lol exactly, it looks like he so wants to give Iker's arse a pinch (on a clearly less shallow note; that kit is great, blue really suits him, great improvement on 'the radio active grapefruit + traffic cone socks' situation). I miss Puyi terribly, but the Xaviker cuteness is keeping me warm. No seriously I did look out for the bromances and it was so sweet, and they did seem a bit calmer than usual overall.
I'm not quite sure why people still call Dani Alves a right-back, he's just sort of there and does whatever. Which is usually ok, but not when we need to be solid at the back. Montoya was really good, and you can tell he's only going to get better.
I always get disproportionally upset if Ronaldo scores, like if it was anyone else then could have made peace with it (unless it meant we lost) ... but yeah him and his stupid hair, not so much. He still can't take a free kick though, actually all the RM set pieces went wonky and that was the weirdest thing. Hello you're playing FC hobbits, lob the ball over the top, but nobody wanted to. Can't complain too much though.
That free kick was a true thing of beauty; apparently Barca hasn't scored directly off a free kick in a clasico since, ever really, so that's encouraging. Shame he didn't get a hat trick.
Did Casillas even make a save the whole match? ... legitimate question. Seemed like everything missed, or happened the other end, or indeed Messi's brace. Apparently there's a faction of Madrid fans that are freaking out that he's below par, but I can't really tell obviously.
I have no idea why Xabi didn't get sent off either, and he's supposed to be a calm classy one. Pepe is mad as a box of frogs so kind of expected that, but yes really ... might want to look at your own squad first. Anyway Andres has never dived in his life, surely.
The fact we managed to get a draw against 'the league champions' with a totally makeshift defence is a pretty damn good testament to our club's ethos and talents. That or Madrid are seriously losing the plot if they can't even win against a team that's so ropey at the back. Or both. Either way, I'm honestly pretty ok with the result.
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No seriously I did look out for the bromances and it was so sweet, and they did seem a bit calmer than usual overall.
I'm not quite sure why people still call Dani Alves a right-back, he's just sort of there and does whatever. Which is usually ok, but not when we need to be solid at the back.
Montoya was really good, and you can tell he's only going to get better.
I always get disproportionally upset if Ronaldo scores, like if it was anyone else then could have made peace with it (unless it meant we lost) ... but yeah him and his stupid hair, not so much.
He still can't take a free kick though, actually all the RM set pieces went wonky and that was the weirdest thing. Hello you're playing FC hobbits, lob the ball over the top, but nobody wanted to. Can't complain too much though.
That free kick was a true thing of beauty; apparently Barca hasn't scored directly off a free kick in a clasico since, ever really, so that's encouraging. Shame he didn't get a hat trick.
Did Casillas even make a save the whole match? ... legitimate question. Seemed like everything missed, or happened the other end, or indeed Messi's brace.
Apparently there's a faction of Madrid fans that are freaking out that he's below par, but I can't really tell obviously.
I have no idea why Xabi didn't get sent off either, and he's supposed to be a calm classy one. Pepe is mad as a box of frogs so kind of expected that, but yes really ... might want to look at your own squad first. Anyway Andres has never dived in his life, surely.
The fact we managed to get a draw against 'the league champions' with a totally makeshift defence is a pretty damn good testament to our club's ethos and talents.
That or Madrid are seriously losing the plot if they can't even win against a team that's so ropey at the back.
Or both.
Either way, I'm honestly pretty ok with the result.