Spanish Football 2011-2012

Stewy said:
Madrid look weird in red.

Benzema's first goal was technically absolutely incredible.
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Benzema didn't score. If the keeper didn't take him down, it would been masterful. The build up and passing was sublime.

Watching Barca now, they really aren't the same team from last year. Real Madrid could take this league and CL this year.
 
Stewy said:
I watched the video against Valencia, don't care about them pumping 9 men :p
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OH, I thought you meant tonights game. Sorry.

Chances of Villa staying at Barca come next season? He needs to be the focus point of a team, not a wing man. He has said he dislikes how everything is played through Messi. Villa last season was good but this season he has struggled.
 
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Barcelona GF 38 - GA 7 - PTS 28

FC Barcelona 5 - 0 Villarreal CF
Real Sociedad 2 - 2 FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona 8 - 0 Osasuna
Valencia CF 2 - 2 FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona 5 - 0 Atlético Madrid
Sporting Gijón 0 - 1 FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona 3 - 0 Racing Santander
FC Barcelona 0 - 0 Sevilla FC
Granada CF 0 - 1 FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona 5 - 0 RCD Mallorca
Athletic Bilbao 2 - 2 FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona 4 - 0 Real Zaragoza
Getafe CF 1 - 0 FC Barcelona
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Real Madrid GF 46 - GA 10 - PTS 34

Real Zaragoza 0 - 6 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 4 - 2 Getafe CF
Levante UD 1 - 0 Real Madrid
Racing Santander 0 - 0 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 6 - 2 Rayo Vallecano
RCD Espanyol 0 - 4 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 4 - 1 Real Betis
Málaga CF 0 - 4 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 3 - 0 Villarreal CF
Real Sociedad 0 - 1 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 7 - 1 Osasuna
Valencia CF 2 - 3 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 4 - 1 Atlético Madrid
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and RM have a 6 point lead at the top. This might actually be an interesting season in La Liga. Last season, it was done and dusted in Jan.
 
FeFiDoh said:
I think a lot of the trouble is the Barca players are looking leggy! They don't play with the same speed at the moment. They play A LOT of the same players over and over they have long seasons play a lot of games and are going to get burnt out.
Think last season a bunch of those players played most of the season, the world cup and everything else on top, not much of a break and back on it this season.

They lack the depth a lot of the other clubs have (in terms of big well name established players already not the midfield factory that is the La Masia).

Look at how much quicker they played when they went 1-0 behind and almost scoring.
They do need defensive cover and they need to be able to rotate more, which with the signing of Fab and Sanchez who unfortunately was getting some good form and then a few weeks out does at least give them a few more options.
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and the fact they're all 5'3 would mean they need to move their little legs faster than everyone else. :p

I don't think its down to fatigue. Maybe they just believe in their own hype too much and think they can just breeze through games? or maybe teams are going up against them like their lifes depend on it. The season they had last season is one in a million. I honestly don't think we will ever see a team do what they did last season. They played total football.

I think Pepe has a huge challenge on his hands now. They really need a new CB, Puyol is getting on and isn't always fit. Pique as good as he is makes amatuer mistakes. Biscuits and Javi are not the answer.

Bruno Alves could be a good buy for them.
 
I think its the fact that last season it was always the same team.. well pretty much the same team.

Villa - Messi - Pedro
Iniesta - Xavi - Javi/Biscuits
Abidal - Pique - Puyol/Javi - Alves
Valdes

Now they're bringing in new talent and using their squad. Thiago, Sanchez, Cuenca. Fabregas has fitted in fine, he will have no problem in the team.

Look at the player ratings for Barca - http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/liga/2011-2012/getafe-cf-fc-barcelona-458704.html

Messi got 4.6. Look at their midfield. They need iniesta and Xavi on at the same time. I think Barca might be going through a transistional period right now. Xavi and Puyol aren't young anymore. I think they worried about replacing Xavi with Fab instead of looking for someone to replace Puyol.

Look at SAF and Man Utd for example. Jones and Smalling will replace Vidic and Rio. Break them into the team now so when Vidic and Rio are done, it will be an easy transistion.
 
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RM just won 0-3 against Sporting Gijon.

Di Maria, Ronaldo and Marcelo on the score sheet.

Barca up next against Levante.

RM currently have a 6 point lead in the table.
 
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