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Champions League Final 2013/2014 |OT| Decimation is Coming
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redfirm
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In gif form:
Laboured. Beautiful. I have tears which are running down my face. This is art.
he isnt. a lot of people THINK he is, which makes them look like total idiots
He should probably stop acting like an obnoxious cunt then so that I can stop looking like an idiot.
Scully Scully Scoo
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i actually dont care about some bs plastic awards that are handed out now a days. just the media with this constant bullshit is annoying. cr7 is not i repeat NOT the best player in the world. if he is the best football has to offer then kill the sport right now because its fukin pointless
Magicgamer101
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Who is then?
figadapaura
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lol
KidA Seven
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luxstellarum
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Scully Scully Scoo
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messi is still the best player in the world. he is the most complete footballer, when cr7 and messi were on the same pitch u can tell who is truly world class and who is overrated media hype job.
cr7 is pushed by the media, just like beckham was, because they want a good looking player to be the symbol of the sport.
This thread hasn't been much fun to follow along with, for something that ought to be quite enjoyable. Last fifteen pages or so, just lol at the opinions and hyper-aggressive attitudes on display. Much like the Giantbomb thread, really, the enjoyment I derive from that thread is inversely proportional to the tremendous amount of joy I derive from the site. Oh well.
Athletico were gassed with 10 minutes still to go in the second half, despite creating all of one or two chances all game. Their pressing and defending is a sight to behold, though, when the cynical crap is left behind (something every elite club is terrible for and FIFA remain stubborn about fixing. I'll never understand it and I can't believe that coaches don't have data to show that it often isn't worth it - it could be well argued that the 5min of added time was directly related to the extra rolling and stretching, and we know how that worked out). Simeone is a strange beast, lol.
Bale remains the most curious of players, but it's hard to argue that that $100mil wasn't well spent when it wins you a match like this, even though he should have wrapped it up by midway of the second half. Benzema was totally ineffectual, and Ronnie couldn't get involved, he was pressed into the shade for much of the game. However his fitness is so much greater than almost every one of compatriots, and it paid dividends today as he came into his own during the last 35 minutes or so of normal-plus-extra time, with the customary stepovers and direct running returning to his game. Backtracking to breakdown an Athletico attack well inside his own half, before setting up an assist and reaping a soft penalty are due rewards for just hanging in there while the game is against you.
The match on a technical level was very poor (though much credit must go to AM for the pressure they applied to their more technically competent opponents forcing some errors) - notwithstanding the terrific equalising header. Many short passes went astray, lots of dreadful first touches letting down attacking movement. Even basic things like cushioned headers often missed their mark, forcing players to turn and backtrack. It was very weird to watch, and made me question getting up at 430 in the morning to watch. To think that the Champs League was almost decided by a most awful goalkeeping error, too.
Ah well, time to cook some breakky.
Athletico were gassed with 10 minutes still to go in the second half, despite creating all of one or two chances all game. Their pressing and defending is a sight to behold, though, when the cynical crap is left behind (something every elite club is terrible for and FIFA remain stubborn about fixing. I'll never understand it and I can't believe that coaches don't have data to show that it often isn't worth it - it could be well argued that the 5min of added time was directly related to the extra rolling and stretching, and we know how that worked out). Simeone is a strange beast, lol.
Bale remains the most curious of players, but it's hard to argue that that $100mil wasn't well spent when it wins you a match like this, even though he should have wrapped it up by midway of the second half. Benzema was totally ineffectual, and Ronnie couldn't get involved, he was pressed into the shade for much of the game. However his fitness is so much greater than almost every one of compatriots, and it paid dividends today as he came into his own during the last 35 minutes or so of normal-plus-extra time, with the customary stepovers and direct running returning to his game. Backtracking to breakdown an Athletico attack well inside his own half, before setting up an assist and reaping a soft penalty are due rewards for just hanging in there while the game is against you.
The match on a technical level was very poor (though much credit must go to AM for the pressure they applied to their more technically competent opponents forcing some errors) - notwithstanding the terrific equalising header. Many short passes went astray, lots of dreadful first touches letting down attacking movement. Even basic things like cushioned headers often missed their mark, forcing players to turn and backtrack. It was very weird to watch, and made me question getting up at 430 in the morning to watch. To think that the Champs League was almost decided by a most awful goalkeeping error, too.
Ah well, time to cook some breakky.
Perfect Blue
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Aww, RM won. Great game but would have liked in the end to have them lose; the salt here would have been off the charts.
Baki
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Bad night for football.
Not because a single Real player cost more than Atletico entire squad.
But the fact that an evil club which squeezes money out of the smaller teams leveraged their immorally acquired wealth to beat the little guy who managed to get to the finals despite all the underhanded politics of la liga.
Disgusting. Both Real and Barcelona epitomise everything wrong with modern football.
Not because a single Real player cost more than Atletico entire squad.
But the fact that an evil club which squeezes money out of the smaller teams leveraged their immorally acquired wealth to beat the little guy who managed to get to the finals despite all the underhanded politics of la liga.
Disgusting. Both Real and Barcelona epitomise everything wrong with modern football.
The_Hitcher89
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Is Sosa normally better than that btw? Utter turd, looked like he was hungover, fatigued and anaemic.
Someone call the justice league or something.
Nemesis121
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NoRéN;113306917 said:
I don't hate the dude because he's talented i hate that cunt because he flops too much I hate diving players in Football, whoever teaches that is pathetic loser..
Discordian_taco
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I only got to see the 1st half then had to go out to dinner and could only follow on my phone. Is there a link to some video highlights? Sorry if its already been posted...
Magicgamer101
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This was difficult to read. So much nonsense here.
Trunchisholm
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Oh, the mountains of salt in this thread. People making vacuous statements about morality for lack of proper arguments. The hyperbolic statements about Ronaldo being an overhyped, mediocre player or about RM being an evil corporation ala Microsoft are simply laughable. Nobody would complain about that if Atlético had won. I don't see how Ronaldo or the RM players are at fault here. They deserved to win today, because Atlético was nowhere to be seen during the second half. Congrats to both teams on a fantastic season.
The answer is to not take it too seriously though. The happiest moments in football for me are those when I take a ride near my home and watch young 8-12 year old girls and boys who train in the local team and just enjoy every moment of it.
It's the same thing in every sport, the higher you go the more it's about selling a product and not about giving something substantive to the local community. People obsess over Lionel Messi who likes to earn millions while avoiding taxes etc. I have no time for those people.
nothing to do with defending.. which was his job..
Future Foundation
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Jesus, that sucks. How much had AM been borrowing?
Magicgamer101
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Nothing wrong with being able to defend and score.
Baki
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They are sending clubs into bankruptcy.
Yes, they were. Thank god it failed.
the problem is he cant defend for shit..
Congratulations!! Vamos Ramos. Isco, Marcelo, Di Maria en Ramos were really good. Benzema and CR7 didn't live up to the expectations, if you ask.
Who knows, the estimate at the moment is over 500 million euros (650-700 million $). There was also a court case a few years ago, something about Atletico not paying taxes to the tune of 200 million dollars. This team shouldn't even exist at this point - as a competitive entity in the Champions league - but what can you do. This is how the financial system operates these days, the local banks probably support them via low interest loans and eventually it'll be the normal tax payers paying the cost when the banks are about to go under...
Regardless, congratulations to Real Madrid supporters. A fully deserved win and I bet a lot of people watching the final in Portugal were happy to see Ronaldo lift the trophy.
akumacombos.com
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Real Madrid won 4-1
This game was so f.... intense!!
Atletic scored first and very soon and for almost the entire game Real tried everything so score but only at 93m (already in compensatory time!)
Then the game went into extra time (both teams switch sides for more 15m then switch sides again for more 15m), the final 15 were devastating..!
Great game, Real won their 10th European Champions League.
This game was so f.... intense!!
Atletic scored first and very soon and for almost the entire game Real tried everything so score but only at 93m (already in compensatory time!)
Then the game went into extra time (both teams switch sides for more 15m then switch sides again for more 15m), the final 15 were devastating..!
Great game, Real won their 10th European Champions League.
Magicgamer101
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So a team won the champions league with a defender who can't defend for shit? Okay then.
Sosa is so good that when he played with Napoli his nickname was "Uallarito" aka ball sack
When you have a midfield and forward line as good as Madrid's you can get away with having a flaky defender.
Ramos has never been great. I don't think he's even been that good either. Strong in the air but he's slow and his positioning let's him down an awful lot. That's why he's been sent off so many times. He makes lunging tackles because he was in the wrong position when the opposing attacker got the ball.
Bam Bam Baklava
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I don't understand why is your post just a summary of the game?
Maybe he is like Ron Swanson. Whenever pressured into speaking publicly he just lists facts
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man i miss him :/. ynwa ect.. i wish he would come back for a season or so
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