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The flying Eagles should scale pass Venezuela, am predicting a 2-0 scoreline in favour of Siaisia's Boiz!!!

Tennerife would prove to be Stubborn will definatly get past them, I predict 6-0 scoreline!!!

There is a way way that seems right to a man but the end thereof is destruction!!!

Poster is full of shit!!!

Gosh! A Mad Boy is on the loose!!!

Create chance out of no chance!!!

Personally if a Girl ask me out, depends on the Girl, if it's a girl I have been having fantasy about and couldn't approach due to some reason(s),

It's not a bad Ideal although some guys might think the Girl is a desperate girl or probably she's got some diseases she wants to spread,

A friend of mine asked me that question and I think I have the right answer it can't stop it!!!

The poster is a dumb fellow!!!

1. Gossip
2. Lies
3. Cheating
4. Unseriousness
5. She'll never call you, instead she'll flash and expect you to call her always
6. Jumps into conclusion whenever she sees you with another female she concludes, you're dating her.
7. She'll never let you know when you hurt her mistakenly.
8.Excessive demand: I need this, I need that, even when its not necessary,
9. She wants to spend all your money and won't want to help when you're down
10. Gives silly excuses

The poster is a confused fellow!!!

Am enjoying this thread!!!

SInce she wants then give it to her or do you want another guy to give her!

The chief tormentor was at its best last nite as he dazzeled Villareal's defense, they had no way to stop him, as he cruised on to score the opening goal of the nite, that guy is da "BOMB",

Next is Tenneriffe, I wonder how many goals the Chief Tormentor would score, I predict a 6-0 scoreline at the Bernabeau and next weeks Champions League is Olympique Marseille, where he'll face that Ugly monster "Taiye Taiwo" He'll dribble the shit out of him, This CR9 guy shows no mercy to his opponets!!!!

Can Condoms Prevent "Magun"

Gooosh!!! So pathetic Looking for a virgin to marry? then go and marry a girl of 2 years old!!!!

Poster should go for 40days fasting and prayer @ Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministry!!!!

My brother she'll definatly fail!!! what are you gonna do when she fails?

Complete the following sentence below.

When a man loves a woman he treats her like a queen ?

Women are sooo annoying, they need lies, if you tell a woman the truth she hates you and thinks you're lying, tell her lies and believe me she'll beleive you!!!

That old should go an retire and forget about the world cup!!!

lightwalk:
Ronaldo don old,

You no old pass Ronaldo?

Harry Potter:
why compare the dudes.at kaka's age, Ronaldo did wonders not 2 talk of now he is heading 4 his retirement.Ronaldo is the best and has more experience than Kaka.u should hve compared Kaka and Robinho at least they are of the same age group.

Don't ever compare Kaka with Robinho, Kaka use evrything pass the yeye boy, brain, skill, accuracy, speed, I won't stop I can go on counting until next millenium!!!

FBS:
It's RM. They don't care even they concede 10 goals, they believe they can score 20.
Surely they can but will they?

Thanks for the concern!!! Pellegrini is not asleep, he is working on that area and soon the defence will be strong as gthe rock of gilbrater I promise you!!!

While it may be true that Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema, Esteban Granero, and Alvaro Arbeloa have all been enormously valuable additions to Real Madrid’s roster in the wake of this summer’s transfer affairs, there is one player whose signing was of particularly great importance to Manuel Pellegrini and his coaching staff.

Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo has managed to score in every one of Madrid’s official matches thus far this season (on two occasions, he found the net more than once) and Kaka’s contributions have been well noted as Madrid now enjoy the fruits of Brazilian creativity. But it is Xabi Alonso who has arguably well and truly transformed the way in which Los Blancos play football and upon which Madrid’s hopes of winning silverware rest this season.

Some critics would question the veracity of such an audacious claim. After all, goals win matches and if one is to measure a team’s most important player by goalscoring ability, surely the player who finds the back of the net most often would constitute the most value to a squad. But while it may be true that players of such unquestionable talent as Lionel Messi and CR9 score goals, one has to remember that football is a team sport, and that there are players who afford these exceptionally gifted forwards the passes that allow something special to happen - and in the case of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, these players, respectively, are Xavi Hernandez and Xabi Alonso.

While some would say that Messi is Barcelona’s most valuable player, a more insightful football analyst would probe further and upon such research, would find that the engine that makes Barcelona tick lies further back on the pitch: the choreographer of Pep Guardiola’s attack, the Euro 2008 player of the tournament, Xavi.

Xavi is an exceptional passer of the ball, providing perfectly weighted through passes behind the back line or lead passes down the flank that efficiently use space on the pitch; meaning the pass is not just delivered to its intended target, but delivered with the proper angle and pace so that the attack does not have to delay in waiting for the ball, thus ensuring that the defence cannot recover in time to close the gap. But what may be even more impressive is Xavi’s ability to hold the ball at his feet as well as his movement when out of possession in support of his team-mates.

In football, a defence coordinates its defending in a technique that involves ‘forcing’ an offence away from goal. The basic concept of forcing a team is as follows: a defender is charged with the task of putting himself between the attacking player and the goal and, ideally, pushes the flow of the attack away from his team’s net.

But when the ball is positioned slightly to either side of the centre of the pitch, the defence then chooses to ‘force’ toward the side, effectively using the sideline as an extra defender with the objective of giving the attack less space with which to work and forcing a turnover either through an errant pass or a well-timed tackle.

It is in this manner that teams defend as a group; the player marking the attacker with the ball forces the player toward the sideline, for instance, if on the left sideline, the defender is positioned on the right side of the attacker, cutting off passes toward the interior of the pitch.

The job of defenders downfield is to complete the ‘force’ by staying (keeping with the example) slightly to the left of their attackers, thus putting themselves between a pass from the sideline and the attacker they are marking. As the ball is forced further and further to the sideline, this force becomes more and more pronounced as the defenders adjust their angles and prevent the attack from finding an outlet (Barca employs this tactic to perfection, establishing a force that begins with the forwards very quickly upon giving away possession - in fact, Henry, Eto’o and Messi actually had more fouls than Puyol, Marquez, and Pique last season, which is simply astounding).

Because of this defensive technique, it is imperative to have players on a team that can break an opposing team’s ‘force’ marking and Messi/CR9 accomplish this by either being able to face defenders and weave past them (thus nullifying the force), or by cutting back ‘against the grain’ of the force and exploiting the open space left behind the defenders.

But players like Xavi and Xabi Alonso are even more valuable to their respective teams because they make it difficult for the defending team to establish a force in the first place. Both the Spanish internationals are comfortable on the ball, responding to defensive pressure by first exposing the ball to draw a defender closer, then turning on a dime, spinning away, and providing a pass in the space the defender had vacated (in Barca’s La Liga match against Sporting Gijon, Xavi did just this to find an improbable path out from between four Sporting defenders and delivered a visionary pass to start the counterattack).

Both Xavi and Xabi control the ball with fluidity, frequently pulling the proverbial ‘rabbit out of the hat’ to break the direction of the defence’s force marking and keep the attack moving forward. A player like Madrid’s Fernando Gago, called in to substitute while Xabi Alonso currently recovers from injury, lacks this element of tranquil trickery and frequently has to pass the ball back to the defensive line at the slightest hint of pressure, thus stalling the attack and contributing nothing toward advancing the position of the ball.

Xavi and Xabi are players who know how to position themselves on the pitch and know where the ball’s position will do the most damage to an opposing team’s defensive structure. When a team-mate has the ball or immediately after delivering a pass to a colleague, both Spanish internationals quickly move to a position on the pitch that not only provides their team-mate with a safe outlet, but also one that allows Xavi/Xabi to then deliver a pass that creates a compromising situation for the defence’s formation instead of allowing it to recuperate precious metres in an effort to reposition.

But while both players are of critical importance to their sides, still performing the same basic function, Xavi Hernandez and Xabi Alonso do differ from each other in style. While capable of coming back to receive the ball in a withdrawn position from the central defenders, Xavi prefers to receive the ball in a more advanced role, darting back and forth in front of his attacking trio of Henry, Ibrahimovic and Messi, surveying the defence for gaps through which to thread the ball, distributing to Dani Alves or Eric Abidal along the flanks, or attempting a one-two pass with one of his strikers (usually Messi).

In contrast, Xabi Alonso plays in a more withdrawn position as a pivot, usually the first man to receive the ball from the backline. Whereas last season Madrid had great difficulty in their link-up play - that is passing the ball from the defensive midfield into the attack, as Gago and Guti would lose far too many balls in this area of the pitch or immediately turn possession over with a dreadfully errant pass, Xabi pushes the ball up the pitch with accurate long passes, a clever turn past an onrushing defender, or a full-field switch of play with a pass through the air.

Exceedingly underrated in his time at Liverpool, the Madrid ‘22’ is a superb player when it comes to maintaining possession of the ball and after a clearance from the opposing goalkeeper/back line, is frequently responsible for Madrid retaining possession for another chance to strike. On top of it all, while he makes sure not to languish in his defensive duties, he runs hard to trail the play on a counterattack and also frequently tests the defence’s mettle with booming long-range efforts.

As Real Madrid attempt to challenge Barcelona this season for the Primera Division crown, the Copa del Rey, and most importantly the Champions League trophy - the final of which is to be held in the Santiago Bernabeu - their hopes of playing beautiful Merengue football do not fall on the shoulders of Cristiano, Kaka, or Karim. They fall on the shoulders of Xabi Alonso, the architect of the midfield, the conductor of the Merengue orchestra, to direct the flow of the Madrid attack.

And while the Madridistas and the columnists may not know it or perceive it, Pellegrini and his coaching staff certainly know the Basque player’s value and what he brings to the Blancos squad, which is exactly why their hearts were in their throats as he lay writhing in pain on the pitch in Zurich last week in the Champions League match. Thankfully, for Madrid’s hopes of winning titles this season, the injury is not serious.

Gosh! Some Girls are full of shit!

You're right!

See how Real Galaticos demolished Xerez, CR9 the chief tormentor!!! This guy is proving he is worth that money, Pellegrini should work on the defence, it's the weak link!!!

Disgusting that's the reason I don't like watching any match that involves Manyoo, that are cheats!!! the y own the English Premier League bribed all the referees, what a pathetic site!!!