LIVE! Match discussion 2014/15

[Alan]

Not a foul but doubtful it made a difference in the end.

Great game by Schalke, ultimately undone by FIFA-esque moments of luck/quality by Ronaldo.

 

[Freddeno]

First home loss in CL at the bernabeu since 2011

 

[FrankMunro-371]

White hankies were being waved in the Bernabeu. The natives are restless.

 

[Nando]

Hard to see what's gone wrong. They were magnificent up until Christmas.

 

[Alan]

As Dan says, they've missed Modric fiercely. Khedira, Kroos, and Isco are all wonderful players but none of them really do the "dirty work" that Modric does. Personally I think that's unforgivable in a professional footballer but it seems to have been ingrained in the culture of the sport that some players just won't do it and there's nothing you can do about it.

Real silliness, IMHO.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Since when was Modric a player who did the dirty work? He's got plenty of workrate but he's hardly the sort of player who's going to be a real presence when you're out of possession.

 

[Alan]

He's certainly not a "snotter" but he certainly goes in for tackles and harries the opposition in a way that the rest of Madrid's midfielders do not. He's more of a pressurizer than a real ball-winner but the role is still hugely important in that team.

 

[YoungWolf]

I would have said that Khedira was the one who does the 'dirty work'.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Chelsea games been on 10 minutes and it's littered with simulation and play acting

 

[Freddeno]

Tbf costa and luiz is the same reckless shits..

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Ramires doing his usual marathon runner disguised as a footballer job. His technique is dreadful.

 

[Freddeno]

I think ramires offers more than willian defensively and is not far off him offensively either..guess it is 55-45 ramires for me, over willian

 

[Freddeno]

I still have a feeling PSG will go through though

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Red card Zlatan

 

[PuntsWolf]

Didn't look a red on first view

 

[darlowolf64]

Zlatan, straight Red

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Poor decision.

I think ramires offers more than willian defensively and is not far off him offensively either..guess it is 55-45 ramires for me, over willian

Cuadrado offers far more than either.

 

[Freddeno]

I Take that back..

 

[Freddeno]

How the fuck is that a red card!!!!

 

[Alan]

Never a red. Ridiculous play-acting from Oscar, it's his studs that have hit Ibra, not the other way around!