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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go athletico!!!!!!!!!!!!
So happy now. Leicester winning the league and athletico making another champions league final. I'm always up for the under dog. fuck the establishment.

I like real Madrid but I'd like city to make the final.



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Volterra_90 said:
I really hate Atletico. With all my heart. The fact that they're on the finals is just.. painful. I don't want this playstyle to win, anything.

Don't worry they won't win, they rely too much in away goals and ties, when it comes to just 1 game they struggle.



                                                                                     

Pep doesn't really seem to have a plan B for situations does he?



Carl2291 said:

Wrong.

The fact that Atletico can put away teams like Bayern and Barca who rely so much on boring possession football, buying the league and the plague on football that is simulation is fantastic.

Fuck Pep. Fuck tiki-taka football. Fuck buying titles.

It's way more fun to see 11 players behind the ball, using dirty tricks, wasting time, just hoping that your 2 awesome forwards reach a ball and pull a goal out of nothing? XD. To each his own I guess. I really hope they fail though! 



Pep did wrong subs, Koman had a very bad performance. Müller dissapeared after the missed penalty. Vidal beast, great Neuer and Alonso too.

A lot of dirty tricks by Atlético, but it worked for them. Great Torres pass (very bad Pen) and good definition by Griezman



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Wyrdness said:
Pep doesn't really seem to have a plan B for situations does he?

it seems there are no classic wingers anymore who can put the ball in the box with a cross from the side.. even a player like Beckham who didn't even need to go around a back but just could swing it in aren't there anymore..
everything has to go through the centre with inverted wingers who cut inside and try to shoot.. While Bayern have strong header striker in the middle..
Barca has the same problem but they even lack the strong big striker who can head it in..



 

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NiKKoM said:
Wyrdness said:
Pep doesn't really seem to have a plan B for situations does he?

it seems there are no classic wingers anymore who can put the ball in the box with a cross from the side.. even a player like Beckham who didn't even need to go around a back but just could swing it in aren't there anymore..
everything has to go through the centre with inverted wingers who cut inside and try to shoot.. While Bayern have strong header striker in the middle..
Barca has the same problem but they even lack the strong big striker who can head it in..

We have Coman but has problems with composure.

I think they could have tried Müller on the right instead of behind the striker. Him being fielded centrally loses his shock edge IMO.

I feel that Bayern just doesn't have that natural centre back who have good long passing skills(maybe the reason why we have Javi playing CB instead) coupled with enough pace to catch any counters. Then we have to talk about why we keep flopping on offside traps  as well. Seems like a problem of communication to me or probably a case of players not being fielded in their natural positions perhaps.



I don't think Pep really needed a plan B. Actually, Bayern totally destroyed Atletico and the normal thing is that they won easily by 3, 4 goals more. I really fell in love with Bayern after today's match. They were so good. Bayern's supporters must be proud of them, it was impossible to do more.



Carl2291 said:
AZWification said:

Hard to like Atletico with their play style and a manager like Simeone.

Wrong.

The fact that Atletico can put away teams like Bayern and Barca who rely so much on boring possession football, buying the league and the plague on football that is simulation is fantastic.

Fuck Pep. Fuck tiki-taka football. Fuck buying titles.

Wow someone's still high on fairy dust 😊

It's not like Atletico is a big club that spends loads of money on players..



KiigelHeart said:
Pep fucked up the first game, today Bayern was much better and won the game. I've always hated this away goal rule ffs, you play two games and goal is a goal! 😋 But it is what it is..

I do like like alot of Atletico players, Griezmann, Filipe Luiz, Godin etc are fantastic. Still, for the sake of creative football I hope City or Real win this year. City I prefer.

It's a very dumb rule. I agree.

 

But I also like the way Atletico play, I don't find it boring. You make the best of what you have.