Articles tagged with "review"
Palermo '09 > Palermo '08
By Steven | August 24th, 2009Overview: Expectations were high, the opposition was dangerous, the team was new and history was against us. Still, the Boys in Pink did what had to ...
Gamper PostGame aka: don't let the score fool you
By Iggy | August 20th, 2009First off, lets get the bitter taste out of our collective mouth: we lost, 1-0. Yes we outplayed them, yes we controlled midfield throughout, yes ...
Panathinaikos 2, Atlético 3: We're Back (Almost)
By Al | August 19th, 2009Hello Champions League, nice to see you again. Oh no, not yet? Fine, be that way. See you for good next week. It's still not over ...
Review: Chivas 1 - 1 Barça, AKA Holy Canteranos, Batman!
By Isaiah | August 9th, 2009Last night Chivas (Guadalajara) drew with Barcelona in the final match of FCB's American tour. As I write this, the team is already back in ...
Liverpool 1 - Atlético 2: A Friendly, But...
By Al | August 8th, 2009It's still a victory over Liverpool! Might not be amidst an important competition like the Champions League (which we deserved to win when we played ...
Seattle Sounders 0, Barca 4, a.k.a. "Let's talk about The Kid."
By Kevin | August 7th, 2009Here we have the man of the hour, The Kid. He could have had a hat trick before the end of the first half against ...
Barca 2, L.A. Galaxy 1, a.k.a. "Paaaaayyydroooo!"
By Kevin | August 2nd, 2009Pedro! is ready. Even if the rest of the squad isn't. Buried on the official site in a recent post, along with birthday wishes for ...
Damn Yoouuu, Arshavin
By Al | August 1st, 2009Yeah, yeah. You all probably saw Arshavin's crazy "how did he score that?" goal. We will be the butt of the "jeez poor other team" ...
Atlético Draw 3-3 With Ajax, Lose 2-0 To Sunderland (Seriously?)
By Al | July 27th, 2009Thank goodness it's only the preseason. Resino is doing all that he can to play every single player and develop a good system in time ...
Al-Ahly 1, Barca 4, a.k.a. "Careful with that axe, Eugene!"
By Kevin | July 26th, 2009I don't know about you guys, but this match caused me almost as much anxiety as the Champions League final. Why? Because one key injury ...
Reyes Returns to Benfica While He Returns To Atlético in Victory Over Benfica
By Al | July 21st, 2009In the words of X-zibit: "Yo dawg I herd you like returning to old clubs so we put your old club in your old club's ...
Finally, the Forwards
By Johonna | June 14th, 2009Alright. Here we are, at the end of our journey. This post tackles the forwards and our illustrious coach. In addition, I take a quick ...
The End Of The Year Atlético Awards: The Good
By Al | June 8th, 2009It's only been a week, but boy do I feel like a sleazebag not updating this page when the other Liga pages are hard at ...
The Season Review In High and Lowlights
By jhb | June 7th, 2009Finally, I am going to give a somewhat lengthy season recap, with more detail the longer back the events. My apologies for the length, I'm ...
Deportivo 1, Get Eto'o the Pichichi 1, a.k.a. "A waste of a perfectly good Xavi."
By Kevin | May 31st, 2009Oh. Yeah. Another weekend, another meaningless match against a side with something to actually play for. This week it was Deportivo, formerly Super Depor, playing ...
Barca 2, Manchester United 0, a.k.a. "Three is a magic number."
By Kevin | May 27th, 2009I didn't expect this. I just didn't. I'm speechless. I've watched the match and I am absolutely staggered. Does anyone recall the Chelsea post-match, in ...
Barca 0, Osasuna 1, a.k.a. "A little mud won't stop the party!"
By Kevin | May 24th, 2009Customarily, losses fill me with unreserved bile, make me want to throw stuff, go find a dog to kick and a kitten to vex. But ...
Feels Good Man
By Al | May 18th, 2009What a crazy game. We could have done a little better but who cares... as long as we won. For the first time since the beginning ...
Mallorca 2, Barca 1, a.k.a. "Give the young'uns some."
By Kevin | May 17th, 2009This one won't take long. It was a meaningless match that was mostly played like one. Guardiola took the opportunity to rest every potential Champions ...
Barca 4, Athletic Club Bilbao 1, a.k.a. "One down, two to go."
By Kevin | May 16th, 2009So. This is a bit of housekeeping that should have been done days ago, but we can thank GolTV for not showing the freakin' Copa ...
All Hail Forlán..... and Watch The F*ck Out, Valencia
By Al | May 11th, 2009It's official: Atlético Madrid are kings of the comeback. They don't play any better in any other circumstance than being down goals. Playing with 10 ...
Barca 3, Villarreal 3, a.k.a. "Lady Luck spits in our faces"
By Kevin | May 10th, 2009History is a bitch, ain't it? Yes, this Pique red card from the last time that we played Villarreal was rescinded, but there is little ...
Quick Review- Galatasaray 1-0 Ankaragucu
By Musab | May 9th, 2009I didn't watch this match so I'm not going to say much about it other than some thoughts for the remaining matches. GALATASARAY: 1 ANKARAGÜCÜ: 0 Stadium: ...
Chelsea 1, Barca 1, a.k.a. "Stunned silence," a.k.a. "Ghostface to the rescue!"
By Kevin | May 6th, 2009I don't know what to say. It's been hours since I've watched this match, and I have only now been able to compose myself to ...
Real Betis Supporters Are Interesting... (and thanks Barca!)
By Al | May 4th, 2009Instead of chanting and looking angry, the Real Betis supporters instead watched the game quietly and ate peanuts. Everyone. The commentator said something like "it ...
EE 2, Barca 6, a.k.a. "All your goals are belong to us!"
By Kevin | May 2nd, 2009A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, the Rebel hordes were enjoying a run of form, converting planet after planet to their joyous ...
Barca 0, Chelsea 0, a.k.a. "For the absentees."
By Kevin | April 28th, 2009I'm a little frustrated and disgusted by this one. Football is a game of inches at times and really, we were feet away, held in ...
I'm Unofficially Changing The Name Of The Club
By Al | April 27th, 2009To Atlético Headache. Get it? Because they lose games that they're not supposed to lose and win games that they wouldn't be expected to, therefore inflicting ...
Valencia 2, Barca 2, a.k.a. "Keepers giveth and taketh away."
By Kevin | April 25th, 2009Yes, this is a very strategic image selection, and one that marks a first: Gudjohnsen for Xavi was a difference maker in a match. Yes, that's ...
Barca 4, Sevilla 0, a.k.a. "The Iniesta Show."
By Kevin | April 23rd, 2009Happy Dia de Sant Jordi, everyone! Tradition has it that women get roses, and men get books. Well getting a book for everyone on the list ...
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