La Liga 2014/15 Discussion Thread

MisterAnarchy

Time for a new thread for the start of the new season.
Lots to look forward to in the coming months,hopefully we can beat the 66 pages and 980 posts we managed last season!

Nuri Sahin

Barca. La Masia. Messi. Tiki Taka.



That should see it over last year's total of 980 posts alone I reckon.

Lawrence1895

Decent start for Athletic, hope they will stay out of trouble this season

Andersonisgod

I caught Valencia vs Malaga last night and though both clubs have lost so many big names it's a testament to both clubs and Spain's production line that they continue to produce so many incredibly talented young players capable of delivering a game of very good quality like last night.

Valencia deservedly won 1-0 btw.

miralize

Barca lineup for Levante match

Barcelona line-up (official): Valdes - Alves Pique Mascherano Adriano - Xavi Busquets Cesc - Alexis Messi Pedro #fcblive

Bench Barcelona: Pinto, Bartra, Alba, Song, Iniesta, Neymar, Tello #fcblive

CSF

Neymar being benched is controversial, no?

miralize

CSF wrote: »

Neymar being benched is controversial, no?

No.

Lawrence1895

He expected to be in the starting XI though, did he?

miralize

Levante line-up

Levante line-up (official): Navas - PedroLopez Rodas Navarro Juanfran - Xumetra SimaoMate ElZhar SergioPinto Ruben - Barral #fcbliv

miralize

Lars1916 wrote: »

He expected to be in the starting XI though, did he?

Not straight away, he hasn't had a full preseason, hasn't been playing long enough in the team to be effective tactically.

He'll get 30 mins I think, but to be honest we have to keep Alexis, Pedro, and Tello happy too. I think Messi might be rested a little more this season.

Andersonisgod

Wow, vintage Barcelona goal. Xavi and Fabregas practically telepathic, handing it to Sanchez on a plate.

miralize

1-0 Alexis

miralize

2-0 Messi

^^ see above

Andersonisgod

And Messi's account is open. Busquets with the eagle eye pass, Pedro typically unselfish and the great man slots it home. 2-0, it's been an impressive start.

That_Guy

Barca are taking the piss here.

CSF

Barcelona are very good at football. That Messi lad is a serious prospect.

Andersonisgod

Barca's pressing so much more aggressive than much of what we saw last season. Their movement of the ball typically sublime.

Andersonisgod

A goal that justifies what Tata Martino has brought back to Barcelona. Instant, aggressive pressing, winning the ball back near Levante's box, Fabregas does well and Alves has no problem putting the ball in the net. 3-0

miralize

Busquets having more of an Alonso role so far. Pinging it out to the wings perfectly

CSF

Barca look great. Levante look absolute piss. With those 2 combined this could be double figures. Like actually.

retalivity

Gerry Armstrong is hard to listen to

Andersonisgod

My fingers can barely keep up with Barcelona's goal scoring. Messi's vision beyond this world, Pedro'a confident start to the game rewarded with a goal.

Barcelona working so hard, my excitement is palpable.

miralize

retalivity wrote: »

Gerry Armstrong is hard to listen to

I missed the fourth goal while looking for an alternate stream,cant stand Armstrong.

JPA

Andersonisgod wrote: »

My fingers can barely keep up with Barcelona's goal scoring. Messi's vision beyond this world, Pedro'a confident start to the game rewarded with a goal.

Barcelona working so hard, my excitement is palpable.

Keep it in your pants.

miralize

Absolutely fantastic pressure

Junior D

Garcia's pressing is ridiculous!

Andersonisgod

5-0, Messi penalty. Not a single goal short of what they deserve.

JPA

6 goals, 6 scorers.

miralize

Amazing stuff from Xavi and another assist from Cesc!

6-0

miralize

JPA wrote: »

6 goals, 6 scorers.

Messi scored twice

JPA

miralize wrote: »

Messi scored twice

Ah yes.

Andersonisgod

An exhibition of football, art and genius. Barcelona's philosophy on a podium in this half. Xavi to Fabregas, Fabregas to Xavi and Xavi scores. 6-0, 5 different goalscorers, the pressing is back, it could be a really great season to come.

CSF

Andersonisgod wrote: »

An exhibition of football, art and genius.

Ah jesus man, relax with this ****e.

Call Me Jimmy

Is Neymar gonna come on d'yez think?

miralize

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

Is Neymar gonna come on d'yez think?

He''ll get about 30 mins I think

Andersonisgod

CSF wrote: »

Ah jesus man, relax with this ****e.

To be fair, that 6th goal is as good as it gets. A fine example of tiki taka.

jaykay74

Any change to how the tv money is split this season or is most of it going to the big 2 as in previous years anyone know?

Moneymaker

Well this is the predictable AiG wankfest.

They're good, we get it. :rolleyes:

miralize

Pique - CF Extraordinaire!

CSF

Andersonisgod wrote: »

To be fair, that 6th goal is as good as it gets. A fine example of tiki taka.

Yeah it was great, Barca have been unbelievable. I wasn't disagreeing with the general opinion of your post, but the wording was beyond cringe.

Andersonisgod

And here comes Neymar.

miralize

Messi has now resorted to knocking opponents out by hitting them in the head with his shots

JPA

Messi subbed, the rarest of things in the past.

miralize

Selfless stuff from Fabregas, 7-0 with Pedro

Andersonisgod

7-0. Crazy Levante freekick gifts Pedro a goal, courtesy of Fabregas (who else?)

Moneymaker

Fabregas out to make a point today alright.

MisterAnarchy

lol at the people who wrote this Barca team off after that defeat to Bayern.
All they needed was a rest .

Moneymaker

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

lol at the people who wrote this Barca team off after that defeat to Bayern.
All they needed was a rest .

It's one game, nothing has been proven yet.

Let's see how they fare in the bigger games.

Definitely impressive though.

klose

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

lol at the people who wrote this Barca team off after that defeat to Bayern.
All they needed was a rest .

They've been imprssive but levante have been ****.


Munich trumped em and humiliated em, nothing to do with tiredness it was all munich.

Andersonisgod

klose wrote: »

They've been imprssive but levante have been ****.


Munich trumped em and humiliated em, nothing to do with tiredness it was all munich.

No Messi, a side exhausted, a side robbed of their manager for a few months, and a side that perhaps were not as motivated as they have been in the past.

This season, add in Neymar, a revitalised Fabregas and most importantly the pressing that was so important under Pep and I think you might get a very different result.

Turtwig

I'm a little biased here because I've a fondness for Carlo. Very much looking forward to seeing what he does with Madrid.