NML
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Certainly no precedent for Liverpool coming back from 3-0 in a major European match
Certainly no precedent for Liverpool coming back from 3-0 in a major European match
That's fairly normal for them though.
What is up with Barcelona on the road in Europe? Last 3 years they've lost 4-0 to PSG, 3-0 to Roma, and 4-0 to Liverpool away in the CL knockouts.
Certainly no precedent for Liverpool coming back from 3-0 in a major European match
Suarez hasn't been class in a long time. Just saw 0 CL goals last 18 away matches. I'd sell him for anything I could get.
That midfield was just overrun. Vidal starting for Barca in MF =
de Jong will be HUGE for Barcelona. You can't replace Iniesta/Xavi but he's as close as you will get. I think they need to drop 250 on Mbappe.
Somewhat off-topic, but what's with all these huge leads being blown in Europe recently? PSG this year and 2017, Barcelona the last two years, not to mention Dortmund almost blowing a big lead in 2013, Real Madrid last year vs. Juventus, etc... I don't remember defending being in such horrible shape around Europe.
I'm not sure de Jong's best position in a midfield. He's so good at passing and starting an attack him in Busquets' position makes sense. He can float up to a more advanced role too once you can organize possession so that he can provide "final" passes. You'd just need cover with him. Ajax does it with Schöne and I think FCB needs a similar pairing with him.I understood why Vidal started but he's simply a destroyer at this stage of his career. He isn't a great passer.
De Jong should walk on to this team next year. I'd put him in Busquets' position but he'll probably be in Rakitic's position to start. Arthur-Alena-De Jong is the midfield of the future for Barcelona.
Mbappe is a pipe dream unfortunately. He's going to Zidane and Madrid.
I'm not sure de Jong's best position in a midfield. He's so good at passing and starting an attack him in Busquets' position makes sense. He can float up to a more advanced role too once you can organize possession so that he can provide "final" passes. You'd just need cover with him. Ajax does it with Schöne and I think FCB needs a similar pairing with him.
But as a player, he is made for Barca and as intelligent a MF as I've ever seen at his age. He will fix some of the issues today. But their biggest problem IMO is going forward other than Messi and maybe Suarez, who scares you?
Nothing less than deserved. This Ajax time is wrecking shop and I'd love to see them win it all.
-YTC
We got the goblue derby. A final straight from the 70’s.
God I hope Ajax can win it. Not because I dislike Liverpool, but because teams like Ajax aren't supposed to be able to do this anymore.
Tottenham could do a Liverpool and get 3 -