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SkinsASchamps
10-18-2006, 01:32 PM
Anyone watching? ESPN 2. I became a supporter of Barca this summer when I spent time in Barcalona. It was great. Anyway Ill be watching. GO Barca.
SpicyMcHaggis
10-18-2006, 01:34 PM
Anyone watching? ESPN 2. I became a supporter of Barca this summer when I spent time in Barcalona. It was great. Anyway Ill be watching. GO Barca.
I'm gonna be watching Roma-Olimpiakos..
But Chelsea will not be helped by the fact that they are playing their 3rd keeper. Cech and Cudicini both have serious head injuries after two Reading players stomped on their heads in their last match. Cech actually had a skull fracture...
SkinsASchamps
10-18-2006, 01:34 PM
I'm gonna be watching Roma-Olimpiakos..
But Chelsea will not be helped by the fact that they are playing their 3rd keeper. Cech and Cudicini both have serious head injuries after two Reading players stomped on their heads in their last match. Cech actually had a skull fracture...

I just saw the highlights of that. THat is pretty incredible. Is that what you plan to do to fents keepers?
SpicyMcHaggis
10-18-2006, 01:36 PM
I just saw the highlights of that. THat is pretty incredible. Is that what you plan to do to fents keepers?
It depends on the bear (see the Hattrick thread). I think he will eat the heads though.
SkinsASchamps
10-18-2006, 01:37 PM
It depends on the bear (see the Hattrick thread). I think he will eat the heads though.

I saw. lol. Well I expect this score to be 3-1 Barca. How do you expect roma to fair?
SpicyMcHaggis
10-18-2006, 01:39 PM
I saw. lol. Well I expect this score to be 3-1 Barca. How do you expect roma to fair?
We are missing about 5 starters and 8 or 9 total players. Totti is gonna play hurt, so I don't know...normally we could beat them pretty easily, but right now I would be very satisfied with a tie. It depends on how the game begins..if we can score early and take the crowd out of it it would be wonderful.
SkinsASchamps
10-18-2006, 01:40 PM
We are missing about 5 starters and 8 or 9 total players. Totti is gonna play hurt, so I don't know...normally we could beat them pretty easily, but right now I would be very satisfied with a tie. It depends on how the game begins..if we can score early and take the crowd out of it it would be wonderful.

Good luck. Post updates for those of us who dont get the game. :)
SkinsASchamps
10-18-2006, 04:51 PM
Tough match. Ronaldinho was swarmed. Barca miss eto'o a lot. Chelsea played very well. Fun to watch and both keepers played well. Shevchenko is not comfortable at all. Deco looked soft and not aggressive enough. Both back lines played well. Next meeting for them is Nov 1 I think.
SpicyMcHaggis
10-18-2006, 05:01 PM
Well, great win for Roma, played well, controlled the game on the defensive side without many problems aside from a couple of episodes, made the most of the few scoring opportunities we had, and are in excellent position to qualify to the next round. Looks like it's gonna be us and Valencia.Awesome.
As for the other match, I didn't see it, but regarding Shevchenko, it seems like all parties got the worst of the trade..he is doing nothing for Chelsea, Milan can't score anymore without him, and he is boing to a therapist to try and get back to form..it seems like he is not adapting well to life in England at all.
SkinsASchamps
10-18-2006, 05:07 PM
Well, great win for Roma, played well, controlled the game on the defensive side without many problems aside from a couple of episodes, made the most of the few scoring opportunities we had, and are in excellent position to qualify to the next round. Looks like it's gonna be us and Valencia.Awesome.
As for the other match, I didn't see it, but regarding Shevchenko, it seems like all parties got the worst of the trade..he is doing nothing for Chelsea, Milan can't score anymore without him, and he is boing to a therapist to try and get back to form..it seems like he is not adapting well to life in England at all.

Shevchenko had multiple scoring chances and couldnt make anything out of it. Drogba is quite the player. He is so physically imposing and makes defending him nearly impossible. Robben needs to be on the pitch more. He looked good when he came in. He was better than Shevy and should be playing more.
SpicyMcHaggis
10-18-2006, 05:24 PM
Shevchenko had multiple scoring chances and couldnt make anything out of it. Drogba is quite the player. He is so physically imposing and makes defending him nearly impossible. Robben needs to be on the pitch more. He looked good when he came in. He was better than Shevy and should be playing more.
I really don't know what Sheva's problem is right now..he was just amazing with Milan..