Champions League 2022-23 (36 Viewers)
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That's why those 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 teams were the best teams we've had in the past two decades, possibly even before that too. Great goalie, amazing defense, wonderful midfield, and a solid attack. We may have lacked a little something on the wings, and perhaps our depth wasn't the greatest, but as a functional unit, we were fearless and indomitable.
During our Capello years, we had a better and deeper squad overall, but we played garbage football. Even when Lippi returned, with the exception of that magical run in 2002-2003, we were largely disappointing in Europe.
During our Capello years, we had a better and deeper squad overall, but we played garbage football. Even when Lippi returned, with the exception of that magical run in 2002-2003, we were largely disappointing in Europe.
Those teams from 2014 onwards were indeed excellent, and it's easy to forget how one boring 0:0 draw in the last round of the group stages in 2014-15 was the difference between greatness and the greatest disappointment.
In 2013-14 an excellent team, almost identical to the one that reached the 2015 final, was eliminated from the CL groups. Next year we also had a very bad group stage performance and we were fighting with Olympiacos for qualification. In the last round we needed a home draw against Atletico Madrid to qualify and we did it with a boring 0:0. The rest is history.
But if we failed for a second time in the group stages, we surely wouldn't have made the 2015 CL final and I don't think that we'd have made the CL 2017 final either. I even think that a second CL failure would have forced our directors to change a lot of things and perhaps we wouldn't have won all those scudetti.
I now respect that 0:0 draw vs Atletico even more
In 2013-14 an excellent team, almost identical to the one that reached the 2015 final, was eliminated from the CL groups. Next year we also had a very bad group stage performance and we were fighting with Olympiacos for qualification. In the last round we needed a home draw against Atletico Madrid to qualify and we did it with a boring 0:0. The rest is history.
But if we failed for a second time in the group stages, we surely wouldn't have made the 2015 CL final and I don't think that we'd have made the CL 2017 final either. I even think that a second CL failure would have forced our directors to change a lot of things and perhaps we wouldn't have won all those scudetti.
I now respect that 0:0 draw vs Atletico even more
you have a time travel machine and can go to 2015, what do:
1. try to prevent Covid;
2. put it all on Leicester winning EPL in 2015/16;
3. become a household name in music / movies / literature by passing off all your favorite work released since then as your own;
4. kidnap Tevez that doesn't want to play for Juve anymore to bring him to 2023 and convince him to play under washed-up Allegri 8 years into the future
1. try to prevent Covid;
2. put it all on Leicester winning EPL in 2015/16;
3. become a household name in music / movies / literature by passing off all your favorite work released since then as your own;
4. kidnap Tevez that doesn't want to play for Juve anymore to bring him to 2023 and convince him to play under washed-up Allegri 8 years into the future
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Those teams from 2014 onwards were indeed excellent, and it's easy to forget how one boring 0:0 draw in the last round of the group stages in 2014-15 was the difference between greatness and the greatest disappointment.
In 2013-14 an excellent team, almost identical to the one that reached the 2015 final, was eliminated from the CL groups. Next year we also had a very bad group stage performance and we were fighting with Olympiacos for qualification. In the last round we needed a home draw against Atletico Madrid to qualify and we did it with a boring 0:0. The rest is history.
But if we failed for a second time in the group stages, we surely wouldn't have made the 2015 CL final and I don't think that we'd have made the CL 2017 final either. I even think that a second CL failure would have forced our directors to change a lot of things and perhaps we wouldn't have won all those scudetti.
I now respect that 0:0 draw vs Atletico even more
In 2013-14 an excellent team, almost identical to the one that reached the 2015 final, was eliminated from the CL groups. Next year we also had a very bad group stage performance and we were fighting with Olympiacos for qualification. In the last round we needed a home draw against Atletico Madrid to qualify and we did it with a boring 0:0. The rest is history.
But if we failed for a second time in the group stages, we surely wouldn't have made the 2015 CL final and I don't think that we'd have made the CL 2017 final either. I even think that a second CL failure would have forced our directors to change a lot of things and perhaps we wouldn't have won all those scudetti.
I now respect that 0:0 draw vs Atletico even more
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