UEFA Champions League 24/25 - Playoff Round - 11/02/25 - 12/02/25 and 18/02/25 - 19/02/25

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Barca, Liverpool, Bayern to name three.

I fear Liverpool in particular although playing against Barcelona always gets me nervous and as for Bayern I think they're almost on par with us with how their UCL campaign has gone.
 
Wasn't PSG kinda ass just a couple of months ago? I seem to remember them struggling just qualifying from the group.

They weren't bad in terms of their football; xG wise they lost a bunch of games against teams they really should've beaten. They just sucked at finishing. Something clicked in the meantime though, as recent results would indicate.
 
PSv - Juve indeed goes to extra time. PSV looked better and fitter so far, could really go through today.
 
I disagree with the premise that Amorim is inflexible because he insists on 3-at-the-back, yet by the same measure you're unwilling to hold the same standard of criticism for Ancelotti when he insists on 4-at-the-back.

Surely you see the hypocrisy, in general, of the premise.

How is Amorim inflexible because he insists on 3-at-the-back, but Ancelotti isn't because he insists on 4-at-the-back. How is one more inflexible than the other? Why should Amorim capitulate and not Ancelotti?

It all stems from an assumption of superiority that 4 is better than 3. Your premise is biased and your conclusions also.
Ancelotti has a squad that is assembled for 4 at the back and has been playing 4 at the back for years. He doesn't even have 3 center backs!
 
Ancelotti has a squad that is assembled for 4 at the back and has been playing 4 at the back for years. He doesn't even have 3 center backs!
And he had at least Juventus play with a back three. He isn't wedded to a back four like Amorim is to a back three.
 
I disagree with the premise that Amorim is inflexible because he insists on 3-at-the-back, yet by the same measure you're unwilling to hold the same standard of criticism for Ancelotti when he insists on 4-at-the-back.

Surely you see the hypocrisy, in general, of the premise.

How is Amorim inflexible because he insists on 3-at-the-back, but Ancelotti isn't because he insists on 4-at-the-back. How is one more inflexible than the other? Why should Amorim capitulate and not Ancelotti?

It all stems from an assumption of superiority that 4 is better than 3. Your premise is biased and your conclusions also.
Amorim doesnt play 3 at the back at United. He plays 5 at the back and thats actually his biggest problem. He is just too defensive no matter what the opposition is..
 
Ok, I never heard them mentioned together like that. Again what learned :lol:
You know, I've just checked Wikipedia and there's no German language entry for it. I guess you lot just don't use the term.

Fun fact for you: in Hungarian it's called "Németalföld" which literally means "German lowlands".
 
Which is why I said "Low Countries" specifically :) See Atalanta yesterday.
Low countries translates to Paesi Bassi in Italian, which is their official name for the Netherlands. I know what you meant though. Just thought it was an interesting tidbit.
 
Low countries translates to Paesi Bassi in Italian, which is their official name for the Netherlands. I know what you meant though. Just thought it was an interesting tidbit.
Languages are stupid, that's the only real conclusion.
 
Low countries translates to Paesi Bassi in Italian, which is their official name for the Netherlands. I know what you meant though. Just thought it was an interesting tidbit.
Niederlande in German, and yes it means the same. I believed it to be a literal translation of that.

You know, I've just checked Wikipedia and there's no German language entry for it. I guess you lot just don't use the term.

Fun fact for you: in Hungarian it's called "Németalföld" which literally means "German lowlands".
That's really funny, because there are lowlands IN Germany as well (bordering the Netherlands, in terms of geography and terrain it's all similar).
 
Low countries translates to Paesi Bassi in Italian, which is their official name for the Netherlands. I know what you meant though. Just thought it was an interesting tidbit.
Same in French and other languages. It's anyway what Netherlands means as well, historically.

It all makes historical sense, too, but I've been nerdy enough now.
 
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