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volball625 said:
They need to add some serious quality depth for next year with the likelihood that they make the CL. Really need a LB and some serious creativity from the midfield.
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Just now getting back to the thread to see my Reds dragged through the mud by the likes of you :)

Seriously though, I don't think you can argue with the fact that our attack is one of the best in the world. The eye test and stats don't lie. Now, do we have serious gaps in the defense, and some in midfield? Absolutely. But elite goal scorers will get you far and they've proven it this season. Do I like Liverpool's chances against a Barca or Bayern Munich? Eh, not really, but I do think they'd be a tough out.
 
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COYS...man that loss to Norwich will be the game that comes back and haunts Tottenham...just as Milo said, it was good to see Soldado get his scoring boots on, esp from somewhere besides the penalty spot. Would be lovely to see us sneak in and it be Assenal who drops out :)
 
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BigOrangeCrush32 said:
COYS...man that loss to Norwich will be the game that comes back and haunts Tottenham...just as Milo said, it was good to see Soldado get his scoring boots on, esp from somewhere besides the penalty spot. Would be lovely to see us sneak in and it be Assenal who drops out :)
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big stretch of games coming up. need to win a few against the top teams to get back in the hunt
 
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Anybody out there watching the games from Europe It is best soccer with best players in the world I expect little response but if there is others who would like to discuss the games I started thread probably just get grief I'm a big Arsenel fan and pulling for Wigan to upset Man City in FA Cup
 
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possumtownVol said:
Anybody out there watching the games from Europe It is best soccer with best players in the world I expect little response but if there is others who would like to discuss the games I started thread probably just get grief I'm a big Arsenel fan and pulling for Wigan to upset Man City in FA Cup
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A lot of us here do. To me the CL is the best yearly tourney in the world. Big game against you guys tomorrow. I give a lot of respect for the way you all played us in the first leg. Arsenal played with no fear.
 
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Godfatha said:
A lot of us here do. To me the CL is the best yearly tourney in the world. Big game against you guys tomorrow. I give a lot of respect for the way you all played us in the first leg. Arsenal played with no fear.
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didn't get to watch the game today, but saw it was a 1-1 draw.

Looked like Bayern controlled quite a bit of the possession at around 66%.

anything noteworthy?
 
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DocVOLiday said:
didn't get to watch the game today, but saw it was a 1-1 draw.

Looked like Bayern controlled quite a bit of the possession at around 66%.

anything noteworthy?
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Was in a meeting all afternoon so didn't get to see it unfortunately. Just based on what I've read, Arsenal put up a good fight but Bayern played keepaway after their goal. I'll have to post after watching it.

Sounded like a boring game.
 
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DocVOLiday said:
didn't get to watch the game today, but saw it was a 1-1 draw.

Looked like Bayern controlled quite a bit of the possession at around 66%.

anything noteworthy?
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Back and forth affair. Arsenal played well, with a lot of chances while Bayern looked very pedestrian. The possession stat was pretty meaningless in the match.

PS Robben dives. Glad he is on my team, but I hate that part of his game.
 
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volball625 said:
Pep's teams dive. Whether you like it or not
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True, but I don't know if that one can be attributed to Pep. Sorry if I'm wrong, I don't watch a lot of Bayern games, but isn't Robben pretty well known for being a diver even before Pep got there? I do remember in the 2010 World Cup Final a lot of people were shocked he didn't dive when Carles Puyol clearly fouled him outside of the box and that would've potentially left Spain with 10 men. And throw Ribery in as well to that category. A lot of my French friends really say that is their biggest complaint about him.
 
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#5,718
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CL quarters will be ridiculous. Probably the four of the five best teams in Europe are already through to the quarters.
 
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UTVolInSpain said:
True, but I don't know if that one can be attributed to Pep. Sorry if I'm wrong, I don't watch a lot of Bayern games, but isn't Robben pretty well known for being a diver even before Pep got there? I do remember in the 2010 World Cup Final a lot of people were shocked he didn't dive when Carles Puyol clearly fouled him outside of the box and that would've potentially left Spain with 10 men. And throw Ribery in as well to that category. A lot of my French friends really say that is their biggest complaint about him.
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Robben has always been pretty bad about diving. I don't really believe Pep teaches his players to dive, I just think it's commonplace in Spanish football.
 
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Godfatha said:
Robben has always been pretty bad about diving. I don't really believe Pep teaches his players to dive, I just think it's commonplace in Spanish football.
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I wish the Spanish were more upfront about it. Central and South American footballers tend to be a bit more open about diving just being a part of their game.

I think it's legitimate strategy, I just prefer teams/players who don't use that style.
 
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milohimself said:
I wish the Spanish were more upfront about it. Central and South American footballers tend to be a bit more open about diving just being a part of their game.

I think it's legitimate strategy, I just prefer teams/players who don't use that style.
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i'm ok with players going down a little easier than may be necessary, but it really bugs me when players either go down without being touched, or grab their face when getting hit in the chest
 
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#5,724
Özil is apparently going to miss 3-6 weeks with a hamstring injury. Not great news for Arsenal who have already been slipping big time over the past couple months.
 
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