EPL Week 9 + Clásico Part 1

[SoxFanInCali]

I haven't been following Spain all that closely. I knew Barca was in first, what I didn't realize is that they have scored 23 goals this year and have conceded NONE. That's just ridiculous 8+ games into the season.
 
The next best defensive record in the league is 7 goals conceded (Atletico, Valencia, and Villareal).

 

[McBride11]

Suarez with a great pass and Messi shanks it worse than Wondo.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

And there's the first one for Madrid. Ronaldo converts the penalty after the ball went off Pique's arm as he tried to slide in and block a cross.

 

[Luis Taint]

Anyone have a link for an iPad for el Classico

 

[OilCanMDS]

Damn, Suarez looks amazing.  Having a guy like him that can create from out wide is going to help a lot when teams pack it in.
 
I'm kind of hoping Rakitic comes in for Xavi to start the second half to provide a little more defense.  Xavi's passing has been great, but he is a liability on D and with the way Real is running through the midfield and getting to the back four I think the right move is getting Rakitic in there.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Things Ray Hudson has already said in this game:
 
throbbing
an eel covered in Vaseline
Jack and Jill nursery rhyme
ding dong see saw
as sharp as a porcupine's backside
hungry wolverine
 
And there's still an entire half to go...

 

[PedroSpecialK]

 
Things Ray Hudson has already said in this game:
 
throbbing
an eel covered in Vaseline
Jack and Jill nursery rhyme
ding dong see saw
as sharp as a porcupine's backside
hungry wolverine
 
And there's still an entire half to go...
 

 
 
I think this list just doubled on Pepe's goal

 

[SoxFanInCali]

 
 
I think this list just doubled on Pepe's goal

"Pepe rises like a salmon out of the fresh summer stream, or a free sheet on the toilet roll, and there's no chance for Bravo!"

 

[Zomp]

Suarez in midseason form.

 

[Zomp]

BARCELONA TORN APART

 

[McBride11]

Hudson's rant after the Pepe goal was epic. Him and Zolak should compare notes.

Suarez went down really easily but Ramos is lucky he didnt get called.

Wow what a giveaway and goal.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

What the fuck was Iniesta doing there?

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Brutal by Mascherano to bite there with Ronaldo chasing down Iniesta - does not help that Iniesta played Real a perfect through ball

 

[McBride11]

You know this game is important, CR7 is seen within 30 yds of his own goal.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

"Isco emasculated Iniesta!"
"Benzema, like Wyatt Earp, pulls the trigger!"

 

[Laser Show]

Is Barca this sloppy or is Real this gopd at creating takeaways? Barca looks a bit overmatched. Every time I look up Real is coming down the field with speed and numbers

 

[Zomp]

Benzema is playing out of his mind

 

[SoxFanInCali]

And now Iniesta comes off hurt.
 
Barca are on their 3rd captain of the game.

 

[crystalline]

Rodriguez, Ronaldo and Benzema on the counter - very scary.

 

[coremiller]

Newcastles's away kit made me think at first that they were the Seattle Sounders and I was watching some bizarre Clint Dempsey testimonial.

 

[mgoblue2]

Lukaku has had an up and down game but just scored a horrible horrible right footed shot after a 24 pass move to go 2-1 up.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

We used a similar play in high school to pressure the D on the kickoff with our fastest wing. Never came close to working like that.

 

[coremiller]

EPL commentator complains that referees give too many cheap fouls and that the game has "gone soft" ... DRINK

 

[Zomp]

No Falcao or Diego Costa.  With Rooney injured, RVP has to play a lot better than he has this season.

 

[Zomp]

--------------------De Gea---------------------
Rafael-----Smalling----Rojo------------Shaw
---------------------Blind-------------------------
------------Fellaini------Mata--------------------
Januzaj-------------RVP----------------Di Maria

 

[coremiller]

Spurs are spursing all over the place today. A generally good performance against a weaker team at home undone by poor finishing and comical defensive errors ... It's the spursiest game imaginable. We are only missing a dumb penalty concession.

 

[Luis Taint]

LOLSpurs

 

[fletcherpost]

I can't believe i have a meeting at 4.30 and i don't know what pubs in the area might have the game on...ugh...

 

[Luis Taint]

I'm really torn as who to root for. I hate both, but if Arsenal has any shot to make up ground, I think Man U

 

[coremiller]

Surprised to see Di Maria starting on the right.

 

[coremiller]

Man Utd's passing has been very poor. Lots of sloppy giveaways.

It's only a matter of time until Rafael gets another yellow, right?

 

[blueguitar322]

This Chelsea team is just dominant.  Stacked at every position, coached extremely well, and they seem to always be on the same offensive and defensive wavelengths.  They might not dominate games vs good teams, but they almost always seem to be in complete control.

 

[coremiller]

With Ivanovic on a booking Man. U should be trying to get Di Maria singled up on him as often as possible.

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF You suck Ivano

 

[Senator Donut]

It's the one week of the year when we have an extra hour for weekday afternoon games and we get stuck with QPR-Villa.