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« Reply #540 on: November 30, 2010, 01:05:51 PM »
Ah hear Sporting Gijon coach Manolo considering filing ah complaint with La Liga that another team has just gone to the Nou Camp and thrown a game....  :rotfl:

La Liga fans go understand de bacchanal behind this lol

oh lawd  :rotfl:

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« Reply #541 on: November 30, 2010, 01:37:58 PM »
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« Reply #542 on: November 30, 2010, 01:42:28 PM »
Ah hear Sporting Gijon coach Manolo considering filing ah complaint with La Liga that another team has just gone to the Nou Camp and thrown a game....  :rotfl:

La Liga fans go understand de bacchanal behind this lol

Oh sh*t!  :rotfl: :rotfl: you eh easy
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« Reply #543 on: November 30, 2010, 01:45:24 PM »
Ah hear Sporting Gijon coach Manolo considering filing ah complaint with La Liga that another team has just gone to the Nou Camp and thrown a game....  :rotfl:

La Liga fans go understand de bacchanal behind this lol

Dat sweet!!!  :rotfl: :rotfl:
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« Reply #544 on: November 30, 2010, 02:03:01 PM »
At de end of de day....fuh all de heavenly, galactical football Barca play yesterday, is jes 3 points.

Daz it.

Battle won.  Not just won.....but comprehensively, completely, & utterly so.

But the war still wagin, and it have PLENTY battles to go still before it over

Yuh tink if Madrid win La Liga dem go tell deyself, "boy...ah woulda really rather we did duss dem out at de Nou Camp yuh know"

This was football from the GODS yesterday.  I never see football so in meh life.  Not Spain in 2008.  Not Barca wit Ronaldinho, Maradona, & Cryuff.  Not Real wit Zidane and Ronaldo.  Not Brazil 82.  And DAT is de greatest compliment I could pay Barca.

I always felt that Brazil 82 was the greatest football team I have ever seen.  Until yesterday

And is still only 3 points.

Palos.. It was actually 6 points with potential for more.

Thats a matchup against direct title rivals = 3 pt swing in either direction, plus Barca crack dey mental which could see them lose even more.
         

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« Reply #545 on: November 30, 2010, 02:19:03 PM »
Nah yuh can't begrudge Ramos.  The man just get raped in front of 100000 fans.  That is pain few ppl have ever felt.  His Spanish teammates will forgive him soon enough.


Yeah it have men (no names calling) does cuss out and almost fight with they very own team-mates every week for less... and still go and lime and drink beers normal after... dem fellas go be cool

wha bout Ramos pass Hierro for the most red carded player in Real Madrid history and he is only 24. That is wild man



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« Reply #546 on: November 30, 2010, 02:21:15 PM »

Yeah it have men (no names calling) does cuss out and almost fight with they very own team-mates every week for less... and still go and lime and drink beers normal after... dem fellas go be cool

wha bout Ramos pass Hierro for the most red carded player in Real Madrid history and he is only 24. That is wild man



I know who that is call names and I will whistle   :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

you is ah bacchanal man or wha?  :rotfl:
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« Reply #547 on: November 30, 2010, 02:33:48 PM »
yah don know  ;D
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« Reply #548 on: November 30, 2010, 06:38:32 PM »
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« Reply #550 on: November 30, 2010, 08:18:29 PM »
Whey dis fella?



dey say he in brazil in his final recovery stage, jose say "kaka will be real madrid star signing in d winter window" :|

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I will take this Brazil team over Barca any day. Just reading this recap of that match brings back the memories of that World Cup; sweet, quality and sexy football. It was fun watching it with my brothers and in Trinidad, nobody outside when the matches were on!
 

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 Brazil in the 1982 World Cup



Valdir Peres, Leandro, Oscar, Falcão, Luisinho and Júnior;
Sócrates, Cerezzo, Serginho, Zico and Éder.

The team: Valdir Peres, Leandro, Oscar (C), Luisinho and Júnior; Toninho Cerezzo, Falcão, Sócrates and Zico; Serginho and Éder.
Reserves: Paulo Sérgio (G), Carlos (G), Edevaldo, Juninho, Edinho, Pedrinho, Batista, Paulo Isidoro, Renato, Roberto Dinamite and Dirceu.
Coach: Telê Santana.

The matches:
Brazil 2 x 1 Soviet Union
Brazil 4 x 1 Scotland
Brazil 4 x 0 New Zealand
Brazil 3 x 1 Argentina
Brazil 2 x 3 Italy



The Preparation
All results of the South America Qualifyings for the World Cup 1982. Brazil played the qualifyings against Venezuela and Bolívia; as it was the norm those times, Brazil won all four matches.

The team of 1982 usually appears in surveys as one of the best Brazilian teams of all time (other candidates are the team of the World Cups of 1970 and of 1958). The team had a combination of talented players and an offensive coach.



 Telê Santana assumed the command of the Brazilian team in 1980. His philosophy was that football should be a show, both for those playing and for those watching the matches. He was radically against violence. For Telê, his teams should always be seeking to score goals.
And he had some players to help him. Zico is one with highest number of matches for Brazil and most goals scored. Falcão had led his team Internacional to the tri-champíonship in Brazil, and became known as "King of Rome", for having led the Roma, from Italy, to the scudetto. Sócrates, a physician with name of philosopher, combined talent and intelligence. Toninho Cerezzo, besides skillful, was said to have an extra pair of lungs. Falcão, Zico and Sócrates appeared in the list of 10 best players of the 1982 Cup.
The team had still the powerful shots of left-forward Éder, the abilities of Júnior, the experience of Oscar.

There were a few weak links. The goalkeeper, Valdir Peres, didn't inspire much confidence even among fans of his team, São Paulo. Many defended that Leão, who had played in the cups 1974 and 1978, and would still play in 1986, should have played in Spain.
The center-forward, Serginho, was tamed by Telê Santana; Serginho was more a kind of bad boy, used to playing tricks with the nerves of the adversaries to create goals opportunities; in the team of Telê, this kind of attitude was prohibited; Serginho, one of the best strikers of his time, lost much of his potential. The favourite of Telê for the position was Careca, who would play later in the cups of 1986 and 1990; Careca suffered a serious injury already in Spain, and had to be substituted by Roberto Dinamite, who had been Brazil's striker in the 1978 Cup; rumours of the epoch said that Roberto's wife had links with black magic, and had arranged for Careca's contusion.




Before the Cup, there was some discussion in Brazil whether the four cracks should play together, as they were all offensive. Matters were complicated by the fact that Cerezzo could not play the first match (he had been expulsed in a previous official match); his substitute, Paulo Isidoro, was doing a good job in occupying the right-forward position; by putting all four together, there would be no one occupying that position.

Telê stick to his philosophy, and Brazil would play an as offensive as possible scheme.
In 1981, after winning all matches of the qualifyings, Brazil did an European tour, and won England, France and Germany at their homes; the team would not lose any match until the Cup kicked off; Brazil arrived to Spain as the favourite.




The matches
Brazil won the first match, 2 x 1 against Soviet Union. The Soviets didn't shoot much, but in one of the few times, Valdir Peres failed and let the ball in. Sócrates scored at 28' of second half, and Éder at 43'. The team played well, but the victory had not been easy.
For the second match, as planned, Paulo Isidoro left and Toninho Cerezzo entered. Brazil won Scotland by 4 x 1, and indeed played well; Zico, Oscar, Éder and Falcão scored. Fans and media approved the scheme, and Paulo Isidoro was already forgotten.
Next, a very easy match against New Zealand. The kiwis were more concerned in soliciting autographs than beating Brazil. Zico scored twice, Falcão once and Serginho, at last, score a goal. Fans and media became euphoric.

Then, Brazil would face the most traditional rival, Argentina. The Argentinians were the title holders, and most of the champions of 1978 were in Spain. Moreover, they had brought to Spain a young player who promised to shake the world of football, called Maradona. The Argentinians had already lost to Italy, but, for Brazilians, Argentina was the only rival which could prevent us from reaching the final.


The match was easier than anticipated. Zico scored 1 x 0, early in the first half. Brazil dominated the whole game, Serginho and Júnior scored 3 x 0. Argentina scored their at the last minute. Maradona was sent off for violent play.
Now, the entire world was euphoric with the Brazilian team. Who could stop us? The adversaries could mark Zico and Sócrates, but then Falcão and Éder would score. Cerezzo had a powerful long distance shot, and Júnior could appear by surprise at any time. The team had an impressive fitness shape. The coach, Telê, made it clear that Brazil should keep an offensive scheme.

On July 5th 1982, the Brazilian team entered Sarriá Stadium, in Barcelona, thinking they should fullfil a formality: win Italy. Actually, even if the match finished tied, Brazil would move ahead. The adversary in the semi-finals would be Poland, and his main player, Boniek, had been expulsed and wouldn't play the next match; the path to the final was paved.
The Italians had had three ties in the three matches of the first stage (against Poland, Cameroon and Peru), and only qualified to the next stage because they had scored two goals, one more than Cameroon. Right, they had been lucky to win Argentina, but a lightining never strikes twice the same place. Italy had hosted the Eurocup 1980, and finished fourth. Italy finished the qualifyings for the World Cup in second place, after Yoguslavia. It seemed very unlikely that they could beat Brazil.
Italy had scored only four goals in four matches (Brazil had scored 13). Italian striker was, supposedly, Paolo Rossi; Rossi had been involved in a lottery scandal, and spent two years off football fields before the cup; he had not scored any goal until the match against Brazil. Brazilians were not much concerned with Rossi.
Instead, Brazil were a bit worried about Gentile. He marked Maradona, and set a new record of having commited 23 fauls on the same player during a single match. Probably Gentile would try to do the same with Zico, but, why care? Brazil would still have Falcão, Sócrates, Éder,...

It didn't take long after the match started for reality to crash on Brazilian heads. At 5', the Brazilian defense gets confused, Paolo Rossi shoots from outside the area, and scores the first Italian goal. To save that shot would be difficult for any good goalkeeper, but it was impossible for Valdir Peres. Brazil had taken few goals along the Cup, but truth is that the adversaries had not shot many times; Brazil was so proud of their offensive power, they would realize (too late) that a good goalkeeper is fundamental.
Seven minutes later, Zico passes to Sócrates, who scores; things seemed to be going back to normality.

However, at 25', the ball is crossed into the area. Valdir Peres was not specialist in high balls, either. Paolo Rossi doesn't even have to jump to head the ball into the goal and put Italy ahead again. Until the end of first half, Brazilians had enough time to realize that the match was very far from being easy; rumours go that Cerezzo and Leandro had nervous breakdown during the time out.
The game continued tough in the second half. The Italians had an exceptional defensive scheme; possibly, a wild Serginho would be more efficient now than a tamed one. Besides, the Italians were very swift in counter attacks, and any shoot seemed dangerous for Valdir Peres.
Then, at 23', when despair was already building, the relief: Falcão kicks the ball like a cannon and beats Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff. The usually elegant Falcão celebrated the goal like a crazy.

Now, what was the best thing to do? The match was tied, the time was short. A draw was good enough for Brazil. Now it was the Italians who should face despair.
Brazil had excellent players to reinforce the defense. Edinho, for example, was so good that he would be captain of the team in 1986; or Batista, who had stopped Maradona in the Argentina match. If they had substituted Serginho or Éder, the Italian's job would be much more difficult.
But, the Brazilian coach was Telê Santana. He did not substitute anyone, and he did not even tell anyone to retreat. The Brazilian team continued with the same plan: being offensive and win the match.
At 30', Paolo Rossi scored his third goal in the match.
Italy won by 3 x 2. Brazil returned home.
FIFA considered Italy 3 x 2 Brazil one of the classic games of all World Cups.

This was the Italian team that won Brazil: Zoff; Gentile, Scirea, Colovatti (Bergomi), Cabrini; Tardelli (Marini), Oriali, Antognoni, Graziani; Conti, Rossi.



It was a hell of a good team. It should not be so surprising that they would win any other team, including Brazil. Zoff was aged fourty, and was present when Italy needed. Cabrini, Tardelli, Antognoni, Graziani, Conti are all good individually, much more as a group. Paolo Rossi did what is expected from a striker: score goals when opportunities arise.

Italy won Poland by 2 x 0 in the semi-finals, two goals of Paolo Rossi.
Italy won Germany in the final by 3 x 1 (first goal by Rossi) and deservedly became the champion of the 1982 World Cup.




World Cup 1982 - More info
FIFA Archives of the 1982 World Cup.

After the match, Telê embraced each and every player, as they left the field. Telê took all responsibility for the defeat. He quit the National team after the 1982 Cup; the Brazilian Federation tried other coaches, but Telê, by popular request, returned to command the team in the 1986 Cup.
Along with Telê, some players who had planned to retire after the championship in 1982 decided to give another try in 1986: Zico, Falcão, Júnior, Sócrates and others.
If any player was stigmatized for the loss, this was Toninho Cerezzo. He was responsible for the first Rossi's goal; he broke down during the match. Thanks to his excellent physical conditions, he continued playing until early 1990s (he helped São Paulo FC become world champion in Tokyo), but he was not called to the 1986 team.

Brazilian fans and journalists recognize that this team was excellent. What happened to Brazil in 1982 was similar to what had happened to Holland in 1974 and Hungary in 1954: the best team had not won. However, much of what was written above was also written in the newspapers of the epoch: Brazil had underestimated Italy, a bit more of caution would be useful.

Some of the Italian players, including Zoff, Cabrini, Gentile, Antognoni and even Paolo Rossi had played in the match of the World Cup 1978, when Brazil won Italy by 2 x 1 in the match for third place.

There was a Brazilian present in the final match: the referee Arnaldo César Coelho. Arnaldo is probably the best ever Brazil's referee. Today he is a commentator in TV Globo. In 1986, another Brazilian referee was in the final match: Romualdo Arpi Filho.


 



 

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« Reply #553 on: April 16, 2011, 08:38:05 AM »
Real Madrid  v  Barcelona
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu - 20:45
UEFA Champions League Semi-finals, 1st leg

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« Reply #554 on: April 23, 2011, 06:51:37 AM »
Heads up folks-this game showing on FX in the states not FSC or FSP. They showing EPL during that time on those channels.

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« Reply #555 on: April 23, 2011, 11:09:35 AM »
Only halftime in the Real v Valencia game and Real up 4-0.


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« Reply #556 on: April 23, 2011, 12:56:06 PM »
6-3 Real....KaKa breed ah man in de box and score, ah say like he back in form :beermug:

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« Reply #557 on: April 23, 2011, 01:05:37 PM »
Barca 1-0 Osasuna

Villa finally finds the back of the net.


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« Reply #558 on: April 23, 2011, 01:47:09 PM »
The commentator said that before today, Valencia never conceded more than 4 at home.

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« Reply #559 on: April 23, 2011, 01:49:44 PM »
Barca 1-0 Osasuna

Villa finally finds the back of the net.

Wait nah, after all the pre-game posts yuh make for de Copa final, yuh really never come back and say anyting after de game?  Not a peep?
Come nah man, your thoughts please.  What yuh side did wrong?

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« Reply #560 on: April 23, 2011, 06:26:29 PM »
Barca 1-0 Osasuna

Villa finally finds the back of the net.

Wait nah, after all the pre-game posts yuh make for de Copa final, yuh really never come back and say anyting after de game?  Not a peep?
Come nah man, your thoughts please.  What yuh side did wrong?

we didnt want it enough plane an simple....
ize a barca fan from long time and we more or less was playing rel lackadaisical......
come out stronger in the second half but we needed more intensity....
game coulda really went anyway though..

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« Reply #561 on: April 23, 2011, 06:34:02 PM »
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Didn't want enough...yeah...sure...what kind a yankee schupid talk is dah?
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« Reply #562 on: April 23, 2011, 07:09:20 PM »
I am a Barca fan since 1992 and Real contain us plain and simple.  Pepe provided extra defensive cover and shut down ur midfield.  In the league game the strategy worked to an extent and in the cup final Real improved.  The ball is now in Barca court to see if they can counteract Jose's gameplan.  Pep and Dani Alves saying we could only play 1 way and my intrepretation is Pep is not a strategic fellah, he has one plan and he will live and die by it unlike Mourinho who switches up things.  It will be a close tie but as a Barca fan I am very worried after our team was clueless in the last game.

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Following training on Monday afternoon, the squad list of players who will be traveling to Madrid for Wednesday’s Champions League match was released and includes both Carles Puyol and Gaby Milito.

With the absence of Maxwell, who has not yet recovered from his groin strain, the coaching staff has announced that the 17 first team players available, including Puyol and Milito, will make up the squad for the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League at the Bernabeu. Joining the first team players are youngsters Thiago, Montoya and Sergi Roberto from the B team.

Not included in the squad because of injury are Abidal, Bojan, Adriano, and Maxwell. (3 phoqing LB's in one season of football....sigh)

The team trained late on Monday afternoon behind closed doors at Camp Nou. The session started with a technical talk lasting about thirty minutes in the dressing room. Carles Puyol and Gaby Milito worked normally with the group, which also included youth players Thiago, Rafa Alcántara, Carles Planas, Martin Montoya, Marc Muniesa and Benja Martinez. Andres Iniesta did individual specific work on the sidelines.









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« Reply #564 on: April 26, 2011, 08:31:24 AM »
For all the talk about tactics, coaches, individual players, systems etc, I find most pundits and fans skipped over the 2 most important factors that will decide the CL tie; Mental Strength and Injuries.

People underestimate the level of concentration and mental effort that goes into one derby against hated rivals where every player from each team giving the maximum, much less for four clasicos on the bounce. It is extremely draining both mentally and physically, who ain't come out of there dead coming out badly wounded.

I think the team that is luckier with injuries and mentally stronger will come out victorious.

I like meh barca but I real cool on them for the last couple years. I eh going and front, I still toting about that Eto'o sale, and also want to know the explanation for marginalizing such a boss player like Yaya to push forward shitty Busquets into the side. Yaya was giving you a bigger physical presence in the middle, a better understanding of the game and better adaptability (Busquets cannot hold down Drogba like Yaya did filling in at CB in the CL semis a couple years ago). If Busquets playing CB and Jose start with Adebayor allyuh go see.

Also, the self indulgent vibes with them I find a lil unbecoming. The noises coming out is all about how "we played football the way it supposed to", and I took exception to Xavi saying in an interview that people will not remember that Inter side for having beat them last year but will remember Barca for the way they played the game; just another example of this kinda talk like it have only one way to play the game.

Different styles and interpretations of the sport clashing against each other in competition is one of the things that makes the game itself so beautiful.
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« Reply #565 on: April 26, 2011, 08:52:00 AM »
For all the talk about tactics, coaches, individual players, systems etc, I find most pundits and fans skipped over the 2 most important factors that will decide the CL tie; Mental Strength and Injuries.

People underestimate the level of concentration and mental effort that goes into one derby against hated rivals where every player from each team giving the maximum, much less for four clasicos on the bounce. It is extremely draining both mentally and physically, who ain't come out of there dead coming out badly wounded.

I think the team that is luckier with injuries and mentally stronger will come out victorious.

Barca has no luck with injuries at the moment. I don't think Puyol is ready to come back but it looks like he is seeing what is going on around him and realises the team needs him and he is willing to make the sacrifice. Well Abidal is out for the season, cyah do nothing bout dat. Millito and Maxwell are not 100% and Adriano is out for another 2-3 weeks.

With regards to the mental aspect of the game, a good portion of the players from both sides have played in WC finals, countless Clasicos and some have even won the CL.

It is the ones who have their papers that you need to watch i.e Pepe, Mascherano, Sergio Ramos, Alves. Dem is the ones that prone to a moment of sheer madness.

Important also to note:

Cards carry over from Matchday 1 of the group phase to the final.

Players one booking away from missing second leg...

Real Madrid: Albiol, Di María, S.Ramos, C.Ronaldo

Barcelona: none


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Re: Real Madrid v Barcelona (27-Apr-2011) Thread.
« Reply #566 on: April 26, 2011, 08:57:22 AM »
For all the talk about tactics, coaches, individual players, systems etc, I find most pundits and fans skipped over the 2 most important factors that will decide the CL tie; Mental Strength and Injuries.

People underestimate the level of concentration and mental effort that goes into one derby against hated rivals where every player from each team giving the maximum, much less for four clasicos on the bounce. It is extremely draining both mentally and physically, who ain't come out of there dead coming out badly wounded.

I think the team that is luckier with injuries and mentally stronger will come out victorious.

Barca has no luck with injuries at the moment. I don't think Puyol is ready to come back but it looks like he is seeing what is going on around him and realises the team needs him and he is willing to make the sacrifice. Well Abidal is out for the season, cyah do nothing bout dat. Millito and Maxwell are not 100% and Adriano is out for another 2-3 weeks.

With regards to the mental aspect of the game, a good portion of the players from both sides have played in WC finals, countless Clasicos and some have even won the CL.

It is the ones who have their papers that you need to watch i.e Pepe, Mascherano, Sergio Ramos, Alves. Dem is the ones that prone to a moment of sheer madness.

Important also to note:

Cards carry over from Matchday 1 of the group phase to the final.

Players one booking away from missing second leg...

Real Madrid: Albiol, Di María, S.Ramos, C.Ronaldo

Barcelona: none

sorry i just edit my post before your reply. But yeah that cards thing is a big advantage for Barca. Some men might hadda walk on eggshells, I forget about that completely.
         

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Re: Real Madrid v Barcelona (27-Apr-2011) Thread.
« Reply #567 on: April 26, 2011, 11:28:29 AM »
For all the talk about tactics, coaches, individual players, systems etc, I find most pundits and fans skipped over the 2 most important factors that will decide the CL tie; Mental Strength and Injuries.

People underestimate the level of concentration and mental effort that goes into one derby against hated rivals where every player from each team giving the maximum, much less for four clasicos on the bounce. It is extremely draining both mentally and physically, who ain't come out of there dead coming out badly wounded.

I think the team that is luckier with injuries and mentally stronger will come out victorious.

I like meh barca but I real cool on them for the last couple years. I eh going and front, I still toting about that Eto'o sale, and also want to know the explanation for marginalizing such a boss player like Yaya to push forward shitty Busquets into the side. Yaya was giving you a bigger physical presence in the middle, a better understanding of the game and better adaptability (Busquets cannot hold down Drogba like Yaya did filling in at CB in the CL semis a couple years ago). If Busquets playing CB and Jose start with Adebayor allyuh go see.

Also, the self indulgent vibes with them I find a lil unbecoming. The noises coming out is all about how "we played football the way it supposed to", and I took exception to Xavi saying in an interview that people will not remember that Inter side for having beat them last year but will remember Barca for the way they played the game; just another example of this kinda talk like it have only one way to play the game.

Different styles and interpretations of the sport clashing against each other in competition is one of the things that makes the game itself so beautiful.

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Re: Real Madrid v Barcelona (27-Apr-2011) Thread.
« Reply #568 on: April 26, 2011, 12:04:51 PM »
My interest in this game is to see what Jose and Pep do with their teams.
Jose showed his hand twice, first with Pepe as a holding Mid. and a very defensive team approach, based on a counter.
Then Pepe in front of Alonso pressing, with Ozil & eventually Ronaldo high up the pitch.
Not sure what else he has in his back pocket, but I will say IMHO opinion he has more options due to player personnel, to provide tactical variety, than Pep with Barca.

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Re: Real Madrid v Barcelona (27-Apr-2011) Thread.
« Reply #569 on: April 26, 2011, 12:20:44 PM »
My interest in this game is to see what Jose and Pep do with their teams.
Jose showed his hand twice, first with Pepe as a holding Mid. and a very defensive team approach, based on a counter.
Then Pepe in front of Alonso pressing, with Ozil & eventually Ronaldo high up the pitch.
Not sure what else he has in his back pocket, but I will say IMHO opinion he has more options due to player personnel, to provide tactical variety, than Pep with Barca.



I feel the next play is to defend deep and start Adebayor and play a setta long balls to him to focus on the weaknesses in the Barca defense.

Pep eh really have no big tactical changes he could offer. Barca is a team does play one way alone regardless and make you have to adapt to them. The most he could do is play Messi thru the middle and pull Villa out wide. I think any big changes from Pep would be an admission of weakness.
         

 

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