*sighs* It was just a bad week all round. Except for Arsenal, all my teams crashed and burned, and Schalke, Schalke of all teams actually won. The bastards.
Lazio-Real
Man, that was tough for me. I really, really hate Lazio (their Ultras go after their management with guns, no I'm not exaggerating), but I don't like Real, either. Ultimately it didn't matter because Werder lost, so screw the rest of their group, anyway.
Stuttgart-Barcelona
Goddamn. Stuttgart was really pushing, really holding their own, and I thought there was a chance. And then they just... ran out of steam. How depressing. And it's not something I can offer up a fix for, like I can (more or less) for their problems in the league. I don't know why they ran out of steam. And it happened before the first goal, too, so it's not a flailing panic attack either. Oh Stuttgart. I love you, but please, please get it together.
Rosenborg-Schalke
Fuckers.
Werder-Olympikaos
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. No, seriously, I paid goddamn UEFA.com US$7.05 for a stream of it and then not only was the stream shitty, the goddamn play was shitty. Well. No, that's unfair. The play the first half was typical Werder, beautiful, flowing, all through Diego (Frings was just slightly not match-fit). The second half -- I think Diego fell asleep, or maybe he was slightly injured, or maybe he was just being an arse. Whatever it was, he disappeared from the game, and Werder fell apart, as they are wont to do recently when you take Diego out of it. (Gods of the pitch, I worship Diego's tiny, absurdly talented feet, I really do, but I hate, hate having the entire fortunes of my team rest on one man. It's not safe.) You know, last season we used to make jokes about Werder taking a coffee break the first half of the game, and then suddenly remembering what they were paid for and coming back in the second half and scoring half a dozen goals. Well, they seem to have reversed that this season, and, er, that's slightly more dangerous. So I'm reduced to saying to them what I've been saying to Milan the past few weeks: WERDER. THE SECOND HALF IS FOR PLAYING ALSO. PLZ DO REMEMBER. *weeps*
Valencia-Chelsea
Aw, well, shit. I was hoping Valencia would cream them, first because I really hate Chelsea, and second because Timo was in goal. Still, from what the liveticker was saying, he did a decent job, and that's always good.
Liverpool-Marseille
Since you have been polite and refrained from laughing at Milan, I will be polite and refrain from laughing at Liverpool.
Steaua-Arsenal
I think Arsenal just couldn't be arsed, frankly. The fact that they won anyway just goes to show what Arsenal is capable of this season. (Oh my tiny pretty boys. What a soothing balm you are to my poor abused heart this season. Also, I find you distinctly more boring now that you're winning all the time. Is this what it feels like to be a Bayern fan during a normal season (i.e. any season other than the last one)?)
Man U-Roma
Goddamn. I hate Roma, too, but nothing like I hate Man U. And boy did I want to see Totti (AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Totters -- sorry, involuntary reaction) shove CRon's "I made them beg last time" in his face.
And no, I won't say anything about Milan. I just won't.
Don't worry, you don't have to. We're saying it all ourselves.
Actually, I'm happy Schalke won. We need the points, and I want at least one German team to survive the group stage. If it's Schalke, I doff my hat at them, because they don't have an easy group. It won't make me a Schalke fan, of course, but it would make me happy.
their Ultras go after their management with guns, no I'm not exaggerating WTF? Gah, one more reason why Real should have won this. Am still annoyed.
Considering Stuttgart, I must say I'm at a loss. It would be so easy to blame their bad form on Meira needing to take anger management classes, but apparently, that's not enough. :( I really hope they'll get it together soon. They need to win against Lyon at least to preserve themselves a chance, even though it's just a small chance as they have to hope for Barcelona to do well. Meh. Do not like.
I completely agree with you - it's nice to have a talented player like Diego, but the team should not depend on him. The moment he's not doing well, he drags the whole team into tragedy. Real have a player like this, too, so I know what I'm talking about. Guti might be excellent and intelligent and talented, but when he has a bad day you can forget the whole midfield. (At least.) Like against Lazio. Werder need to get rid of that dependence on Diego to be a bit more constant. They sort of managed last season, why not now?
So I'm reduced to saying to them what I've been saying to Milan the past few weeks: WERDER. THE SECOND HALF IS FOR PLAYING ALSO. PLZ DO REMEMBER. *weeps* *hugs* Seems your teams always forget to play during the second half and mine during the first half. They should play against each other. ;)
Also, I find you distinctly more boring now that you're winning all the time. Is this what it feels like to be a Bayern fan during a normal season (i.e. any season other than the last one)? Not for me, because I love the game too much and I could never get bored when I see a team play beautifully, no matter how often. It takes away a bit of the excitement because you already zero in on a win before the match has even started and all that matters is if they win 1-0 or 10-0, but it's still a pleasure to watch. :) But of course, it's dangerous, too, because no team can win every match they're playing, and as soon as they lose, everyone will be at their throats. It's nice to be on top of the world, but it hurts all the more to fall from there.
And boy did I want to see Totti (AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Totters -- sorry, involuntary reaction) shove CRon's "I made them beg last time" in his face. Those were my thoughts, too. But as I said, the shoving-in-face part would only have been possible if Roma had won 7-0 or something, and nobody could seriously believe that. With any other result, ManU would still have been like "but we beat you better last time, haha".
Lazio-Real
Man, that was tough for me. I really, really hate Lazio (their Ultras go after their management with guns, no I'm not exaggerating), but I don't like Real, either. Ultimately it didn't matter because Werder lost, so screw the rest of their group, anyway.
Stuttgart-Barcelona
Goddamn. Stuttgart was really pushing, really holding their own, and I thought there was a chance. And then they just... ran out of steam. How depressing. And it's not something I can offer up a fix for, like I can (more or less) for their problems in the league. I don't know why they ran out of steam. And it happened before the first goal, too, so it's not a flailing panic attack either. Oh Stuttgart. I love you, but please, please get it together.
Rosenborg-Schalke
Fuckers.
Werder-Olympikaos
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. No, seriously, I paid goddamn UEFA.com US$7.05 for a stream of it and then not only was the stream shitty, the goddamn play was shitty. Well. No, that's unfair. The play the first half was typical Werder, beautiful, flowing, all through Diego (Frings was just slightly not match-fit). The second half -- I think Diego fell asleep, or maybe he was slightly injured, or maybe he was just being an arse. Whatever it was, he disappeared from the game, and Werder fell apart, as they are wont to do recently when you take Diego out of it. (Gods of the pitch, I worship Diego's tiny, absurdly talented feet, I really do, but I hate, hate having the entire fortunes of my team rest on one man. It's not safe.) You know, last season we used to make jokes about Werder taking a coffee break the first half of the game, and then suddenly remembering what they were paid for and coming back in the second half and scoring half a dozen goals. Well, they seem to have reversed that this season, and, er, that's slightly more dangerous. So I'm reduced to saying to them what I've been saying to Milan the past few weeks: WERDER. THE SECOND HALF IS FOR PLAYING ALSO. PLZ DO REMEMBER. *weeps*
Valencia-Chelsea
Aw, well, shit. I was hoping Valencia would cream them, first because I really hate Chelsea, and second because Timo was in goal. Still, from what the liveticker was saying, he did a decent job, and that's always good.
Liverpool-Marseille
Since you have been polite and refrained from laughing at Milan, I will be polite and refrain from laughing at Liverpool.
Steaua-Arsenal
I think Arsenal just couldn't be arsed, frankly. The fact that they won anyway just goes to show what Arsenal is capable of this season. (Oh my tiny pretty boys. What a soothing balm you are to my poor abused heart this season. Also, I find you distinctly more boring now that you're winning all the time. Is this what it feels like to be a Bayern fan during a normal season (i.e. any season other than the last one)?)
Man U-Roma
Goddamn. I hate Roma, too, but nothing like I hate Man U. And boy did I want to see Totti (AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Totters -- sorry, involuntary reaction) shove CRon's "I made them beg last time" in his face.
And no, I won't say anything about Milan. I just won't.
Don't worry, you don't have to. We're saying it all ourselves.
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their Ultras go after their management with guns, no I'm not exaggerating
WTF? Gah, one more reason why Real should have won this. Am still annoyed.
Considering Stuttgart, I must say I'm at a loss. It would be so easy to blame their bad form on Meira needing to take anger management classes, but apparently, that's not enough. :( I really hope they'll get it together soon. They need to win against Lyon at least to preserve themselves a chance, even though it's just a small chance as they have to hope for Barcelona to do well. Meh. Do not like.
I completely agree with you - it's nice to have a talented player like Diego, but the team should not depend on him. The moment he's not doing well, he drags the whole team into tragedy. Real have a player like this, too, so I know what I'm talking about. Guti might be excellent and intelligent and talented, but when he has a bad day you can forget the whole midfield. (At least.) Like against Lazio. Werder need to get rid of that dependence on Diego to be a bit more constant. They sort of managed last season, why not now?
So I'm reduced to saying to them what I've been saying to Milan the past few weeks: WERDER. THE SECOND HALF IS FOR PLAYING ALSO. PLZ DO REMEMBER. *weeps*
*hugs* Seems your teams always forget to play during the second half and mine during the first half. They should play against each other. ;)
Also, I find you distinctly more boring now that you're winning all the time. Is this what it feels like to be a Bayern fan during a normal season (i.e. any season other than the last one)?
Not for me, because I love the game too much and I could never get bored when I see a team play beautifully, no matter how often. It takes away a bit of the excitement because you already zero in on a win before the match has even started and all that matters is if they win 1-0 or 10-0, but it's still a pleasure to watch. :) But of course, it's dangerous, too, because no team can win every match they're playing, and as soon as they lose, everyone will be at their throats. It's nice to be on top of the world, but it hurts all the more to fall from there.
And boy did I want to see Totti (AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Totters -- sorry, involuntary reaction) shove CRon's "I made them beg last time" in his face.
Those were my thoughts, too. But as I said, the shoving-in-face part would only have been possible if Roma had won 7-0 or something, and nobody could seriously believe that. With any other result, ManU would still have been like "but we beat you better last time, haha".
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