Re: Are Madrid the Real Deal?

by Adit Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:21 pm

Thats it. our season ruined..Gil has jinxed it. GL jinx will do the rest of the work for him. :facepalm:

Dont think we are clear cut second best team any way. PSG,Barcelona (their midfield can carry their defense), Atletico or even Dortmund can beat us and all the matches will be 50-50 so we may be kind of best of the second tier teams but the difference is little.

by BarcaLearning Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:10 pm

M99 wrote:Gil was trying so hard to reverse jinx that the reverse jinx got reverse jinxed

What a week for Real.

by M99 Thu Feb 27, 2014 6:27 am

by BarrileteCosmico Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:41 am

Ancelotti in big games this season:

League
Real Madrid 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid
Barcelona 2 - 1 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 2 - 2 Atletico Madrid

Cup
Real Madrid 3 - 0 Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid 0 - 2 Real Madrid

Champions
Real Madrid 2 - 1 Juventus
Juventus 2 - 2 Real Madrid

by Onyx Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:12 am

Any streaks we put together against small La Liga teams shouldn't be taken into account and we shouldn't be judged based on that.

It's the big games that matter and it's what we should be judged on.

What I've noticed this season is we struggle whenever a team presses high. Ancelotti says he wants to play possession, but the way we handle high pressing shows we still have a long way to go yet. Di Maria isn't composed enough to retain the ball at all times and Modric takes way too long on the ball and ends up losing it. Alonso obviously can't handle being pressed. There are solutions to all of these problems and it still is Ancelotti's first season, which means hopefully we will improve.

by Doc Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:35 am

Oh, the season is over already for Real?!

by Valkyrja Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:19 am

Yohan Modric wrote:Any streaks we put together against small La Liga teams shouldn't be taken into account and we shouldn't be judged based on that.

It's the big games that matter and it's what we should be judged on.

What I've noticed this season is we struggle whenever a team presses high. Ancelotti says he wants to play possession, but the way we handle high pressing shows we still have a long way to go yet. Di Maria isn't composed enough to retain the ball at all times and Modric takes way too long on the ball and ends up losing it. Alonso obviously can't handle being pressed. There are solutions to all of these problems and it still is Ancelotti's first season, which means hopefully we will improve.

Ancelotti didn't say that he will play possession. He said that the team will play an attacking style, and thats what they do. the players yesterday just had an off day.

by Onyx Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:54 pm

Nah he's clearly said he wants to play possession football in plenty of interviews, press conferences etc.

by halamadrid2 Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:53 pm

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Ancelotti in big games this season:

League
Real Madrid 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid
Barcelona 2 - 1 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 2 - 2 Atletico Madrid

Cup
Real Madrid 3 - 0 Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid 0 - 2 Real Madrid

Champions
Real Madrid 2 - 1 Juventus
Juventus 2 - 2 Real Madrid

I am more worried about the away results.

Atleti 2-2 Real Madrid
Villarreal 2-2 Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Real Madrid
Barca 2-1 Real Madrid
Juve 2-2 Real Madrid

It's like Carlo is satisfied if we get a draw away when we need to win, this isn't Italy or England ffs. I am worried he is going to make us sit back when we play a big team in CL. Everyone knows we don't have the players for that

he has improved our defending though but all that went out the window against Atleti I don't even know who to blame ffs.

by sportsczy Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:44 pm

Early season games mean very little for Carlo. He's experimenting. Where he really excels is in 2nd half games once he's figured out what the team plays best...

So far in 2014, we destroyed Atleti in CDR semis both legs and got a draw at the Calderon.

by Gil Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:52 pm

0/4 in big games this season.

by El Chelsea Fuerte Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:55 pm

Bring on Mudrid.

by urbaNRoots Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:56 pm

Games against Atletico aren't big games anymore?

by M99 Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:59 pm

And Juve

by The_Badger Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:04 pm

M99 wrote:And Juve

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:14 pm

urbaNRoots wrote:Games against Atletico aren't big games anymore?

Games in the league they lost and drew 2-2 which Atleti would have won if it wasn't for the ref.

Cup games Atleti had various players missing so its not really relevant.

by Onyx Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:16 pm

As I said before, beating poor La Liga teams and getting 100 match records against them means nothing.

We still have a long way to go yet until we're the finished product, so hopefully we'll improve.

by izzy Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:17 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
urbaNRoots wrote:Games against Atletico aren't big games anymore?

Games in the league they lost and drew 2-2 which Atleti would have won if it wasn't for the ref.

Cup games Atleti had various players missing so its not really relevant.

Yeah, that's a load of crap.

They are relevant, because had we lost them or drawn, they would be used against us.

by S Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:18 pm

This game doesnt change anything.

They're still one of the best teams in the world and one of the favorites to win this year's Champions League.

by chad4401 Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:20 pm

wow gil your reaching like crazy stfu u pos with your garbage team, can't wait till you go out to psg Proud

by M99 Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:21 pm

S wrote:This game doesnt change anything.

They're still one of the best teams in the world and one of the favorites to win this year's Champions League.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:22 pm

izzy wrote:
Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
urbaNRoots wrote:Games against Atletico aren't big games anymore?

Games in the league they lost and drew 2-2 which Atleti would have won if it wasn't for the ref.

Cup games Atleti had various players missing so its not really relevant.

Yeah, that's a load of crap.

They are relevant, because had we lost them or drawn, they would be used against us.

Of course they would Laughing

Because you would have lost to a severely weakened Atleti team Laughing

by izzy Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:24 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Of course they would :lol:Because you would have lost to a severely weakened Atleti team

Excuses, excuses.

We beat the twice, plain and simple.
If you want to nit-pick, go right ahead.

Hipster Alert.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:27 pm

So its a coincidence that you struggled immensely when you faced Atleti with their best team....

righto keep burying your head in the sand as per usual.

by izzy Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:36 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:So its a coincidence that you struggled immensely when you faced Atleti with their best team....

righto keep burying your head in the sand as per usual.

I'm gonna do a you right now.

Against Atleti earlier in the season, Anceliotti hadn't found out what was his best formation and team - Right that game off.

Against Barca, he was still tinkering with the line-up (Ramos in midfield, no striker starting) That wasn't our best team - Write that game off.

Against Atleti in the league, Marcelo and Carvajal didn't start, clearly not our best team. - Write that game off.

CLEARY, we didn't field our best teams for ANY of those games...... Rolling Eyes

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