utility73
Senior Member
Penalty was actually taken pretty well. Just another great penalty save by Alves.
Penalty was actually taken pretty well. Just another great penalty save by Alves.
El Flaco
Active member
Yes, he was brought in on 66th minute.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
No idea if stats back this up at all but Spanish and Brazilian keepers seem to save loads of penalties compared to other nationalities.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Bayern missed a load of chances against them the other night. I dont think Atletico will get past QF in CL.
Didnt think they were all that impressive v Barca either.
serghei
Senior Member
Maybe this is also down to Atletico. A lot of teams miss more than usually against them also because they frustrate opponents and make them lose their focus. You spend so much time trying to get in front of their goal, that once you do get there, you're not as sharp as against other teams. They drain their opponents into making mistakes of all sorts, and poor finishing might be one of them. As a striker, you almost always shoot in a hurry when you play vs Atletico, because the markers are so close to you, ready to dispossess you if you take a long time before shooting. Less time to make a decision leads to more mistakes, which then leads more wasted chances and, naturally, less goals in your favour.
It is my belief that if a thing happens often against a certain team, then maybe they do something to favorize this situation, and it's not down to just pure coincidence.
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Total-Football
Senior Member
te amo barca
Blaugrana al vent
If Bayern missed a lot of chances, Atletico missed two times more. Really, Atleti should have trashed them at least 3-0, or are you talking about last season?
Bardh
New member
Wanted to see their game against Bayern but Barca was playing at the same time. How did they do? I find their ultradefensive approach (at least against Barca) repulsive. It's unfitting for a team that wants to win La Liga/CL. They have found a system that works. They'll be up there at the end of the season.
What match did you watch JamDav?
On screen where i was they were showing this match and the Arsenal match
And i saw Atletico dominate chances,and if it wasnt for Torres' profligacy they would have won by a lot more
I only remember one Bayern chance, by Muller
te amo barca
Blaugrana al vent
Man I think that all of those who find their approach "ultradefensive" don't even watch their matches. They play like that only vs Barca(also last season's Pep's Bayern), they are not afraid to press Madrid home and away, for instance. They actually dominate almost all teams at home and play some really fluid short-passing football.
Bardh
New member
Sorry I should have qualified, I meant against Barca. They almost always play like that against us. It's annoying coming from a team that aspires to win La Liga and CL.
Science Kid
Member
It's a travesty that this team doesn't have a CL title.
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