Europa Semi Finals

padr81

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People can say what they want about Jose, but he is 10 times more attacking than Simone.
 

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This stopping play business needs to be over. It's terrible. Teams asking their opponents to kick the ball out because someone is tired or mildly injured. Ludicrous.
Absolutely. And then they go ape shit when the opponent (well within their right!) decides to play on. Does my head in. Especially when it’s clearly time wasting tactics to boot.
 

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Absolutely. And then they go ape shit when the opponent (well within their right!) decides to play on. Does my head in. Especially when it’s clearly time wasting tactics to boot.
Yeah, the worst of it was James doing it in the semi finals of the CL against Real Madrid. I'd fine him for that tbh.
 

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It´s amazing how many times teams can work themselves into great positions near the baseline, often in the penalty area and the lay-offs/crosses are just blocked or completely erratic. Given the amount of time this has happened in all these semifinals I almost think they should just shoot from that angle and hope the goalie is caught off-guard or the ball takes a friendly bounce into the middle from the goalie save.
 

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So he is like Fabinho that can play well in both DM and RB?
I am not sure how extensively well he can do at RB. The past few games, look decent. Style wise different though. Thomas is more physical oriented.
 

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Problem with Simeone is he defends in almost every game. His tactics doesn't change if the opponent is Real Madrid or Genoa. He's the definition of defensive manager, while Mourinho is a pragmatic. That's why I doubt Simeone will make it at a real elite club. He's a good tactician and motivator in big games but he needs more variability in other games around.