. They can have some good runs for some period but to actually win multiple titles ( and I'm talking about league and CL not Copa del rey) , would be hard to compete with Barca and RM in a long run.

An optimisctic article on Argentina chance this year

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...lasico-displays-boost-argentinas-brazil-dream

 

PSG-Chelsea game was fairly entertaining. Scolari was there to see some of his players, David Luiz scored in front of Scolari, unfortunately for Luiz, it was an OG.

 

Let's hope he still picks Sideshowbob though. A disaster waiting to happen.....

 

Yea for you and your river buddy who always agreeing each other posts, only river players or coach has an up to date philosophy.

 

I enjoy Cholo's Atlético Madrid team play. They show a lot of heart and desire. Their fans are always up for any game too, unlike Real and Barca when at times their stadiums look empty. Lets see if they can hold on and make it to the semis. This would be a great achievement for them.

 

They did, reminds me of Roman's Villareal that almost reach the final.

 

That is great to see. Cholo is a true leader. I can already hear the drums banging for him to be next DT of the NT. His teams don't play pretty but show so much heart.

I hope to see

Real-Munich
Atl-Cheslea

Semis. But they might set it up in a way that the 2 Madrid side play each other and Pep-José square off again, now with 2 different teams.

 

I feel bad for Tata martino. He must have a legal contract to start Neymar.

 

I feel even more bad for Tata about all the slack he is getting. Likely more than half of the Barça posters probably don't or didn't know a thing about him before he was hired. they think he is some bum. I find it comical reading some of their comments. Tata is a fine manager that should be respected. Sure, his hire was because of Messi, but there are those who think he is not up for the position.His recent resumé with clubs and national team speak for themselves. Even with FCB. He won his first 8 games, did not lose in first 14 La Liga games, has beaten Real Madrid twice this season, in striking distance of being in 1st place of La Liga, in the final of the CdR and yet, people want to sit there and chastise his choices. Didn't Guardiola lose his game in La Liga to Hércules? Give the man time and let him build something. If AFA give Tata the DT position after the World Cup, I will gladly take him.

 

Agreed. Not to mention his team been heavily hit with injuries. I have been saying it for a while, Barca has players living purely based on their reputation. Their squad is too thin and weak in my any areas for them to be an automatic contender for every trophy.

 

No doubt about it, I blame them on living in Pep era success (with some of key players dated back from Rijkard era). What they never reliase (or never want to) is that , a golden generation dont come every few years and they're expecting La Masia to keep producing new Iniesta and Xavi while some of those that are on the bench now are mediocre players no matter how hard they try, players like Bojan, Song or Tello will be nothing more than that.

I dont get how they're blaming the frontline (Messi especially) while they always look vulunrable against every other team attack, literally. Sure some players are injured but Im surprise a team as big as Barca has such as thin squad depth. Everytime transfer window is approaching , there's talk about getting new defenders and they end up getting new forward. I hope AM win the tournament, I'd love to see Cholo crossing path with Mou and shut him up.

 

True but lets be honest, every big team these days wants an instant success. Just look at RM in last 11-12 years and how desperate they're to win the CL again. Chelsea sacked Ancelotti despite winning EPL and they sacked Di Matteo for winning Champions league, his team even beat Barcelona and Bayern. or should I even mention... Arsenal ?

 

I believe Ancelotti was fired because they kept losing in the CL and had not won it. As for Di Matteo, I am not so sure how serious people took that victory. A person like Di Matteo can not manage a high profile team like Chelsea, plus he does not have that pedigree that Tata has. If Tata wins CdR and La Liga and gets fired, that is going to be comical. If he does get gired, who will they go after? Cholo? If FCB can not lift that transfer ban and can not bring in players for a year, not sure if he will want to even go. Not to mention the attachment to that club, he was a part of the last La Liga champions Atlético Madrid has ever won. I know having the opportunity to manage one of the biggest clubs in the world does not happen every day, but he just might want to continue to expand this team. Personally, I am glad that Cholo is there right now, he has made watching games in Spain more interesting. Think about it, his side has beaten Real Madrid in a CdR Final, and now, his side defeated FCB in the CL QF.

 

Tata will not get fired if he win the league. Tito was replaced because his ongoing battle with cancer and Pep didnt get sacked either, it was his own decision to take a year break from football and try a new challenge. That said, Tata and his team can still finish strong this season if they manage to beat AM at home and then beat AM in CDR final.

At the moment I think beating AM and retaining the title would be more than enough. 1 point is the smallest gap possible, without CL in their mind their chance to retain the title definetely get a boost. I think if Tata could finally beat Atletico in their final showdown this season, the supporters will be happy enough.

Honestly though, for the NT I prefer someone like Cholo at the helm. Our lads is lacking that tough mentallity. But off course that wont happen if Argentina is to lifted the thropy this year.

 

The comment of Cholo going to FCB was made in jest. Reading some of their fans comments here on BS, they are asking that FCB goes after him.

 

He wont, however now the media already blaming Messi as he only run 6.8km in this game.

 

The guy is all flash no substance. Alexis or even Pedro (can't be I am saying this) know how to make the right runs. He made one nice play today...I ll give him that.

 

I fully expect Martino to be ousted by the new President there. And for him to be the seleccion's new trainer post the World Cup as Sabella has said whatever happens he is stepping down.

It is true the majority of Barcelona fans have not got a clue about football insulting Martino and Messi. Messi should leave. He owes them nothing at all. And now Messi and Mascherano get extra rest before the World Cup as well.

I am hoping as an Atletico fan that they go all the way. And with a new stadium nearly ready of 70000 plus I think Diego will stay on.

 

Yeah, I too believe Messi should leave. He has left a legacy there that will never be matched again. There are probably only a couple clubs in the world that can truly afford him, City,PSG and maybe Chelsea.

 

No doubt, that team is on a special run. Wonderful stuff.