Athletic Bilbao x Barcelona [Copa del Rey Final]

matpol wrote:

Doc wrote:OAnyway, I forgot the final in 2009 was in the Bernabeu

2009 CdR Final was at Mestalla.

I knew I wrote shit, thanks for the correction...

Iniesta is too much when hes in peak form. Most technically skillful player in the world when he plays like this

Yeah he's the most elegant dribbler in the world. He obviously doesn't have the pace/power like Messi as Messi is a destroyer type dribbler while iniesta is like a preserver of the ball who does magic tricks. Now you see it, now you don't.

Unlucky Messi he was very close to score another "getafe like" goal. so many times he came close to it in past seasons but every time no luck

Ander and Iniesta in the 2nd half

Ander and Ibai were the only Bilbao players who actually showed up.

LMG 10 could you find me the Ibai Gomez miss from the Ander pass in the 2nd half?

Edit: don't bother

Haha yeah, I thought that was going in.

They had another great chance towards the end but the bilbao player headed it wide. It was a nice combo but too bad.

Was a very entertaining match though. bilbao vs barca matches NEVER disappoint, given the style of both teams.

Same thing Bielsa did in the EL final. Scrapped the glorious 3-5-2/4-2-3-1 and played the god awful 4-3-3 in a formation with Ibai who wasn't needed since De Marcos played. Llorente paired up with forwards who aren't even forwards. Ekiza instead of San Jose. No Iturraspe to partner Javi. No Ander etc etc.

I love Bielsa and despite acknowledging his perfectionism and experimental traits, he really should not have done that in both finals as he failed to understand how much it meant to the Euskadi.

Nonetheless I am confident his project will be calibrated in full bloom next season since despite the inconsistencies, he knows what he wants.

Nonetheless, Congratulations to my real life role model Guardiola who has gotten the perfect swan-song with his wonderful team as I harbour no ill feelings towards him, his team and our Catalan brothers who have supported us this whole year and were superbly gracious in their victory.

Loco is a weird man. His teams are always a joy to watch and his style is always positive but I am convinced he will never win anything of major importance. He has a rigid ideology which, despite its flairs, aren't good enough to win consistently. His teams either slaughter or get slaughtered.

Well congratz Barca, yet another goal this season for Messi and most importantly Goodbye Pep. Thank you for all.