That doesn't surprise me at all! Even Chicharito is at it nowMourinho commented on leaving Madrid, that the players took too much time before a match fixing their hair infront of the mirror.
That doesn't surprise me at all! Even Chicharito is at it nowMourinho commented on leaving Madrid, that the players took too much time before a match fixing their hair infront of the mirror.
Yep, Juve have a great record against RM.Juventus has always been a thorn in Real Madrid's flesh (going back to 02/03, 04/05, and then now). Interesting how history repeats.
Bayern have lots of injuries. But Madrid having modric out is no excuse for them I'm afraid. Juventus simply got the better of them on merit.Barca and Juve deserve to play in the final. Bayern and Madrid suffered from injuries to key players. Sometimes injuries are a matter of luck, sometimes there is something more to them.
No Benz in the first leg and a rusty Benz in the second was very important, IMO. Imagine Barca without Busquets and Suarez. It would still be a very good team but not a brilliant one.Bayern have lots of injuries. But Madrid having modric out is no excuse for them I'm afraid. Juventus simply got the better of them on merit.
Same goes for Juve and pogba then.No Benz in the first leg and rusty Benz in the second was very important, IMO.
Let's not pretend that the absence of Benzema and Modric was of the same importance for Madrid as the absence of Pogba for Juve. Yes, maybe Ancelotti made a mistake by selling Alonso but one can never predict where injuries could hit the team. Luck is very important in sport.Same goes for Juve and pogba then.
I'm sorry but Madrid who have spent so much don't have the luxury of such excuses. Their situation isn't what what happened with bayern where injures genuinely hurt them. Ancelotti's fault that he has no holding midfielders he trusts at the club and sold Alonso, and had to field Ramos a few times.
So is actual performance which Juve did and Madrid didn't.Let's not pretend that the absence of Benzema and Modric was of the same importance for Madrid as the absence of Pogba for Juve. Yes, maybe Ancelotti made a mistake by selling Alonso but one can never predict where injuries could hit the team. Luck is very important in sport.
I'm not making excuses, I'm reluctant to accept narratives which portray the failure of some team as a natural corollary of a manager's mistakes and ignore the role of luck and unpredictability of the game (think of Hames hitting the post in the first leg). Overall, I think that it's good for football that no team manages to retain the CL and it is refreshing to see Juve in the final again. Barca and Juve have been the most consistent teams, Madrid struggled already against Schalke...Still, maybe they were a bit more lucky with injuries which is in the normal course of things and might be due to the way the teams have been trained as well.So is actual performance which Juve did and Madrid didn't.
No one needs to pretend. He's one of their starters just like benzema is. You sound like you're making excuses. Shit happens, teams under perform sometimes and win jack.
Or equaling our record of defending champions reaching the second successive final.Very happy my fear of destiny being with Real Madrid winning this years title won't come to pass.
Why do you have to engage in blame games or excuse making, though? There's a middle ground where Juventus can be given credit and praised as the better team and deserving of being in the final, and Madrid not being good to deserve the final over the two legs.I'm not making excuses, I'm reluctant to accept narratives which portray the failure of some team as a natural corollary of a manager's mistakes and ignore the role of luck and unpredictability of the game. Overall, I think that it's good for football that no team manages to retain the CL and it is refreshing to see Juve in the final again. Barca and Juve have been the most consistent teams, Madrid struggled already against Schalke...Still, maybe they were a bit more lucky with injuries which is in th enormal course of thins and might be due to the way the teams have been trained as well.
That's a pretty lame record to be fair.Or equaling our record of defending champions reaching the second successive final.