― Daniel (dancity), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 08:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Daniel (dancity), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 08:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
AtLEeeeti!AtleeetI!
AtleeeeeeeeTi!
― gabriel (gabe), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 08:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
I'm more impressed by a team that's got the perfect synthesis between creativity and destruction, like the Milan side I mentioned. Which had plenty of flair, and don't forget they put four goals past Barcelona in the final.
If a side wants to be called truly great they've got to be a hell of a lot less flimsy than this Madrid team.
― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:04 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Daniel (dancity), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Daniel (dancity), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
Inter vs Milan in the first leg (I missed last night's, grrr) was captivating stuff, exceptional football played by the most skilled and drilled defenders and midfielders in the world. I'm not at all a fan when a catenaccio team goes up against a free-flowing one (though I'll be hollering for Juve tonight, natch), but seeing two such teams play each other was riveting.
I suspect Juventus could win tonight. I certainly see no reason to support a (formerly fascist) club who are the kings of financial mismanagement - though, unlike Leeds, they were bailed out to the tune of £200 million by the Spanish government.
And I fuckin' hate Brazil, too. I don't like Des Lynam while we're at it - smug AND clueless is quite a feat. Remind me why he ever became a cult hero?
― Mark C (Mark C), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chris (chris), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
Juve have been so desperate up front in almost every match I've seen this season. I thought last nights match was ok, I'm not sure how Mark and Dom could enjoy it so much though, the last 15 minutes rescued things. Maybe I'm not enough of a purist here.
How come Costacurta was defrosted for the match? And will he be playing in the final?
― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Daniel (dancity), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Daniel (dancity), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
the Milan derbies were both pretty dull i thought.
― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex K (Alex K), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 09:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chris (chris), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
I play football on Wednesday lunchtimes and I'm known as Costacurta. Because of my name, not my talent, though I am an ageing, slightly out of his depth sex symbol central defender.
― Mark C (Mark C), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
erm, the second one was way more animated...and Inter's kickboxin' Mat-tvoju!-erazzi should've been sent away, huh, like twice!
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
Man, I'd forgotten how great Italy vs Holland in Euro 2000 was until I was reminded of it here. De Boer (which one was it again)'s first penalty in the shootout is one of my all time favourite Italian football match memories. Heather Mills could have hit that better.
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex K (Alex K), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
'I want the Italians to win - they're magnificent defensively and are a true team of all the virtues of football, not just pretty pretty fannydanglers' (or words to that effect).
Sometime later when France have resorted to massive hoofs up the pitch in English stylee:
'I like the way France are playing. I might change my mind...'
― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
Spent most of this morning on the blower to Sir Gary Nelson...
― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 12:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 19:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
Real should buy some defenders. I just knew Figo would miss that penalty. Had to keep screaming "shut up" when Venison kept saying that Montero should be sent off, didn't mention the Real players making "book him" motions, which I thought was a bookable offence. Poor old Nedved.
― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 19:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 20:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 20:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
(now if only a big iron bird carrying La Lakers would drop from the sky...)
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 20:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 20:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 20:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 20:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
Reports of Serie A's death have been greatly exaggerated...
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 20:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 20:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
i think i understand where those words're coming from, and i even sort of agree with the emotion behind those words, b-b-but - it's not the players who are to be accused of "wanking", methinks, the *Real Wanker* is rather that chap with his fat wallet who believes he can buy up any players he'd fancy and thus make the 'greatest team', obv.
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 20:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 21:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mark C (Mark C), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 22:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― b.R.A.d. (Brad), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 22:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
1) Football is great because teams like Real Madrid don't win all the time. It's brilliantly uncertain at it's best.
2) Madrid lost cos Davids was magnificent, as were the Juventus midfield. Roy Keane = the reason why Man Yoo went out. He's past it big stylee on a European level.
― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 22:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Daniel (dancity), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 22:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
There were two minutes left... plus five more minutes of additional time. Kill or die. Raúl pulled all his weapons but missed it in the 94th minute. The tenth cup will have to wait.
Rough words!
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 15 May 2003 01:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
Next year Fido and ZZ are 32 and chubby Ronnie is not cut out for the daily grind. Hell show up in big games but won't carry the team week in week out. Juve are awesome all around.
And Fucking play Rivaldo Morons!
― Nicolette, Thursday, 15 May 2003 06:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Monday, 26 September 2005 09:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Monday, 26 September 2005 09:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 19:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 19:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lion-O (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 19:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 20:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 08:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 08:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 13:52 (eighteen years ago) link
Madrid were truly sublime in the 2nd half last night. Raul's goal was lovely and Beckham was pinging the ball around like a ping pong pinger.
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 20 October 2005 07:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 20 October 2005 09:09 (eighteen years ago) link
The 53-year-old Brazilian, who was Real's fifth coach in the space of two and a half years, had been in charge of the team for just over 11 months.
Reserve team manager Juan Ramon Lopez Caro has taken over as caretaker boss.
A club statement said: "Luxemburgo will not continue as Real Madrid coach. The club has already been in contact with captain Raul to break the news."
The club reportedly held initial talks immediately after Saturday's 1-0 win over Getafe, which was the club's first victory in three league games.
It is believed Luxemburgo did not take the team's training session on Sunday.
Cadena Ser radio and Antena 3 television speculated that the 53-year-old had already been told by club vice-president Emilio Butragueno and sporting director Arrigo Sacchi that he had lost his job.
Former Brazil coach Luxemburgo, who has been at the Bernabeu for less than a year, has been under huge pressure since the tame 3-0 home defeat to arch-rivals Barcelona.
Real followed that by salvaging a 2-2 draw at Real Sociedad with two late goals before the home victory over Getafe - a result overshadowed by David Beckham's third red card in two months.
They have qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League but are unable to overhaul Lyon as Group F winners and will go into the second-round draw among the second-ranked teams.
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 4 December 2005 21:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― Cousin yogurt beard (nordicskilla), Monday, 27 February 2006 20:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― Cousin yogurt beard (nordicskilla), Monday, 27 February 2006 22:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 27 February 2006 23:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Raw, Uncompromising, and Noodly (noodle vague), Monday, 27 February 2006 23:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Raw, Uncompromising, and Noodly (noodle vague), Monday, 27 February 2006 23:24 (eighteen years ago) link
Probably that Real's business plan is faulty.
― the bellefox, Tuesday, 28 February 2006 16:14 (eighteen years ago) link
when the revolution comes, i want the bernabeu bombed to rubble
― English cunt read Guardian (imago), Monday, 26 May 2014 00:18 (ten years ago) link
Wayne Parnell ✔ @WayneParnellHALA MADRID. VAMOS!!!!
^^^this guy is now on a dark, dark list
people who support real madrid are the worst savages in the world
― imago, Saturday, 20 December 2014 19:30 (nine years ago) link
http://tryingtoohard.org/
― Chairman Feinstein (nakhchivan), Saturday, 20 December 2014 19:56 (nine years ago) link
my DN before the bump was a fucking lost classic obv
― imago, Saturday, 20 December 2014 19:59 (nine years ago) link