You're right about the chip thing, but if I were to blame Messi for anything, it wouldn't be about how he missed the chip. It would be about his decision making in the first place.
I think he could have taken one more dribble, pass the keeper and just slot it home. He didn't need to chip the ball at all. I think he just made the wrong decision, he chose to do the hardest thing in that situation.
Not so sure about that. The angle would then be more tough to slot home and he'd run out of space. Plus as Osman said, Messi is somewhat of a master at the chip the keeper game. It just didn't come off right that time, which happens.
Who would you like to see in the semis?
Anybody but the English teams, of course. Don't like the Spanish and Italian sides either. Maybe an all French Final would be cool.
The only side I want winning the Champions League is Juventus. Fuck everybody else.
Because life is about taste, Frederique.
Xavi is the only player I like from Barcelona.
There were four players who I watched constantly and tried to emulate on the pitch. When I was fielded deeper in midfield, I tried to emulate Xavi. When behind the front runners, Rivaldo, Zidane and Del Piero were my role models. If only I was left footed and could hit the ball like Rivaldo, that would have been sweet. It was fun taking stuff from matches on television and trying to pull the same antics on the pitch. Those were the days.
Simply put, it's a rebellion against a perceived misrepresentation of reality. Barca are drummed up to such ridiculous extent to be the best team evar that this naturally makes a lot of people dislike them.
If in the same period Arsenal are largely ignored by the media then there isn't much to rebel against on their account.
That's the thing. Arsenal is hyped up just as much as Barca in the English football media that plagues the soccer shows in the States. They basically say Arsenal is just the English Barcelona, which is funny in multiple ways. So if you hate Barca, you should really hate Arsenal as well.
I will say this much, and I've stood by this statement for years now: I don't get Pedro. What an overrated Spanish Rafaelle Palladino, without the height.
He had a poor match yesterday, but methinks you haven't really seen a lot of the player. I don't like him, but the Palladingo comparison isn't fair.