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re: UEFA CL Qfinals 2nd leg DAY TWO (4/10 Matchday thread) 1:45 CST
Posted on 4/11/13 at 12:01 am to lesismeaurx
Posted on 4/11/13 at 12:01 am to lesismeaurx
Great turn. I was shocked at how off his shot was. He finishes that 9/10 times
Posted on 4/11/13 at 12:59 pm to LSUtiger17
Ancellotti really did a great job getting all the new faces on PSG on the same page.
Best CL managerial job so far after Pelegrini. It's a valid point that Malaga didn't really have the toughest draw throughout. However, that Pelegrini had Malaga a missed call from the semis starting 2 players who didn't even usually make the bench for the worst Roma side of this decade makes him a candidate for manager of the year.
PSG were a pretty tough match up for Barcelona, possessing a lot of perfect elements that have proven to be key to breaking them down. More than questions Barca deserves credit for getting past them:
Verratti: high quality deep lying playmaker that can hold the ball when pressed by 2 or 3 players and spray incisive passes out from a deep defensive position. This kid's already backing up the voices who were criticized for saying he was the next elite DLP while still in Serie B.
Lucas and to a lesser degree Lavezzi: pace and ability to get by the first defender on counters
Ibra: he doesn't get a lot of credit on this board but I think he's a once in a generation type talent. That he holds up anything that comes his way and picks out killer passes is perfect against Barca's pressure.
Pastore: more often than not, Barca pressuring him simply meant desperately chasing the open guy he got the ball to.
PSG were capable of playing a full match like AC Milan could only do in brief stretches and with 5 players in the counter that all have the quality Milan probably only had in Montolivo and El Sharawaay.
And, on Barca, Messi may score 20 goals in a half against Deportivo but this match where he didn't score a goal serves as a much better example of simply how good and important he is.
It may not be until he's over 30 that we'll ever see him come in again as a 60th minute sub in a huge match.
It was amazing to see the massive gaps opening in the defense the second he walked on the pitch and that's the difference created subbing him for a player of Fabregas' quality.
Makes me wonder if Barca would be better to still send Messi out to just stand around on one leg no matter how badly he's injured.
Best CL managerial job so far after Pelegrini. It's a valid point that Malaga didn't really have the toughest draw throughout. However, that Pelegrini had Malaga a missed call from the semis starting 2 players who didn't even usually make the bench for the worst Roma side of this decade makes him a candidate for manager of the year.
PSG were a pretty tough match up for Barcelona, possessing a lot of perfect elements that have proven to be key to breaking them down. More than questions Barca deserves credit for getting past them:
Verratti: high quality deep lying playmaker that can hold the ball when pressed by 2 or 3 players and spray incisive passes out from a deep defensive position. This kid's already backing up the voices who were criticized for saying he was the next elite DLP while still in Serie B.
Lucas and to a lesser degree Lavezzi: pace and ability to get by the first defender on counters
Ibra: he doesn't get a lot of credit on this board but I think he's a once in a generation type talent. That he holds up anything that comes his way and picks out killer passes is perfect against Barca's pressure.
Pastore: more often than not, Barca pressuring him simply meant desperately chasing the open guy he got the ball to.
PSG were capable of playing a full match like AC Milan could only do in brief stretches and with 5 players in the counter that all have the quality Milan probably only had in Montolivo and El Sharawaay.
And, on Barca, Messi may score 20 goals in a half against Deportivo but this match where he didn't score a goal serves as a much better example of simply how good and important he is.
It may not be until he's over 30 that we'll ever see him come in again as a 60th minute sub in a huge match.
It was amazing to see the massive gaps opening in the defense the second he walked on the pitch and that's the difference created subbing him for a player of Fabregas' quality.
Makes me wonder if Barca would be better to still send Messi out to just stand around on one leg no matter how badly he's injured.
This post was edited on 4/11/13 at 1:33 pm
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