If you look at the video of the incident involving the the barca jersey. Fabregas was beetroot red when that happened and as soon as reina and the guys left him he took it off in 1 second.
The fact is barcelona has always poached players from Arsenal just like Real always poach players from Manu. Fabregas had just said that one day he wants to play for Barcelona and the Barca players and board made it out to seem as if he was being tortured every week in arsenal. fabregas wanted a transfer and backed down when wenger told him that it wasnt possible. Very professional of him.
And top of that Barca did not even meet the valuation of the club. Paying a pittance for one of the best central mid fielders in the world and expecting his club to leave him is the reason every gooner hates barca. Not the fact that they want fabregas..the fact that they insulted arsenal and its players and its fas in the process of wooing cesc
People have turned against him recently but i do feel he has been rushed back after injury and that his hamstring hasnt been a 100%. I ould hate to see him leave arsenal coz he is our second main man. RVP though made of glass is a much better player than him
Hes no way worth 55-60 M which Arsenal are demanding.. at max 35-40 M.. Barca just said that he wants to come to Barcelona and play for them but they wont be held for ransom by Arsenal.. theres nothing wrong in this.. Its pretty profess conduct by a club..
I hate to say but Pique and Fabregas are nt being poached and neither was CR7.. these boys had a desire and dream for those clubs to play for.. Thats where they belong.. Thats where their heart belong.. Both Pique and Fabregas were nurtured and their game was developed to a greater level at United and Arsenal but at the end of the day its abt football nt just the money my frend.
I hate Madrid no doubt abt it and even Barca for getting foreign players over Arsenal and Man Utd even when they dnt need them and has ruined their career most times.
As for most footballers i will tell u 1 very certain thing as a player myself.. Motivation and a challenge is a must.. CR7 won a Uefa CL and i guess more than 2 EPL with us.. Same is the case with Evra. hes seeking a new challenge at a new club or else ur performance tends to go down..
P.S. I dnt knw if u will agree with me on this but i will end the discussion on this topic.. and honestly i can be wrong in my judgement but that hw i see it.
any manager smart enough can stop this team by packing the midfield and by having some hard tackling game breaker professionals in his team. Plus very weak defensively.
Really ??? How come the same guys have won the UCL,La Ligas,World Cups and Euro's....the core is the same....
The champions are in the mood....Its just a matter of time before a scorcher from beats casillas...Madrid look to be just going through the motions.Not a single effort on goal other than that corner.....
I think there's a place for Cesc in Barcelona team and it is without dropping Iniesta/Xavi..... --------------------Valdes------------------- -Alves-----Puyol-------------Pique---Abidal--
-------Xavi--------Busquets----Fabregas---
------Villa--------Messi--------Iniesta------
Its a stronger team than the current one
Thats not the exact functional formation of Barca.. Its more like this..
Fabregas wnt mind playing 15-18 games from start and 10-12 from bench as a sub in 1 season at Barca plus also provide injury cover for Xavi/Iniesta
paharidude Says
any manager smart enough can stop this team by packing the midfield and by having some hard tackling game breaker professionals in his team. Plus very weak defensively.
Its weak defensively.. but itna bhi nahi.. yes thats the way to do it but this strategy is only effective if u have a very fast and pacey counter attack.. or else of no use.. Madrid lack that in my opinion..
And they make their way to wembley.....:drinking: Barcelona for the first time in a european competition go past madrid in a semi final clash. Hope the red devils make it through tomo nite and then a pitcure perfect CHAMPIONS league final will await us
Real Madrid will be back next season. Mourinho's tactics were right but the execution wasn't. Still lamenting the fact had it been 0-0 at the Bernabau. You cant buy luck but you need to work hard to counter your opponents luck.
Hopefully United should see it through safely at old trafford tonite...then we are in for the biggest cross europe showdown.... The Blaugranas vs The Red Devils at wembley...
A repeat of the 2008 semi final or the 2009 final. Those wud be some nerve jangling 90 minutes
hey ppl..m a gunner but still love barca cos these two clubs have a same philosophy nd same pattern but i think the latter(barca) seems to have mastered football(barca just plays one or 2 long balls in the entire match nd can supply ground passes with efficiency even if defence is in danger they play with coolness)..for Barca its not just abt winning but the way how a match shud be won so that the opposition can themselves say that yes barca deserve to win..i think this BARCELONA team is the best nd no way we can see a team better in any year or years to come..despite Rvp being sent off in the round of 16 i dont think arsenal cud hve beaten Barca at the nou camp anyhow..one thing i dont understand abt Barca is their playacting nd unsporting theatrics vs any team..although in yesterday's game(vs real) there were none cos barca were comfortable winners but i dont understand y did they did in the 1st leg cos the team like barca doesnt require this..by doing this barca have enabled real losers d CR7 to make excuses that they were defeated due to cheating by barca but in reality barca deserve to win every thing..if i were Guardiola i wud say go out there nd destroy real madrid like they did 5-0 last yr rather than do this shit..although real madrid have improved but i dont see them defeating barca unlike in copa del rey where they were just lucky due to casillas nd due to less priority given to copa del rey by barca nd some complacency..Barcelona is a dream team..i dont think even in my dream i'll be able to see a team which will play like barca..Barca are unbeatable nd best not just by luck..this team has been built thru yrs by their own canterra academy nd they hve promoted them directly into the team unlike other clubs so the coordination nd philosophy has become so robust in their minds that they can play with eyes closed or blindly..see the similarity of wilshere at arsenal who was built thru arsenal academy nd is a success 2day..last but not the least they hve also got messi i doubt is he human or he has started taking drugs like maradona cos how can a player be full of energy after playing game after game in weekends nd weekdays wdout any fatigue nd how can a human survive so much knocks nd still run wdout being injured??..barca will again be the champions league winners..:cheerio:for me NO TEAM CAN BEAT OR DOMINATE BARCA..i hve no doubt although manu fans wont like this but i think barca nd messi needs to be given a BOW,a HANDS DOWN!!:cheerio:..Incredible barcelona..VISCA BARCA VISCA CATALUNYA!!..:cheerio:..sry for the long post but to describe barca these words r also less..
well I agree with most of the points you have just mentioned..but all i can tell u is that if us Indians can watch all EPL games on TV then all we need to do is to get out there in the stadiums and show our presence to our players..thats the biggest thing that will popularise the game and attract media,sponsors etc..me and my frnds do precisely this..if the players can play in the sweltering heat then why cant we just watch them play??..It may feel good if your United or Chelsea wins but if our national team does well and u watch them in the stands, the feeling is price less :) Plus dont worry football in India is in for a change and next season onwards we will try and emulate premier league style of functioning thanks to the huge deal between Reliance and IMG Academy USA
dude the prob is that we watch epl because of the quality of football we get to see their nd excitement..its not abt like if the football is happening outside India then it will be good only..I for that matter dont enjoy watching matches of serie A,dutch league or the scottish league..the point i want 2 put forward is that i just get frustated when i see the way indian players play..i just get frustrated by the quality of football in the I league nd it gets so boring nd irritating that i feel so negative abt it..I mean even if the 2 teams are the worst teams they shud atleast play some exciting football nd then the support will automatically start following..initially they themeselves have 2 make efforts after that they'll start getting the viewrship nd rewards..
what exactly was schalke doing at that time, but who cares
2-0 already
2-1 at Halftime
This ref seems to be giving out yellow cards for fun, if he was in any of the 2 hell classico games neither team would have any players left. seems Barcelona got off lucky by not having a ref like ours tonight.
This ref seems to be giving out yellow cards for fun, if he was in any of the 2 hell classico games neither team would have any players left. seems Barcelona got off lucky by not having a ref like ours tonight.
just for count's sake 5 hell classicos went on to become 37 yellow and 5 red cards the ref or the players were :drinking::drinking::drinking:
i just think pep would be feeling a bit bored or rather offended for not being able to see the devils play with the more preffered team. Also, he could be complacent and since i do believe that his face is almost fixed like that 😃 no offences
Very Interesting transfer rumours has come up.. Infact its nt just rumours as far as i believe bcz its told by a few reliable transfer rumour editors to me
1.Man Utd are seriously making efforts to bring Sergio Aguero to OT.. Its nt the transfer fee which is the biggest hurdle but his personal terms that are posing a problem.. Utd are working on a financial package for him maybe to replace Berbatov
Since he is on 125 K a week salary at AM in order to provide him that wage he will have to be offered a 200 K a week salary before tax in England so thats the big hurdle but with Berba and even Evra possibly leaving and Scholes and VDS retiring our wage bill definitely come down
Chelsea were after him in Jan but they r more serious abt Neymar as their priority and are not able structure a deal for Aguero
2. SAF had a lunch with Jorge Mendes as being told aand with Mendes being CR7 , Jose Mourinho, Nani , Anderson and Contreao agent and even possibly Iturbe's agent..
Something seems to be on the cards as SAF and Jorge Mendes meet only to conclude a deal.
Maybe replacing Evra with Contreao or for Juan Manuel Iturbe's transfer..
SAF is expected to sign 2-3 players before the Pre Season tour
Very Interesting transfer rumours has come up.. Infact its nt just rumours as far as i believe bcz its told by a few reliable transfer rumour editors to me
1.Man Utd are seriously making efforts to bring Sergio Aguero to OT.. Its nt the transfer fee which is the biggest hurdle but his personal terms that are posing a problem.. Utd are working on a financial package for him maybe to replace Berbatov
Since he is on 125 K a week salary at AM in order to provide him that wage he will have to be offered a 200 K a week salary before tax in England so thats the big hurdle but with Berba and even Evra possibly leaving and Scholes and VDS retiring our wage bill definitely come down
Chelsea were after him in Jan but they r more serious abt Neymar as their priority and are not able structure a deal for Aguero
2. SAF had a lunch with Jorge Mendes as being told aand with Mendes being CR7 , Jose Mourinho, Nani , Anderson and Contreao agent and even possibly Iturbe's agent..
Something seems to be on the cards as SAF and Jorge Mendes meet only to conclude a deal.
Maybe replacing Evra with Contreao or for Juan Manuel Iturbe's transfer..
SAF is expected to sign 2-3 players before the Pre Season tour
AFAIK .. Iturbe is already being signed by Porto.
Maradona himself talked about Aguero (His son in law) that he foresees Kun to play for RM. He must be joining RM, now need to see whether AM will sell them to their city rivals or not. Otherwise Chelsea is heavily interested in this guy. So Kun coming to OT is improbable, IMO.
Neymar is going either to Chelsea or to some Spanish club which may be Barca. He already mentioned that he would love to play along side Messi.
And at the same time.. I don't know, but I feel Patrice evra is not going to leave OT because RM is his only destination and RM has much skillful Marcelo in his place. RM might not require his service or he might become a bench warmer there.
