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La Liga 2016/17
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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?
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Oh dear. Leg break for Vidal.
Nasty by the Basque player, broken ankle for Vidal
Alex Vidal looks like he just broke his ankle in half. Gruesome
Will finish with 10 men since they are out of substitutions but Vidal loss huge going forward - RFEF continuing to do their sworn duty
6-0 FT for Barca. They are still the best if they play at their best.
What happened to Vidal?
Hardly.
The team they played isn't a good team, the midfield at Barca is disjointed.
Vidal out is a major blow for us. Just when he started performing on a high level too.
No RB in the final too, which paves the way for a rather dramatic scenario.
No RB in the final too, which paves the way for a rather dramatic scenario.
Nasty tackle in the closing minutes, Basque player had no chance to recover the ball - broken ankle for Vidal. No foul no booking - business as usual in the Primera
Big loss, unquestionably - even in the context of this match alone Aleix was instrumental in both of the early two goals that opened the match up. He's not a true RB himself but provides the offensive outlet Roberto has not been able to - shame really as he was beginning to gel with the team
Less concerned about a Final but the CL & League in general - wonder if Lucho will finally consider calling Palencia up. Perhaps Digne can give some minutes there, hard to say but a big blow nevertheless
So unlucky for Vidal. He fstarted finding his feet and his pace was an added weapon on that right flank. This is a big blow. Hope he recovers soon.
3-4-3 sounds like the best option when Roberto is out or not performing. Don't see Lucho bringing up Palencia at this stage.
Terrible, FFS!
Dislocation or a break?
I said that Enrique should have used the 3-4-4 at the start of the season. Roberto has too much ball park to defend so he can't attack effectively without leaving massive gaps so he holds his runs a lot because he lacks the pace to recover. The problem is that I don't think Barcelona are coached very well so the automatisms to use it. The teams positional game is extrememly weak and they depend too much on the qualitative superirotiy of their players. It's a far cry from Guardiolas team
No news.
Hope it's just a dislocation.
Vidal
Disgusting from that Alaves player
Disgusting from that Alaves player
I think he disjointed his ankle or at least that would be the best scenario I believe and that tackle was just horrible.
It's broken guys, ligaments are gone. Only watched the tackle once, seemed hard and dangerous but not sure it was dirty
Season is over for him. Not first time Theo guilty of dirty tackles, not even the first time this month that dirty tackles have neither been whistled nor punished against Barcelona this month and we're barely into February
Basque hooligans also attacked Barcelona fans with lead pipes prior to the match in a premeditated attack sending many to the hospital that has to be deemed an act of terrorism but little will come of it per usual
Basque hooligans also attacked Barcelona fans with lead pipes prior to the match in a premeditated attack sending many to the hospital that has to be deemed an act of terrorism but little will come of it per usual
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Alavés aren't a bad side. They beat Barcelona 1-2 in Camp Nou and have made it to The Copa del Rey final, where they will almost definitely lose again against Barcelona.
They have a very small budget compared to other La Liga clubs. Marcos Llorente is a gifted midfielder who Real will probably buy back.
So is he the one with a restraining order or is that another one.
His brother is the guy who got arrested for domestic violence
Btw, was the tackle dirty and dangerous or just hard? Live it looked hard, and i refused to watch any replays because i didn't want a close look at vidal's ankle disintegrating...
Btw, was the tackle dirty and dangerous or just hard? Live it looked hard, and i refused to watch any replays because i didn't want a close look at vidal's ankle disintegrating...
I've not seen it, can only go by the reaction on here. Barca fans are bound to be upset. A bit like us and Luke Shaw.
It was dirty, no intent whatsoever to do anything but go through on the tackle to injure the player - no chance to recover the ball much less play it as the ball was heading out of touch and Vidal was merely shepherding it out...and again, not the first time for Theo
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It was dangerous as it was with excessive force and imprudent even if it was a frontal tackle. Maybe it wasn't 'dirty' as he seemed to be genuinely challenging the ball but like I said it was imprudent as it can get and I don't know if he was expelled or booked but that type of plays should be yellow even if they don't commit a fault just because of how dangerous they are. He was going on full stride and in the last moment he launched his body forward with lifting his sole.
Watched the replay. Theo gets on the ball first, clean, then him and vidal smash into each other. Given the minute and score, it should've been avoided, but i dunno that it was a foul honestly. Would never be a foul in england i think. Freak injury, bad luck
Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks and vidal will be back soon. Animo Vidal
Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks and vidal will be back soon. Animo Vidal
But he gets on the ball clean. Didn't hit him with the studs, vidal's ankle probably got tangled between theo's right leg and the pitch, or hit the knee. It was a freak accident.
Yeah, I'm watching it again and it seems in the last moment Vidal hesitates and Theo does get to the ball first and as Vidal couldn't fully stop they still collide. Watching it again I think Vidal should have jumped or avoid the challenge in the moment he hesitated because he ended up going in timidly and went with the worst part but I still think is kind of reckless to go with that much force but I don't know how should this be qualified in Spain.
P.S. Just realized he got his right foot injured which it was the foot he was standing on at the time so it was more like an accident like you just said.
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Have Real Madrid been playing with a back 3 much this season
It was a bit reckless i agree but not some horror tackle. Could've been a foul, yellow card would've been harsh
@paulscholes18 second time this season IIRC
@paulscholes18 second time this season IIRC
Horrific coming together in the Madrid Osasuna game, like a fool I watched the slow motion replay as I thought "typical LA Liga play acting". 
Hope he makes a quick recovery.
Hope he makes a quick recovery.
And now Bonnin breaks his leg against Real. Bad day in Spain
Oh feck! What did happen?
Oh christ! It looked even worse than Vidal's
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