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LurkerJ on 02 May 2015
Talal said:
Barca get an 85 minute penalty and Messi gives the penalty to Neymar who had a bad game. It would have been a hattrick and he would have had a 2 goal lead over Ronaldo in the league. That's why Messi is liked way more than Ronaldo.

lol. Come on now. Messi has had his share of being selfish. What Ronaldo did last week is being blown out of proportion.

Looks like Messi, Neymar and Suarez will all score above 20 goals this season at this rate.



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Talal on 02 May 2015
LurkerJ said:
Talal said:
Barca get an 85 minute penalty and Messi gives the penalty to Neymar who had a bad game. It would have been a hattrick and he would have had a 2 goal lead over Ronaldo in the league. That's why Messi is liked way more than Ronaldo.

lol. Come on now. Messi has had his share of being selfish. What Ronaldo did last week is being blown out of proportion.

Looks like Messi, Neymar and Suarez will all score above 20 goals this season at this rate.


This isn't the first time he did this though. He's done it many times before to Ibrahimovic to Neymar earlier in the season to Mascherano etc when they're having bad games. He obviously cares about scoring goals, but he prioritizes team morale over individual achievments.



Augen on 02 May 2015

Not sure if posted before, but some data from 2014




AZWification on 02 May 2015

God damn it! 80% possesion, but not a single goal! >_>



                
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Talal on 02 May 2015
RolStoppable said:
Talal said:
Barca get an 85 minute penalty and Messi gives the penalty to Neymar who had a bad game. It would have been a hattrick and he would have had a 2 goal lead over Ronaldo in the league. That's why Messi is liked way more than Ronaldo.

I thought it's because he plays for Barcelona and not Real Madrid.


Both teams are hated by neutrals. The scale does tip into either direction depending on who's doing better though. Pep era Barca had way more hate than Madrid. Right now I'd say Madrid gets as much or maybe a bit more hate. I also don't think that hating a team necessarily influences hating a player. Unless the team you hate is a direct competitor in which case you'd probably hate or at least dislike all their players.



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RedInker on 02 May 2015

Di Maria is officially shit. Can't cross, can't pass. Not worth £56 let alone 56 million. Bomb him out asap.



Talal on 02 May 2015
RolStoppable said:
Talal said:

Both teams are hated by neutrals. The scale does tip into either direction depending on who's doing better though. Pep era Barca had way more hate than Madrid. Right now I'd say Madrid gets as much or maybe a bit more hate. I also don't think that hating a team necessarily influences hating a player. Unless the team you hate is a direct competitor in which case you'd probably hate or at least dislike all their players.

"Hated by neutrals?" Talk about an oxymoron.

What you say also sounds like a Spanish-only perspective. Regarding your last point, you could be onto something. Maybe it's the other way around, so people hate Real Madrid because Ronaldo plays for them.


I guess it is lol. I mean people who don't support any team in La Liga. 

I guess the opposite could be a factor. I hate Chelsea because of Mourinho.



Talal on 02 May 2015
Ka-pi96 said:

Barcelona don't seem to get much hate to me. In fact from what I saw Pep era Barca was one of the most popular teams among neutrals.


Everywhere I looked people would root for the team playing against Barca in Pep's era. The whole world had a collective orgasm when Chelsea beat us in the Champions League.



Barozi on 02 May 2015

Bundesliga attendance record is 45.116 during season 2010/11.

I think it's gonna take a while until this number can be beaten especially when Paderborn stays in the Bundesliga, Ingolstadt gets promoted (which is almost confirmed) and either Hamburg or Stuttgart get relegated.

On the other hand, that might lead to a new record (18.143) in the 2nd Bundesliga.



Talal on 02 May 2015

Manchester United is trying really hard to throw the top 4 finish. I really hope Liverpool can do it!