The mid 1970's Bayern teams had Breitner, Beckenbauer, Rummenigge, Maier, Hoeness, etc. Back to Back to Back CL trophies with those teams. Arsenal's form would not hold up in CL...just my $0.02. Winning vs the mid tier in the Prem is not the same proposition as the last 8 of the CL. I saw the 4th place joke on Twitter the other day...pretty funny stuff. $$$ and Stars do NOT always lend to a great Team as I am sure you are aware. Bayern have the likes of Robben, Ribery, Alaba, Schweinsteiger, Benatia all out at the moment yet they have changed things up a bit tactically and really came together as a team. Each player fights for the next and so on. As a for instance, I don't see this at Real when watching Cristiano's reaction to another player scoring a goal.Originally posted by Manch.:
I didn't realize that Bayern has been to 10 CL finals, and was kind of surprised that Arsenal has only been to 1 final.
They might be the favorite right now if they didn't bow out, Arse is on fire.
To the Arsenal guys here, I have to apologize for this, but I just had to share: How can a team like Manchester City be in 4th place in the EPL?.........That's what happens when you keep signing Arsenal players!
Re: LVG, I would say this....the 2 best days when your club signs him on as coach are the day he signs and the day he gets sacked! He is a polarizing guy to put it mildly. Strange bird as well if you read up on him. LOLOriginally posted by Manch.:
What a difference Ashley Young and Fellaini have been this year.
LVG said it would take some time to get things going, just as they did when he was is charge at Ajax, Barca and Bayern, and the defense has been solid for most of the year and now the midfield is playing great and they are scoring goals.
I would have been happy with 4th place a few weeks back when United still had to face the Bar Codes away, the Spurs at home, Liverpool on the road, a much improved Aston Villa under Tim Sherwood and of course today's Derby. United taking the maximum 15 points was pretty much unthinkable to me about a month ago.
If United and Arse continue to play at this current form, then May 17th is lining up to be one great match to watch, and possibly is going to decide 2nd place. United has 6 games left, 4 of them on the road including back to back road matches coming up with Chelsea and Everton (who has shown better form but still is still only 3W-3L-2D in their last 8).
City has 4 home games left, but travels to the Spurs and Swansea, and finish up at home against So'ton.
Arse still has the FA Cup and 4 home games, including Chelsea (one of the few times that I will ever root for Chelsea) and Swansea, and a trip to Old Trafford.
Chelsea has just about wrapped the title up now.
Did I see this stat correct? Man City has not won an EPL match since 1995 when losing at halftime? If I read that correctly, that has to be one of the most incredible things that I have read in a long time. Just in the 2011 and 2012 seasons, I think United was losing at half just about every other match.
Originally posted by kooterridesagain:
Good guess on man city.
Does Brendan Rodgers get fired?
Real better score early next week or I'm not sure one tactic ancelotti can break them down. I'd start Jesé and Isco and bench benzema and bale but I know he'll never do that.
A red in return leg could decide it for either team. Disappointed Ramos and carvajsl started to play dirty like Atletico, they're the best in the world at it, real is not.
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Textbook win for my Blues...Not pretty, but incredibly, we've still never lost a Premier League match at home during either of Mourinho's managerial stints! United & Arsenal should both receive credit for playing the best football here toward the end of the season, but to the victors go the spoils.Originally posted by Manch.:
There's a minute left, and even if United ties it, this should be it for Chelsea. Congrats to Rishi and the other Chelsea fans here (NoleLizards?). Chelsea still has @ Arse and home for Liverpool, but still should get the 9 points needed with games against @Arse, @Leicester, (H)Palace, (H)Liverpool, @West Brom and (H)Sunderland, and they don't have any Cup matches left.
Now the battle for 3rd gets even tighter and Liverpool and Southampton still have hope for a top 4.
The race for 2-6 is going to be fun!
It's over now, Chelsea 1-0 Man United.
Bleh, was hoping for that call but the ref played it right. Herrera would have gotten the call in the NBA, but kudos to Mike Dean.
Was glad to see Falcao get the start over Van Persie as VP as not seen the pitch since February, and Carrick not being out there hurt as he controls the mid and Rooney doesn't have to drop back. I think Mourinho played the right strategy today
Glad to see Fox national covering the FA Cup!
Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland, April 19, 2014Originally posted by NoleLizards:
we've still never lost a Premier League match at home during either of Mourinho's managerial stints!
Originally posted by Manch.:
Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland, April 19, 2014Originally posted by NoleLizards:
we've still never lost a Premier League match at home during either of Mourinho's managerial stints!
Sorry, but to the victors go the spoils!Like with everything else, I'll blame it on alcohol-induced brain cell loss.
And unfortunately, the Villains have managed to dispatch the Peasants. Sadly, we would have probably played better against the Scousers--lower level sides tend to give The Arsenal fits.Originally posted by LesClaypool:
As I've ALWAYS (for the last two years) said, who cares about the league when there's the FA Cup to play for?
United has not only been doing this all year, but they've actually used guys like James Wlison in games, and not only has Unitd been doing this at forward, they've been doing this at mid and defense.Originally posted by kooterridesagain:
It's never a good sign when the reserve attackers move up to train with the first team.
F*** the elitist Serie A teams. Those teams constantly play in front of half empty stadiums. Just took 5 minutes to research some of the teams 2014/15 home attendance and did a quick spreadsheet. Attendance capacity is at 52% for a league wide average. Nine teams can't even fill half of the stadium. Absolutely pitiful, and I understand that the Italian economy sucks. (Rivals won't let me copy and paste the spreadsheet).Originally posted by kooterridesagain:
Btw has anyone paid attention to Carpi in serie B? They are 15 points up with 6 to play.
The greatest minnow story I can recall, Reading was a big club compared to this.
1909 club, folded and rebranded in 2002, about to make top flight first time ever. Seating capacity 4,100, usually gets 2,800 per game.
Big Italian clubs don't want them up but I do. (They have no stadium rules on size like epl) not like many are going to serie A games anyway with attendance dropping yet again this season.
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If you like this story you will LOVE a book called, "The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro."Originally posted by kooterridesagain:
Btw has anyone paid attention to Carpi in serie B? They are 15 points up with 6 to play.
The greatest minnow story I can recall, Reading was a big club compared to this.
1909 club, folded and rebranded in 2002, about to make top flight first time ever. Seating capacity 4,100, usually gets 2,800 per game.
Big Italian clubs don't want them up but I do. (They have no stadium rules on size like epl) not like many are going to serie A games anyway with attendance dropping yet again this season.
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