Jamtarts-1874 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Not given the ridiculous gap between the top 3 and the rest. And Atletico aren't some plucky underdogs either. They're Tax Dodgers FC: they owe the Spanish authorities millions and millions of euros. Yeah but don't pretend just because Everton, spurs and the like are close to the front runner just now that they have any chance of winning the league. Lets face it the only reason the epl is competitive this year is because the quality of the teams at the top isn't very good. Iam not bothered about the reasons behind why atletico are good I just know they are playing well just now. Also if it wasn't just for billionaires using city nd Chelsea as play things then the epl would be mince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Cech Isn't world class. Not really, not any more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory House M.D. Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 That's a red card. Every time. This Irish guy is ruining this game. Bellend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Certainly not this season. Not for quite a few in reality, bar that CL winning season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Utd must give Zaha a chance.Young cannot get a game before him surely.Surely worth a shout before Giggs as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Ashley Young is absolutely god awful at this level. Get him to **** Moyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Lawson's completely unofficial current European ranking list 1. Bayern Munich (Germany) 2. Barcelona (Spain) 3. Real Madrid (Spain) 4. Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 5. Arsenal (England) 6. Atletico Madrid (Spain) 7. Juventus (Italy) 8. Paris Saint-Germain (France) 9. Chelsea (England) 10. Manchester City (England) Of those, Barca and Dortmund look like they're going backwards to me; Atleti have a chronic history of shooting themselves in the foot; Juve are nothing special; Chelsea and City will, in all probability, only get better over the next year or two. And PSG are really hard to assess: I think they're better than last year, but still aren't sure about them at this level yet. As long as they avoid each other in the draw, Bayern, Real, Arsenal and either PSG or Chelsea to make the semis this year for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Shocking miss by Young! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Fantastic slo-mo footage of game in Istanbul ... hailstones bouncing off the pitch and a wake of hailstones trailing the ball as it moves along the grass. Edit: With the team colours on display and orange ball it's all a bit surreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Ashley Young Beatlebum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Sounds like the pundits (Lee Dixon)are talking about Hearts defending and not Man U it's all most exactly what we are doing week in week out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Has the gala v juve game been suspended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Has the gala v juve game been suspended? yes, apparently getting under way shortly ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Jarman Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Has the gala v juve game been suspended? Stopped to clear some of the snow/hail, it's stopped falling now, and to paint the lines red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERjambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I like Man U, but they're going to lose this one 1-0 again. You can just feel it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Snow? I assumed crowd trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERjambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Snow? I assumed crowd trouble Just minor skirmishes really. A snowball fight or two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossthejambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Match abandoned in Istanbul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis2006 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 City pull it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERjambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Match abandoned in Istanbul. Yep, flares on the pitch all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 You know, I'm sitting here watching a City team (a mix of a & b teamers) come back into this game, passing it around for a minute or so in Bayern's half and I'm wondering if the German team has been told to take it easy (after their start). Gatsby above states they're far more entertaining than Barca ever were. Of course without Robben they're infinitely less dangerous but I'm still not convinced by this German team ... in full flow the are undoubtedly impressive, and the stats to date (and probably at the end of the season) will likely put them in the frame for the greatest ever. For me anyway, they lack something, something artistic ... there are no curves to this Bayern team, just German straight edges. Edit: they've equalised now. Edit: they've taken the lead now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossthejambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Blatant dive from Milner for the penalty. Shocking defending for the third. Best team in the world, aye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Man City leading after being 2-0 down is a massive shock. And away from home too. If they see it out then it should really get their season going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 1-0 Man United They've actually grown into the game and have probably been the better team overall. Big difference since RVP came on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERjambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Man City leading after being 2-0 down is a massive shock. And away from home too. If they see it out then it should really get their season going. They need 2 more to top the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Another goal for City and if they hold on they win the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Massive investment needed in Man U's squad. No disguising their mediocrity. Don't fancy them for top 4 this season at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabienleclerq Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Bayern fanboys going quiet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Massive investment needed in Man U's squad. No disguising their mediocrity. Don't fancy them for top 4 this season at all Even with their last couple of Championships they've generally been shocking to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Man Utd just look like a team with one gear that they can't quite shift out of. And most of the time it's the wrong gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERjambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Even with their last couple of Championships they've generally been shocking to watch. They certainly lack the flair of Hibernian FC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 They certainly lack the flair of Hibernian FC. You can't blame United for that ... wee team flair is unprecedented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERjambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 You can't blame United for that ... wee team flair is unprecedented. They taught Brazil all they know don't ya know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Dzeko has had a very good game tonight - held the ball up excellently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Shades of the press that undone Barcelona there. May see a few coaches pouring over videos of this match prior to encounters with Munich. Fine matches by Milner and Fernandihno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA MAROON Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 City were the better side for most of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamtarts-1874 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 just reminds me of last season when Bayern got beat 2-0 at home by Arsenal. They thought it was already over and turned off. Still went on to smash everyone though. Hopefully they go out asap this season though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgaro Gomis Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Had a ?5 bet on; Hearts U20 (Taken at HT when 1-0 down) @ 24/5 St Mirren @ 11/10 Leverkusen @ 19/20 Juve to qualify @ 1/4 Obviously the Juve game got postponed so will it pay out or will I need to wait for the game to be replayed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viva hate Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Had a ?5 bet on; Hearts U20 (Taken at HT when 1-0 down) @ 24/5 St Mirren @ 11/10 Leverkusen @ 19/20 Juve to qualify @ 1/4 Obviously the Juve game got postponed so will it pay out or will I need to wait for the game to be replayed? The game is due to be played tomorrow hopefully. If it is completed within 24 hours you have to wait. Thats what normally happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody loves Baz Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Have to wait. Need the Turks to win for over ?400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Seems Pellegrini didn't realise that winning 4-2 would have meant they topped the group. He thought they needed to score another 2 goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jambos1983 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Seems Pellegrini didn't realise that winning 4-2 would have meant they topped the group. He thought they needed to score another 2 goals. Absolutely unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 just reminds me of last season when Bayern got beat 2-0 at home by Arsenal. They thought it was already over and turned off. Still went on to smash everyone though. Hopefully they go out asap this season though Same here. It's a useful feather in City's cap, but I don't think it means anything more than that. Might've done if Bayern had blown the group leadership mind, but they didn't, so they'll be fine. Seems Pellegrini didn't realise that winning 4-2 would have meant they topped the group. He thought they needed to score another 2 goals. That's amazingly inept on his part. I think the head-to-head rule is a complete joke, but he surely ought to know about it by now?! Just watch City draw Barca or Real now, while Bayern get someone like Olympiakos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Wiseau Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Seems Pellegrini didn't realise that winning 4-2 would have meant they topped the group. He thought they needed to score another 2 goals. Happens to the best of them. Remember when Paulo got the boys to play it about at the back against 10 man St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup because he thought it went to extra time? Great times, precious memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 He said that they wanted to win the group but that other things were more important and that he wanted to take Silva off...getting the two goals would have been difficult. Said that if they had got the 4th goal then he would have put Aguero on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamtarts-1874 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 poor on pellegrini's part if true, but you think someone would've mentioned it to him. Cant quite remember what he said but perhaps his english let him down and he meant to say too get the 4th goal i was thinking of putting aguero on instead of if we got the 4th. Probs a long shot that though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 poor on pellegrini's part if true, but you think someone would've mentioned it to him. Cant quite remember what he said but perhaps his english let him down and he meant to say too get the 4th goal i was thinking of putting aguero on instead of if we got the 4th. Probs a long shot that though I thought that when they replayed the interview, but then when he mentions that it would be difficult to get the 2 goals and, for me, that confirms that he didn't realise the true position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigieboy Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Pellegrini. FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraggle Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Personally think Munich looked stronger and played a better style of fotball last season. This season Bayern look to have the usual Pepe weaknesses,system overly reliant on a couple of payers, pass the ball to death,work it too much at the edge of the 18yard box, cant adjust to counter teams that either park the bus on the goal line or that pushes on high up the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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