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Michel Kane
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I beg.EVERY MAN NEG ME.

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FAO WengerI do not want to see Jack Wilshere in the starting XIWe have been carrying him, we can not afford to do it against Barca, he must not startIts one thing looking good against Henry & Mili

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Spurs are through and your going out :D PISSTAKE.
Tottenham took your spot. :D You been playing on Thursdays for two seasons PISSTAKE
You stay failing in Europe FOR LIFE. Now that my friend is a PISSTAKE.How does it feel though.. Just making up the numbers in Europe all the time? HUMONGOUS PISSTAKE
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For anyone else who's interested, this articulates what I'm talking about in regards to Milan.

Tottenham had one clear strategy – to work the ball to the flanks, where Milan were light both in terms of numbers and in terms of quality, and work 2 v 1s before swinging crosses in towards Peter Crouch. Crouch, who is more of an aerial threat than he’s sometimes given credit for, moved towards the back post and challenged one of Milan’s full-backs. Most frequently, Spurs worked the ball down the right and Crouch peeled off and challenge Ignazio Abate in the air.The more impressive part of Spurs’ performance was their defensive showing, however. Knowing that Milan’s central midfield zone was not particularly creative (mostly because of the absence of Andrea Pirlo), they stood off and focused on keeping it tight between the lines of defence and attack, where Milan’s forward three players were trying to work.Spurs defend as a teamThe most obvious priority was to stop Clarence Seedorf having time on the ball. He was tracked across the pitch, generally by Wilson Palacios, who had an excellent game, and the Dutchman made almost no contribution. Milan had the classic problem with the 4-3-1-2 – if the trequartista isn’t creating, the team becomes completely disjointed and can’t get the ball forward. Milan were sluggish, slow and unambitious with their passing, which was both a result of Spurs’ tactics and helped Spurs’ tactics – Redknapp’s side had more time to get behind the ball and take up good defensive positions.Palacios and Sandro dealt with Seedorf, whilst the Spurs wingers tracked Milan’s full-backs admirably. There was little forward drive from Mathieu Flamini or Rino Gattuso, and in all, Milan were terrible in the first half. The only notable feature of their play was how Thiago Silva dropped between the centre-backs to transform the four-man defence into a three-man defence when Spurs closed down from goal-kicks.
Now, my point merely was that Milan's absences in that zone damaged their gameplan moreso than Hudds/Bale's absence did for Spurs. Mainly because Spurs had the personnel capable of providing what was needed against Milan, and Milan didn't for their own benefit.
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You have to remember Barca started with Zlatan as the number nine@Emirates and Messi as the focal point of the attack@Camp NouThis season Messi is the focal point.

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I just think back to UCL Final Rome 2009Man U's main problem that night was Rio & Vidic having nobody to defend. They had no response to Barcelona's tactics. Messi dropping to midifeld gave them a spare/extra player in midfield.When you put your centre attacker in the midfield instead of the strikers position you always have a man more on the pitch against English teams...(Cruyff, 1980)

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I just think back to UCL Final Rome 2009Man U's main problem that night was Rio & Vidic having nobody to defend. They had no response to Barcelona's tactics. Messi dropping to midifeld gave them a spare/extra player in midfield.When you put your centre attacker in the midfield instead of the strikers position you always have a man more on the pitch against English teams...(Cruyff, 1980)
lol @ that being the reason we lostGTFO
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By "focal" what do you actual mean?Cos from what I recall Messi's job in both games was the same, just he was way more effective in one.
Number nine the main attackerwhich Zlatan was at the emirates.Messi's job has changed because when he played Manchester UnitedX2(2007-08)/Chelsea/Liverpool as well as the first leg against Arsenal he played from the right.But when Messi played as the focal point of the attack vs Manchester United in the final/2nd leg vs Arsenal which means he can drop into to midifeld give Barca spare/extra player in midfield and in other words he has a free reign he is no longer restricted to the right
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@TFTaking up deeper positions, gets more touches of the ball, moves into different channels, etc.Quite different pattern of plan to when he's stuck out on the right (even though he occasionally interchanges positions there).Look at the 2009 CL semi's & final. Guardiola saw how Chelsea shut him down (played Ballack, Essien & Lampard mega-deep to limit the space) & instead put him in the middle against United in the final & Eto'o on the right. Big improvement.Trying to find the Guardiola quote where he specifically talks about it.

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I just think back to UCL Final Rome 2009Man U's main problem that night was Rio & Vidic having nobody to defend. They had no response to Barcelona's tactics. Messi dropping to midifeld gave them a spare/extra player in midfield.When you put your centre attacker in the midfield instead of the strikers position you always have a man more on the pitch against English teams...(Cruyff, 1980)
lol @ that being the reason we lostGTFO
It was one of the reasons you lost.
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