could this be the end of the tippy tappy experiment?

In Jose's press conference tonight he said that if you know an opponent likes to run into spaces behind you're stupid if you allow them those spaces.

Then along comes Pep to prove the point. They approached the game as if they were 3 down from the first leg.

not at all egner, i've been saying this for years. guardiola plays one way, it worked when a drug fueled barca had some top players who could press high up the pitch and wear the opposistion down, through sheer pressure.

tonight has shown that quick incisive football is the way forward.

helped by a couple of det piece goals of course?

anyway i dont have to justify mourinhos tactics, it seems to me that rodgers need to justify his lack of response,

set piece

Yeah, its been a disaster...fastest ever champions of Bundesliga, record breaking unbeaten run...

But tonight you choose to question it for the first time?

Could we not also say that Real madrid have been transformed for the better since the change of management?  because it sure looks like it to me.

i can never understand teams who just mess about and dont try attacking at pace like madrid ,when they gat the ball u need to attack at pace before the defence gets set ,so many teams just **** about and let 10 men get behind the ball
thats why liverpool need reina back as hes the best keeper for starting attacks at pace and is better than min anyway and liverpools players are perfect for fast attack

tonight i choose to question it for the first time?

been questioning it for years, and i know that barca carried all before them plying this way, but who's to say that with the players tey had they wouldn't have done better if they'd been more interested in scoring the odd goal than having impressive possesion stats?

Rodgers don't need to justify anything for me.
He has his philosophy on how he wants his team to play,and I for one have thoroughly enjoyed watching them,and they could still win the league playing that way.

Bayern have played some good stuff past few seasons as have Barca for a few years now,both with plenty of success.

Win some you lose some.........that's football.

Rodgers don't need to justify anything for me


you're obviously used to sub standard coaching then

Mex, Marcce...you both seem like decent chaps, and I like a good debate, even if we think differently.

But both of you avoided the part about Madrid improving under new management and I am curious why?

anyway i dont have to justify mourinhos tactics, it seems to me that rodgers need to justify his lack of response,

Mex. what on earth are you on about?

liverpool fuked it by not getting sterling to the by line at all all game and doing pointless crosses  to no one  but rogers style is fine mourinho just out did him which id been saying would happen for weeks to my mates but when jt and czech were out i dint end up hammering them.if we get lellana well be awsome again next year

I didn't realise there were two threads, and asked the same question on the other thread. Real have improved immeasurably under Ancellotti.

if chelsea had a stricker id fancy them to beat madrid with hazard oscar and william also playing

Not sure. Atletico are away to Barca last game. Think Real could do the double yet.

maybe not struggled but couldnt destroy them like any other top team would

But different Managers can get it going at different clubs with different methods Marcce. If Carlo does the double, or even wins the CL, surely he has improved on what Mourinho did at Real?

^ how then do you explain that Mourinho could never get the better of Pep, while Ancelotti has him on toast

to Marcce

Substandard coaching-Rodgers?? Think that comments finished me,leave ya to it.