airmark:


Popiz.aino address this.

He dodged it

Messi has more goals against the top 6 than any players this season...but huddersfield and southamton defenders will stop him and break his leg

Ibime:


To be fair, Liverpool were their equals on the pitch but football is about taking your chances. Na who score pass dey win match, that's why I place great value in goalscorers. Na me bring the word "productive" and "unproductive" to Nairaland, they used to mock me with it then. Whilst Suarez and Messi were productive with the harder chances they were given today, Mane and Salah were missing sitters, end of story.

Actually i don't think mane's chance was a sitter.
and barca didn't really have harder chances when most of them came from counters usually leaving 2-3 liverpool players to face messi (we all know how technically gifted he is) ,suarez and either 1 of alba,semedo and dembele.

airmark:


Messi was an assshole when he lost an awoof pk against Chelsea and Torres later buried his team at Nou camp. So it happens.

He is still better than your kpon kpon Rudiger.

cry a river..

simonjassy:

Actually i don't think mane's chance was a sitter.
and barca didn't really have harder chances when most of them came from counters usually leaving 2-3 liverpool players to face messi (we all know how technically gifted he is) ,suarez and either 1 of alba,semedo and dembele.

Suarez and Messi 2nd goal is harder than anything Liverpool missed today.

The 2nd goal is just good fortune to bounce back on Messi chest to show it was Barcas day and not Liverpool day.

When it's not your day, it's not your day!

Excallibur:
Messi has more goals against the top 6 than any players this season...but huddersfield and southamton defenders will stop him and break his leg

which of the top 6 play defensive football.
ahbi,you want to compare how burnley,wolves,palace plays to how any of the top 6 plays?.
let's be objective please.
did you montpelier vs psg yesterday,it was very funny.

Ibime:


Suarez and Messi 2nd goal is harder than anything Liverpool missed today.

The 2nd goal is just good fortune to bounce back on Messi chest to show it was Barcas day and not Liverpool day.

When it's not your day, it's not your day!

Actually Suarez Missed That Clear Chance and messi got lucky.my point here is barca's gameplan was to keep high numbers in defence and then hit hard and fast when liverpool are high up the pitch with messi and suarez playing as counter targets.

simonjassy:

which of the top 6 play defensive football.
ahbi,you want to compare how burnley,wolves,palace plays to how any of the top 6 plays?.
let's be objective please.
did you montpelier vs psg yesterday,it was very funny.

So its easier to score vs the top 6 than against Cardiff Fulham and Huddersfield that Liverpool was using to count figures last Friday

simonjassy:

which of the top 6 play defensive football.
ahbi,you want to compare how burnley,wolves,palace plays to how any of the top 6 plays?.
let's be objective please.
did you montpelier vs psg yesterday,it was very funny.

which of the bottom teams have a better defensive record than liverpool lol this is the best defence in the league with the best defender in the league, and he scored 2 goals with two shots come to think of it, which EPL team plays better defensive football than atletico and see his stats against them

Ibime:


Did you see.anyone sucking Zidanes mojo everyday here, even through Zidanes feat of three-in-a-row is unprecedented, Ronaldo or no Ronaldo.

Ancelotti has done it before he met Ronaldo unlike the bald Messi carryalong.

We football neutrals never came up with the haters theories [b]like anybody can coach and win ucl with a side that has c.ronaldo and other superstars t[/b]he way you so much love to say about guardiola when he was at barca. So how are you going to be seen ducking on zidane's mojo?

raumdeuter:
Best defender in the world

I think VVD has a problem with the way he carries himself.

Ibime:


Did you see.anyone sucking Zidanes mojo everyday here, even through Zidanes feat of three-in-a-row is unprecedented, Ronaldo or no Ronaldo.

Ancelotti has done it before he met Ronaldo unlike the bald Messi carryalong.

We football neutrals never came up with the haters theories l[i]ike anybody can coach and win ucl with a side that has c.ronaldo and other superstars the[/i] way you so much love to say about guardiola when he was at barca. So how are you going to be seen ducking on zidane's mojo?

Ibime:


Did you see.anyone sucking Zidanes mojo everyday here, even through Zidanes feat of three-in-a-row is unprecedented, Ronaldo or no Ronaldo.

Ancelotti has done it before he met Ronaldo unlike the bald Messi carryalong.

We football neutrals never came up with the haters theories like anybody can coach and win ucl with a side that has c.ronaldo and other superstars the way you so much love to say about guardiola when he was at barca. So how are you going to be seen ducking on zidane's mojo?

Ibime:


Did you see.anyone sucking Zidanes mojo everyday here, even through Zidanes feat of three-in-a-row is unprecedented, Ronaldo or no Ronaldo.

Ancelotti has done it before he met Ronaldo unlike the bald Messi carryalong.

Mourinho coached Kaka and Ronaldo 2 Balon dor who won the CL before Madrid and couldnt get any of them to a final.

Ancelotti and Zidane showed him how its done

If you are getting replaced by Solksjaer then you shouldnt be talking among coaches

Ibime:


Nobody rubbed winning local competition in your face. When the ball lickers kept singing how Guardiola broke EPL points and GD record, they were simply reminded that Mourinho did the same in LaLiga.

What Mourinho advocate will rub in your face is how he won UCL twice with 2 different clubs without carryalong.

I wonder why he couldn't win when he finally had a carry along too

raumdeuter:


So its easier to score vs the top 6 than against Cardiff Fulham and Huddersfield that Liverpool was using to count figures last Friday

U dey mind that guy? Liverpool has the best defence in the league conceding just measly 20 goals in as much as 36 matches in the league. They obviously have the best defence in the epl and messi has blown them to pieces. They even parade the best defender in the league who has just been awarded the player of the year....Yet he's talking about some wolves, Southampton and co

getting flogged 3 0 by barca while you are on 91 points in the league is disgraceful. liverpool were supposed to be the real test for barcelona, but alias they were not even better than united.


Liverpool may go trophyless again and we continue to wait for the epl african best to win a trophy to fulfill the standard for our oga raumdeuter

Ibime:
So na this Messi wey Hazard want go Spain to compete with, without Ronaldo to carry him.

I laugh in Itsekiri. Chelsea may win trophy before Hazard does at Madrid.

Bleep

Excallibur:
which of the bottom teams have a better defensive record than liverpool lol this is the best defence in the league with the best defender in the league, and he scored 2 goals with two shots come to think of it, which EPL team plays better defensive football than atletico and see his stats against them

its public knowledge that athlethi are no longer the "catennaccio" playing team they used to be.simeone is being forced to change his style apparently the fans feel athletico is now too big a club to be defending..there is an article on it,at goal dot com.

simonjassy:

its public knowledge that athlethi are no longer the "catennaccio" playing team they used to be.simeone is being forced to change his style apparently the fans feel athletico is now too big a club to be defending..there is an article on it,at goal dot com.

and messi came to laliga after that so called "change of style abi"

simonjassy:

which of the top 6 play defensive football.
ahbi,you want to compare how burnley,wolves,palace plays to how any of the top 6 plays?.
let's be objective please.
did you montpelier vs psg yesterday,it was very funny.

Did you hear this one ?


With the way Messi is scoring against EPL sides this season, he might make it into PFA Team of the Year.

BlueRayDick:


U dey mind that guy? Liverpool has the best defence in the league conceding just measly 20 goals in as much as 36 matches in the league. They obviously have the best defence in the epl and messi has blown them to pieces. They even parade the best defender in the league who has just been awarded the player of the year....Yet he's talking about some wolves, Southampton and co

i am just saying that barcelona would actually try to dominate and press these small teams,leaving the small teams the chance of countering them..just like they did to pool today.
it might not work all the time but several teams would eventually gain points from them using such method,trust me it tiring to keep playing teams that would rather put 8,9 men in front of their box 18.
in raumdeuter's voice "i am only responsible for what i type but not how you choose to inteprete it"

popizaino:
Did you hear this one ?


With the way Messi is scoring against EPL sides this season, he might make it into PFA Team of the Year.

Messi
2 goals vs Spurs
2 goals vs Man Utd
2 goals vs Liverpool

6 goals vs top 6

Show me how many EPL players that has more goals vs top 6 this season

And Messi only played vs half of them

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Did you hear this one ?


With the way Messi is scoring against EPL sides this season, he might make it into PFA Team of the Year.[/quote]
lol,this actually cracked ma ribs

https://twitter.com/IconBailly/status/1123231161361358848?s=17


Mourinho!

Bombastic swagger

Pundit Ferdinand said of Suarez's breakthrough goal: "Virgil van Dijk is at fault.

"He can see Suarez who is pointing where he wants it. It’s not rocket science.

"That’s your man with the no9 on the back of his shirt.

"Static. Van Dijk is static and that is criminal.

"He has got to be Matip’s eyes and ears. He’ll be disappointed with that."

And Wenger, working for BeINsports, said: "It is very interesting because Van Dijk covers but he should go with Suarez to cover that ball.

"Especially from a central defender with that quality, he lets him go. From the start, his position is not bad but he refuses to respond."

Suarez surprised some by not holding back on his goal celebrations after starring for Liverpool from 2011-2014.

airmark raumdueter


Looking at VVD stats compared to his partners in Liverpool defense, VVD has the least tackle attempted and tackle won but surprisingly he has like triple their clearance.

If we look at it closely it seems Matip, TAA, Robertson are the one doing all the dirty job while VVD just clear the ball out.

What do you think?

simonjassy:

Lol,barca fans are hypocrites when it comes to being objective about a team's style of play,they complain when they lose to a team that defends in numbers and hit them hard and fast on the counter,claiming they are playing antifootball.
and all the doltheads calling for vvd's head for barca's 2nd goalare not wise.matip really impressed today except for that suarez blunder where he became flat footed,though i felt could have still chased down suarez.
and as for that comment saying barca would easily stroll to the epl title,try playing 2 legs against 12,13 teams that supposedly play "negative"football as they call it.

Say what you know. Many barca fans do not like valverde because they feel he has left the core barca style of play.

Many barca fans wanted a certain quique setien of Real betis to replace him due to the way real betis play what many felt was the barca way.

Barca fans enjoy pure, undiluted quality football. No hypocrisy there.

simonjassy:

i am just saying that barcelona would actually try to dominate and press these small teams,leaving the small teams the chance of countering them..just like they did to pool today.
it might not work all the time but several teams would eventually gain points from them using such method,trust me it tiring to keep playing teams that would rather put 8,9 men in front of their box 18.
in raumdeuter's voice "i am only responsible for what i type but not how you choose to inteprete it"

U are not actually listening to urself. Loserpool has played all those defensive teams you are referencing in your post. Loserpool play attacking football and they either wọn against them or drew against such teams.

Why exactly do you think barca will lose against such teams?

Which points wolves, Crystal palace, fulham.etc wan gain against barca? So Zaha will breeze past jordi alba like it's nothing and Andre schulre will take pique to the cleaners àbí?

U've got jokes bro.

larride:
airmark raumduete
Looking at VVD stats compared to his partners in Liverpool defense, VVD has the least tackle tackle attempted and tackle won but surprisingly he has like triple their clearance.
If we look at it closely it seems Matip, TAA, Robertson are the one doing all the dirty job while VVD just clear the ball out.

What do you think?

That is what people who watch closely will notice, Which is why I said all those media whores who follow polling booth awards all over. Today vs their best opponent ever, VVD was the biggest let down in the defence

He was the one caught flat footed for 2 goals, he was the one running away from attackers to avoid being dribbled

Pay close attention to Robertson from last season till now, the crucial blocks he makes while our MCM is ghosting all over

raumdeuter:


That is what people who watch closely will notice, Which is why I said all those media whores who follow polling booth awards all over. Today vs their best opponent ever, VVD was the biggest let down in the defence

He was the one caught flat footed for 2 goals, he was the one running away from attackers to avoid being dribbled

So I compared the season Vidic won POTY to this VVD breathtaking season, look what I found.

Vidic has almost double everything he had. It’s mind blowing. If anyone dare compare VVD with Vidic again, the person will receive e-knock.

Excallibur:
and messi came to laliga after that so called "change of style abi"

messi is no doubt one of the very best,if not the best player in the world today,but do you honestly think he would love to play against 7-8 athleticos over 2 legs in a season?