Copa del Rey: *El Clasico* Barcelona vs Real Madrid discussion

two words....HALA MADRID

BALE has earned his stripes.....everyone did the club proud.....super excited....once again HALA MADRID

Se7en wrote:Benzema with another Zidane performance

I dont mean it in a good way, the guy just straight up refuses to make runs towards goal

Got to give creds though, excellent link up play and overall game. But he seriously needs to become a goal threath too

Chad, take a hike.

If we had a more clinical finisher in Benzema's position, we would've scored so many more goals against Barcelona and other top teams; not just now, but in the past, as well. I think I've been patient enough with Benzema, during his stay at this club. I even used to be one of few people on this forum that was defending his poor performances. His link-up play may be excellent, but it does not compensate for his overall lack of quality up front. I've lost count of how many attacks he has squandered due to the poor quality of his finishing, decision-making, being in off-side for the umpteenth time, holding the ball for too long, lack of confidence, or just fumbling away the ball in crucial situations. I used to be a big fan of his, and I've been watching him play since he was in his teens... but he just doesn't provide the attacking quality that I think we should expect of him. I'm tired of trying to find positives in his overall play. He is, by far, our weakest link in attack... and I firmly believe that his lack of a killer instinct and decisiveness in attack is hurting our offensive efficiency significantly. I think he's been at this club long enough, and god knows he's had more than enough opportunities to shine. He breaks up our attacks more often than he contributes to it, and I've gotten really sick and tired of it. I genuinely look forward to the day when we let him go, and it will bring me joy to see the fans of his next club of destination excuse his lack of offensive threat by pointing towards his talent at link-up play, or that one goal he scored out of 20 chances. His improvement since joining us back in 2009 has hardly been impressive, and I think the club and the fans have been extremely patient with him, up until now.

Yohan Modric wrote:

Real Madrid goalkeeper, Iker Casillas was elated following his side’s 1-2 Copa del Rey finals win over arch-rivals Barcelona and rembered winger Jese, who helped them get to this point but was sidelined for the season with an ACL tear.

In his post-match interview, Casillas spoke about winning yet another trophy and praised his team.

“The team had a fabulous competition. It was a great game. Both teams had their share of scoring chances and we are the worthy victors. I’m happy for the fans that came and I’m happy for the team. Now we need to remember a kid who’s going through a rough time, Jese. He’ll be with us soon enough.

“The last shot off the post scared me. It was a play between the lines and it hit off the post. It’s good to have luck sometimes. Also, congratulations to Barcelona who played a great game today. Now we’re thinking about La Liga and the Champions League.”

We love u cap.   

Animo JESE

hey all, i'd say coentrao did well too no? he kept things clean at the back, maintained poise in giving that pass to bale....but that bale run, even henry during the peak of his powers at arsenal where he would boss the left flank ; i don't think ever made a run like that