Yeah he should have stuck with what worked lol
Champions League Round of 16 (14th Feb - 15th Mar)
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In a one off game maybe, over 2 legs I don't see it at all against the current teams left. We'll see.
They aint gonna win the darn thing, they should go through good for our league.
It's overused on the Caf but Sevilla really did bottle it tonight. If they can't get past Leicester, well. Built for Europa indeed.
2nd leg at their place is not going to a comfortable place. Leicester will be praying for a 1st leg away.
Because at the time of the predictions Sevilla was in great form and it looked like Leicester were going to get relegated. It was a reasonable thought.
Spurs in 2010-11 and APOEL in 2011-12 reached the QFs, both going out against Real Madrid.
As well as any PL side is capable of beating any La Liga side on their day
Let's completely ignore Sevilla beating Liverpool in the EL final 9 months ago.
Well they never really had that structure and tactical discipline that Barcelona had which elevated them. This is one of the reasons they have consistently come up short in the league. They always relied on their best players that bit more than the other top teams, difference being their top players were usually the best bar Barcelona's. What happened the past few months is those top players are not performing to the same level or injured which means those moments of brilliance are less than before. Lucky for them though is Barcelona are having their least consistent season in recent years though.Wow, that bad? Wonder how many "galacticos" they'll buy to "fix the problem"?
What's happened to Ronaldo - is he declining due to age? Or does he have some sort of injury and not being able to play fully fit?
For Ronaldo, I think age is definitely a part of it. Moreover, he changed his game for a few years now to focus more on finishing and less build up. He was getting less and less involved in their game for a couple of years now and therefore was even more reliant on the service from Özil and Di Maria and later on Bale, James and Modric. This service is getting less so his influence is also waning. Having said all of that, we are still talking about some of the best players in the world so if they always have it in them to turn it on on a one off game.
And any La Liga team being able to beat any PL team on their day.
But the fact still remains, it's been proven season after season that Real Madrid and Barcelona are a tier above the best PL teams, while you have absolutely no evidence that the bottom PL teams are better than the bottom La Liga teams.
Well then they're both comfortably better sides at present than any team in England bar Chelsea and maybe City.
Dortmund and the winner of City/Monaco are the only sides Leicester stands a chance against next round.
Thank you for the detailed reply. I think I'll start watching a couple of Real Madrid games - I'm a bit intrigued now.
A team who were fighting relegation 2 seasons ago just won the epl last season and went through to last 8 this season in ucl. Your La liga Overblown Propoganda is hilarious.
Spain is lucky to have sun shining on their sky.
Well that's that then, they're going to win the fecking thing 
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Would loved to have seen last year's in form Leicester playing against Real.
.Would loved to have seen last year's in form Leicester playing against Real.
The dream of us winning Europa, Leicester winning the Champions League and Liverpool winning the 4th placed Trophy is still on.
Hope we do the business on Thursday.
Hope we do the business on Thursday.
How funny would it be if they got through to the final to face Barca...
Meanwhile, Barca's manager leaves early for some reason and Ranieri takes over Barca as a caretaker and they face Messi, Neymar, Suarez with Claudio grinning from the side...
Now that would be Shakespearean!
Meanwhile, Barca's manager leaves early for some reason and Ranieri takes over Barca as a caretaker and they face Messi, Neymar, Suarez with Claudio grinning from the side...
Now that would be Shakespearean!
We all know that Leicesters achievements are fantastic, but are an absolute phenomenon, a freak, anomaly occurrence. I agree that overall, 1-20 the pl is a better league than La Liga but at the top La Liga simply has much more quality as shown by their utter dominance in Europe the past number of years.
Since Fergie retired.
The mental gymnastics to convey the idea that a relegation EPL team > 3rd in La Liga
Well, good luck placing your bets in Leicester or City, you'd probably like the better odds of Tottenham but it was a shame that the 2nd team in the EPL got out in the group phase against the 10th in the Bundesliga, apply your own logic there
La Liga have won the last 3 Champions League trophies, 2 of those 3 finals were all-Spanish. La Liga have also won the last 3 Europa League trophies, with Sevilla beating Liverpool in the final last year.
La Liga has nothing left to prove. It's the Premier League that has to win trophies if they want to prove that they are the best league in Europe.
What is this suppose to mean? That the top players would all be playing in Premier League if it was sunnier in England?
Your entire league is already foreign anyway.
And then got knocked out of the EL by an 8th place Belgian team
Spain are slipping a bit this year, their EL campaign has drastically slipped this season.
It's only thanks to a Barca miracle that they even have 3 sides in the quarters (Atletico will get through)
It's only thanks to a Barca miracle that they even have 3 sides in the quarters (Atletico will get through)
Yes, but remember English teams don't care about competitions they get knocked out in.
It's just a normal thing around the world
Team from a country kicks ass: Yeah we <Insert country here> are the best, obviusly
Team from the same country fails: Well, the guys from <Insert town/city here> are just that bad
Would love to see Leicester vs Atletico in the next round.
Would be a battle everywhere on the pitch.
Would be a battle everywhere on the pitch.
Fans don't get about European games in general if you go by the ratings tbf.
Was thinking the same and what either approach towards possession as in both are so known in not dominating games but deadly on the break/ counter.
Neymar- brazil Pique- spain
Messi- Argentina
Suarez- Uruguay Busquests- spain
Rakitic- Croatia
Andre gomes -Portugal Iniesta- Spain
Rafinha -Brazil
Mascherano -Argentina
Umtiti -France
Ter stegan -Germany
Ronaldo Portugal Ramos-Spain
Bale - Wales
Benzema- France Carvajal- Spain
Modric-Croatia
Kroos-Germany
Casemiro Brazil
Marcelo-Brazil
Varane-France
Pepe- Portugal
Navas-Costarica
Yours is South American anyway.
Leicester: Go ahead, you take the ball.
Atleti: No you take it.
Leicester: No you.
Atleti: Ni hablar!
Compare the Spanish NT to the English NT. It's clear as daylight on who relies (a lot) more on foreign players.
I know Fergie has a sentimental following but I don't really remember Fergie dominating the Real Madrid and the Barcelona in CL the way they've done his teams.
They have Rarely met and Fergie never signed galatico's . Was always short of quality. 84 cup winners cup vs barcelona 91 98 pretty even Also 2008 2013 vs Real madrid Dominated most of the time Real madrid vs Aberdeen Beat them . He had his Moments
Leicester went further in the champions league than Arsenal have in the last 10 years...
Also in the premier league, by actually winning it.
That was the European cup. Competition. Has been a lot more fierce since it got rebranded in 92 i believe
Sevilla were very disappointing.They were walking all the game.
Leicester more intense,played well and defended better.
A 29 year old player who is the best paid player in the team (Nasri) has to be more intelligent.
A pity the 2 penalties,today and in Sevilla.
Leicester more intense,played well and defended better.
A 29 year old player who is the best paid player in the team (Nasri) has to be more intelligent.
A pity the 2 penalties,today and in Sevilla.
Football... fecking hell
In my defence, those comments were made when ranieri was still manager. They were a dead team under him.
Also, Damn You!
Seville meltdown confirmed:
0 victories in the last 3 matches. A well as scrapy victories before that.
0 victories in the last 3 matches. A well as scrapy victories before that.