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Weekend Football 27/11/10


Francis Coquelin

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Are these ill informed lazy journalist/presenters, still trying to convince everyone that this possible meeting of Fc United and Man United would be some dream come true, unless their idea of a great cup tie is a team getting beat 6-0 where the only interesting aspect would be the fans, (who may i add, as a club we'd accept a allocation but then sell no tickets, as it'd just turn into the biggest boycott ever at OT) so there'd be no Fans making any noise anyway. its lazy journalism at its highest point, asked founder memebers and they've said it would be a nighmare, Asked Andy Walsh he's said the same, Asked Karl Marginson and he's said the same.

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El Clasico Build UpMourinho has already started his buildup in the pre-match interviews today: "Barça are happier with the ref than Madrid" He's also confirmed that his starting lineup will be Casillas, Ramos, Pepe, Carvalho, Marcelo, Khedira, X. Alonso, Ozil, Ronaldo, Di Maria, Higuain.But Marca have just confirmed No Higuain so Benzema comes into the first eleven(This the game which will make or break Benzema's Real Madrid Career).I don't think it'll be a physical game, but I definitely expect Us to take a conservative approach, focusing on the speed and clever movement of Di Maria, Ozil, and Ronaldo to create danger on the counter. Mourinho will definitely be happy with a draw.It won't be as much park the bus as Inter in the 2nd leg last year, but will definitely be more focused on organization and 'control' (something Mourinho loves) than Inter in the 1st leg last year.There's a very well known tactic to cause Barça trouble, famously used by Hercules earlier this season, Rubin in the CL last season, Inter in the CL semifinal 1st leg last season, etc. This is to launch quick, direct, (sometimes diagonal) long balls to a forward who is making a run in the channel between either FB and CB. Expect lots of this to be used.Mourinho himself has mentioned this as a successful anti-Barça tactic some time back...he talked about skipping the "2nd phase" of counter attacking against Barca(because you'll lose the ball to the high midfield pressure), and instead go straight from the "1st phase" (winning the ball) to the "3rd phase" (final assist or shooting chance) by using the long ball.Some Intresting factsMourinho has never won at the nou camp- 2 draws 3 lossesMessi has never scored against a Mourinho teamRonaldo has never scored against barca.

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