Copa Del Rey 2013-14
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
Does Gerry Armstrong really have to say 'Kevin' every time he opens his mouth?
Nacho warming up. Ramos probably coming off before things get heated.
Horrible fall for Manquillo. Eurgh.
Must we get 10 replays?
Good God, that looked horrible.
That's never a booking. Just a challenge where he fell awkwardly.
That looked horrific
Holy shit, Manquillo fell really bad there. He did a great scorpion coming down.
What hit him?
fecking cnuts threw something on Ronaldo! 
A lighter it seems.
It's either that or 'Cesc'. Arse-licker that he is.
Shit. Thought Ronny was suspended ?Raul Garcia resorting to theatrics already.
That's gay
In La Liga, he's got two more games of his ban to run.
Nacho on for Ramos (who was a yellow card away from a ban for the final)
I'm a bit surprised Ancelotti left Ronaldo on, he could easily turn that first half yellow into a red in the second. Though I guess with Ronaldo having to miss three games this month, he might not be that enthusiastic about being subbed off.
Yeah, I hope he gets Ronaldo off for Jese.
Missing him against Barca would be a huge blow.
Missing him against Barca would be a huge blow.
Thanks jojojo
And 22 minutes later your wish is finally granted
He really runs the same way as Ronaldo, from far you can't tell the difference. Really weird.
Well, they are playing against Real Madrid with a 2nd XI. What did anyone really expect tonight? The loss at the weekend was worrying however, and they seem to be picking up a lot of injuries. If they have their usual back 5 fit then they are ok.
I know it's out of order but I can't help but laugh at Ramos' reaction
Zubikarai with a Buffon-esque double save. Vela hit the post with a stunner too. Messi still missing sitters.
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Sexy Sergio combines with Chory who plays a great ball to Griezmann who scores a bullet.
Tata is not the answer
And that's that.
Real will win this one this year.
Ten Cate not afraid to tell it like he feels... says he feels Barça won't win anything this season. I'd have to agree that possibility is very real. Perhaps Neymar's return can kickstart that faltering engine again, but they've got some real issues of tactical (balance) and psychological (eagerness, will to win) nature by the looks of it.
Real Madrid look like the best team in Spain on current form. They have improved as the season went on and are much better offensively and defensively now.
Reminds me of the Rijkaard era after Ten Cate left actually. Tata has them playing like a counter attacking side and they're just not equipped to play that way. Absolutely lackluster and far from the Barcelona I've known for 6 years now, tiki taka looks dead
To be fair, I thought they played quite well tonight, created a lot of chances and just didn't have that clinical touch in their attempts and sometimes the final ball. Messi didn't even get out of 1st gear for much of the game and still could've had a brace and a couple of assists. The problem to me seemed that La Real could pretty much break at will at times and if not for their poor controls/touches they could've made it a lot closer... I'd imagine RM taking their chances if presented to them this way. Tiki taka as a (near) uncounterable weapon died after the 2011 CL Final, IMO. At the highest level anyway. The problem is that apart from Messi there's just a lot of build-up and no end product nowadays; so going to a more direct style makes sense in that respect, but there are some serious trade-offs which compromise the team's balance with, ironically, midfield being the origin of these troubles (well, that and the notion of playing Dani Alves and Jordi Alba at the same time). They just can't cover all that extra space anymore like they used to.
They've never been the same team after Fuentes scandal (Just for the lolz, of course they'll get back to playing superb football soon)