La Liga 2011/12 Season Thread

1-0 CR69

TM wrote:I never knew Fernando Meria played for Zaragoza.

Just signed!

OZILLLLLLLLLL! Ronnie scores!

blutgraetsche wrote:Özil's through ball

Very nice! Now if he can only do it against Barcelona.

Great work from Benzema initially to win the ball back.

Ronaldo 1 Messi 0.

He did against Barca in the first leg of the Supercoppa, but somehow everybody 'forgot'.

Whatever, we'll gladly take him back if you don't need him.

blutgraetsche wrote:He did against Barca in the first leg of the Supercoppa, but somehow everybody 'forgot'.

Whatever, we'll gladly take him back if you don't need him.

45 minutes doth not a great player make.

Marcelooooooooooo

Marcelo scores! But what was Ronaldo doing there? Bicycle kick wannabe?

Nice goal though.

Jaimito el Crack wrote:
45 minutes doth not a great player make.

That was more than 45 minutes. But I wonder why these standards only seem to apply to him. Why don't you expect brilliance over 90 and more minutes from the others?

0-2. Nice finish by Marcelo.

Meh this game is over. Zaragoza were only interested in 0-0. After the first goal their will is clearly broken. Probably finish 0-6 and people will think we are awesome.

blutgraetsche wrote:

Jaimito el Crack wrote:
45 minutes doth not a great player make.

That was more than 45 minutes. But I wonder why these standards only seem to apply to him. Why don't you expect brilliance over 90 and more minutes from the others?

Well we were talking about Ozil. Maybe he played 50 good minutes. He was annonymous for most of the 2nd half. And for the record I said the same thing about Ronaldo and Benzema and Di Maria after that match.

Ronaldo close, nice through ball by Marcelo there.

seems to me that the special needs one wants to play Coentrao in midfield to offer better cover for marcelo who is bombing forward into the space vacated by ronaldo on the left wing.

Pichichi de verano

Benzema close.

Özil - Benzema works really well together. Benzema is the type of forward who looks to play one-two and get involved in the passing game, ideal for creative players like Özil.

Jaimito el Crack wrote:Well. Here we go. Not terribly excited by the prospect of this season but maybe I will proven wrong.

One thing I'm not looking forward to is the same old stream of nonsense from the media. All 4 of the main papers are guilty of it, here's an example from Marca in the buildup to this game:

"El equipo al que más penaltis ha pitado en contra el árbitro Muñiz Fernández es el Real Madrid: 11. El segundo en esta lista es el Espanyol, con sólo 6 en contra"

Ronaldo with a good shot, close.

Real's short passing in the tightest of spaces is impressive.

blutgraetsche wrote:Benzema close.

Özil - Benzema works really well together. Benzema is the type of forward who looks to play one-two and get involved in the passing game, ideal for creative players like Özil.

This is really true. Too bad we can't play with Higuain too to take advantage of the good football they produce. Instead they combine and the ball ends up with Benzema who shoots into the side of the net.

fcb wrote:

Jaimito el Crack wrote:Well. Here we go. Not terribly excited by the prospect of this season but maybe I will proven wrong.

One thing I'm not looking forward to is the same old stream of nonsense from the media. All 4 of the main papers are guilty of it, here's an example from Marca in the buildup to this game:

"El equipo al que más penaltis ha pitado en contra el árbitro Muñiz Fernández es el Real Madrid: 11. El segundo en esta lista es el Espanyol, con sólo 6 en contra"

He's yust talkeen abou the fahcts.

I bet Ronaldo is well angry when we play in the away kit. No collar to pop.

Real's defending seems a bit dodgy lately, not just at set pieces. Was a foul right now, but the positioning of the back four is often worrying.

0-2 HT

Real cruising.

Carvalho seems to be the culprit a lot which is worrying because last year he was the one that kept everything organised.

blutgraetsche wrote:0-2 HT

Real cruising.

It helps when the team you are playing gave up after 20 minutes.

Di Maria should have scored.

Benzema fails to take advantage of a catastrophic mistake of the Zaragoza defence. Should have scored.

Jaimito el Crack wrote:Carvalho seems to be the culprit a lot which is worrying because last year he was the one that kept everything organised.

Hope Carvalho doesn't fade out like Cannavaro.

Great strike by Alonso, 3-0.

Nice run by Özil prior to that. He should do that more often, used to do it more in Bremen than he does in Madrid.

Xabi!