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Very impressed with Shakhtar Donetsk yesterday..
Posted on 10/24/12 at 8:40 am
Posted on 10/24/12 at 8:40 am
Anyone see that match yesterday v chelsea? Incredible chemistry on that team imo. Very skilled, and made chelsea look like they didnt belong on the same field.
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Posted on 10/24/12 at 8:44 am to The Mick
Love the Ukranian League! I have an exam today so I studied all day yesterday except to watch the Barca match. I'm gonna watch the replay tonight.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 8:45 am to The Mick
yep, and I was rooting for Chelsea.
Shakhtar has like 9 Brazilians on the roster
Shakhtar has like 9 Brazilians on the roster
Posted on 10/24/12 at 8:45 am to The Mick
A lot of CL experience all over that team. They know exactly what it takes to win on this stage, regardless of the opponent.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 8:47 am to BraveTiger225
yeah, they made that nice run two years ago, but eventually came up against Barca... They have a ton of Brazilians and we barely got to see Douglas Costa... Srna is very goo, too...
The game yesterday was wide open, fun to watch....
The game yesterday was wide open, fun to watch....
Posted on 10/24/12 at 8:51 am to Harry Caray
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Shakhtar has like 9 Brazilians on the roster
I came to say this. I remember watching a program about them last season, all brazilians.
yes, they're a damn good team.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:21 am to Tennessee Jed
I only got to actually watch the 2nd half since I couldn't find a decent feed. They were good in the 2nd half and it was pretty even. Just from watching Gamecast it seemed like they definitely were giving Chelsea fits in the first half. Hopefully they don't play that well on the road. We pretty much have to win the return match in a couple of weeks or we are in BIG trouble.
This post was edited on 10/24/12 at 11:21 am
Posted on 10/24/12 at 12:47 pm to RandySavage
quote:Maybe I got kind of drawn in and was subconciously pulling for Shakhtar but I saw a completely different 2nd half then you did. I thought they dominated Chelsea in a big way. Cech saved at least 3-4 would-be goals in the 2nd half alone.
They were good in the 2nd half and it was pretty even.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 12:49 pm to The Mick
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Cech saved at least 3-4 would-be goals in the 2nd half alone.
they were definitely peppering Cech, where as Chelsea's shots on goal were pretty much routine saves...
Posted on 10/24/12 at 1:11 pm to TFTC
quote:Yep. Some of those dummy step-overs they did were awesome... not sure how they knew where each other was but the chemistry was unreal.
they were definitely peppering Cech, where as Chelsea's shots on goal were pretty much routine saves...
Posted on 10/24/12 at 1:28 pm to The Mick
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Maybe I got kind of drawn in and was subconciously pulling for Shakhtar but I saw a completely different 2nd half then you did. I thought they dominated Chelsea in a big way. Cech saved at least 3-4 would-be goals in the 2nd half alone.
I was watching on a less than stellar feed so maybe I'm wrong but in the 2nd half I can't remember any save Cech had to make that wasn't fairly routine.
Also, if I'm not mistaken the shots in the 1st half were like 15-3. Which would mean in the second half Chelsea out shot them 12-8, had a m. They also had more possession. Shahktar definitely were the better team on the day but like I said, I thought the 2nd half was pretty even.
Not that it matters we still lost and better get them figured out in the next two weeks before they come to The Bridge.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 1:37 pm to RandySavage
Shaktar is really a quality team. . .
They absolutely dominate the Ukranian league. I think they're 12-0-0 so far this year.
Aside from all the impressive young Brazilian players like Willian, Alex Teixeira, Fernandinho etc the one player that's extremely impressive is the Armenian attacking midfielder, Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
In a bigger league or playing for a high profile national team he'd be a household name.
They absolutely dominate the Ukranian league. I think they're 12-0-0 so far this year.
Aside from all the impressive young Brazilian players like Willian, Alex Teixeira, Fernandinho etc the one player that's extremely impressive is the Armenian attacking midfielder, Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
In a bigger league or playing for a high profile national team he'd be a household name.
This post was edited on 10/24/12 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 10/24/12 at 1:40 pm to wm72
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Mkhitaryan
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he'd be a household name.
I doubt it
Posted on 10/24/12 at 1:43 pm to TN Bhoy
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quote:
Mkhitaryan
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he'd be a household name.
I doubt it
Yeah, maybe he'd have to do the Brazilian thing and go with Henrik-inho.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 1:47 pm to wm72
Just shorten his last name a bit, make a nickname out of it and move to the bundesliga, he'd be fine.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 1:50 pm to Jumbeauxlaya
Lucescu is one of the best coaches in the world, and if he didn't have serious heart problems, he would be coaching a side like Chelsea or Barca or City.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 3:24 pm to RandySavage
quote:Im sure you're right. I was sort of dozing off, caught this on replay actually. Sounds like you were probably more in tune...
They also had more possession. Shahktar definitely were the better team on the day but like I said, I thought the 2nd half was pretty even.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 7:55 pm to wm72
Jonathan Wilson wrote an entire article on Mkhitaryan a couple of a days ago (sometime before today). Of course, that area of the world is Wilson's specialty.
I will sit in ignorance and continue to call Shakhtar Donetsk Reptar Donetsk. It's easier to spell one difficult word.
I will sit in ignorance and continue to call Shakhtar Donetsk Reptar Donetsk. It's easier to spell one difficult word.
Posted on 10/25/12 at 10:57 am to joey barton
I wish I could play as Shakhtar on FIFA so bad.
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