Real Football (Soccer to you Yanks) Thread

We'll try and play against Barcelona, the very worst thing you can do against Barcelona is sit back. Almeria did it, they got beat 8-0. Real Sociedad did it, 5-0. Real Madrid did it, 5-0. The good thing for us is we have pace up front, Barcelona's centre halves aren't so quick.
 
The speed of the forward players certainly will. Rooney, Chicha, Anderson, Nani, Valencia. You'd have to be blind not to see that those players will cause Barcelona's defence problems if given the oppotunity, and given Dani is right back in all but name, that position will be open to attack, and maybe the left with Abidal a forward thinker too. And Puyol and Pique aren't so quick. But this game will be won in the midfield in my opinion becuse that is the last line between going forward.
 
Not really. Don't forget we haven't conceded a goal away this season in the Champions League this season, and only conceded 4 at home. That's seriously impressive in this competition. Earlier in the season we conceded silly goals which cost us in games (Everton, West Brom etc) but that's been cleaned up now.
 
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