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BM won the European Cup three times ('74, '75 and '76) that is bang-on in the middle of the decade. It sounds inaccurate to label those years as either "early" or "late" seventies. But that is not the point. My point is that the feeling I get from many of the Bayern fans, is that losing to the...

You systematically label other peoples comments as laughable or dumb if they dare challenge the inflated self-perception of Bayern's. Early seventies was the time of Ajax, Bayern had their run in the mid-seventies. But that world is long-gone, and in the recent period, Bayern were very much an...

Why do you have to resort to name-calling whenever Bayern's pride is challenged? The basis of your delusion, is that had Heynckes stayed at the helm, the 13/14 and 14/15 seasons would never have happened. Tell me really, outside of 12/13, when did Bayern ever look like the undisputed best team...

You cannot draw parallels between European football and the US professional leagues. There is an aristocratic element in European football, which is not present in American sport. Moreover, the US is a massive unified state (plus, it contains Canada as well) and is more than able to sustain all...

I agree with this post. Completely. Bayern fans and the German press are utilizing Pep as a scapegoat for the obvious collapse of their exceedingly inflated self-perception. It is much easier (and psychologically acceptable) to blame a manager (especially a foreign one) than to admit that you...

:goodpost: Especially the bold part.

1. First-come-first-served effect. 2. English language. 3. Superior marketing. 4. Kick-off times historically suited for the Asian audience. 5. Awesome propaganda/hype machine based on a long-gone past (70s) over uber-competitiveness and unpredictability. 6. Great Britain more influential...

Absolutely. We also looked fatigued and lackluster against Sociedad the other day, which may be normal, but still. Bayern's pride has taken a massive hit and they will be out for some measure of revenge at the very least. I know we hold a massive advantage, but we must always consider the...

My dream is that we win the CL with another 2 clear victories (2 goals or more difference each) the league at the Calderon, and with a beautiful display (something like 3-0) against Bilbao for the Copa. It's somewhat dangerous to dream too much ahead, but I think that this season we have...

I don't think Valencia deserve 3rd place at all to be honest. They only had the league to play for this season, not even Europa League to drain their resources, and they even got eliminated from the CdR early on. Atletico managed a more than honorable CL run, besting Juventus in the process...

We don't know what Pep would have done with our current arsenal, but Lucho has definitely done well. He fully realized that with the decline of Xaviniesta, the tiki-taka system became obsolete. While we remain very much a possession team (which is good) Lucho emphasized pressing and solid...

What is an "elite coach" in the first place? And by the same token through which you transfer Lucho's success to his coaching staff, the same principle can also be applied to those that many consider as "elite coaches". In my mind, an "elite coach" is not one that wins titles with...

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@ Pedro, not at all surprised. Suarez will have his rest vs Atleti (after picking a YC today for diving) and Pedro will score the winner at the Calderon deep into injury time.

I would expect it to be so. It's not that the team is letting the fans down if we are being honest.

Agreed, it's just that some anxious Cules find it weak. But Xavi (even now) Budger and Rafinha are not bad players at all. Moreover Iniesta is not 24 anymore, and Rakitic runs himself to the ground against Bayern. Resting those guys is essential.

Maybe so. Maybe Lucho just wants to increase the chances of us finishing the game off as early as possible. @ those who complain about the midfield. Rafinha and Xavi are fresh and should give a good account of themselves today.

And they have the "power" to do so... Reality is what reality is.

Precisely. You can never take anything for granted versus the best in the CL.

Everyone keeps saying that before every single game Lucho rests Iniesta/Rakitic/Busquets. But we need them to be so. Some things are inevitable/inescapable.