Mr_Dogg Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 it's an 8 point gap instead of 10.. Madrid vs Malaga game was so so poor.. tired players and the lack of rotation from Mourinho meant the players were tired before kick off. I think Real Madrid will drop further points so it will be interesting to see what happens, The betis game, the Rayo game now this game.. just not good enough at all. and I think you're actually serious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 it's an 8 point gap instead of 10.. It would be one of the most amazing comebacks in the history of sport. Barca looked dead and buried a few hours ago. If they win el classico, such is their want, it's entirely possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 it's an 8 point gap instead of 10.. Madrid vs Malaga game was so so poor.. tired players and the lack of rotation from Mourinho meant the players were tired before kick off. I think Real Madrid will drop further points so it will be interesting to see what happens, The betis game, the Rayo game now this game.. just not good enough at all. and I think you're actually serious... I am serious. Have you not seen the games? away at Rayo it was a backheel goal by Ronaldo that was the difference - otherwise Rayo had the better chances. Betis game - less said about that the better, defending just didn't exist that game as has been the case past few weeks, to conceed 2 goals against Betis is shocking and they looked dangerous on every attack. They may have the "best squad" in europe but it means nothing if you don't use them and rotate. Madrid have been coasting for weeks now and if they don't step it up they will drop more points and they still have Sevilla, Valencia, Athletic and Atletico to play. They should be playing much better and as I said it's not good enough and they are scraping through the wins at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 They have the highest points per game average in Europe, and they'be dropped just 10 points. A few bad games is completely normal and they well easily win the league, a great achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 A 90th minute equaliser denies Real Madrid their 22nd win in 23 league matches. PANIC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 it's an 8 point gap instead of 10.. Madrid vs Malaga game was so so poor.. tired players and the lack of rotation from Mourinho meant the players were tired before kick off. I think Real Madrid will drop further points so it will be interesting to see what happens, The betis game, the Rayo game now this game.. just not good enough at all. and I think you're actually serious... I am serious. Have you not seen the games? away at Rayo it was a backheel goal by Ronaldo that was the difference - otherwise Rayo had the better chances. Betis game - less said about that the better, defending just didn't exist that game as has been the case past few weeks, to conceed 2 goals against Betis is shocking and they looked dangerous on every attack. They may have the "best squad" in europe but it means nothing if you don't use them and rotate. Madrid have been coasting for weeks now and if they don't step it up they will drop more points and they still have Sevilla, Valencia, Athletic and Atletico to play. They should be playing much better and as I said it's not good enough and they are scraping through the wins at the moment. Absolute bollocks if you ask me. They are going through a "rough" patch, like every other team on form does, however they are winning almost every game! Look at Man City losing to Swansea and Tottenham losing out three games in a row. Real Madrid have won 21 out of 22 games or so - is it any wonder they are perhaps struggling with complacency from time to time? And they drew against Malaga after all, the team with all the money and all the new players. A team which has the potential to beat any team on a good day, it just lacks stability. And the teams you mention... well the only team they fear is Barcelona. They are more than capable of beating all those teams by five goals, and they probably will! Sevilla are 12th and Bilbao are 7th, like United meeting WBA. Winning even on a bad day, almost every time they have a bad day, is not struggling - that is winning the championship. Against the best team of all time which is Barcelona, so I would say they are pretty comfortable after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 A 90th minute equaliser denies Real Madrid their 22nd win in 23 league matches. PANIC! It's not so much the result it's the performances I am talking about.. yes they may score for fun (which wasn't the case yesterday) but that back 4 have been poor for weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 They are going through a "rough" patch I agree but when your top of the league you really can't afford too many mistakes like they have done the past few weeks. Sevilla are 12th and Bilbao are 7th, like United meeting WBA. Bilbao are nothing like WBA, they are far far tougher opponents as they turn up in the big games. Anyway it's 2 points dropped not three so it's not all bad but they really need to work on that back 4 because at the moment they are outscoring opponents instead of defending properly (which isn't a bad thing but unless your forwards are fit and not tired like they were yesterday you will have problems) Madrid were always going to drop points, Barca probably will too so it's still pretty much open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I'm still trying to get my head around Benzema over Higuain.. again. Come on Jose, you're no idiot, stop **** about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 19, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 19, 2012 Agree with what most people have said. "not good enough" is ridiculous, to be honest. Now if they were to throw away the 10 point (now 8 point) lead and end up second, then THAT would be bad at this stage of the season. But that won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyscartwright_avfc Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Bilbao are 7th, like United meeting WBA. Cannot believe you just said that. Bilbao completely outplayed United in their 2 games. So quite how you can compare Bilbao to WBA is beyond me. There might be a massive gap between the top 2 and the rest in Spain but IMO, after that, there is more good teams in Spain than there is in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Not sure what the issue is. They didn't win last night, DVIN is saying it wasn't good enough. Doesn't matter if they won every other game this season 5-0, last night was not a good enough result or performance. If he was saying the whole season hasn't been good enough, sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 ^ spot on, which is my point and as I have said before the results aren't the issue here it's the performances I am talking about and if the performances continue to drop it will eventually effect the points tally. I just realised Coentrao is back from injury so that's a good start, Di Maria the week after I think which is also good news. Also I see Villarreal have hired Lotina (3rd coach this season for them) today.. could be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The refs aren't pro Barca.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The refs aren't pro Barca.. Where has this come from, what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I want to see highlights of the Madrid game now. I also want to know what AVFC prideofbrum thinks of the refereiing of this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 He did tweet this about an hour ago: "Get in vilateal. Camps barca" I think you'll be waiting til late tomorrow for a response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Ive watched La Liga the last few week and I must say a young lad by the name of Messy or Messie caught my eye. Bright future that one, you herd it here first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Bit one footed though, isnt he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 22, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 22, 2012 I saw the Madrid game, but without sound, so I wasn't sure what was going on with the red cards. Ramos' was deserved, you could tell that. But it did appear that Ozil got sent off for absolutely nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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