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barackohandso:
You saw wrong

I really saw wrong.

Austeenx:
Morientes would be so proud of Morata, if you know what I mean...

Waooooh I know bro, thanks for reminding us.

Krasid:
Maradona: ''Cristiano is a predator in front of goal.You can't let Cristiano shoot anywhere in the opposition half.Goalkeepers are scared of him.You have to be honest, goalkeepers are scared of Cristiano.They are not so scared of Messi in those areas because he doesn't have the same power as Cristiano'' Finally, people are starting to see things clearly.By the time Madrid retain the UCL by beating barca in a CR7 show, more people will have a change of thought.

Mr Krasid, how market nau? I was really eagerly expecting to see that CR7 show, I thought he was gonna conjure a magic too to win the match only to see him pointing to his head after converting a PK and disappeared to thin air thereafter. The world best indeed!

Please where is krasid? We have really watched CR7 run the show big time.

philfearon:
I can't see the Juventus match thread ooooo

They are not playing as I expected jere, I can see Madrid already in Berlin with CR7 having converted from the spot.

logica:
You guys are funny. What position was Messi playing at the beginning of his career with Barca? This same position has been Messi's position ever since; until Pep saw a weakness in the Real Madrid set up. That was the first time Messi ever played from the center (according to the instructions Pep gave, he was to start from the wing as usual then shift to the center). This tactic worked so well, Barca beat Real Madrid 6-2 right in the Bernabeu. Ever since then, that tactic had been used and it worked for a while. So what you are seeing is simply status quo. Besides, neither Messi nor any Barca player is ever fixed as a false 9. At any point in a match, various people play the role: Messi, Neymar, Suarez, Pique, even Dani Alves!

I am not sure you got my point sir. Ever since Messi started playing as CF (false 9), he had been playing fine and scored lots of goals. Can you remember the major issue Ibrahimovic had with Pep? Can you remember Tata also tried at a point to play Messi wide which did not work out well? My point? Suarez is able to settle well in the team because of Messi,s willingness to shift. And that's down to his good heart and the work of the coach. So my praise goes to the coach for being able to manage the players well without any dressing room issues.

logica:
What else? Matter of fact, in Guardiola's first season, Barca had a much stronger defense - Puyol, Abidal and an eager Pique + Yaya who also fitted in the mid-field.

The coach!!!
Lucho too plays a major role in the success so far. His ability to keep the players fit, manage the dress room and keep the stars happy is a major key. Imagine Messi willingly playing away from the CF to accommodate Suarez, Xavi taking up a role from the bench without any issue, that must be a good job by the coach. The boys are happy, motivated and as such ready to give everything to the coach.

I must give kudos to Pep for a great job done last night. He really showed he's a great coach(despite the conspiracy theories here and there).

Where are now on course for another breathtaking trophy season which will be a repeat of Pep's 1st era. But the only difference between the two era is the way and manner at which we win our games now. Pep era had a lot of encounters with Jose Mou 's teams which brought about so many different names such as Uefalona, fifalona, uniceflona etc (conspiracy theories everywhere). Now those names are gone maybe because we don't have to play Mou and therefore we don't have any issues with the EPL fans.
We are now enjoying our victories without any names attached thanks to Lucho for his ability to groom the team and make it injury free when it matters most.
Some tend to discredit him at any slight chance, but we must admit he will surely rank among the best coaches ever should he see the team trough the treble process. We all castigated him when things were not going well and must as well praise him now that things are going well with the team. He's a great coach!

philfearon:
I made that statement thinking he removed Suarez in one of his "abracadabra" tweaks..You know,the one in which he will remove his main focal point of attack and threat up front...
But seeing the injury commentsi had to..................

Nice one then.

philfearon:
Enrique is fond of being silly... Not his fault shaa...

And what exactly did he do wrong on that night apart from bringing in Pedro instead of maybe Xavi?

dmcdad:
Are we gonna beat the Italian champions to get the crown? Remains to be seen. Tomorrow will tell.

I don't have problem with whichever team comes out victorious tomorrow. I personally prefer Madrid because we know them in and out. But Juve aren't push overs too, so let them slug it out. May the beter team meet us in Berlin!

Austeenx:
Later, they will say Guardiola is a fraud.
And I don't even want to start with the substitution of Suarez.

Suarez had a discomfort in his leg, he was taken off as precaution.

homesteady:
Neymar should have scored naaaaa!

I had already stood up shouting goal, goal, goal only to see him pass to Messi.
The match was not easy for the boys I must confess, I salute Bayern players for their courage and Pep for such a wonderful game plan.

Barcelona have reached the Champions League final by beating the champions of England, France and Germany in the knock-out stage #fcblive

Congratz cules, we really deserve to be in Berlin!

Why is Suarez out?

That Lewandoski goal mad oooooo.

ddippset:
who cares if they win us? i dont care about that; as long as we qualify for berlin after 90 mins tonight. this one nor be time to drag who play ball pass.

Forget it bro, we secured the ticket to berlin last week. They can't even win us today, they will be running to score while we hit them in the process. Don't forget we are now good at counter attack these days.

[/color]omesteady post=33669077]To be honest, I'm still scared of today's match oh!
The last match was scary, they matched us pound for pound! If them Muller and Lewandoski were more active, they would have gotten a goal!
But they can't just win us with that big margin na [/quote]Relax bro, they can't harm us!

eyoniggar:
We dont need it prior the game, but after, quote Tupac's second verse in the track 'Hail Mary''

Aiit bro!

eyoniggar:
Thanks bro, I am not seeing a 7up vengeance, just some good game to take us to the FINAL. sHiKena!!!

#revenge still on my mind, I just don't know why!

Krasid:
Nobody is talking about the Bayern game tomorrow.It seems barca fans think the tie is over already.I believe Bayern have all the firepower to pull a comeback.Afterall Porto scored 3 against them, but we all know how that ended.We might just witness the greatest comback in UCL history.

I never knew Barca are now in same level as Porto that Bayern would now score 6 goals against. I think you should rather talk about how your team is gonna overturn their loss knowing fully that Pogba is fully back

Mcleo007:
Even Usbcable calls him Penaldo these days...

I tire oooooo. As it stands today, na only Krasid still believe CR7 is the greatest ever even when Figo self dan talk otherwise

philfearon:
I know the silly old debate is what makes you feel your penaldo has relevance..
Now,I have seen hundreds of fellow players Eulogise Messi,but I cant say same for Your tap-in master..
Even Pele that use to compare Neymar to Messi said that Messi is technically on the same level with him(he knows its obvious)..
People who watched Pele,Maradona and co play has said It that Messi is the GOAT..
Apparently, the only people still living in fools paradise are you lot..But one thing is clear though,I have never seen you claim Ronaldo is better than Messi.So,obviously, u r just acting like Chelsea fans with their magnified inferiority complex!

I tire for the guy really. Only if he can provide just a quote where his god has been eulogised as GOAT. Only to be giving flimsy stats.

Krasid:
Nobody has moved from anything.By the time CR leads Madrid to UCL glory securing his 4th ballon d'or in the process, people would have a rethink about who the greatest footballer of this generation is.

Souness: "I am more than 60 now, and I don't believe that I've seen, or that I'm likely to see, anyone better than Messi in my lifetime."
I have read so many quotes similar to this, and the only I have read about CR7 is the ones from you and you alone.

Krasid:
Nobody has moved from anything.By the time CR leads Madrid to UCL glory securing his 4th ballon d'or in the process, people would have a rethink about who the greatest footballer of this generation is.

As he became the greatest when he led them to ucl glory last season by scoring a penalty and celebrated like he single handedly won the match and the whole world praised him, we can even remember over 100 quotes of praises from the world of soccer. I think you are the only one in the world that's still glued to this obsession. Not even Uscable, keep dreaming bro, it's allowed.

Krasid:
Maradona: ''Cristiano is a predator in front of goal.You can't let Cristiano shoot anywhere in the opposition half.Goalkeepers are scared of him.You have to be honest, goalkeepers are scared of Cristiano.They are not so scared of Messi in those areas because he doesn't have the same power as Cristiano'' Finally, people are starting to see things clearly.By the time Madrid retain the UCL by beating barca in a CR7 show, more people will have a change of thought.

CR7 show?...lol
Let's look at some facts bro!
Confirmed ways CR7 can have a show against Barca
1 tap-in via leg or head/final pass
2 scoring from the spot.
Confirmed ways Messi can score against RM
1 tap-in/final pass
2 scoring from the spot
3 freekick
4 taking on one, two,three or four players and score.
5 taking the ball from the middle of the park and put it inside the net.
Note- the two players have the 1st two in common, while the last three can only be attributed to Messi and not CR7 as he has never scored a freekick nor gone past three four players to score against Barca.

Finally, CR7 can only have a show if he scores as isco/Ramos are even more popular on the field than him once he can't get a goal. While Messi does not even need a goal to have a show(remember the 5-0 thrashing?). Now that there is almost certain you don't have a certain Modric/Kross who run the show for CR7 to tap-in, and Messi on his own can run the entire show( remember Bayern?) how does he then beat Barca in his show?

logica:
It appears whenever Barca fails to win a trophy in a season; the following season could be a treble. Exactly as it happened in 2007/2008 season followed by 2008/2009 (season of the treble). And guess one player that was REGULAR in both sides?

Not only was he regular but the pivot. 'Messi' the god of footbal!

2 perfect points, all I have been dreaming of!

funkyjms:
http://www.espnfc.com/barcelona/story/2440183/mourinho-hails-lionel-messi-a-team-with-him-is-different

A Man City with Messi can win the UCL, Arsenal with Messi can will the UCL, any team with that boy can win the ucl, admitted Mourinho. That's nice!

scantee:
funkyjms jst fufill his today, is good to be a member of this great family oo, thanx to u guys @funkyjms and @dmcdad for keeping to ur words it was fun ah, i gotta follow una foot step on this thread. Barca till i quench

Good spirit: make me too come dey predict oooo

philfearon:
he must be sulking and eating his own words..
next thing now he will say "I was working,that's why I had no time!"
na today?!

Lol.... at least Ajanlekoko don apologise, make e too come beg ooooo

philfearon:
Where is Eruditor?
He won't come and give his self elevated world class analysis again?

No mind that analyst jor.

funkyjms:
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Kindly restore the thread.


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