0-3 HT. Barca were a bit good.
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0-3 HT. Barca were a bit good.
So there you have it.
Agent Cesc ruined everything.
I never thought of it like that.
Agent Cesc. :bow: Shame Pep worked it out though.
Herrera and Perez on for Susaeta and De Marcos.
What a pass from Herrera, Ibai goes for the Vela but puts it over.
Iniesta is just ridiculous when he is on it.
Dreadful freekick from Messi. :lol:
Great chance for Llorente, Pique blocks it, not that he knew much about it.
Xavi booked.
What a run from Messi, absolutely shat on them, Iraizoz just about keeps it out with his feet.
Sanchez off, Keita on.
Cesc. :lol:
Not trusted in midfield, even at 0-3.
Llorente off, Toquero on. :bow:
What a chance for Aurtenetxe but heads it wide.
Xavi off, possibly injured, he did just take a battering. Cesc on. :lol:
He's the equivalent of the night-watchman.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Pedro off, Thiago on.
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
Cesc after his +1, runs the ball out.
Another awful first touch from Cesc, would've been a good chance if he wasn't a pubber.
0-3 FT. Second half was a bit of a non-event generally.
Guardiola's 14th trophy in four seasons. His first was a Copa Del Rey and his last is a Copa Del Rey. Same opposition in both games too.
Cesc. :lol:
Iniesta. :bow:
Muniain crying again. :doh:
Take away all the Pub team trophies such as the Spanish charity shield, the european charity shield and the world charity shield and his trophy haul is like 4
Pep :haha:
Seven.
7 in 4 years?
Pep :haha:
With all the money, refs, FA, UEFA, FIFA and BBLs on his side, he should have won it all.
But he joined when Real were champions and he leaves with Real as record breaking champions.
One must ask, was he that good then? Or just a flash in the pan? A Danny Cadamarteri of the managing world?
I would say no but it depends on what else he goes on to do.
Seven out of twelve isn't too bad though. I'd include the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup though at the very least, you can't qualify for it by being a runner-up, unlike say the Spanish Super Cup.
Xavi wants Puyol to have his Big Man moment but insists on Xavi alone lifting it. Nice touch from Cavey Wavey.
Xavi slipped on the podium.
:haha:
Dont forget Rijkaard started it all off and no ones seen him since.
Genuinely believe that Pep had little to do what went on there and was just the fall guy should things go wrong.
As soon as they do, hes gone. The only surprise is the Laportas have given him the courtesy of walking instead of being pushed.
Started it all off maybe but it tailed off for two seasons quite dramatically. Rijkaard even guided Barca to finishing third.
real shame bilbao finished off the season with two loser medals, the amount of games with a small squad caught up with them in the end. barca were stunning in that first 30.
i don't get why bielsa is not on the radar of chelsea or liverpool - fits the bill for both but he'd really have his work cut out imposing his usual approach with those two current squads.
I guess it probably did though I think they might have done better in the Europa League final had it not been against Spanish oppposition.
Interesting about Bielsa, his contract actualy runs out in the summer (it was only a year long), no word yet as to whether he will stay on or not. Hope he does though.
exactly, the timing is right in a few ways for an approach from those clubs.
but like yourself i'd want him to keep trying with bilbao, at the very least until all the best players have been picked off by the bigger clubs, so a couple more years. competition is what keeps this game alive after all.
They're back in the Europa League anyway so it's not like a season is coming up where he couldn't put it right. He's never really managed at club level for more than a couple of years a time. He's still relatively young at 56 too so it shouldn't be like two more seasons in Bilbao would damage his prospects afterwards.
Not speaking English at a club with Carragher, Gerrard and Spearing would likely be a problem too.
As far as Liverpool goes, we don't know he isn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz
If it wasn't for Whelan spouting off every 5 seconds we wouldn't really know anything.
Saying that, I don't think he fits into the whole young and upcoming category so would probably be quite low down the list.
Bielsa signed a contract extension (for one year), you'd assume that means very few players will be leaving - possibly Javi Martinez though...
http://img01.mundodeportivo.com/2012...38_352_256.jpg
:haha:
Cesc left out again. :lol:
Malaga after Green apparently :lol:
Manuel Preciado became Villarreal coach yesterday. Today he has died of a heart attack. :(
His press conference when he was let go last season at Sporting was horrible to watch. Tears everywhere.
Fuck
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http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/...alling-historyQuote:
Xavi has stated that Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho will not go down in football history due to his inferiority to outgoing Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola.
During the four years that the 41-year-old was in charge of Blaugrana, the Catalan club claimed a number of trophies, and won widespread acclaim for their attractive, attacking brand of football.
And Xavi feels that the Portuguese man will forever be in Guardiola's shadow.
"Mourinho is not going to go down in football history," the Spain star told Canal+. "For me, the best is Guardiola, and in the four years that he has been leading the club, he has revolutionised football.
"For example, Chelsea won the Champions League this year, but the club [Barca] remains the benchmark in world football."
Since the former Inter boss took charge in the Spanish capital, the on-pitch rivalry between the two old enemies intensified, although Xavi believes that the media sensationalised it beyond its true worth.
"The press were much to blame as well, because it created a tension that was almost fictional. It's true that there was tension, but not as much as ws said.
"I'm great friends with Iker [Casillas, Real Madrid captain] and that always comes above everything."
:lol:
The jealousy is laughable from Xavi
I love how all these Barcelona people have just seem to completely erase what Rijkaard did from their minds. He was the one who stabilized that club after their little crisis, and brought them back to the top.
No respect.
Well that's because he took them to two trophyless seasons (well out of the three trophies generally recognised) and third place in 07/08.
Stupid pricks.. I'd like to see Guardiola win something outside of Barca.. something Mourinho did at every club he has been at.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach