by mg_ » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:21 pm
james- wrote:Hi mitch, ever heard of Inter? Yeah, they definitely have a shot.
I'm thinking the quarters will come down to Man City, AC/Inter Milan, Barca, Bayern
Really interested to see how clubs like Dortmund and Leverkusen do. I never expected to see them in a CL to begin with, but from what I have seen of them in the past few months they're doing surprisingly well, although I would have rather seen Shalka 04 in here than dortmund.
I think Man City will come out on top of the English clubs, mainly because of how furious they must be after their last second loss to Man U in the charity shield (or whateverthefuckitscalled)
Can't wait to see 020 choke like little bitches. Already drew with Lyon loLolOlOlOLLLL
Inter just lost, at home, to a crummy Turkish team last night. A.C. drew with Barcelona, 2-2. I don't think Inter has it in them this year, but they certainly have a better shot than Napoli.
I dunno, I'm not high on Man City at this exact moment. They made some phenomenal moves in off season, especially the Nasri signing, but they just barely drew with Napoli. I'm not sure Villareal won't be be the other team from Group A to progress out into the next stage to be quite honest, and Munich just cockslapped them around last night. Man City has the talent, but they don't have the experience at this level nor anything akin to the mental edge to "win" I don't think. That could change over the course of the season, but a dearth of talent has never an issue at City.
Borussia Dortmund drew with Arsenal, but the score is pretty deceiving. Dortmund just could not get the ball in the back of the net and spent almost the entire first half inside Arsenal's box with the ball. The lone Arsenal goal is what I'd call a "fluke" since it was random. Kind of disappointing in a way to be honest. Arsenal just does not look like it cares about anything in the world when I see them play, purely uninspired football.
I think my final 4 shake out as:
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
Manchester United
And a complete toss up between Benefica, Borussia Dortmund, and AC Milan. If I had to put my finger on one, I'd say Benefica. They're better than what people will give them credit for, and I think a lot of teams will overlook them. I thought about giving that 4th to Chelsea, but they are another year further down the road and did not do enough to add depth to the roster for the long international and domestic seasons. It has been a fairly common gripe in the newspapers here. Chelsea will start hot but fizzle out as the season goes on.
[quote="james-"]Hi mitch, ever heard of Inter? Yeah, they definitely have a shot.
I'm thinking the quarters will come down to Man City, AC/Inter Milan, Barca, Bayern
Really interested to see how clubs like Dortmund and Leverkusen do. I never expected to see them in a CL to begin with, but from what I have seen of them in the past few months they're doing surprisingly well, although I would have rather seen Shalka 04 in here than dortmund.
I think Man City will come out on top of the English clubs, mainly because of how furious they must be after their last second loss to Man U in the charity shield (or whateverthefuckitscalled)
Can't wait to see 020 choke like little bitches. Already drew with Lyon loLolOlOlOLLLL[/quote]
Inter just lost, at home, to a crummy Turkish team last night. A.C. drew with Barcelona, 2-2. I don't think Inter has it in them this year, but they certainly have a better shot than Napoli.
I dunno, I'm not high on Man City at this exact moment. They made some phenomenal moves in off season, especially the Nasri signing, but they just barely drew with Napoli. I'm not sure Villareal won't be be the other team from Group A to progress out into the next stage to be quite honest, and Munich just cockslapped them around last night. Man City has the talent, but they don't have the experience at this level nor anything akin to the mental edge to "win" I don't think. That could change over the course of the season, but a dearth of talent has never an issue at City.
Borussia Dortmund drew with Arsenal, but the score is pretty deceiving. Dortmund just could not get the ball in the back of the net and spent almost the entire first half inside Arsenal's box with the ball. The lone Arsenal goal is what I'd call a "fluke" since it was random. Kind of disappointing in a way to be honest. Arsenal just does not look like it cares about anything in the world when I see them play, purely uninspired football.
I think my final 4 shake out as:
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
Manchester United
And a complete toss up between Benefica, Borussia Dortmund, and AC Milan. If I had to put my finger on one, I'd say Benefica. They're better than what people will give them credit for, and I think a lot of teams will overlook them. I thought about giving that 4th to Chelsea, but they are another year further down the road and did not do enough to add depth to the roster for the long international and domestic seasons. It has been a fairly common gripe in the newspapers here. Chelsea will start hot but fizzle out as the season goes on.