Originally Posted by loochy (Post 6867200)

FYP.

¡Hala Madrid!

Actually it's pretty weird for me to see the Barca and Madrid guys playing together all peaceful like.

Originally Posted by AustinChief (Post 6867243)

Cassilas
Ramos
Capdevila
Pique
Puyol
Busquets
Iniesta
Xavi
Alonso
Villa
Pedro

7 out of 11 players starting are from FC Barcelona.. and I would put Victor Valdes as a close second to Casilas at keeper... add in that Messi, Henry and Abidal also play for them and that is just sick.

Originally Posted by loochy (Post 6867200)

FYP.

¡Hala Madrid!

Actually it's pretty weird for me to see the Barca and Madrid guys playing together all peaceful like.

Originally Posted by Metrolike (Post 6867272)

Pedro can go fist himself. Also, Zlatan > Henry. :)

It'll be cool to see another future legend come play in the US.

Originally Posted by AustinChief (Post 6867303)

Pedro is gonna be a badass (what do you have against Pedro???) and Henry is getting old but now that we have David Villa... who cares! AND watch out for Bojan, another good Catalan boy!

P.S. Ibrahimovic is tall... and.... hmm, hard to think of much more he brings to the table... I'm sure he would be a badass starter for Madrid... but with our depth he spends most days on the bench... :D

Originally Posted by Metrolike (Post 6867316)

What do I have against Pedro? That little bundle of sticks denied Fernando's first WC2010 goal AND Spain's second goal against Germany yesterday. That shit is unforgivable. All he had to do was dump it off to Torres who was literally by himself there in front of the goal, BEGGING for the ball. What did Pedro decide to do? ****ing try a move he can't pull off and promptly lose the ball to the ONLY defender in a 15 meter radius. GET THE **** OUT, PEDRO. FIRED.

Originally Posted by AustinChief (Post 6867348)

Screw Torres, he has been a complete waste this entire World Cup.. I don't think Pedro (or anyone on the team) trusts him enough to give him the ball.

NOW, that said, he could be playing poorly due to his recent injury and being rushed back... but regardless, he has sucked... even with that screw up, Pedro in ONE start showed that he (right now) is playing better. Torres is world class normally but he is just plain SHITE right now.

Originally Posted by AustinChief (Post 6867018)

HMMM, how about **** arsenal... Barca isn't doing anything illegal or remotely shady... Arsenal fans are just whining because a good player wants to go home to the team he was raised with and that team is willing to pay to get him back... (even though he is BARELY of starting caliber on a loaded Barca squad... sad that he is your captain... ;) )

Barcelona is "broke" because they are owed money that they have yet to receive... no due to a lack of revenue. As a matter of fact, they earned more last year than ANY sports franchise... ANY. (suck that Jerry Jones)

And unlike Barca, The Emirates are a bunch of sellouts... if your ****ing jersey has EMIRATES plastered on it and a TINY patch with your actual name... you deserve to be called by your sponsors name... why not... you've sold out completely anyway.

:D (not an Arsenal fan... although I admit I hate Chelsea more...)

Originally Posted by Metrolike (Post 6867529)

So I guess Messi is plain SHITE too because he scored 0 for Argentina? Dude, Torres is in a goal drought, even the biggest stars can go through that and it becomes a mental game (this is why that 100% opportunity was so important for him and the team). The only way to fix it is to score a goal. Torres is the top striker on that team. Yes, he's not to full form yet and is super rusty, but once he scores that 1st goal, the floodgates would open up.

Originally Posted by AustinChief (Post 6867771)

Dude, Messi makes plays happen without having to score.. Torres rarely does. And Torres is NOT the top striker, David Villa is... Torres has the name because of all the EPL weannies... but those of of who follow La Liga now what's up.

Fact is, Torres has been awful, I LIKE Torres but that doesn't change how badly he has played.

Originally Posted by WoodDraw (Post 6867688)

It's tampering, and if FIFA had the balls to do anything other than make money, Barcelona would be fined and told to **** off.

It's unfortunate that Camp Nou is filled with such an annoying group of douchebags, as Barcelona is an otherwise beautiful city.

Originally Posted by Buck (Post 6867830)

God this thread turned into one giant bitch fest.

I'll watch the final but don't care who wins. This is worse for me personally than France - Italy, and I hated both those teams.

Honestly I guess I would rather the Netherlands win.