By: capsfan19

capsfan19 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:21:22 +0000

You mean the ball that deflected off the barca players arm first?
Milan played amazing defense. It was evident (even in the celtic series), play physical against barca and they cant seem to handle it very well. I understand thats alot easier said then done because of the weapons they have on this team, but it was done.
I personally cannot stand barcas style of play. Pass around for 15 min. And when a team just “turtles” and waits for their chances it apparently really works! When you shut down the “best” player in the world it really speaks volumes to the efforts the rossoneri put in.
I understand its only been a handful of games this has happened to barca but is it messi that is the insatiable individual talent or is it the system the team plays, pass the ball for 15 min then just look for a lead pass through the d for messi to monopolize on. Thats probably where 75 percent of his goals come from. Yes i am ragging on this team, i have a great deal of respect for messi but i really do question that team. If a side like chelsea (that was so down on players last year) can knock them out then i dont know.
Maybe theyre used to the easy competition in la liga. Theyre accustomed to running train on everyone, but when they come against a team that plays more physical (which they dont in la liga) they are left stunned.
Sadly this can only be based on those few games that barca has lost in the last year in international tournaments, but i think theyre valid points.

By: charliej11

charliej11 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:28:11 +0000

Doublezrero74,
Completely agree with that handball, Barca should one goal down instead of two. I don’t think it affected the rest of the game and AC Milan deserved to win….they were the better team in every faze. You can say wait for a LUCKY bounce, but that isn’t how they scored…ACM moved the ball well on a play where Barca defended poorly.

By: doublezero74

doublezero74 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:51:18 +0000

Miracles do happen I guess. Park the bus and wait for a fortuitous bounce is the tactic. That hand ball should have been called 10 times out of 10. Milan played strong D though and they should be commended for that. The camp nou will be a different story

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