Coentrao on for Di Maria.
2-2 Alonso!
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Coentrao on for Di Maria.
2-2 Alonso!
He's making Pepe look like a 3-legged giraffe.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Alonso 2-2, the guy we wouldn't pay and extra £2mill for.
Probably more accurate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Benzema heads across goal. Valdes went walkabout.
Pepe. :bow: Takes out Dani Alves.
That is the one thing about our austerity policy that makes me sick, to miss out on a guy of the quality for such a small amount is incredible, even for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Callejon on for Khedira.
Jeez, does Benzema ever look up? He had a man wide open in front of goal there but kept his forehead stuck to the ball.
Adriano off, Pique on.
Mascherano booked. Real Madrid have a freekick in a dangerous area.
How close were you actually from signing Alonso though? I've read nothing (granted I've never actively looked) that says you were all-but £2m from signing him other than the inevitable tabloid articles where everyone is literally hours from signing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
I'm just glad we didn't swap him for Barry; even if it did mean losing him a year later.
Wide from Ronaldo.
Wow, Ronaldo was close with that FK, keeper nowhere.
Valdes denies Ronaldo.
Benzema header, straight at Valdes.
Watched Chelsea, Utd and Barca today. Of the three, if I had to pick just one, I'd want Barca to lose. I'm even sitting here hoping Ronaldo scores. Crazy, to loathe a team that much. But I do.
Exactly. Just because Balague and Sky Sports tell you something, doesn't mean it's true.Quote:
Originally Posted by NGog Is Going
Just like we never actually offered anything for Mata this summer.
Also, Barry :lol:.
He looks ordinary enough to play for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Ronaldo shot, deflected just wide. Valdes was scrambling.
Ronaldo scuffs another one.
It seems to be generally accepted but that's not worth too much, is it? I remember there being a relatively good source for it at the time but can't remember what it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by NGog Is Going
Not much help I'm afraid.
That's the story that came out after everything was done and dusted. True or false? It's as true or false as any other football story. However, what's certain is we should have signed him whatever the cost. That one signing could have transformed so many things at this club. Plus there's the £10mill Jagielks antics that support the generally accepted theory Wenger is a fucking tight wad. Still, we went on to get the likes of Chamakh and Squillaci so it hasn't all been so fucking horrendous you could rip your own arse out and wear it as a hat.Quote:
Originally Posted by NGog Is Going
David Villa off, Pedro on.
Pedro. :bow: Even though he is falling foul of their corrupting influence now.
Pepe. :lol:
I'd love to hear what the instructions Mourinho set out for him are in these games.
phil thompson on saturday said we offered £12m but rafa wanted £16m for alonso. we wouldnt pay more.
he ended up going for £30m.
another stupid mistake by arsene.
£16mill would have been daylight robbery for a world class player.Quote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
Bloody hell Messi.
Benzema off, Higuain on.
Valdes comes out for the ball, parries it out. Ronaldo was running across and it looked like Valdes caught him as he was moving across. Hmm.
Stonewall pen for Real - ref ignores it.
Callejon fires one right across goal.
Good recovery from Marcelo, Pedro nearly killed them.
Looked like a pen for the cuntalans, Pedro taken down. Ref ignores it. Probably evening things up. Shame he can't just apply the rules.
Three added minutes.
2-2 full time, good game. On to Wednesday. :popcorn:
Oh well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
There's no guarantee he wouldn't have moved to Madrid a year or two later any way :lol:
Though for probably less than you bought him...
:lol:
Too true.
Can't believe they sacked Bolton :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Get rid of the guy who actually challenges what Balague says. Scott Minto will just suck it all up probably.
Also, Sky's programme starts at 21:55 BST on SS2. Cesc could well be fit for this one as was reported before he left.
2-2 from the first leg. :popcorn:
Barca to wrap up their first trophy, cant see Real pulling this around. . .will give it a decent try tho･