simplythebest 11,453 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Barca v Inter cl semi springs to mind Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 19,139 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Barca v Inter cl semi springs to mindBarca were shite in general in the first leg to be fair. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,311 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 True my defense would have been better organised than that and would never have left him the.space. Then he would have just ran rings around them and scored anyway.I too can play this game Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,311 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 You serious Try the International tournaments for starters and big CL games in the past where he has been very, very average.You have to remember... He plays for Sweden. It IS a team game and players like him can only do so much for their team.. Zlatan isnt as inconcistent as people claim he is.. People bringing up games that were played 5 years (?) ago proves this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Barca were shite in general in the first leg to be fair.Yeah but he didn't really turn up either leg.General consensus seemed to be Inter got the better of that deal, a lot of money plus Eto. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 19,139 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Yeah but he didn't really turn up either leg.It was a tactical failure on Guardiola's part more than anything. He didn't "turn up" in the first leg because Barcelona basically bypassed the middle of the park to get the ball to him. Inter had a very solid defence and, rather than try to cut it up with fast-paced tiki-taka, Barcelona either played direct, unusually long passes to Ibrahimovic with his back to goal or else lobbed it up to his head. Meanwhile, because of Ibra, Messi had no space to work in.In the second leg he was stuck in the middle of a 9 man defence. Better players than him (including Messi) have struggled under such conditions.General consensus seemed to be Inter got the better of that deal, a lot of money plus Eto.That's really neither here nor there. It has nothing do with whether or not he played well. No player in the world is worth more than £40 million + peak Eto'o. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight-Edge-Loyal 6,696 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Then he would have just ran rings around them and scored anyway.I too can play this game Dont be fasticious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,813 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 You serious Try the International tournaments for starters and big CL games in the past where he has been very, very average.Sweden have failed to to qualify for a few and he's still scored against teams like France and Italy. And when they did qualify, his goals were vital.It's a complete English media myth because he apparently didn't do it against their teams. I mean, he scored the winner in a Clasico. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,311 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Dont be fasticious. English is my 3rd language, so I dont know what that word means... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 19,139 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Sweden have failed to to qualify for a few and he's still scored against teams like France and Italy. And when they did qualify, his goals were vital.It's a complete English media myth because he apparently didn't do it against their teams.I mean, he scored the winner in a Clasico.Five goals in Milan derbies too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight-Edge-Loyal 6,696 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 English is my 3rd language, so I dont know what that word means... Sarcasm is easy to detect when done well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,311 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Sarcasm is easy to detect when done well.I know facetious no? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight-Edge-Loyal 6,696 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I know facetious no? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,311 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready1873 3,902 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I mind years ago I always used to argue with my mates about Zlatan. Back in the Ajax and Juve days. I said he was top class but everytime he was on TV he played shite and they rubbed it in. Who's laughing now... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready1873 3,902 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 It's funny how the "never does it against English clubs" attitude was renewed before the four-goal game though, despite him scoring twice against Arsenal the last time he played an English club.Why is it that a Europe-based player is judged on his performances v English clubs? The mind boggles.Same was said about Messi for years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
messiah10 58 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 ^ He wasn't rated becaues he never performed well against English clubs in Europe obviously! Great player but something about him pisses me off - i get the feeling he is a total prickhe scored twice at the emirates Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
messiah10 58 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Why is it that a Europe-based player is judged on his performances v English clubs? The mind boggles.Same was said about Messi for years.most of the english media do this, its a joke. the guy has been world class since he joined juve back in 04 or 05 i think it was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
messiah10 58 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 he's world class, arguably best striker in the world right now Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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