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Johnpaul88:
Get your best eleven and exhaust them out when there's little to play for?

Do you imagine he didn't know his best eleven all along? Come on, the season is long and tortuous!

Now is the time when you play for trophies and don't you recognise that we now have a more standard line up. This has been the tactics of the coach to climax at the most crucial part of the season. Madrid and Chelsea have all seen their performances dwindle in recent weeks. This is all due to exhaustion.

Johnpaul88:
That game is important to our form at this crucial point in the season
If that defeat didn't take place, we may not have been able to pick up this current run of form.

barackohandso:
It's actually strange that you're still defending lucho over the real sociedad game

barackohandso:
Of course we are but that doesn't give him penance over his woeful line up at the Anoeta. If fans and media worldwide hadn't "yelled" at him for his stupid decision that day, he might not see any wrong in what he did

A Trophy(ies) would earn him both forgiveness and worldwide acceptance

Krasid:
Think about it.Neymar has performed well since the beginning of the season, while messi was poor at the start.If neymar had played more games he might have been the top goalscorer.The team should be centred on neymar.

Johnpaul88:
You've got to move on from that match! I see it now as a watershed, where everything changed for us for the better this season.

A coach has got to make decisions he thought is the best for the team, even if they didn't work out as planned. I understand the intentions in those Sociedad benching. I invite you to do same.

ddippset:
messi has developed a very very very bad habit lately! he just loves to loop balls over defenders' heads nowadays!

Etinosajay:
I have Nokia Lumia 520..lime green color

barackohandso:
Errm errm…this again?

barackohandso:
Pity Atletico? Are you kidding me?
They don't deserve an ounce of pity.

coded01:
Gabi was sent off in the dressing room during the halftime break and spoke to Canal+ after the game to explain what happened.

The Atlético de Madrid captain says he was in no way disrespectful to Gil Manzano and accused the match referee of lacking character.

"I told him: 'Jesus, it was a penalty and a sending off'. According to him, that was me being disrespectful. I feel sorry for the team. I believe that a referee should show more character and be more respectful towards players. We all make mistakes. You have to be fair, admit your mistakes and not try to be the centre of attention. Atlético did everything they could to turn the tie around".

The Atleti captain was also particularly annoyed by Neymar's behaviour at the Vicente Calderón. "He has a peculiar way of playing, especially when he's winning. He makes gestures out on the pitch, especially when he's winning. Nobody likes to lose and his behaviour can be annoying".


http://www.marca.com/en/2015/01/29/en/football/spanish_football/1422486791.html

What about that wrongfully given penalty?

What about Neymar's wrongfully disallowed goal?

What about the red card offences Atletico Players made? Na 8 Players dem 4 send commot...

coded01:
They know how to tame Real...

coded01:
I saw that too but I still knew we were winning cos Atletico really messed up by underestimating Barca just cos of last season...

coded01:
But mehn, that e goal reminds me of the real torres...


See camera goal...

coded01:
But mehn, that e goal reminds me of the real torres...


See camera goal...

Johnpaul88:
But we were fortunate to have all our first team players fit. Wouldn't it have been great tinjustice to still deny some players, some needed playing time especially when little was astake

Look at Chelsea and Real Madrid. There regulars are utterly worn out. Injuries to players will only naturally follow. But we're still looking fresh and the bench also dependable.

coded01:
When I saw Torres goal, I was actually happy for him funny enough cos I know we still gat it...

coded01:
Smh...


Our players also didn't want to compound their humiliation so they relaxed...


Honestly, Atletico messed up by (free for all) attacking us even with a goal up... That's a big mistake!


Make I no lie u, that penalty wey suppose be freekick if @ all na foul no move me, cos I had the feeling we were winning...


Moreover, Torres is really back... I am happy for him though... FIFA 16 go bad...

Johnpaul88:
I wonder if there are people who still doubt our able and dynamic coach!

I'm so happy with myself for having stood by him while some of our fans and the media were turning the screw on him. He managed to remain true to his ideas and ideal, not minding the immense pressure he was subjected to.

Now, he's managed to get us playing our best football when it mattered most. Most major European teams must be envying us right now, for most of them are now struggling to replicate the fantastic from they displayed in the first half of the season, when little was astake. But here we are defeating a difficult team like Atletico 3 times in three weeks. I'm quite sure no team in Europe can do this right now. But we did, all thanks to the managerial abilities of Enrique. His refusal to play with the same lineup in our first 26 game of the season, is fast becoming a masterstroke!

Well done Enrique! You may well silence your critics forever by leading us to a breathtaking treble!

coded01:
It was obvious the boys decided to slow down since Gabi's red card & sudden Atletico's retreat...


But if na anoda ref, Atletico suppose chop like 8 red cards...


See as Garcia dey use Neymar do karate training... See Turan wey suppose chop Life ban if possible...

coded01:
The guy dey yan dust give Ref 4 bathroom...

bykebyke:
Alba>Ferrari

coded01:
You can't see it cos it happened in the tunnel...

dmcdad:
We are winning tonight!

Krasid:
ok

Juliaann:
I just wish they can atleast drop 4pts behind

Austeenx:
woah!!! I really can't wait for tonight's game.
the anxiety is something else.
I hope the boys do not disappoint, though.

Austeenx:
woah!!! I really can't wait for tonight's game.
the anxiety is something else.
I hope the boys do not disappoint, though.

Juliaann:
he will only miss Sociedad and Seville

he will play against Alt Madrid