Mbappe changed the whole shape of the game.
Mbappe changed the whole shape of the game.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Watching FC Bayern take Barcelona apart. 1-4 at the half, with Bayern players scoring all goals. Of course, I have to watch in Spanish because CBS has the English broadcast behind a paywall.
Wear gaudy colors, or avoid display. Lay a million eggs or give birth to one. The fittest shall survive, yet the unfit may live. Be like your ancestors or be different. We must repeat!
RIP Barca. The rebuild was probably overdue.
M2 (08-14-2020)
Uhh, he was matched up with Perisic, When Ramos plays on Perisic’s side it’s a similar outcome. Look at the tape for Euro 2016 and Nationals League 2018 Spain v. Croatia. Ramos (an elite defender) gets beaten over and over by Perisic. I actually gave him respect for not chopping Perisic down ( the British approach) and taking it like a pro.
When Spain beats Croatia 6-0 in 2018, they move Ramos from right center to left center (Perisic plays left wing). smart tactics.
When Perisic gets an isolation on wing, it’s just not fair. He is over 30 but he still has the pace, deception and destroy a defender who doesn’t get help.
Last edited by Betterread; 08-14-2020 at 09:57 PM.
Wear gaudy colors, or avoid display. Lay a million eggs or give birth to one. The fittest shall survive, yet the unfit may live. Be like your ancestors or be different. We must repeat!
Perisic, Davies, Coutinho - it was toast Nelson Semedo night. And no one gets beaten over and over like that. Today was special.
Ramos almost always plays left center for club and country. It can vary on the other central defender, but that's where he's normally located. Usuallly plays the destroyer role too, so he's not really covering a flank. Though I would note when he did cover a flank in his youth he was outstanding.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Lyon: 7th in the French league, ECL semifinals.
France v Germany in both semis. Go figure.
When all is said and done more is said than done.
M2 (08-15-2020)
Time for completely unfounded speculation. City once again goes out without getting particularly close to the title. Their ownership has more ridiculous money to spend and it just got freed of FFP restrictions. Meanwhile Barcelona got annihilated, Messi is 33 and out of contract after next season. If he's looking at his supporting cast and thinking a rebuilding project will eat up the rest of his late prime, this could be the perfect fit of an iconic player ready to force a move and a club willing to pay anything for him.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
I had to call my City friend to make sure he was ok. That Sterling miss was brutal.
I wouldn’t call it the British style, that’s Ramos style. He hates when players get the better of him and always resorts to kicking and hacking once this is the case.
Some big decisions needed at Barca. Potchetino or Xavi are the two names being banded about and I think Potch would be a great choice.
In other news, Hibs unbeaten start to the season continues with a 0-0 draw at home. 4 games without deafest is nothing to be sniffed at even if the performances have been below par.
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