tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post2069945049659648115..comments2023-05-04T10:56:54.150+01:00Comments on All In White: The Siege of St. PetersburgUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post-1991978207922011722008-10-03T14:55:00.000+01:002008-10-03T14:55:00.000+01:00I definitely think that Higuain is going to be a c...I definitely think that Higuain is going to be a class player, but this is a crucial year for him. He needs to get games under his belt particularly when you consider the excellent start he has made. <BR/><BR/>If he doesn't command a regular place this season it might be better for him to look towards pastures new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post-5273049402404921542008-10-03T07:26:00.000+01:002008-10-03T07:26:00.000+01:00Wouldn't be too worried about Higuain's confidence...Wouldn't be too worried about Higuain's confidence. He is made for the bigtime. If you remember, he was missing sitter after sitter towards the end of last season, but persevered and came up with successive match-winning goals, including the beauty against Osasuna that brought home the title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post-25058069649355321802008-10-01T11:17:00.000+01:002008-10-01T11:17:00.000+01:00I hope Higuain's confidence wasn't affected by the...I hope Higuain's confidence wasn't affected by the two misses, you can't make mistakes like that in CL and only lady luck stopped that last night. Also lucky with the ref, who should have let the corner play out at the end of the first half and didn't notice Ramos's hand ball in the area. Nice to see Casillas get back to form, and I thought Pepe was impeccable all through (except the silly surges forward when under seige). Ramos floundered towards the end.<BR/>The worst for me was the total lack of ball control and organised football towards the end, when they needed to and are capable of quelling the panic, not CL football at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post-50549567181056484962008-09-30T23:49:00.000+01:002008-09-30T23:49:00.000+01:00Saviola only came on with 2 or 3 minutes to go - I...Saviola only came on with 2 or 3 minutes to go - I expect this was more of a timewasting tactic from Schuster than anything else.<BR/><BR/>It seems fairly clear now that Schuster intends to rotate his strikers and that includes Raúl (although going on last year's evidence Saviola will be lucky to get more than the odd look-in). Perhaps this so-called influence of Raúl's is not all it is cracked up to be? ;)<BR/><BR/>Diarra was impressive, especially his distribution which at times looked inspired. Real did look better but wilted sometimes under the intense pressure and Ramos and Pepe made some mistakes at the back that could have ended up costing dearly. At times Real really needed to slow the game down rather than keep the tempo high with their own counters.<BR/><BR/>You're right about the abundance of riches in midfield - who wants to change VDV and DLR when they're doing so well? Robben too is the only true winger in the side, so Sneijder will have his work cut out and Guti may just get 20 minutes here and there. But, the season is long and we're only a couple of months in.TheAuthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11295271952718935345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post-35624416491425988502008-09-30T23:04:00.000+01:002008-09-30T23:04:00.000+01:00Didn't manage to see this, but from what I'm readi...Didn't manage to see this, but from what I'm reading in the press, Real Madrid actually resembled a professional football team at times today. I like the idea of playing Robben and Higuain up front behind Van Nistlerooy. Very aggressive. Interestingly Saviola came on, and NOT Raul. Schuster is actually realising the value of pace, maybe?<BR/><BR/>The underrated Diarra is really carving a niche for himself in midfield. I'm glad, because he's had nothing but pelters from the fans. <BR/><BR/>Van Der Vaart looks useful because of his mobility and the pace he brings to Madrid's attacking moves. He has been a great sub for Sjneider but what will Schuster do when he comes back from injury?<BR/><BR/>De La Red looks like a better player every day too. He will give Gago a real fight for his place. <BR/><BR/>Guti is really starting to look like the odd man out in this midfield. As far as I am concerned he can stay injured a little while longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com