Re: LL R37 : Real Madrid vs Valencia

by sportsczy Sun May 08, 2016 4:17 pm

@tito... you're right. Our guys that are supposed to create for the strikers are absolutely pathetic at it. Looking at you Vasquez, Marcelo, Danilo, James and Kroos. You all suck as of 15 mins. Pathetic. The runs and opening are there and you just can't hit them.

by FalcaoPunch Sun May 08, 2016 4:43 pm

Benz

by Adit Sun May 08, 2016 4:47 pm

Looked twice offside

by halamadrid2 Sun May 08, 2016 4:48 pm

James isnt doing anything to help his cause this game. Valencia are able to outnumber us because he is so lazy. Put Isco or Kovacic on please sick of seeing him in there doing nothing

Benzema was offside twice for his goal. As if they waited this long to give us a decision gtfo

by Freeza Sun May 08, 2016 4:50 pm

Twice offside? Surely it was only once?

by FalcaoPunch Sun May 08, 2016 4:51 pm

it looked like the ball came off Cancelo (I think) so it wouldn't be offsides.

Action before that I have too look again

by Adit Sun May 08, 2016 4:51 pm

James is leaving the midfield.Some times it helps us in attack but some times the midfielders struggles because of it. Danillo is just lost cause imo. Who scouted that guy?. He has really bad defensive reactions.

by sportsczy Sun May 08, 2016 4:52 pm

not twice... the second one was tipped back by the defender and there's no offsides if the last touch is the opposition. He was initially offisdes though.

by FalcaoPunch Sun May 08, 2016 4:52 pm

I think James is being given a bit more freedom only because Lucas is there. Of our attacks, James seems to push up then Lucas hangs back.

by halamadrid2 Sun May 08, 2016 4:54 pm

Ramos is such a block head too. That Valencia gift wtf was he doing pushing up to press when he should stay back

by Adit Sun May 08, 2016 4:55 pm

To be fair...its a walking competition between Benzema and CR when Valencia have the ball...forcing either Kroos or James to leave midfield and press their CBs...They hoofed it twice and once it was Kroos once James..

Forwards are a joke defensively.Jogging wont help you win the ball back. I saw a statistic which showed that we are dead last in La Liga in balls won before 7 passes attempted by the opposition.

by sportsczy Sun May 08, 2016 4:58 pm

they're coming back from injury... you want them to defend? Laughing

This whole notion of central strikers defending the midfield is absolutely dumb. If you play catnaccio like Atleti or press very high, sure. If not, you want them to save their energy for the attack, not defend. Only time they should defend is if the CBs have the ball.

This is really the basics of footy dude.

by halamadrid2 Sun May 08, 2016 5:00 pm

We dont need them to track back when Lucas does, what we need is a 2 block of 4. James' indiscipline is hurting that midfield. I dont blame him he isnt a CM and offensively he has been fantastic this game

by Adit Sun May 08, 2016 5:00 pm

sportsczy wrote:they're coming back from injury... you want them to defend?

That excuse holds water if this is some kind of exception..you well know it isnt. Both jogs, doesnt matter if they are fit or unfit.

by sportsczy Sun May 08, 2016 5:00 pm

sportsczy wrote:they're coming back from injury... you want them to defend?

This whole notion of central strikers defending the midfield is absolutely dumb. If you play catnaccio like Atleti or press very high, sure. If not, you want them to save their energy for the attack, not defend. Only time they should defend is if the CBs have the ball.

This is really the basics of footy dude.

by Valkyrja Sun May 08, 2016 5:11 pm

Danilo is Gravesen level

by LeSwagg James Sun May 08, 2016 5:14 pm

Terrible shot by Lucas

by Adit Sun May 08, 2016 5:18 pm

Make the sub Zidane. Get those white walkers out. Defend the lead.

by Adit Sun May 08, 2016 5:19 pm

sportsczy wrote:
sportsczy wrote:they're coming back from injury... you want them to defend?

This whole notion of central strikers defending the midfield is absolutely dumb. If you play catnaccio like Atleti or press very high, sure. If not, you want them to save their energy for the attack, not defend. Only time they should defend is if the CBs have the ball.

This is really the basics of footy dude.

Who talks about defending the midfielders ?

Kroos and James should not be the players making the CBs and GK hoof the ball. Its forwards job and they are not doing it, never have done and never will.

by Freeza Sun May 08, 2016 5:20 pm

Valkyrja wrote:Danilo is a Danish legend

I wish

by Valkyrja Sun May 08, 2016 5:23 pm

Freeza wrote:
Valkyrja wrote:Danilo is a Danish legend

I wish

by Valkyrja Sun May 08, 2016 5:30 pm

God Danilo :facepalm:

by halamadrid2 Sun May 08, 2016 5:49 pm

Our priority in the summer should be to sell Danilo. When Arbeloa came on Valencia created nothing from that side. He is so shite

by Adit Sun May 08, 2016 5:50 pm

What a horror show in the second half Laughing

by sportsczy Sun May 08, 2016 5:52 pm

Danilo was awful.... crap.

James isn't a CM. He doesn't know what to do defensively there. It's not effort either. It's positioning.

Kovacic needs to really work on positioning too. He's not a CM either if that's the plan. Another Isco and James project if that's our intent.

Marcelo never defended but he was better than Danilo for whatever that's worth Laughing

We won. 2nd place now. But we won't win La Liga barring a miracle.

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