re: CHAMPIONS ( La10ª ya está ) - The Real Madrid Club de Fútbol 2013-14 Thread

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I think Rudi Garcia could certainly find a spot for Isco even in his 4-3-3.

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Isco can easily play in the front three of a 4-3-3. His problem is that there is a very solid three in front of him, and Jese has basically turned into a midget (I mean like average height) Ronaldo. Isco just happens to be too good to stick on the bench for a couple of years.

Stick him at the point as a false nine or out wide, and he will do really well in a 4-3-3.

TBF, Benzema basically fills the same role. He just offers a good bit more, provided he gives a shite. Whenever Isco and Benzema are on the field, they're moving into the same space.

Yeah, I'm sure the logic of Roma perhaps being interested in Isco is that he could thrive in any combination of the front three. . . more on the wing when Totti plays false 9 or with Destro but also can play the same false 9 role as Totti.

Really, all the main cogs in Roma's front three (Totti, Destro, Gervinho, Ljalic, Florenzi) are pretty fluid as it is with the only static part being Totti not being asked to track back and defend on a wing though we're probably most lethal when Totti is starting the counter from our third.

Just as Italians surely poopoo the attacking mind of Spanish football, and Spaniards the defensiveness of Italian, we both appreciate and respect, tactics.

I think these prem people can´t get into anything which isn´t mindlessly heaving up and down the pitch.

It´s evident when they see CL matches, and bitch about the officiating. The prem would be very boring were they to whistle every foul.

I still get a kick out of the English crowds applauding the awarding of a corner.

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Just as Italians surely poopoo the attacking mind of Spanish football, and Spaniards the defensiveness of Italian, we both appreciate and respect, tactics.

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They mainly just say "why donta the defender justa go and take a the ball away?"

Seriously though, I think La Liga and the Spanish NT has really influenced Serie A recently. Roma has almost always embraced an attacking style (like, say, Spalleti's famed 4-6-0 champagne football) even when it was out of vogue.

However it's not only sides like Napoli or Fiorentina playing more opens attacking styles but perhaps more telling is that smaller sides like Sampdoria, Verona, Sassoulo etc are as well.

In small exchange, Diego Simeone seems to be giving La Liga a taste of some ol' fashioned take out your balls, break off a whiskey bottle and defend with your team for 90 minutes that used to be the norm of almost every Serie A side.

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In small exchange, Diego Simeone seems to be giving La Liga a taste of some ol' fashioned take out your balls, break off a whiskey bottle and defend with your team for 90 minutes that used to be the norm of almost every Serie A side.

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You´re correct. Also, Bilbao used to play very ´Italian´ styled football, until the eruption of Barcelona, and their contracting Bielsa.

Many northern sides who´ve been in and out of La Primera, were somewhat similar. Osasuna, Sporting De Gijón, Real Oviedo, Logroño, Santander............

aaaaaaaand the Bernabéu once again clamors for more Isco.

When's the last time Barcelona was out of the top 2 at this stage of La Liga? It's going to happen tomorrow.

Schalke gets to see the ´BBC´ in action.

DERBY NEWS

Colchoneros are saying ´6 chicharitos?´, ´ big deal, we put 4 past them´.

Poor Schalke, yesterday was something which scars the psyche. They´re fricked for the rest of the year.

Also, Enrique Cerezo (Atléti´s prez) says Diego Costa is ´tied up´ for the coming season. That is to say, they only need sell the Chilean Cebolla Rodríguez for at least 15M, and Costa´s to spend another season at the team from Manzanares. Hmmmh.