My French commentator just said that James is great at attacking the space.La Liga - 2014/15
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
My French commentator just said that James is great at attacking the space.Madrid are not going to destroy Liverpool on this evidence. Liverpool might enjoy playing against this defense
They don't have Suarez and Sturridge is injured.
How many fukkin pens have Real had?! It's actually a piss take.
7 or 8 I think, rough estimate.
Madrid will be pretty happy with that.
No Benzema, Bale, Varane, Ramos and no obvious new injuries. It'll be interesting to see who they take off early - assuming Levante don't do a Real Sociedad on them of course.
No Benzema, Bale, Varane, Ramos and no obvious new injuries. It'll be interesting to see who they take off early - assuming Levante don't do a Real Sociedad on them of course.
Of course Madrid are not going to destroy Liverpool. There are plenty of examples of games where one team is expected to walk over the other and the match ends up as a close one. Bayern vs United last year is a recent example. It will be a close game and Liverpool will not give Madrid the space that they thrive on. These games tend to be cagey with both teams taking very little risks. Liverpool have very little to lose and even a draw will earn Rodgers praise from the English media and Liverpool fans. Madrid on the other hand just have to lose once and they are in a crisis, right before the Classico.
Modrić or Kroos surely? Assuming taking Cristiano off early is out of the question...
Why not just show it on 15 minute tape delay? They normally do that for the La Liga games anyway :-/
And we're only in October. That's scandalous.
The refs must be in our pocket.
IscoHe has such an elegant style of playing.
Ronaldo is a fecking beast...
Cristiano just scored again. Not watching though so no idea what it was like.
Brilliant from Ronaldo
Nice work.
Another Ronaldo goal. This run of form
Very good goal. Dribbled past a couple of players and finished it off nicely.
First La Liga Player to score 15 goals in 8 (7) games
Death, taxes...Ronaldo goal
Why doesn´t he get bored? He should go to somewhere more challenging, like back to us
Why doesn´t he get bored? He should go to somewhere more challenging, like back to us
Ronaldo.What a goal James!
15 league goals by the 8th week for ronaldo.
Another nice goal. James this time. I think this has been the easiest Levante away game in while for Real
Superb from James. He's doing a Bale this season. Overpriced but playing very well.
Great ball kroos. nice finish.
Football manager like form...15 league goals by the 8th week for ronaldo.
Normally I'd think he's going to have a field day against your defence next week with the form he's in, but just watch Johnson or someone shut everyone up and keep him out
Great pass by Kroos, nice chest control by James followed by an excellent finish. He has done very well for Madrid so far by scoring goals, setting them up and also working very hard and closing down defenders. Hopefully he keeps this up. Im delighted with how he has done so far.
Yeah it's not gonna be fun. I'd be more confident if Manquillo played ahead of Johnson but Cristiano tore him to shreds last season so it's not much more positive.Normally I'd think he's going to have a field day against your defence next week with the form he's in, but just watch Johnson or someone shut everyone up and keep him out
Just have to hope we can hit them on the counter.
Agreed. Doesn't quite have the dynamism of Di Maria but done quite well otherwise.
True. He definitely does not give the team the balance that Di Maria did. He is not as good as Di Maria is now, but at the moment he looks to be better than Di Maria was at the same age and in his first year at Madrid. Hopefully he will continue in that regard and also keep showing the desire to improve.
Modric injured
What a goal by Isco.
Lovely goal by Isco.
Modric going off (injured - but how badly?) looks like the only bad news.
Modric going off (injured - but how badly?) looks like the only bad news.
Incidentally, on the penalty stats, as far as I can tell, Madrid have has scored 4 in La Liga and 1 in the CL (and missed one in the CL).
Is that all? We are obviously not getting bang for our buck. Hopefully Perez kept the receipt.
After the bad start it now looks like Real really is on fire. 30 goals already after 8 games with Ronaldo scoring 15 of those. 
True, but they haven't met decent opposition the last few weeks.After the bad start it now looks like Real really is on fire. 30 goals already after 8 games with Ronaldo scoring 15 of those.