2013/14 UEFA Champions League Group Stages

bluenine wrote:None of Italy's top teams left in Champions League... that's a bit shocking.

Well napoli had a tough group and went out with 12 points (i think they are the first team to ever go out having scored 12 points).

Juve messed up the first 2 games against copenhagen and galatasaray. 2 games they dominated but didn't win because of silly defensive errors.

shazlx wrote:Loose 2-0 after playing defensively. Really poor midfield performance tonight, capped off with Arteta getting sent off.

I always think that Arsenal are less defensively secure when Wenger decides to play defensively. Walcott definitely should have come on at some point.

Mert in post-match interview was quite honest. 'We took a little break tonight' or words to that effect. First goal was good but very poor to give away the second. Giroud could have been easily sent off too.

shazlx wrote:

TheCrazy58 wrote:We're through (just) but this is a crap result. We'll get RM, Barca, PSG, Bayern or Atletico next round   

Hope its Barca or R.Madrid. Don't want high pressing Atletico or Bayern.

I bet we'll get Bayern or RM.

Awful team selection by Wenger!!

Set up to play defensively but without the weapons to counter. Why Walcott didn't start that game is totally beyond me. Perfect game to sit back and pick them off on the break with Theo's pace against Armero (awful defender). Do we really have experts who analyse other teams and look for weaknesses that we could take advantage of? It looked to me we just went out there to contain them, that's it. Why not device a plan to target their weaknesses at the same time? Baffling!

The frustrating thing is, Ozil played full 90 minutes against a team we lost anyway. City rested their main players last night, plus have an extra day rest, we are going to get dicked on this Saturday.

Milan were truely pathetic, went even below the usual Serie A stereotype. Blackotelli, those ballboys, Allegri...all are without any sort of shame.

Good thing it was against ajax, so I can still find some sympathy for the behaviour. And we wont get to see a re-release from this woeful song...



never again 1995 I hope!

The Pröfessör wrote:Awful team selection by Wenger!!

Set up to play defensively but without the weapons to counter. Why Walcott didn't start that game is totally beyond me. Perfect game to sit back and pick them off on the break with Theo's pace against Armero (awful defender). Do we really have experts who analyse other teams and look for weaknesses that we could take advantage of? It looked to me we just went out there to contain them, that's it.  Why not device a plan to target their weaknesses at the same time? Baffling!

The frustrating thing is, Ozil played full 90 minutes against a team we lost anyway. City rested their main players last night, plus have an extra day rest, we are  going to get dicked on this Saturday.

yeah when i watched there line up i thought hmm is he going for an draw, thats a big mistake in europe

fielding 5 midfielders including 2 work horses

all four German teams in the next round

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM

TheCrazy58 wrote:

shazlx wrote:

TheCrazy58 wrote:We're through (just) but this is a crap result. We'll get RM, Barca, PSG, Bayern or Atletico next round   

Hope its Barca or R.Madrid. Don't want high pressing Atletico or Bayern.

I bet we'll get Bayern or RM.

They both have weak defences. I think we could out score either if we are in form. I think Atletico will be the hardest and then Bayern. Only because of the high line and Guardiola's likeliness of leaving Martinez out. It makes their defence a bit open and fairly vulnerable as we've seen against ManC,

Schalke's second goal was amazingly offside. Find a video for a laugh.

Effenberg wrote:Schalke's second goal was amazingly offside. Find a video for a laugh.

Yeah poor Basle. Was hilarious.  

bluenine wrote:Sad for Napoli, its cruel to go out after 12 points from a tough group. But such is football, I know this will only make De La invest more money and they will come back stronger next year.

I for one just hope that this will make them (and the italian press) bang the drum about being a top team when they actually *are* a top team.
All in all they did a tremendous job in this group stage, but they're still kinda half way from being one, in all respects (first 11, squad, coach, club) even for today Serie A standards.
It shows in the league and it showed in the trashing in London which cost them the qualification.
Don't get me wrong, they're doing a good job, improving year after year, but their level of self-patting and the press' lip service at the start of the season was astonishing.

Antarion wrote:

Effenberg wrote:Schalke's second goal was amazingly offside. Find a video for a laugh.

Yeah poor Basle. Was hilarious.  

shambolic! it was even from a free kick so it's not like linesman has any excuse about not being positioned right or anything. linesman either had some sort of brain malfunction or received a lot of cash..

That pose of that line assistant is even better. They dont even realise it.

Fey wrote:That pose of that line assistant is even better. They dont even realise it.

He looks like a goalkeeper



Also funny how ever other Schalke player is freezed    They are all thinking: "Shit! Don't move, maybe nobody realizes I'm here"   

Antarion wrote:

Fey wrote:That pose of that line assistant is even better. They dont even realise it.

He looks like a goalkeeper



Also funny how ever other Schalke player is freezed     They are all thinking: "Shit! Don't move, maybe nobody realizes I'm here"   

well, it worked. 

English clubs best in Europe at group stage

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/10513780/Champions-League-England-top-of-the-group-stage-but-can-one-of-the-Premier-League-clubs-win-the-trophy.html


nice list, germany 2nd

yeah england solved there issues with spending big, they improved heavily compared to last year

Kroos, please review there/their/they're over Christmas. Thank you.

Yeah, have a word with yourself Krooslein, after years of spectacular improvement you can't compete with the grammar of a trilingual academic who's lived for years in Spain and the US. Shame on you

Don't worry, once you master "they're" and such that will already put you in the top percentile of English people

Harsh on Kroos, his English is fine. :k:Die/Das/Der/Den is way harder then there/their/they're anyway.

So far he was spot on about the likes of Ozil and Kroos. That's what really matters.

Besides, at least he speaks a second language, how many native English speakers can say that?

It's NOT hard. You don't need to be an academic to distinguish these three words. Being in sixth grade in Germany should do. Sorry for my apparently extremely lofty standards.   

Fey wrote:Harsh on Kroos, his English is fine. :k:Die/Das/Der/Den is way harder then there/their/they're anyway.

So far he was spot on about the likes of Ozil and Kroos. That's what really matters.

Besides, at least he speaks a second language, how many native English speakers can say that?

I whisper sweet nothings in Italian as I feed my length into your mum

Fey wrote:

Besides, at least he speaks a second language, how many native English speakers can say that?

 Yo.   

Isco Benny wrote:

Fey wrote:Harsh on Kroos, his English is fine. :k:Die/Das/Der/Den is way harder then there/their/they're anyway.

So far he was spot on about the likes of Ozil and Kroos. That's what really matters.

Besides, at least he speaks a second language, how many native English speakers can say that?

I whisper sweet nothings in Italian as I feed my length into your mum

She doesnt even like Italian.

Still, I dont get your obsession with my mother. She is a grandmother for a while now, and while not ugly, I wouldnt do her(not sure if I would if she wasnt my mum) Unlike your sister she isnt top notch breeding material anymore. But whatever floats your boat I guess.

Anyway, when will UEFA ban ajax! After Celtic they did a bit of riot in Milano again...hitting people cause they were infront of their bus, not realising it were just leftwing protesters.







Nontheless the Italian flag should be white.

Allez les rouges wrote:Yeah, have a word with yourself Krooslein, after years of spectacular improvement you can't compete with the grammar of a trilingual academic who's lived for years in Spain and the US. Shame on you

Don't worry, once you master "they're" and such that will already put you in the top percentile of English people

  

Effenberg wrote:Kroos, please review there/their/they're over Christmas. Thank you.

  

first i haven`t really realized what do you mean, then the post`s below showed me that is was again an attack from you

because my english skills not that exceptional

hahaha

serious you really think this will bother me