deserved, this is why football sucks nowdays, 1-0 lead and starting to secure it? this is what happens. Why dont they just play like they did on first period.
they tried to keep the ball in the team, like they did@1st half. Arsenal just was way more aggresive and made sure Barca had much less space to play the ball around, and it payed off.
No they didnt, get a clue right now seriously, they killed the game off, that is what they were doing, didnt work out as expected, they gave arsenal the chance and arsenal used it
no they didnt, they tried to slow down the pace but didnt succeed cuz Arsenal brought in another attacker/attacking midfielder. Barca shouldve changed an attacker(Pedro, cuz he lost alot of balls) for another fresh midfielder, to keep passing the ball around.
I know Im right, every football analist on the TV says it. Dont try to even prove me wrong.
I agree that its not a save lead, but its just plain stupid to go all out on the attack in an important game like this. Barca was the better team for most of the game, so they decided to fall back a bit and to try to keep the ball in the team. Didnt succeed cuz Arsenal started the 2nd half really agressive, and it payed off :)
will be a cool game to watch again, hopefully :) Might skip football practice, just to watch it :p Started 1 hour and 15minutes earlier today, arrived@home when the match was at its 20th minute, so didnt missed alot I guess :p
if you played football a bit, you would understand why :d but honestly, couldnt see them playing something else than in the first half. just with a bit less drive forward as this is natural.
and you know, they scored a second goal, referee dismissed it for some reason though...
btw, it ain't a secret barcelona plays shit on away in CL.
i agree. it was very unlikely to think he wanted to shoot. it's always a fault of a goalkeeper as he is entitled to defend a short post, but still an impressive shot by dutchman :).
Arsenal is better? You gotta be kidding me. Barca played a lot better and had the biggest chances. Afaik the messi' goal wasn't offside since he was behind the ball.
watch the replay again, ofc it wasn't but we're not able to set it with our own eyes, uefa should have some technologic stuff which decides whether it was an offside or not
"i'd still say" - jesus, you got the video. it was stopped AFTER the ball bounced off Pedro, so the ON-side is even bigger. I agree it was a close call, so I don't blame the ref (although it doesn't change the fact that Barcelona was hurt by that decision), but from the videos it's clearly ON-side.
ofc not -_- The goalie had to make a decision, either prepare for a cross or for a shot. A shot from that place would be highly unlikely, so he choose for the option to position himself to anticipate on the cross.
V. Persie noticed that in a split second and scored amazingly
And the decision should've been to keep the post, not leaving for a hypothetical cross leaving an empty net for V.Persie. Of course it was Valdes' fault, no doubt.
No, its not. Shit, whats so hard 2 understand? Its a really unusual spot for any player to shoot. So ofc, the goalkeeper will position himself to anticipate on a cross.
Look at the goal again, and watch the angle from which V.Persie shoots, you just can't make a goal from that angle without it being a mistake from the keeper.
And yes keepers often anticipate a cross, but it doesn't change the fact that it's the keepers fault if the forward decides to shoot and the front post is open. Valdes tried to be smart and expected a cross which lead to an easy goal for Arsenal -> Valdes' mistake. Shit. What's so hard to understand?
it is just a general rule that a keeper should keep his close/short post. but the reality is that goalkeepers try to position themselves to be able to meet the anticipated cross.
yep :D
as i said somewhere else, this time valdes looked like a fool, next time he will save his team from conceding a goal by anticipating a cross :).
It was an impressive comeback from Arsenal but it should have been decided by Barça way before Arsenal scored imo.. Hence Arsenal was strong for like 5 mins but those were crucial..
bojan goal was scored after toure played hands. referee could interpret it either way, so no point arguing about this one.
you should rather moan about milito being off-side when scoring a goal for 3-1 in milan. that was crucial...
Basicly barca just gave the win away, by starting to defend only. Killed theyr own game, boring to watch.
I know Im right, every football analist on the TV says it. Dont try to even prove me wrong.
note: finland had u16-team aswell!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saTGBjIwC-s
and you know, they scored a second goal, referee dismissed it for some reason though...
btw, it ain't a secret barcelona plays shit on away in CL.
scoring from that angle with a volley? srsly get over it, arsenal is better than barca
The score was keepers fault 100%
V. Persie noticed that in a split second and scored amazingly
And yes keepers often anticipate a cross, but it doesn't change the fact that it's the keepers fault if the forward decides to shoot and the front post is open. Valdes tried to be smart and expected a cross which lead to an easy goal for Arsenal -> Valdes' mistake. Shit. What's so hard to understand?
as i said somewhere else, this time valdes looked like a fool, next time he will save his team from conceding a goal by anticipating a cross :).
you should rather moan about milito being off-side when scoring a goal for 3-1 in milan. that was crucial...
btw, i didnt mean "moan", just didnt have a better word :D
wonder why :ASD:ASAS:
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i must add that this barça is atm the best football team in history (playing wise) and this game was random as fuck. barça will rape them in camp nou.
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