Was it the Rayo manager slagging Celtic for being defensive against Barca midweek? I bet Neil Lennon is hoping for Barca to get a couple more.
La Liga - 2012/2013
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to talk about United's dreadful home defeat at the hands of Big Ange's Tottenham Hotspur. Should this have been the end of Ten Hag? How long does he actually have left? And does Nik finally want ETH out?!
How are we going to catch up with these bastards if they don't drop a fecking point? If Barcelona win the league and Atletico finish above us this season I'm going to need directions to a big cliff somewhere.
What's the level of dislike from Madrid fans towards Atletico?
It's a good shout. I'm starting to think maybe Barca shouldn't have signed him. He's wasted in Barca's team a bit; being used largely a runner, grafter, dragger of defenders and front to goal finisher in the same way Pedro is.
If you watched him for Udinese or for Chile he has good playmaking capabilities, is a fantastic dribbler, can take players out of the game with one v one skill and is devestating on the counter-attack. Most of these things he doesn't get to show as a cog in Barca's system.
Agreed, but even then he's far from being a clinical finisher, whereas Pedro and especially Villa inherently still are (even if they've had some rough patches) on top of these other duties
Yeah that's what I mean. I don't think he's every been particularly good at that and it's the task he is finding himself needing to do the most in this Barca team. With Messi in the team he is never going to be the creative player he is for Chile or was at Udinese (where he looks his best).
sanchez has been rotten for them
I don't really dislike them, I don't take football that seriously but I guess a lot of the die hards hate their guts, altough I didn't really notice that from my visit to Madrid earlier this year. I think they hate Barcelona more than they hate Atletico.
Who make the league so unbalanced? Who came up with the idea of individual TV deals?
I'd love to see it differently aswell mate, believe it or not.
considering madrid is socio controlled, all you have to do is convince your fellow madristas to share these views and thereby elect a president who will push for more centralized tv deals
Highly unlikely to happen anyway.
If all these Nani leaving comments are true I'd take Sanchez from them happily.
So would I. Absolutely wasted in the role he plays for Barca. Can do much more.
He would be the closest replacement in terms of style that's for sure but not sure if SAF is interested in that sort of player anymore
Hazard, Moura I'd say we could be.
True. I expect Atlético to implode by January, thereby returning to their normal schizoid selves.
He suffers because (a) he's not good enough to get a regular game through the middle, and (b) Barca's system is wholly based on getting the best out of Messi.
I don't know about Moura but I'd say Hazard is really different than Nani.More of a passer and is very good playing centrally.
As was Sanchez at Udinese.
Atletico 1-0 after 30 mins at home to Osasuna, nice header from Miranda.
How long can they keep pace with Barca?
How long can they keep pace with Barca?
Well, they have neither the quality of Barcelona nor the squad depth of RM, so probably the 2nd half of the season will do them, also depending on their objectives in other competitions.
If RM keep up their current form we could maybe see a sort of 2007/08 situation with Atlético breaking up the duopoly. Big if, though.
Raul Garcia makes it 2.
@duffer: scouting Falcao? Or keeping an eye on Courtois? Or both?
Atleti play Valencia next week.
@duffer: scouting Falcao? Or keeping an eye on Courtois? Or both?
Courtois watching really, he's not had much to do so far though. He's certainly a big guy!
He is brilliant. Wonder what will happen next year as I can't see him wanting to play back up to Cech.
Falcao trying to do everything by himself for the 3rd time in a row, and again it doesn't come off. He's no Messi... yet.
I just hope Chelsea won't get their hands on Flacao.
Mata, Oscar, Hazard and Falcao could become one of the most devastating attacking lineups in European football.
Mata, Oscar, Hazard and Falcao could become one of the most devastating attacking lineups in European football.
What a goal. 2-1
The plan is to send him on loan to an English club next season.
And as I type, he concedes form distance. Good strike though.
Falcao gets his goal. Good finish.
Every other team in Spain should roll over for Atletico just to break the Madrid/Barca stranglehold over the title.
Madrid start with Casillas; Varane, Pepe, Ramos, Essien; Xabi Alonso, Modric; Di María, Cristiano Ronaldo, Özil; e Higuaín.
Atléti win their 12th game in a row.
Whats happening at Bilbao this season?
Higuaín 1-0