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From: SHUSSBAR on 7 Apr 2010 18:02 On Apr 7, 4:55 pm, "Futbolmetrix" <futbolmet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > <ken.over...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:8a16d756-63e3-47cc-a207-b2070ba0cfac(a)e21g2000vbb.googlegroups.com... > > > I dunno, the Inter that shutdown Chelsea looked a lot better to me > > than the Inter from the group stages. > > They are gelling at the right time, and they are extremely, extremely > motivated, much more than Barca. Everybody in the Virgin camp knows that the > only thing that can give some sort of pseudo-legitimacy to their ROTFL-run > of first places in Serie A ("titles" is too big of a name) is European > success. Plus, the filth that is finally emerging regarding the Immaculates' > role in the calciopoli years will give them that extra "us against the > world" mentality. Alas, such is the price that has to be paid for finally > restoring the truth. > > I would say that the probability of a Virgin upset is extremely high. > Mourinho said 50%, but I reckon it's higher than that. > > D me too. Someone (take your pick) is going to take ''good'' care of Messi quickly and give 10 days of ''vacation'', even if its to play 10 vs. 11 for a while. Without him, Barca can be a very different team, much easier to dispose of.
From: MH on 7 Apr 2010 18:22 Binder Dundat wrote: > On Apr 6, 5:24 pm, "Stephen O'Connell" <no.s...(a)fk.u.com> wrote: >> <REDDEV...(a)nospam.net> wrote in message >> >> news:6g7nr59f5lpamqm6154o9cmk2orqhaishm(a)4ax.com... >> >>> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 13:17:26 -0700 (PDT), Lord of War >>> <penc...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> On Apr 6, 1:12 pm, Opry phantom <xanthus...(a)charter.net> wrote: >>>>> Russki club not backing away from Mighty Milan (Inter). >>>> Yawn, Inter advances russia out. >>> And that's as far as they will go! >> Very probably. Although Jose's approach to Barcelona in the Semi-Final will >> be more akin to Hiddink's tactics last year than Wenger's tactics. The >> Inter-Milan defence is also a bit more stronger than what passes for a >> defence at Arsenal. My money would be on a Barcelona - Man Utd final again, >> but I'd never write off Jose's ability to upset the apple cart! > > Yeah and i would not count Bayern out yet either, they could pull of > another 3-2 loss. That was very prophetic of you.
From: Chagney Hunt on 7 Apr 2010 19:06 On Apr 7, 6:02 pm, SHUSSBAR <shuss...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 7, 4:55 pm, "Futbolmetrix" <futbolmet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > <ken.over...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > >news:8a16d756-63e3-47cc-a207-b2070ba0cfac(a)e21g2000vbb.googlegroups.com.... > > > > I dunno, the Inter that shutdown Chelsea looked a lot better to me > > > than the Inter from the group stages. > > > They are gelling at the right time, and they are extremely, extremely > > motivated, much more than Barca. Everybody in the Virgin camp knows that the > > only thing that can give some sort of pseudo-legitimacy to their ROTFL-run > > of first places in Serie A ("titles" is too big of a name) is European > > success. Plus, the filth that is finally emerging regarding the Immaculates' > > role in the calciopoli years will give them that extra "us against the > > world" mentality. Alas, such is the price that has to be paid for finally > > restoring the truth. > > > I would say that the probability of a Virgin upset is extremely high. > > Mourinho said 50%, but I reckon it's higher than that. > > > D > > me too. Someone (take your pick) is going to take ''good'' care of > Messi quickly and give 10 days of ''vacation'', even if its to play 10 > vs. 11 for a while. Without him, Barca can be a very different team, > much easier to dispose of. Barcelona are a very well oiled team, but if anyone can beat them, it's Inter. They've met recently and it's often the case that the loser learned more from a beating than the winner. Also, a trap many "in-form" teams often fell into is not that they found a smooth rhythm, but that they got *used to* and became over reliant on the rhythm (as opposed to struggling team never got to rest on such comfort and may improvise). So that when the next team they play found a way to disrupt that rhythm, they get momentarily lost. A few heads lose their cool, a few legs struggling to find the timing, time is ripe for one uncharacteristic mistakes or two and suddenly they are out of the tie. Taleb said "in Extremistan, events are dictated by outliers rather than the norm". In the high pressure cooker that is the semi final, results will likely be determined by something totally random (read unexpected) rather than the normal slick style of Barcelona.
From: Barnsey on 7 Apr 2010 19:58 On 6 tra, 19:12, Opry phantom <xanthus...(a)charter.net> wrote: > Russki club not backing away from Mighty Milan (Inter). well done CSKA
From: Abubakr on 7 Apr 2010 22:50
On 8 Apr, 09:06, Chagney Hunt <ess...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 7, 6:02 pm, SHUSSBAR <shuss...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Apr 7, 4:55 pm, "Futbolmetrix" <futbolmet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > <ken.over...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > > >news:8a16d756-63e3-47cc-a207-b2070ba0cfac(a)e21g2000vbb.googlegroups.com.... > > > > > I dunno, the Inter that shutdown Chelsea looked a lot better to me > > > > than the Inter from the group stages. > > > > They are gelling at the right time, and they are extremely, extremely > > > motivated, much more than Barca. Everybody in the Virgin camp knows that the > > > only thing that can give some sort of pseudo-legitimacy to their ROTFL-run > > > of first places in Serie A ("titles" is too big of a name) is European > > > success. Plus, the filth that is finally emerging regarding the Immaculates' > > > role in the calciopoli years will give them that extra "us against the > > > world" mentality. Alas, such is the price that has to be paid for finally > > > restoring the truth. > > > > I would say that the probability of a Virgin upset is extremely high. > > > Mourinho said 50%, but I reckon it's higher than that. > > > > D > > > me too. Someone (take your pick) is going to take ''good'' care of > > Messi quickly and give 10 days of ''vacation'', even if its to play 10 > > vs. 11 for a while. Without him, Barca can be a very different team, > > much easier to dispose of. > > Barcelona are a very well oiled team, but if anyone can beat them, > it's Inter. They've met recently and it's often the case that the > loser learned more from a beating than the winner. Also, a trap many > "in-form" teams often fell into is not that they found a smooth > rhythm, but that they got *used to* and became over reliant on the > rhythm (as opposed to struggling team never got to rest on such > comfort and may improvise). So that when the next team they play found > a way to disrupt that rhythm, they get momentarily lost. A few heads > lose their cool, a few legs struggling to find the timing, time is > ripe for one uncharacteristic mistakes or two and suddenly they are > out of the tie. > > Taleb said "in Extremistan, events are dictated by outliers rather > than the norm". In the high pressure cooker that is the semi final, > results will likely be determined by something totally random (read > unexpected) rather than the normal slick style of Barcelona. Sounds great in theory. |