La Liga 2017/18

We're dreadful to watch. Everyone standing still, asking for the ball ln the feet, 3-4 players consistently around the ball, standing still, in non-dangerous areas, with no pressure on the ball...

We can live with it while we're first in the league and winning games and titles, but right now team needs to start playing like the first half from the supercup against barcelona. Winning ugly is not okay right now
 
Is it illegal in Spain to book Casameiro? He's like the Ramires of Liga. No matter what he does, he gets away with.
 
Wish he'd be more enterprising with his dribbling, but holy feck, his shooting is something else. Wish Zidane gave him more chances playing down the middle

And as usual, we go up 2 goals and start playing some football
 
Sammyjunn said:
Watching Barcelona and Real full matches this weekend, they both seem quite vulnerable to me. They dont really compare to the dominant forces they used to be, although Real really miss Bale and Modric.
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Agree. I think we do see a shift here.

Sadly the new dominant force seem to be City under Pep :( toying with the premier league so far.
 
Cris played really well tonight, but still can't score...

Well it's fine when he plays lile this
 
Ayestaran extends his record of most games lost in a row to 12 after this game.

Making history
 
Real looking as good as they have done for quite a while. Not sure that's saying a lot though...
 
Best game I’ve seen from Cristiano in a while, hopefully a sign his form can return for the winter.
 
I know las palmas are about as threatening as a puppy looking for cuddles, but I liked Vallejo. Not sure about the physical tools, but he showed good tactical awareness and reading of the game. Better than Nacho in that regard
 
giorno said:
In a way it's kind of a pity he never got to work with someone like Guardiola
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Getting a little wild here, but if he keeps his spot in the starting 11 with Real and does a good World Cup in Russia, he has a chance of making it into the podium of the next Ballon d'Or
 
Ishdalar said:
Getting a little wild here, but if he keeps his spot in the starting 11 with Real and does a good World Cup in Russia, he has a chance of making it into the podium of the next Ballon d'Or
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He really should, he has been so constant for us.
 
Paul_Scholes18 said:
Agree. I think we do see a shift here.

Sadly the new dominant force seem to be City under Pep :( toying with the premier league so far.
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I think City look great now but their defense is suspect and they could get exposed in CL if they play a great attacking team like a PSG. They are peaking right now but there's still a lot of time left in the season and they're due for a dip in form. They'll walk the EPL by double digit points as they have no competition in that league but I think CL will be a much different story.
 
This weekend's Liga. From the BBC so all times are UK.

FRIDAY 17TH NOVEMBER
  • Girona 1 Real Sociedad 1. FT
SATURDAY 18TH NOVEMBER
  • Getafe 12:00 Alavés
  • Leganés 15:15 Barcelona
  • Sevilla 17:30 Celta Vigo
  • Atlético Madrid 19:45 Real Madrid
SUNDAY 19TH NOVEMBER
  • Malaga 11:00 Deportivo La Coruña
  • Espanyol 15:15 Valencia
  • Las Palmas 17:30 Levante
  • Athletic Bilbao 19:45 Villarreal
MONDAY 20TH NOVEMBER
  • Eibar 20:00 Real Betis
Madrid derby tonight at the Wanda with the teams currently fighting it out for third and fourth place. The Madrid teams are level on 23 points - 8 points behind Barcelona. Valencia are second on 27 points
 
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great to see girona doing well, only helps both us and them going foward
 
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