[CL] Champions League 2011/12 (5 Viewers)

[Red]

Pretty dull night of football.

Watched first half of Chelsea-Valencia, with Valencia not showing up, as I suggested would happen.

Watched second half of Porto-Zenit.

Porto are absolutely terrible.

I've never understood the hype around Hulk. He's just sooooo wasteful.

James Rodriguez was Porto's only vaguely dangerous player.

 

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[acmilan]

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Valbuena goal

indeed one of the goals of the season so far, especially considering it's importance.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Bundesliga teams

Fuck off no way that league is better than Serie A. Co efficient points can eat my shit, the only great team they have is Bayern Munich, Granted Bayern is better than almost every Serie A team...but still I think the Bundesliga is massively overrated.

 

[Flamez]

I've never understood the hype around Hulk. He's just sooooo wasteful.

James Rodriguez was Porto's only vaguely dangerous player.

Hulk was a disaster. He basically failed any decision he had to make. Loved it.

James is class. Although he disappeared completely in the last minutes, he was indeed the only dangerous player in Porto's side - along with Moutinho at times, I think this one wasn't bad either. Malafeev saved Zenit a few times tonight though, he was really solid for his team.

This game is the perfect example where one team controls the other without the ball and in his own half. Porto looked clueless upfront and Zenit could've even scored if they had someone with pace for the counters.

 

[Cheesio]

Bundesliga teams

Fuck off no way that league is better than Serie A. Co efficient points can eat my shit, the only great team they have is Bayern Munich, Granted Bayern is better than almost every Serie A team...but still I think the Bundesliga is massively overrated.

Shalke 5- 2 Inter

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Inter also knocked out Bayern that season...whats your point?

 

[Cheesio]

Inter also knocked out Bayern that season...whats your point?

My points is that the Bundesliga is better. Just because BVB got knocked out because they have a very young and unexperienced team, that doesn't make Serie A better.

 

[acmilan]

Hulk was a disaster. He basically failed any decision he had to make. Loved it.

James is class. Although he disappeared completely in the last minutes, he was indeed the only dangerous player in Porto's side - along with Moutinho at times, I think this one wasn't bad either. Malafeev saved Zenit a few times tonight though, he was really solid for his team.

Was Guarin injured or benched for this game?

This game is the perfect example where one team controls the other without the ball and in his own half. Porto looked clueless upfront and Zenit could've even scored if they had someone with pace for the counters.

and that team just happens to have an italian coach

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Nothing to do with that, I just feel the league is overrated mainly because of "off field" factors such as beautiful stadiums, packed out every week and debt free teams. All of those things, obviously, are fantastic, but on the field I find most of the teams boring and overrated. Only Bayern Munich looks like a fantastic team to me IMO.

 

[Emmet]

My points is that the Bundesliga is better. Just because BVB got knocked out because they have a very young and unexperienced team, that doesn't make Serie A better.

That sentence could apply to Napoli also, and they're doing pretty well in their group. Bundesliga has one good team, thats it.

 

[Flamez]

Was Guarin injured or benched for this game?

Injured until January, I think.

 

[JuveJay]

My points is that the Bundesliga is better. Just because BVB got knocked out because they have a very young and unexperienced team, that doesn't make Serie A better.

Dortmund got knocked out because they are not actually that good, but they are still good, I get you.

 

[acmilan]

Injured until January, I think.

I see. Had I know that, would have saved myself the vcash ... Guarin is their only player I really rate.

Either way, obviously AVB leaving has affected Porto greatly, it must be a fun year to be a Benfica fan

 

[Flamez]

You don't rate James, Moutinho and Alvaro Pereira?

I don't follow Porto really often, but my fellas told me Guarin was playing like shit before the injury. Which made me think if last season was the hit of a career. It's down to him to prove otherwise, because before AVB took Porto's job, he was probably going to be sold with the "deadwood".

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Dortmund got knocked out because they are not actually that good, but they are still good, I get you.

Whats your opinion on the Bundesliga in comparison to Serie A, Jay? I know you're not one to get involved in these silly league comparison arguements (its a weakness of mine, Ill admit it)

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

That sentence could apply to Napoli also, and they're doing pretty well in their group. Bundesliga has one good team, thats it.

And Napoli were in a tougher group.

 

[JuveJay]

Whats your opinion on the Bundesliga in comparison to Serie A, Jay? I know you're not one to get involved in these silly league comparison arguements (its a weakness of mine, Ill admit it)

Bunch of dumb ass teams who play moderately entertaining football. And FC Hollywood.

 

[acmilan]

You don't rate James, Moutinho and Alvaro Pereira?

I think they are good to very good but the only player I'd take at Milan is Guarin.

I don't follow Porto really often, but my fellas told me Guarin was playing like shit before the injury. Which made me think if last season was the hit of a career. It's down to him to prove otherwise, because before AVB took Porto's job, he was probably going to be sold with the "deadwood".

I know, he was a sub at the time and even at the beginning of AVB's season there. But he was the one who had the skill and "character" of a potential big-game player ... a more tactically astute Boateng. Some players just need the right coach/environment to finally really explode onto the big scene and I saw that potential in Guarin, just like with Boateng.

 

[Flamez]

Glad to know you'd take an old Zambro or Taiwo over Alvaro.

And yeah, Guarin has quite some annoying similarities with Boateng.

 

[acmilan]

Glad to know you'd take an old Zambro or Taiwo over Alvaro.

I wouldn't - I just don't rate AP to be worth 20mil or good enough for Milan, for that matter, and am hoping Milan to pull a better replacement for the aforementioned players out of somewhere.