Field Theory: An odd morning
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But on the matter at hand, Barca were far and away the better team this morning. Let's not forget they did the Spanish League, Spanish Cup & European Cup treble this season.
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It seems to me that ego and hubris from Man Utd played the biggest part in this final. Fergie should've learned from the Chelsea game that the way to play Barca was by strangling them. Chelsea were within a gnat's pube of making it to the final because of the way they played over the two legs.
But Fergie thought they could win it in style with an all out Blitzkreig on the Barca box (just like the Arsenal 2nd leg) and they paid the price big time. Guardiola probably couldn't believe his luck when he saw the wide open plains of the Man U midfield beckoning to his side.
But that's the great thing about footie, anyone can win in the big games, just don't believe what the media are saying.
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Alright, I'll happily start hating the game not the Playa (or Managa in this case).
But the PULSE can lose all they like and they’ll be back next year.
Don't be so sure.
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I watched the game down a pub this morning with several friends from various parts of the world, just us clad in Barça tops amongst a red-clad horde... we had a great time, and even escaped injury! Not the sort of thing one would necessarily be able to say in the UK.
(Query, based on profound ignorance: is being a ManU fan a bit like being a Yankees fan? Is the visceral hatred of the Manchester United shirt the same as what the wearers of the Yankees baseball cap get in the US?)
Sounds about right - Man U are evil and must be stopped. Good team of course, great manager. Hate them.
Although not the best in the world I thought Puyol had a big influence on the game this morning too.
Spot on - Captain Caveman was our pick for MOM...
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But the PULSE can lose all they like and they’ll be back next year.
Don't be so sure.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the Pulse are toast at next review - the thinking being that the NZ player base needs to be spread less thinly to be competitive with Aus.
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OK, perhaps the Pulse is the exception that proves the rule, although there will be games in Wellington next season.
But the season is over for the Tactix, mystix, and Steel, and they’ll be back next year.
Going into the final month of the 9 month Premiership, all sides had something to play for.
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People who clamour for a salary-cap like system in football generally ignore the whole promotion-relegation thing. I think the major leagues in Europe should have fewer teams (16 would be my ideal) but even with 20 you have most teams playing for stuff deep into the seasons. Bearing in mind that for some of them being and staying in the top league is their trophy. The American socialist system of spreading the wealth by capping salaries and the draft has its fascination, but it's also very insular, and you have to beg to become a franchise. You couldn't really apply it to Europe unless it was done across the board, in all countries, and then it would bar forevermore teams from lowly leagues and small markets from making it to the big time. I'd take the occasional feats of a team like Chievo over a greater range of possible winners chosen from a fixed lot according to the principles of marketing and population. (Chievo had more season ticket holders when it came to Serie A than its whole population.)
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Yeah but how many can say why
I doubt it was the money that took Aberdeen to the Cupwinner's Cup against Real Madrid. (And the Super Cup!)
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