Soccer 2012-2013 3.0

You two are just making this more enjoyable.

Keep it up.

Mario Goetze to Bayern .. didn't think this was going to happen figured he would end up at man city and not his teams main rival

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/14...-visit?cc=5901

First 11 or 25? Because the 25 men are by far better than the likes of the 95/99/00-06, some debate with the 06 (weighing 1 Ronaldo vs multiple 'good' players) team. And the squad is what wins you the PL these days. The first 11, I agree obviously, isn't as good as past teams of United man for man - but this squad is simply ruthless.
Still, would love a stronger first 11. Carrick is undoubtedly, even by your blinkered standards, one of the best midfielders this season. So if he had another class man alongside him, combined with something 'special' on the wings again (I dare you, Zaha!), knockout trophies should really start to flow. But I doubt anything will change, SAF is a bit stubborn on these matters - still fields Giggs in CM on the odd occasion, always back firing. Anderson is all but gone, Nani collapsed again last month and Valencia didn't appear anywhere as good as he previously was.

I have a horrible feeling that Bale will be on his way to Man Utd in the summer if we don't qualify for the CL. We will see.

Bayern vs Barca in about 40 mins time should be epic

ManU got hosed in Champions, and they let their emotions carry over into the next several games. Cost them FA too. I believe it was just after the Champions loss that they went to International, so they really didn't get a chance to get over the loss and come together. Their record speaks for itself, they're just missing a couple trophies.

Can't wait to see what happens next year. But if I were a betting man I imagine in 13 months I'll be talking about the Devil's treble.

He has a nasty habit (for the rest of us at least ) of doing just that, just when we think he has lost the plot a little he reels out a triple championship run.

Unless Jose ends up at ManCity and he gets silly money I can't see them challenging and even if he does go to Chelski again the team will take more than one season to rebuild. Wenger gonna Wenger, I'm no Piers Morgan (I wish that cunt a fiery death in fact) but it has to be faced up to eventually but someone(s) on the business side at Arsenal just doesn't have their heart in throwing money at the problem, it's run just too much as a business and Kroenke/whoever just don't want to cough up. Maybe Unasimov (sp?) but the rest of the directors seem to think he's something the cat dragged in so won't deal with him. Spurs are content it seems to be the nearly men and like Neki said, Bale is probably on his way. No-one else is close to challenging this lot yet, so...

tl;dr - Man Utd for the title next season almost by default, RedFaces partial rebuild is to do better in Europe.

Not often you see Barca getting dominated by another team using their tactics

Bayern playing extremely well and takes a deserved lead

1-0

Barca: two third of the ball possession, one third of the corners.

It's just one half and one goal though.

2-0

Barca is some deep trouble now if they don't score

I've seriously never seen Barca get dominated so much by another team in recent years

man....that guy from bar?a is playing really well...Viktor Kassai

Didn't Alaba miss the CL final last year for the exact same situation vs Madrid? I can never tell if I don't actually understand the rules or the refs really do just have a shitload of leeway in enforcing them.

Game. Over.

Fuck it, I will even say tie over. GG Bayern, hope you win the cup this year

Wow this is insane...

Barca has completely lost it