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2016/2017 UEFA Champions League Final |OT| Juventus vs Real Madrid
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MrS
Banned
Linesman's fault. He's standing literally in front of both of them.
Overreacting much? That shit didn't have absolutely no influence on the rest of the game.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
guys i may sound crazy but I think this Zidane fella might know something about coaching
TheKingOfPain
Member
The silence in the streets here in Turin is surreal.
Feels nice though.
Feels nice though.
Even tho the team told people (before the match) there would be no parade or celebration at Cibeles tonight.
Edit: link is dead sorry, but theres tons of people there right now.
I won't lie. I was so sure that Zidane would be a massive flop and disappointment at Real Madrid. Never imagined him being this successful
Not sure how that camera angle is conclusive in showing anything. It's like a mile away. The one close up shot during the game definitely showed that Cuadrado gave Ramos a light shove in the back. I still don't know if he stepped on his foot or not from any of the angles shown. The linesman, as you stated, was right next to them with a better angle than any camera had.
he didn't touch the ball in the 2nd half 'cos the team played awful and he was completely isolated,i know people like to blame all on him but tonight we simply didn't turn up in the 2nd half so i don't like to give individual faults even though as i said i was expecting more from dybala simply because he's our best player.
now we need to buy 2-3 key players so that we can improve even further,i'm confident we can reach the final again next year.
Yup, it's the highest in the world last I checked. La Liga clubs must have release clauses in every players contract so the best players like Messi, Ronaldo, Bale, Neymar etc. get ridiculously high release clauses.
The Hamburglar
Banned
i dunno is he doing anything different? I feel like he walked into a ready made team and madrid are just doing what they usually do.
I have no evidence of this btw other than what I see in the CL the last 5 years.
I had the same mindset up until recently and thought Zidane was really not that good but i don't think you win 2 CLs in a row if your coach is one of the "do whatever you did until now" type of guy.
RocknRola
Member
+ 1 League too (the first since 2012, which for a club like RM is like a century away).
Dude is doing a great job for sure. One only needs to compare what RM played during the Benitez days and the Zidane days (in the same exact season).
I know, but Real Madrid have a CL first & league second mentality.
Our team was in shatters before Zidane came in. Benitez made the squad uncomfortable and the tactics didn't work. Of course there's still players from the Ancelotti days and that has probably also played a role, simce Zidane and the players knows each other from the time and Zidane has learned from Ancelotti. But this team is entirely Zidane's.
We really wanted the league this season though. I feel like the league was the primary objective, since we won the Champions League last season.
whatsinaname
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZelnFHcIfU&feature=youtu.be&t=3500
Wonder what he said this year.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I think Messi is a better player but Cristiano Ronaldo has been showing up in the decisive games these pat three years. Messi otoh has been disappointing ever since the WC final aside from a few moments of brilliance in individual matches.
Porcile
Member
You'd think something better than that considering they played pretty shitty in that final.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
This is true. In fact, besides two goals during El Clásico, Messi was absent during the first Clásico, the ties against PSG, the ties against Juventus, and a bunch of La Liga matches against small opposition. I know he scored plenty this season, but Ronaldo scored when it counted. Then again, Madrid plays for Ronaldo while Barcelona doesn't play for Messi.
This is absolutely the case.
One thing I disagree with you on is that Messi hasn't been showing up. Most of the time he's the one dragging Barça/Argentina over the line. Usually, with Messi [and Ronaldo] it's their teammates letting them down.
I think it's disingenuous to suggest that either Messi or Ronaldo is 'much better' than the other because it comes down to personal preference a lot of the time. Messi has more accolades and trophies but Ronaldo has an International title to his name and has been doing much better than before at a club level in the last 2-3 years. All I'm saying is, it's really easy to say CR7 is 'superior' now after back-to-back CL titles and a European Championships win and Barça's worst season in a long time but you can't ignore Messi's career as a whole which for me is the most staggering I've ever seen.
Dark Rider
Member
just as a side note
this is the official footy thread
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1381509
this is the official footy thread
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1381509
WAR recon zero
Banned
Congratulations to all the forums madridistas
A wonderful year. Siiiiiuuu
A wonderful year. Siiiiiuuu
SporeCrawler
Member
WC twice? Nah. WC, EC, CL, Spain League, Italian League and several cups though
All these messi vs. ronaldo debates are puny because zidane is easily the best player ever lived
Zidanes biggest accomplishment was the WC
That was Guardiola.