Bris Vegas Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Milan 1-1 Barca Really impressed with Barca tonight.. Milan played typically 5 at the back, a flat 4 in midfield and one roaming.. After an early mistake and 1-0 Milan I thought it'd be all over but Barca are finally starting to mix their game up.. They now know to play the long diagonal ball and clips over the top.. They could have easily won, Iniesta and Adriano both missed excellent opportunities. I'd say it's definitely a 3 horse race this year.. Bayern, Barca or Real Madrid for the title.. Dortmund if they get a good run of fixtures like last year to the semi-finals and have another blinder have a chance.. As for the English teams.. None of them have the quality or spirit required to win it.. I can't imagine any of them making the semi-final letalone winning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Also amazing what one game can do to a group.. Arsenal looked in a great position before tonight.. Played 2 won 2 But with them losing at home, and Napoli winning away it looks bad for them.. In fact, they're probably now 3rd favourites to qualify despitestill being top.. Arsenal 6 Dortmund 6 Napoli 6 Marseille 0 I can see Dortmund beating Arsenal again next week and Napoli also winning.. Meaning Dortmund will only need a point fromtheir game against Marseille away to progress.. As for Arsenal, they'll be 3 points behind Napoli but having to go there for the last game needing to get something.. They really needed to avoid losing tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Good point that for Barca, should win the group now on 16 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Also what a difference a new manager makes at Carlisle United, Graham Kavanagh making clever use of tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Brum 4-4 Stoke. After extra time Carling Cup. Gone to pens Brum have had 10 men since before half time. Stocks win 4-2 on penalties Brum 4-4 Stoke. After extra time Carling Cup. Gone to pens Brum have had 10 men since before half time. Stoke win 4-2 on penalties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Wigan 0 QPR 0 75 mins , lets hope for extra time and pens.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 0-0 ..extra time looms .. edit .. ima **** , its not a cup match , sorry .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 0-0 ..extra time looms .. edit .. ima **** , its not a cup match , sorry .. It ended 0-0 anyway - and both sides mustered just 1 shot each on target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Wigan 0 QPR 0 75 mins , lets hope for extra time and pens..Finished 0-0. Championship Fixture I hope they had to work hard. Wonder if Rams had it watched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Hull beating Spurs in extra time 2-1. Man City beating Newcastle 2-0 in extra time in Carling Cup Spurs just scored now 2-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Man City beat Newcastle 2-0 and go through. Spurs beat Hull 8-7 on penalties to go through in Capital One Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramexpat Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Real Madrid v Seville pretty boring game ,, 7-3 so far ,,,, yawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Real Madrid v Seville pretty boring game ,, 7-3 so far ,,,, yawnBale with 2 goals and 2 assists from the right. Ronaldo hat trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Real Madrid v Seville pretty boring game ,, 7-3 so far ,,,, yawn Ruined my bets. I had it 1 or 2-0. Close but no biscuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Bad result for Wigan. Should be breezing past QPR. "They have stronger squad". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Bad result for Wigan. Should be breezing past QPR. "They have stronger squad". Good old Arry I can't believe after only 12/13 games Wigan are 16 points behind Burnley.. I don't think they'll make that up over the season. Wigan have a decent squad they should be doing far better. I blame it on Owen Coyle, I think he's a very average manager.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Good old Arry I can't believe after only 12/13 games Wigan are 16 points behind Burnley.. I don't think they'll make that up over the season. Wigan have a decent squad they should be doing far better. I blame it on Owen Coyle, I think he's a very average manager.. I was just about ready to type 'that's Owen Coyle' until I finished reading your post. I'm suprised at just how ordinary they are. Just shows how many 'good managers' like Coyle and Billy Davies are suited to a certain style that doesn't really make full use of some of the better quality players. Coyle seems pretty average and he must be living off his Burnley success a bit? I'd sack him and get a manager who likes to play a bit. Otherwise Coyle will bring in his sort of players and then they'll be as drab as the rest of the league. Can't believe they chose him to carry on Martinez. Been better off with Karl Robinson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 The Europa League stuff has hit them hard, not to mention Coyle has changed the style somewhat. Note the purchase of Grant Holt. Great player at this level, yes, but only if you're built to cross. He's suffering because they don't. They're trying to build that, so the passing play is taking a hit. Replacing Kone with Holt/Fortune wasn't enough. Powell is saving them at the moment, though they do have Maloney out which isn't helping them in regard to creating anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 A skint Birmingham managed to make the play-offs despite being in Europe and playing 60 games.Anything less than the play-offs is a failure by Coyle and Wigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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