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sideshow badger said:
Madrid play better football than Barca imo. Way more incisive. Great to watch and Ozil is just top class.
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I could see why you would favour Madrid because of the bias or playacting of Barca... but it's bizarre to claim that Mourinho's tactics offer better football than the best passing team in history!
 
Jonnyaiston said:
So just setting your team out to defend(more attacking tonight) and kick the **** out of any Barcelona player, isn't anti-football?
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No more so than passing the ball around a lot and falling over all the time. They are tactics/styles of play, and what 'football is' is opinion, sideshow badger thinks Real Madrid play better football than Barcelona and you can't prove that they do not because it is opinion, so does that mean Barcelona play 'anti-football'?
 
Kyle? said:
I do enjoy the whole short passing game, but Barca take the piss. It's like watching Arsenal with your TV on slow motion. Real are more exciting.
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Seriously? They play like Liverpool did under Benitez... or Chelsea under Mourinho. Alonso or Pepe just pinging the diagonal ball forward, all athleticism and muscle, good on the break, but hardly what I'd call exciting <laugh>
 
cabluigi said:
I could see why you would favour Madrid because of the bias or playacting of Barca... but it's bizarre to claim that Mourinho's tactics offer better football than the best passing team in history!
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I just prefer to watch the more exciting and incisive style of Real as opposed to the patient short passing game of Barca.
 
Mifune said:
No more so than passing the ball around a lot and falling over all the time. They are tactics/styles of play, and what 'football is' is opinion, sideshow badger thinks Real Madrid play better football than Barcelona and you can't prove that they do not because it is opinion, so does that mean Barcelona play 'anti-football'?
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Kicking the **** out of the opposition because you aren't in the same class, is not tactics/styles of play, its pure thuggery. Playing football and falling over all the time is a lot better then, attempting to injure/ kick the **** out of the other team, then fall over because even that doesn't work.
 
cabluigi said:
Seriously? They play like Liverpool did under Benitez... or Chelsea under Mourinho. Alonso or Pepe just pinging the diagonal ball forward, all athleticism and muscle, good on the break, but hardly what I'd call exciting <laugh>
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They only really play like that against Barca. I've seen numerous games this season where they play a fast, flowing style. The barca play sends me to sleep. Like i said, it's like watching arsenal in slow motion.
 
Jonnyaiston said:
Kicking the **** out of the opposition because you aren't in the same class, is not tactics/styles of play, its pure thuggery. Playing football and falling over all the time is a lot better then, attempting to injure/ kick the **** out of the other team, then fall over because even that doesn't work.
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Yes, Real Madrid kick the **** out of Barcelona. <doh>

Discount Pepe and Madrid are no more dirty than Barcelona.
 
sideshow badger said:
I just prefer to watch the more exciting and incisive style of Real as opposed to the patient short passing game of Barca.
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Fair enough. I guess football tactics are all about opinions!

Personally I love watching the precision and technique of the short passing game, so favour Barca, but I understand that some people see all the passing and waiting for the right moment as tedious!
 
sideshow badger said:
I would quite happily have us play like Stoke in that case then!!
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Ahh we come to the argument... would you take trophies and Allardyce-esque football, or limited success but beautiful football?

Personally, I would rather spend my money on the latter, but it's a divisive issue!
 
Mifune said:
Yes, Real Madrid kick the **** out of Barcelona. <doh>

Discount Pepe and Madrid are no more dirty than Barcelona.
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So have you missed the antics of Ramos, Coentrao, Diarra etc.. the last umpteen classicos.

Its pure cynical football, and when the spanish national team are destroyed and go back to the grand failures of years before you can thank Mourinho
 
Just got back from the pub (sorry if I appear slightly intoxicated. That would be because... I am). Alves' goal was siiiick like a wedding night chunder. No, that's a terrible metaphor. Sick like a... I am literally lacking in appropriate analogy. I also just spent 5 minutes trying to remember the word 'analogy'. Alves' goal was like Tash's reaction to seeing a real woman's vajayjay. Caused a mess everywhere. Nobody knows what liquid is going where.
 
cabluigi said:
Ahh we come to the argument... would you take trophies and Allardyce-esque football, or limited success but beautiful football?

Personally, I would rather spend my money on the latter, but it's a divisive issue!
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I'll go on record and say i'm fed up of this approach <whistle>
 
Speedo said:
Just got back from the pub (sorry if I appear slightly intoxicated. That would be because... I am). Alves' goal was siiiick like a wedding night chunder. No, that's a terrible metaphor. Sick like a... I am literally lacking in appropriate analogy. I also just spent 5 minutes trying to remember the word 'analogy'. Alves' goal was like Tash's reaction to seeing a real woman's vajayjay. Caused a mess everywhere. Nobody knows what liquid is going where.
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<laugh> Brilliant post. Think you've given me a new sig (again)
 
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