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La Liga Superthread 2016/17

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  • #3402
    Corholio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,014 ✭✭✭✭Corholio


    In fairness a 2 or 3 match ban for the tackle wouldn't have been unfair. However the argument with the Neymar one doesn't hold up because he was banned for something outside of the pitch, disrespectful to officials is a big no no whether we agree to it or not. It was just very silly from Neymar.


  • #3403
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,050 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    Messi, again. Is that his 49th or 50th of the season?


  • #3404
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    Barcelona will destroy Osasuna tonight. 4 or 5 nil be my guess. Wont be a slip up tonight
    Even Gomes scoring


  • #3405
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,050 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    irishman86 wrote: »
    Barcelona will destroy Osasuna tonight. 4 or 5 nil be my guess. Wont be a slip up tonight
    Even Gomes scoring

    It is half way over.

    And Gomes scored before your post!


  • #3406
    dfx-
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,694 Mod ✭✭✭✭dfx-


    48th goal for Messi I think. I would've had Mascherano more likely to score than Gomes. First 30 minutes he didn't look out of place in a walking pace game against relegation doomed Osasuna.


  • #3407
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    The Talking Bread wrote: »
    It is half way over.

    And Gomes scored before your post!

    I know thats why I edited it :D to included even he scored


  • #3408
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,297 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    What are the odds that the referee in the Deportivo match will take centre stage tonight .
    How many penalties will be incorrectly awarded or stonewall penalties not given.
    How many offside goals will be allowed,how many onside goals will be disallowed.
    I wonder does Joey Barton bet on these sort of things .
    Tune in at 8.30 for more fun and games .


  • #3409
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,050 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    irishman86 wrote: »
    I know thats why I edited it :D to included even he scored

    Ah, I thought you meant you didn't know it had started and were"predicting" he would score!


  • #3410
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    The Talking Bread wrote: »
    Ah, I thought you meant you didn't know it had started and were"predicting" he would score!

    Haha no I leave being a gambling expert to others


  • #3411
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,050 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    Osasuna grab a goal!


    And then Gomes gets another as I write it!


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  • #3412
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,050 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    irishman86 wrote: »
    Haha no I leave being a gambling expert to others

    For some of these "others" you refer to, I reckon expert should read "expert", if you get my drift!


  • #3413
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    The Talking Bread wrote: »
    Osasuna grab a goal!


    And then Gomes gets another as I write it!

    3-1 Hello Arsenal game :pac:


  • #3414
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,050 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    MASCHERANO SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
















    a penalty!


  • #3415
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,050 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    What are the odds that the referee in the Deportivo match will take centre stage tonight .
    How many penalties will be incorrectly awarded or stonewall penalties not given.
    How many offside goals will be allowed,how many onside goals will be disallowed.
    I wonder does Joey Barton bet on these sort of things .
    Tune in at 8.30 for more fun and games .

    AIG does it better.


  • #3416
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,297 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    The Talking Bread wrote: »
    AIG does it better.

    He will be along soon ,I'm just keeping the seat warm for him ;)


  • #3417
    Armchair Andy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭Armchair Andy


    100 goals in 34 games. Ping pong scores.

    Edit to say it's gone 7-1. 101 scored


  • #3418
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,297 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    irishman86 wrote: »
    3-1 Hello Arsenal game :pac:

    Big comedown going from that Barcelona game to Arsenal ,fine steak to dog food.


  • #3419
    Armchair Andy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭Armchair Andy


    MisterAnarchy wrote:
    Big comedown going from that Barcelona game to Arsenal ,fine steak to dog food.


    Hyacinth Bouquet calling around to Onslow's!


  • #3420
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,050 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    Big comedown going from that Barcelona game to Arsenal ,fine steak to dog food.

    Give me a competitive battle over a one way game any day!


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  • #3421
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    Big comedown going from that Barcelona game to Arsenal ,fine steak to dog food.

    Nah I love watching Barcelona but once it gets past 3, if theres anything else on Ill watch it. I enjoy close games more


  • #3422
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    2 Nil to Madrid, back to Arsenal we go


  • #3423
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,050 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    irishman86 wrote: »
    2 Nil to Madrid, back to Arsenal we go

    Dortmund Munich on as well!! Lots of goals, so watching that now.

    3-2 Dortmund, Dembele just scored a cracker!


  • #3424
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,050 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    Off side goal at Real, I think!!!

    ha!!!


  • #3425
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    The Talking Bread wrote: »
    Off side goal at Real, I think!!!

    ha!!!

    I dont think it will make a massive amount of difference. Isco really should have played against Barcelona, hes magic


  • #3426
    Corholio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,014 ✭✭✭✭Corholio


    With 9 changes it was a risk but Real were very impressive tonight. Should have been 5 up at half time. Varane playing 90 minutes is a big boost as well.


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  • #3427
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    Corholio wrote: »
    With 9 changes it was a risk but Real were very impressive tonight. Should have been 5 up at half time. Varane playing 90 minutes is a big boost as well.

    Two dodgy calls by the ref aswell, they should have had 8. La Liga reffing is beyond horrible


  • #3428
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,297 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Corholio wrote: »
    With 9 changes it was a risk but Real were very impressive tonight. Should have been 5 up at half time. Varane playing 90 minutes is a big boost as well.

    Madrid were impressive ,but Deportivo were abysmal.
    Their defence was a shambles ,they could have conceded 12 tonight .

    Strangely enough the keeper made some great saves but he also left in a few soft goals ,he saved the ones he had no right to and left in the ones he should have saved.


  • #3429
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    Madrid were impressive ,but Deportivo were abysmal.
    Their defence was a shambles ,they could have conceded 12 tonight .

    Strangely enough the keeper made some great saves but he also left in a few soft goals ,he saved the ones he had no right to and left in the ones he should have saved.

    Its to easy to say Deportivo were abysmal, it happens to often when Barcelona/Real came to town. They are just that good.
    I agree with the keeper though, Casemiro looked embarrassed


  • #3430
    dfx-
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,694 Mod ✭✭✭✭dfx-


    The Talking Bread wrote: »
    MASCHERANO SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    a penalty!

    A cultured sidefoot strike...it wasn't.:pac:


  • #3431
    JaMarcusHustle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭JaMarcusHustle


    Madrid with a lucky escape today. Over to Barcelona this evening!


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  • #3432
    Corholio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,014 ✭✭✭✭Corholio


    Great goal from Marcelo to win it. Would have been more comfortable only for Alves's penalty save. Deserved win overall though.

    Amazing stat that Alves has saved 24 of the 49 penalties he has faced in his career.


  • #3433
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    Corholio wrote: »
    Great goal from Marcelo to win it. Would have been more comfortable only for Alves's penalty save. Deserved win overall though.

    Amazing stat that Alves has saved 24 of the 49 penalties he has faced in his career.


    I'd say with such an impressive record at this stage there must be a huge mental factor to it all and players taking penalties against him have almost missed before they even taken the penalty.


  • #3434
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    He's 3/4 against Ronaldo.


  • #3435
    Andersonisgod
    Registered Users Posts: 8,868 ✭✭✭Andersonisgod


    Yes! Goal! Suarez! Awful mistake by Juarado to pass it to Suarez who keeps his head and slots it in. 1-0. Big goal.


  • #3436
    Andersonisgod
    Registered Users Posts: 8,868 ✭✭✭Andersonisgod


    Genius Messi! He picks it up in the centre circle and he cant be stopped, he slips it to Rakitic who passes the ball into the net. 2-0, Barca are going back to the top of the league.


  • #3437
    Andersonisgod
    Registered Users Posts: 8,868 ✭✭✭Andersonisgod


    Goal! Messi has turned it up this half and Espanyol simply can't rise to his level. Suarez scores, 3-0 and Barcelona are at it.


  • #3438
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    Andersonisgod wrote: »
    Goal! Messi has turned it up this half and Espanyol simply can't rise to his level. Suarez scores, 3-0 and Barcelona are at it.

    It must drive you insane the sloppy losses they had. I know you have said it before but under a better manager they would not have lost/drew some of those


  • #3439
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,297 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Not long to go in La Liga now as we enter the final two weeks of the campaign.
    With three points separating the top two its all to play for.

    Real's remaining fixtures are

    Saturday May 6 – Granada (A)
    Sunday May 14 – Sevilla (H)
    Wednesday May 17 – Celta Vigo (A)
    Sunday May 21 – Malaga (A)

    Barcelona's remaining fixtures are

    Saturday May 6 – Villarreal (H)
    Sunday May 14 – Las Palmas (A)
    Sunday May 21 – Eibar (H)

    Madrid undoubtedly have the more difficult run in .
    Seville ended Real’s 40 match unbeaten run back in January, Celta have already beaten Real and Barcelona this season ,and Malaga have won five of their last six league matches.

    Granada's United Nations team of mercenaries managed by Tony Adams are already relegated so should not pose any problem .
    Never the less it could be car crash tv with Adams in charge and a first 11 comprising 11 different nationalities ,none of which are Spanish.
    Could Adams pull off a huge upset ?

    Barcelona would seem to have a straight forward enough run in ,with their most difficult match against Villareal who are chasing the final Champions league spot .
    Villareal havent won at the Nou Camp in 10 years though .

    Enrique will be galvanising his players for the last three league matches of his Barcelona management career and I think that they will win all their remaining matches.
    Zidane has instilled a never say die in this Real team ,but they have also benefited from a large slice of luck in their campaign when it comes to refereeing decisions.
    Will Zidanes luck run out ?

    One thing is for sure, there will be lots of suitcases of cash going round in the coming fortnight and there is many a slip twixt cup and lip .
    It will be essential viewing.


  • #3440
    Andersonisgod
    Registered Users Posts: 8,868 ✭✭✭Andersonisgod


    Goal Barca! Big Goal! Better pokes it in off an msn break. Tough to break down Villareal but Barca have.


  • #3441
    davycc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭davycc


    Great early goal from little neymay

    Hala barca


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  • #3442
    Bridge93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭Bridge93


    1-1


  • #3443
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,297 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Gol gol gol Messi


  • #3444
    Andersonisgod
    Registered Users Posts: 8,868 ✭✭✭Andersonisgod


    Genius Messi! Incredible goal. Incredible timing of the goal. Possibly an incredibly important goal. Barcelona's ace in the pack, he's come up trumps again.

    For any other player, that'd be considered one of their career highlights, one of their greatest goals considering the technical brilliance of it and the importance of it. For Messi, it's just another goal, it's what Messi does, he makes the extraordinary almost mundane.


  • #3445
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    Neymar to only have ten goals really shows just like Ronaldo with Bale how far he is away from coming close to Messi.
    Messi/Ronaldo have a poor season when they score 30 goals and maybe 15 assists
    When they are gone and the top scorer is back scoring 20 goals a season and 30 is something amazing everyone will realise just how much better than the rest they are


  • #3446
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    Andersonisgod wrote: »
    Genius Messi! Incredible goal. Incredible timing of the goal. Possibly an incredibly important goal. Barcelona's ace in the pack, he's come up trumps again.

    For any other player, that'd be considered one of their career highlights, one of their greatest goals considering the technical brilliance of it and the importance of it. For Messi, it's just another goal, it's what Messi does, he makes the extraordinary almost mundane.

    I was just writing something about this, now I have to change what I was talking about :mad:


  • #3447
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    irishman86 wrote: »
    Neymar to only have ten goals really shows just like Ronaldo with Bale how far he is away from coming close to Messi.
    Messi/Ronaldo have a poor season when they score 30 goals and maybe 15 assists
    When they are gone and the top scorer is back scoring 20 goals a season and 30 is something amazing everyone will realise just how much better than the rest they are


    Neymar would probably be better at another club as he'd be the main man.As long as Messi is at Barca he'll never reach his full potential.


  • #3448
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,050 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »
    Neymar would probably be better at another club as he'd be the main man.As long as Messi is at Barca he'll never reach his full potential.

    nonsense! If playing with the best player in the world and alongside and alongside the likes of Iniesta and Suarez isn't getting the best out of you, nothing will.


  • #3449
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    The Talking Bread wrote: »
    nonsense! If playing with the best player in the world and alongside and alongside the likes of Iniesta and Suarez isn't getting the best out of you, nothing will.

    Look at how good he is for Brazil , he's the teams leader knows he's their best player it seems to bring out the best in him.I'd say he'd be even better at a club where he was the best player as he could do what he liked and know the whole team was being set up to get the best out of him.


  • #3450
    irishman86
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭irishman86


    Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »
    Neymar would probably be better at another club as he'd be the main man.As long as Messi is at Barca he'll never reach his full potential.

    Dont agree with that buddy, Ronaldo moved from United to Real and played with better players and became a better player because of this.
    If Neymar didnt play in the same time as these two players it would be "Wow"
    They are just on a different planet


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  • #3451
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    irishman86 wrote: »
    Dont agree with that buddy, Ronaldo moved from United to Real and played with better players and became a better player because of this.
    If Neymar didnt play in the same time as these two players it would be "Wow"
    They are just on a different planet

    Difference is though Ronaldo is the main man at Real.

    Imagine a whole team set up to get the best out of Neymar I'd say he'd be even better than he is right now.

    Lots of players benefit from being the best player at a club rather than having to share the stage with someone else.


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