I will probably be banned for this but... Footie Thread

[Brown, Jon Brow]

The truth is that Real Madrid could easily have scored 2 or 3 more tonight. Bayern might not score if they continue playing after Real go into the dressing room, they'll just continue passing it.

Does possession obsession only work if you have Messi in your side?

[odykas]

0 - 4

Stupid Pep

[Big Ben]

IMO, as a renowned armchair specialist, the tactic of 'resting' the team for a month backfired. I think it would have been better for Bayern to risk some injuries then letting key players go on vacation.

Pep seems to be a one trick pony.

Gotze said he went to Bayern to work with Guardiola. Work at what?

[Storm]

Does possession obsession only work if you have Messi in your side?

Even that did not work last year or this year for that matter (mind you both times he was coming off injuries and looked off)

what a horror show though...I had wished Barca would be the one to take revenge but Madrid ended up humiliating Pep.
Martinez on for Mandzukic? baffling! - I would rather lose 5-3 or 4-2 than 0-2.

This could become another year when I might give the final a miss if it is Chelsea v Madrid (last final I did not watch was Chelsea v ManUtd - hard to be a neutral or take a side in any of these games)

[steveaki13]

While I agree Messi's injuries have affected him, I would just point out he has become the first top level player I believe to score 40 goals in 6 consecutive
seasons for club and country

Still pretty impressive.

2008/2009: 41
2009/2010: 48
2010/2011: 57
2011/2012: 82
2012/2013: 69 -missed 1.5 months with injury
2013/2014: 42 *Ongoing missed best part of 3 months over season

[Big Ben]

just 42 goals in a season... piss-poor. I wonder how they can still stand him.

chelski - real is quite a dream final for me as well. I can't decide which one I dislike most. I guess I could feel for a few seconds something remotely close to satisfaction if real finally wins 'la decima' in the first year after the departure of the special one.. right against the special one... I still hope though Atletico beats the living days out of both of them

[steveaki13]

your best bet would be to hope they had a mass brawl in the final and it was abandoned and they are both banned for 5 years by the sounds of it.

[odykas]

Vamos Atletico

[odykas]

Balls

[donKey jote]

balls
oh well, at least it was the niño ...