Official La Liga Thread

[Chaplin]

Only a couple weeks until the season starts!

La Liga Team: Barcelona

 

[Renz]

Barcelona have been tearing teams a new one in preseason, and that has been primarily w/out Messi. Eto'o has been very impressive. I hope the Blaugrana keep him this season.

Barca should really push RM for the league title this season.

 

[Chaplin]

Barcelona have been tearing teams a new one in preseason, and that has been primarily w/out Messi. Eto'o has been very impressive. I hope the Blaugrana keep him this season.

Barca should really push RM for the league title this season.

Yeah, they tore up Chivas de Guadalajara and last night destroyed the Red Bulls. They're a pretty strong team--even their 2nd team is better than most of the teams in MLS.

 

[gr000000vy]

even their 2nd team is better than most of the teams in MLS.

no there reserve team is better then ALL of the MLS teams...

Hoping Henry keeps choking it up so he ends up at Man U on the cheap...

 

[Zeno]

Only a couple weeks until the season starts!

La Liga Team: Barcelona

I was in Barcelona in 2006, did a tour of the staidum and Barcelona's Football Museum, got a good picture of the Champions League Trophy too.

Spanish soccer just is very entertaining, it has a flair that the other top leagues don't...that why it has such an appeal to a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, a better chance to play with his kind of flair and less of the thuggery you see in the EPL. I'm not saying its better than the EPL but its more entertaining IMO.

 

[Stout]

I was in Barcelona in 2006, did a tour of the staidum and Barcelona's Football Museum, got a good picture of the Champions League Trophy too.

Spanish soccer just is very entertaining, it has a flair that the other top leagues don't...that why it has such an appeal to a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, a better chance to play with his kind of flair and less of the thuggery you see in the EPL. I'm not saying its better than the EPL but its more entertaining IMO.

That style of football, IMO, is why until this year the national team couldn't win. It's fun football, sure, but not usually winning football. It was like watching the run-and-shoot offense in the NFL. It was entertaining, but not the best to use.

 

[Zeno]

That style of football, IMO, is why until this year the national team couldn't win. It's fun football, sure, but not usually winning football. It was like watching the run-and-shoot offense in the NFL. It was entertaining, but not the best to use.

That physically dominating, long ball type of play hasn't exactly paid off for England has it? More teams with flair have won rcently than otherwise (Brazil & France most recently--both of whom had a ton of players in Spain).

 

[Stout]

That physically dominating, long ball type of play hasn't exactly paid off for England has it? More teams with flair have won rcently than otherwise (Brazil & France most recently--both of whom had a ton of players in Spain).

Brazil is just in a league of its own as far as beautiful football, and we both know that. Not all countries that don't play wide-open football are simply long ball teams...that's an overgeneralization. Spain just hasn't, until recently, been successful with it at a national level. They didn't used to play well as a team, and their defense was always suspect. Now Aragones got them to one, which is good for them. Can they win more trophies? I remain suspect, but you never know.

 

[Renz]

Barcelona 4-0 Wisla Krakow

After the first leg of Champions League play. Samuel Eto'o with the brace. I'm so glad he wasn't sold this close season. The guy is a goal-scoring machine!

 

[Chaplin]

Barcelona 4-0 Wisla Krakow

After the first leg of Champions League play. Samuel Eto'o with the brace. I'm so glad he wasn't sold this close season. The guy is a goal-scoring machine!

Hleb was a great addition too. He's going to make a huge difference.

 

[Mulli]

Right on, go Bartha!

 

[Zeno]

Jozy Altidore came on at the half for Villarreal against Deportivo La Coruna. He's done well so far, beat a defender 1 on 1 on the goal line put a nice cross to a teammate sitting on the 6, should have been put away but mis-hit. Then just a few minutes later he gets a shot on goal that forces a save and still was close to going in at the far post. It seems the crowd loves him, everytime he touches the ball the crowd lets out a loud cheer.

20 minutes left right now....

 

[gr000000vy]

wow good for him.. go Jozy!!!! Just don't score on Wednesday though!!!!!

 

[azsouthendzone]

wow good for him.. go Jozy!!!! Just don't score on Wednesday though!!!!!

Jozy is good but he's no Brian Ching, Taylor Twellman.

LOL, I hate you Bob Bradley.

 

[Zeno]

wow good for him.. go Jozy!!!! Just don't score on Wednesday though!!!!!

He was left off the Champions League roster so he'll be ineligible for their stay in the tournament. They might be regretting it now with the injuries to so many of their offensive players.

 

[Chaplin]

I don't know if anyone else caught it, but the Real Madrid/Barca game was a classic this weekend. 0-0 until the 83rd minute, but Barca dominated the game from start to finish. Love watching Spanish soccer!

 

[Mulli]

I don't know if anyone else caught it, but the Real Madrid/Barca game was a classic this weekend. 0-0 until the 83rd minute, but Barca dominated the game from start to finish. Love watching Spanish soccer!

sorry I missed it. Anyone know how much Direct TV charges for Setanta, GoalTV, Fox Soccer Channel?

 

[Mulli]

I don't know if anyone else caught it, but the Real Madrid/Barca game was a classic this weekend. 0-0 until the 83rd minute, but Barca dominated the game from start to finish. Love watching Spanish soccer!

And who won, for cry-eye!!

 

[Renz]

sorry I missed it. Anyone know how much Direct TV charges for Setanta, GoalTV, Fox Soccer Channel?

I get FSC and Gol TV as part of the "sports package". With that you get a bunch of other Fox Sports channels, NBA TV, ESPNU etc. It costs an extra $12 a month.

Setanta is a seperate deal. You have to pay $12 a month just for that one channel.

 

[Mulli]

I get FSC and Gol TV as part of the "sports package". With that you get a bunch of other Fox Sports channels, NBA TV, ESPNU etc. It costs an extra $12 a month.

Setanta is a seperate deal. You have to pay $12 a month just for that one channel.

maybe if they were hi-def. maybe.

 

[Chaplin]

And who won, for cry-eye!!

Spoiler

Barca 2-0 Real Madrid

Goals by Eto'o and Messi

 

[Chaplin]

I get FSC and Gol TV as part of the "sports package". With that you get a bunch of other Fox Sports channels, NBA TV, ESPNU etc. It costs an extra $12 a month.

Setanta is a seperate deal. You have to pay $12 a month just for that one channel.

Yep. I get the sports package, but can't pay out $12 a month just for Setanta. It's a shame because they do a lot of EPL matches.

 

[Mulli]

Spoiler

Barca 2-0 Real Madrid

Goals by Eto'o and Messi

sorry i missed it then.

 

[gr000000vy]

Setenta is well worth 12 bucks a mo... they carry a lot of championship, Champions, SPL and other stuff like MUFC as well....

watched the Real/Barca game... not really very entertaining imo... Real tried to hack Messi every chance they got.... love how the spanish fans say EPL is so violent... Ramos will take Real even further down the drain and i couldnt be happier about it....

 

[Chaplin]

Setenta is well worth 12 bucks a mo... they carry a lot of championship, Champions, SPL and other stuff like MUFC as well....

watched the Real/Barca game... not really very entertaining imo... Real tried to hack Messi every chance they got.... love how the spanish fans say EPL is so violent... Ramos will take Real even further down the drain and i couldnt be happier about it....

Agree about Ramos (although I like him as an international), but disagree about the entertainment value. Maybe that's because I'm a Barca fan.

Oh, and Lionel Messi is THE best footballer in the world, Ronaldo be damned.