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Filipower;3026283 said:Pepe gets wrongly sent off and Messi goes a good 15/20yards unchallenged in the area where Pepe should've been, scores a good goal and it somehow it makes it "erase" the unfairness of the sending off. As if, once again, somehow the great tiki-taka should be rewarded even against the rules.
And this is someone who actually prefers Barcelona over Real Madrid talking.
I love you guys!Arnau;3026294 said:Red card were definitely excessive.
Filipower;3026283 said:I was kind of rooting for Man Utd to win the CL when the semis draw was made, and now I'm definitely rooting for them. I didn't see any of the press conferences but I reckon José said something about the ref and Pep acted like Pepe was actually fairly sent off. The same thing happened against Chelsea, didn't it? They were clearly robbed and then a great goal by Iniesta kind of "erased" the biased refereeing? And now Pepe gets wrongly sent off and Messi goes a good 15/20yards unchallenged in the area where Pepe should've been, scores a good goal and it somehow it makes it "erase" the unfairness of the sending off. As if, once again, somehow the great tiki-taka should be rewarded even against the rules. "tiki-taka" is the reason americans don't really like football; Barça's last 20yards are great because of Messi, other than that their short range passing and positioning is very good because they have technically gifted players. I for once prefer styles like that of Porto, Arsenal, even Man Utd.
And this is someone who actually prefers Barcelona over Real Madrid talking.
Sevillista;3026316 said:Pepe makes contact with the ball, so Alves' kick bounces his foot back. I'm guessing Alves really was in pain after that. Despite Pepe not making contact, his play was dangerous as hell, so I could see it as a yellow or a red. More to the point, it is understandable that the ref would see it as worth of a red card without the benefit of instant replay.
Either way, I find it hard to sympathize with a team whose game plan with 11 men was to allow as little football to be played as possible. You can say it is the best way to beat Barcelona, but that does not make it respectable. Can you imagine being a Madrid fan and paying god-knows-what to see your team play in the semifinals of the Champions League, only to see them destroy any offensive play on either end?
Furthermore, Mourinho's post-match comments are pathetic. Talk about a sore loser. Among his comments:
How are Mourinho's press conferences so respected when he does nothing but complain, make excuses, and spew slander.
- "We are already eliminated. Sometimes it disgusts me to be in this world" (says the famous millionaire)
- "We have to go to Barcelona with our pride, and without Pepe who did nothing, and without Ramos who did nothing." (He can complain about the red, but to say neither did anything? Come on)
- "If we score early in Barcelona, they will kill us." (???)
- "UEFA doesn't let any team play against Barcelona. Maybe it is because they are sponsored by UNICEF."
- "We could have played for three hours and the match would have stayed 0-0"
- "[Pep] won a Champions League that I would have been embarassed by because of the scandal in Stamford Bridge, and if they win it this year it will be because of the scandal in the Bernabeu" (why drag that sh*t up?)
Pepe's challenge was at the very least a yellow card, and Sergio Ramos' yellow card was valid.creativemantra;3026327 said:[*]"We have to go to Barcelona with our pride, and without Pepe who did nothing, and without Ramos who did nothing." (He can complain about the red, but to say neither did anything? Come on)
He has a point
A controversial call or two does not completely invalidate a fantastic championship run.creativemantra;3026327 said:[*]"[Pep] won a Champions League that I would have been embarassed by because of the scandal in Stamford Bridge, and if they win it this year it will be because of the scandal in the Bernabeu" (why drag that sh*t up?)
PERFECTION...and VALID
Filipower;3026283 said:I was kind of rooting for Man Utd to win the CL when the semis draw was made, and now I'm definitely rooting for them. I didn't see any of the press conferences but I reckon José said something about the ref and Pep acted like Pepe was actually fairly sent off. The same thing happened against Chelsea, didn't it? They were clearly robbed and then a great goal by Iniesta kind of "erased" the biased refereeing? And now Pepe gets wrongly sent off and Messi goes a good 15/20yards unchallenged in the area where Pepe should've been, scores a good goal and it somehow it makes it "erase" the unfairness of the sending off. As if, once again, somehow the great tiki-taka should be rewarded even against the rules. "tiki-taka" is the reason americans don't really like football; Barça's last 20yards are great because of Messi, other than that their short range passing and positioning is very good because they have technically gifted players. I for once prefer styles like that of Porto, Arsenal, even Man Utd.
And this is someone who actually prefers Barcelona over Real Madrid talking.
Filipower;3026283 said:I was kind of rooting for Man Utd to win the CL when the semis draw was made, and now I'm definitely rooting for them. I didn't see any of the press conferences but I reckon José said something about the ref and Pep acted like Pepe was actually fairly sent off. The same thing happened against Chelsea, didn't it? They were clearly robbed and then a great goal by Iniesta kind of "erased" the biased refereeing? And now Pepe gets wrongly sent off and Messi goes a good 15/20yards unchallenged in the area where Pepe should've been, scores a good goal and it somehow it makes it "erase" the unfairness of the sending off. As if, once again, somehow the great tiki-taka should be rewarded even against the rules. "tiki-taka" is the reason americans don't really like football; Barça's last 20yards are great because of Messi, other than that their short range passing and positioning is very good because they have technically gifted players. I for once prefer styles like that of Porto, Arsenal, even Man Utd.
And this is someone who actually prefers Barcelona over Real Madrid talking.