Re: CL SF : Real Madrid Vs Juventus

by farfan Wed May 06, 2015 2:57 am

free_cat wrote:First, Nesta barely bossed Messi. He had one good game, and we still knocked you out.

Secondly, Nesta is a 2000's CB

lol at " you " .
the point is that an older, washed up defender who lost most of his athletic ability was able to handle prime Messi better than the new breed of CB's .

Nesta made his debut in 1993 ,he's part of the last great generation of Cb's .
it's not like i didn't include the early 2000's in that era, that's when Nesta was in his prime .

by Robespierre Wed May 06, 2015 3:06 am

Nesta was raped by Ronaldo in Uefa Cup final smoking

maybe i't just matter of Messi...
jokes aside the decline is resounding . But oon the other hand all want to be CFs now ( just watching at yunior team ) noone cares about defence anymore..

by farfan Wed May 06, 2015 3:10 am

and i don't even agree with the notion that CF's are much better these days .

someone like Roy Makaay , who nobody gave a damn about back in the day, would be considered a GOAT in today's game Laughing

by S Wed May 06, 2015 3:12 am

farfan wrote:are you guys seriously implying that the quality of CB's didn't decline over the past decade ?

for a small sample ,just take the starting CB's of the top 10 football national teams in the world and compare them with their counterparts from the late 90's and early 00's .

No.But point is 90s-00s CB's would've been placed on the same level of scrutiny and bashed incessantly due to one or two errors here and there as they do now with the current crop of CB's if GL ever existed back then.

by BarrileteCosmico Wed May 06, 2015 3:42 am

farfan wrote:are you guys seriously implying that the quality of CB's didn't decline over the past decade ?

for a small sample ,just take the starting CB's of the top 10 football national teams in the world and compare them with their counterparts from the late 90's and early 00's .

It didn't decline, it changed. Defenders now are expected to be the first line of attack, so they've had to learn how to play with the ball at their feet. Defending is now more collective, so the individual Hollywood tackles have made way for more positional awareness. Defenders are less flashy today but arguably more effective.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Wed May 06, 2015 3:46 am

Robespierre wrote:Nesta was raped by Ronaldo in Uefa Cup final maybe i't just matter of Messi...
jokes aside the decline is resounding . But oon the other hand all want to be CFs now ( just watching at yunior team ) noone cares about defence anymore..

There's an old saying " Great offence will always beat great defense" If Messi or Ronaldo or someone of that talent want to do something there's barely anything anyone can do to stop it, limit it yes but stop it ? no.

Nesta is the best CB i have seen in my life time personally.

by jibers Wed May 06, 2015 3:47 am

Nesta didn't boss shit. He made one good tackle but was raped throughout that whole game. The exaggeration on this forum. SMH

by farfan Wed May 06, 2015 3:57 am

jibers wrote:Nesta didn't boss shit. He made one good tackle but was raped throughout that whole game. The exaggeration on this forum. SMH

are you kidding me ? nesta ( and Thiago ) kept Milan in that game in the camp nou and he was voted man of the match by most that night .

http://www.goal.com/en/match/barcelona-vs-milan/1209537/ratings

if you don't trust Goal , you'll find plenty of others with the same MOTM .

by Kaladin Wed May 06, 2015 4:03 am

I'd like to add that the leniency in the game evolved besides the tactics, 10 years ago a semi-harsh tackle was usually swept aside and players continue, nowadays a simple jostle may implicate a yellow card

by Kaladin Wed May 06, 2015 4:04 am

jibers wrote:Nesta didn't boss shit. He made one good tackle but was raped throughout that whole game. The exaggeration on this forum. SMH

He didn't boss but he was quite the nuisance to them, especially at 37

by futbol Wed May 06, 2015 4:08 am

Meh. That was all Euromax' tactics. DAT 2-0 with Kevin Constant and Zapata defense and Muntari-Ambrosini midfield. :bow:

by salmano9 Wed May 06, 2015 4:08 am

It's juve vs real madrid guys... Not Nesta vs RM

by RealGunner Wed May 06, 2015 4:22 am

Can't wait ffs

by Kaladin Wed May 06, 2015 4:29 am

Fußball wrote:Meh. That was all Euromax' tactics. DAT 2-0 with Kevin Constant and Zapata defense and Muntari-Ambrosini midfield.

Doesn't take a genius to outwit Roura tbh

by RealGunner Wed May 06, 2015 4:35 am

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEQj9JoWAAEcTWO.jpg

Hmm Ramos in midfield then.

by futbol Wed May 06, 2015 4:39 am

Juve lineup?

by S Wed May 06, 2015 4:40 am

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEQgjn2WAAAGNy2.png

Likely lineup but not confirmed yet.

by RealGunner Wed May 06, 2015 4:40 am

Sturaro instead of Pereyra?

by S Wed May 06, 2015 4:41 am

RealGunner wrote:Sturaro instead of Pereyra?

Pereyra is injured apparently.Some say its a tactical choice tho.

by RealGunner Wed May 06, 2015 4:41 am

S' line up is confirmed

by RealGunner Wed May 06, 2015 4:42 am

Huge game for Sturaro then.

by S Wed May 06, 2015 4:42 am

#Juventus starting XI: Buffon, Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra, Marchisio, Pirlo, Sturaro, Vidal, Tevez, Morata. #JuveReal #UCL

There you go.Confirmed lineup.