the 370Z.com OFFICIAL football (soccer) thread

Also, don't forget Bayerns record at home in the CL.

[forza370z]

This is the final I want to see! Good job Bayern!

Looks like everything will be in favor of Bayern in the final. Especially Chelsea will miss so many key players due to the suspentions. But never underestimate the blues. Everything could happen. I am looking forward a good match in Munich!

[Red370]

Sergio Ramos...

Originally Posted by forza370z

This is the final I want to see! Good job Bayern!

Looks like everything will be in favor of Bayern in the final. Especially Chelsea will miss so many key players due to the suspentions. But never underestimate the blues. Everything could happen. I am looking forward a good match in Munich!

Both are missing 3 players....


Also anyone else find it crazy how Germans never lose in PKs lol

[phelan]

i know, went it went to PKs i immediately know bayern had it. germans are ICE COLD in PK situations.

[Jon@AAMComp]

MASSIVE

Barcelona confirm Pep Guardiola's assistant Tito Vilanova will become first-team coach for next season - Telegraph

[Jon@AAMComp]

Let me add also that I hope that FIFA overturns the bans on both sides playing in the Champions League final. I'd like to see both teams go head to head at full capacity rather than fielding anything but their first team options.

Should be an interesting final either way. Bayern look very, very strong, and they're playing at home. With that being said, I think all the pressure is on them to win it in the end. Even the most die hard of Chelsea supporters cannot honestly say they expected the team to get this far, so I think that relieves some pressure on the players. However, it might be the last opportunity that Drogz, Lampard, JT, and Cech have to lift the European trophy, so we'll see.

[phelan]

I doubt FIFA will overturn the ban. It's a rule of the tournament, and it's been implemented for ages, so I don't see what precedent would cause them to reconsider.

Bayern is at home, and the Allianz is a ******* fortress. I'm going to predict a 3-1 win for the Germans based on the severe drop in talent you get from losing Raul Meireles and Ramires in the midfield. Juan Mata can't do it by himself, and I think the German defense is more suited to stand up to Drogba than Barcelona ever was. Torres, if he finds some form (and to be fair, he hasn't been BAD lately), may be a better option.

I honestly do not expect the Chelsea back line to cope with Gomez though. Not with Cahill and Terry both out, and Ivanovic suspended.

Originally Posted by phelan

i know, went it went to PKs i immediately know bayern had it. germans are ICE COLD in PK situations.

Always been that way and always will be! It's crazy how calm they are. I even called my friend and said "if it goes to PK's Bayern has it, you know Germany NEVER loses in them" and what do ya know!

Originally Posted by Jon@AAMComp

Let me add also that I hope that FIFA overturns the bans on both sides playing in the Champions League final. I'd like to see both teams go head to head at full capacity rather than fielding anything but their first team options.

Should be an interesting final either way. Bayern look very, very strong, and they're playing at home. With that being said, I think all the pressure is on them to win it in the end. Even the most die hard of Chelsea supporters cannot honestly say they expected the team to get this far, so I think that relieves some pressure on the players. However, it might be the last opportunity that Drogz, Lampard, JT, and Cech have to lift the European trophy, so we'll see.

FIFA wont overturn it. And Bayern are hands down one of the most solid teams in Europe. A lot of people overlook them because of the league they are in....but look what happened lol....2 finals in the recent years speaks for itself as well as who they owned on the way.

LA BESTIA NEGRA. Some of you will get it

Originally Posted by phelan

I doubt FIFA will overturn the ban. It's a rule of the tournament, and it's been implemented for ages, so I don't see what precedent would cause them to reconsider.

Bayern is at home, and the Allianz is a ******* fortress. I'm going to predict a 3-1 win for the Germans based on the severe drop in talent you get from losing Raul Meireles and Ramires in the midfield. Juan Mata can't do it by himself, and I think the German defense is more suited to stand up to Drogba than Barcelona ever was. Torres, if he finds some form (and to be fair, he hasn't been BAD lately), may be a better option.

I honestly do not expect the Chelsea back line to cope with Gomez though. Not with Cahill and Terry both out, and Ivanovic suspended.

Losing Badstuber is HUGE for Bayern and Torres still gives Germans nightmares. Still standing with your 3-1 though.

Also, +1 on Gomez. Gomez with the brace, Robben/Ribery with 1.

Also, I wish him well. Great asset to any club.
Ivica Olic looking to leave Bayern Munich on a high - ESPN Soccernet

[phelan]

Originally Posted by blue660r01

Also, I wish him well. Great asset to any club.
Ivica Olic looking to leave Bayern Munich on a high - ESPN Soccernet

Ollie is leaving?! I was just watching a game where he played and spanked in a great goal!

[forza370z]

Originally Posted by blue660r01

Always been that way and always will be! It's crazy how calm they are. I even called my friend and said "if it goes to PK's Bayern has it, you know Germany NEVER loses in them" and what do ya know!

Not only calm... Just like Paul the Octopus, the Germans are damn good at predicting things.

[phelan]

Arsenal agree long-term Podolski deal | News Archive | News | Arsenal.com

wow we got a confirmed transfer to arsenal already. wenger might actually be serious about keeping rvp.

lol at rumors linking AFC to kagawa though. i think it'd be a pretty decent move, and kagawa can directly interact with miyaichi, but i think man utd will grab him first.

when the hell did chelsea sign marko marin? that was a small surprise, is he going to play second fiddle to juan mata?


in other non-EPL news, barcelona just absolutely shat all over rayo vallecano (sp?). wtf was that dance they were doing that pissed madrid off though lol. and i'm depressed that in france lyon didn't collapse in the coupe de france, and the 3rd tier semi-professional team didn't win it all. that would have been hilarious

[Jon@AAMComp]

Originally Posted by phelan

when the hell did chelsea sign marko marin? that was a small surprise, is he going to play second fiddle to juan mata?

Chelsea sign Marko Marin from Werder Bremen with German club wanting Romelu Lukaku on loan - Telegraph

Great news actually. I've watched him at Bremen for a while, I always thought he was a quality player. Mario Götze gets a lot of attention because he's at a higher profile club, but Marin has a lot of similar playmaking abilities. I think he'll actually compliment Mata well, as they're both playmaking midfielders. I think the idea behind the signing is to recreate something like a Xavi/Ineista tandem pulling strings in midfield. This will actually free up Ramires or Danny Sturridge to play wider. The Marin/Mata pairing also gives the strikers up front quality service behind them. It's not a bad signing really. Di Matteo might play him out wide though, keep Lamps anchoring midfield attack. However he is used, I'm excited to see him playing in a Chelsea shirt next season.

And I really, REALLY hope Di Matteo gets the job. If we win the FA Cup, Champions League(unrealistic, I know, but this is theoretical), and place 4th to play in the CL next season, I can't see how you can't give him the job. Even if he achieved just 1 of those 3 goals mentioned it'd be a miraculous turn-around from where we were in February; I can't see how you can snub him for a higher profile manager like Guardiola.