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Generally i dont see a reason why not. I dont see Busi being much stronger defensively for example, he certainly is superior in the air though. It would prolly need a 2nd tower CD to make up for that loss though, someone who would go for high balls in the center midfield, interchanging with...

Being slow was not necessarily the point, as Pep very obviously tried to change the approach with Ibra on the pitch. It were his other, positive properties that couldnt be made effective yet. Neither his vision/passing, his flair, long shotting, height and overall physics. He doesnt have space...

I dont like to blame Pep here. Actually a lot of ppl knew about Ibras skills ans style, but you still cant easily derive from that how he would fit into the BArca system. I felt it was right to test it out and imo it didnt fail so far. Maybe there are just a few more tweaks necessary to get him...

The 2nd one from Jovetic where Gilardino was (slightly) offside before passing to Jovetic. See kicker.de (http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/chleague/spielrunde/champions-league/2009-10/7/995270/spielanalyse_ac-florenz_bayern-muenchen-14.html) for it.

That was horrible indeed. Fiorentina however also scored an offside goal in the 2nd leg.

You have to ask Dzeko about it i guess. He isnt really linked to ManUtd afaik, but they should be a real contender if they are willing to pay the 40M. It has always been said that it is Dzekos dream to play for MIlan. However they dont seem to have the money for him. So if they are out, its...

Its still really questionable if it indeed works out. One formation that was recently discussed in this forum was Bojan as CF and a line of Messi - Ibra - Pedro behind. That way it could actually work out. But our game seems to need a mobile CF to play the ball into space.

Toni will definitely not come back, that is what Rummenigge confirmed in a live show on TV. Its also very likely that Klose will leave imo. Its ofc a good question what will happen to Gomez, but even if they keep him they would then have Olic, Gomez, Dzeko and Müller as forwards, with Olic and...

He is certainly leaving. However his price shouldnt be lowered as his performance was strong again this season (being top scorer of the BL with 22 goals). He has a buy out clause of 40M, and i could imagine that a few teams might want to pull it. Bayern is said to have offered 20M + Tymoshshuk...

Im really a bit uncertain on this one i have to admit. Ibra is indeed not working out as expected and hoped. He seems to slow down the game a lot when dwelling on these balls, also not seemingly having the space to work his flair and esp. cant make much use of his superior physics as hes...

uhm ... :)

Me too. I initially thought shipping Etoo out doesnt turn out to be a tactical loss b/c there is still Bojan who can, with similar style, cover up for Etoos should Ibras approach not work out. It however turned out to be untrue as Pep for a very long time seemingly didnt think about that option...

Ye absolutely, his longshooting is another thing that makes that formation interesting. It however always depends on the opponent. Vs bus teams the missing midfielder wouldnt be missed imo. Two midfielders would be enough to prevent counter attacks, even a single holding MF should do it.

That one looks really interesting. Costs us a midfielder, but could be working nicely vs deep lying teams b/c Ibra is offensively functioning as a midfielder with his good touch and vision, able to play through passes on three very mobile finishers around him. He could add his height as an...

They are completely different. You still have to ask yourself if Ibras ability to hold the ball is really beneficial to barcas style of play. Somehow it feels that it is not ... as its slowing down the play an giving the opponents defenders the time to reorganize and catch up. He also doesnt...

He also got his opponent sent off. Dunno how the last 20 minutes would have went vs a full Sevilla squad ...

Well, Bayern had the easier way to the final as they did not have to beat Barca. They however beat all their opponents legitimately or at least with equalizing referee decisions (Kloses offside goal being equalized by Jovetic's in the 2nd leg). Barca being the best team doesnt automatically...

My different view was about your statement that Inter doesnt deserve to be in the final just for the style they play. Imo the one who wins (legitimately!!!) always deserves the win regardless what tactic they use. It however wasnt the tactic that lead to Inters victory ...

I do have a different view. Any tactic is legitimate and the 'better' one if it leads to victory. However, stating Mourinhos tactic was superior is just wrong. First of all they actually conceded two legit goals in Barcelona. Second this tactic would have been wrong if the 1st game would not...

Hoeness: 'Too many italians in the UEFA' - regarding the Ribery case. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/chleague/startseite/524692/artikel_Hoeness_Zu-viele-Italiener-in-der-UEFA.html 'In the UEFA are too many italians that have an interest in the case. The judge was an italian and in the UEFA...