VillaChris Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 What happened to their winter break btw, round of La Liga matches over the next two days, thought they had a full two weeks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Yes it was curtailed so to ease fixture congestion later on with the Euros this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Not complaining, will watch a few although one I was most looking forward to Villareal-Valencia is tomorrow at 3pm and I'm out then. Wonder how long Neville will last, he's messed up a few easy early games already and they've got Villareal away and then Real Madrid at home on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I've always had a soft spot for the yellow submarines so hope Villareal beat them. Valencia have to finish in the top 4 surely for Neville to keep his job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharperr Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Said I was going to watch Valencia more since G.Nev took over but I haven't. Posts saying he's doing bad. Is that because he's manager or netspend/wages etc etc? What kind of football is he playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Their defence looks very mediocre...conceding 2 at home to Getafe isn't a good sign at all, those lot never score when I have the misfortune to watch them. They also lost at home to Lyon who are having a shocking season in France. I was a big fan of Abdenoour at Monaco last season but he looks very dodgy playing in a defensive highline...not sure where Gaya the left back and Matt Ryan aren't starting either. Fegouhli has disappeared aswell. Edit: Really good article here by Graham Hunter, up Barca's backside a bit too much but one of the best british writers on the Spanish game. http://www.espnfc.co.uk/spanish-primera-division/15/blog/post/2772697/gary-neville-must-adapt-quickly-in-order-to-fix-valencia Edited December 30, 2015 by VillaChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 46 minutes ago, PaulC said: I've always had a soft spot for the yellow submarines so hope Villareal beat them. Valencia have to finish in the top 4 surely for Neville to keep his job. You'll do well to find a football fan anywhere who has a bad word to say about Villareal. Got relegated a few years back aswell didn't they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 They always played good football under Pellegrini and have always got really good deals when signing players, Loved when had Riquelme and Forlan on fire though they are far from punching above the weight as media used to claim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 30, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 30, 2015 Watching Real today where the referee is having an absolute whale of a time making sure Madrid win. Two penalties and a sending off so far. Utter nonsense - I'm getting more and more convinced that the TV show isn't honest anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) 2 hours ago, gharperr said: Said I was going to watch Valencia more since G.Nev took over but I haven't. Posts saying he's doing bad. Is that because he's manager or netspend/wages etc etc? What kind of football is he playing? I don't know, but Neville walking into a Champions League team in a country where he doesn't speak the language having never managed a game has a touch of the Tim Sherwoods about it, albeit he is clearly less of a complete numpty. It really was a weird move for him. Also, Messi's 500th match for Barca today, bugger me time flies, I remember seeing his first goal. Edited December 30, 2015 by sharkyvilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Not sure if its been mentioned yet but apparently the Neville Brothers have very close business ties with the Valencia owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Missed the second one, the first pen was a shocker, it's getting worse than basketball, contact isn't a foul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 The second penalty was even worse than the first....Sociedad had a better shout earlier in the game. It's so bad I'm going to watch Levante-Malaga second half instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 1 hour ago, Zatman said: They always played good football under Pellegrini and have always got really good deals when signing players, Loved when had Riquelme and Forlan on fire though they are far from punching above the weight as media used to claim In fairness they are. They sell their best players like we do but recruit well. Theres quite a few clubs with bigger grounds and attendances in la liga that regularly finish above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 5 minutes ago, VillaChris said: The second penalty was even worse than the first....Sociedad had a better shout earlier in the game. It's so bad I'm going to watch Levante-Malaga second half instead. Not quite yet....lovely equaliser from Bruma. FSW moaning about a foul....he probably had a point but after the decisions in the first half that's justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Real Madrid defending has been awful in 2nd half Thats Rafa specialty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Benitez will be sacked by Saturday going by things so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 great strike from Ronaldo maybe a cheeky bid in January 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 They look really out of sorts but that was a great volley by Ronaldo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Just now, Zatman said: great strike from Ronaldo maybe a cheeky bid in January 80 mil bid for a 31 year old. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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