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Barcelona have great qualities, but what I can't stand is them being all over the referee in the blink of an eye all the time. Heck, with the Arbeloa-Pedro thing on the midway line (Arbeloa is a dick btw), even Valdes was in the referee's face within three seconds. That is what disgusts me about Barcelona, the incredibly exaggerated way of reacting. I mean, Pinto was sent off from the bench during the interval! And I know he has been sent off from the bench before, plus I can't stand him for what he did vs Copenhagen (making a whistle sound to stop a Copenhagen attack).
I'm admittedly annoyed about Barcelona being such a great team, but the attitude makes me sick.
Did Jose make a mistake with the tactics? Well, the result suggests he did, but then again, Barca were very silent before Pepe's sending off. Pepe has been huge these Clasicos, because he tears up the midfield, and without him, Real had a much more difficult job. The red card was extremely harsh, imo. I immediately thought it to be a yellow, and was surprised to see the red. Mourinho may not suit Real Madrid's way of playing, because to beat Barcelona you simply can't attack them without regard for defence. They are too strong right now. You have to sacrifice your own game to play a different one to beat Barca. Had Pepe not been sent off, 0-0 was the likely result, with everything to play for at Nou Camp.
So I believe Jose did what he had to do, play defence. But you can always concede a goal, and then it's much more difficult. I can't really criticize Jose for playing defence, because it's the only tactic that has been proven to beat Barca (Inter last year, CdR final). Try not playing defence and you get crushed (Barca-Real 5-0, Shakthar 5-1, Arsenal). Playing defence vs Barca is walking a thin line, but attacking is plain suicide. When you get a red card every time as well, it's extremely difficult, simply due to the quality of Barcelona.
Jose makes one hell of a show, and I don't get the purpose of being sent off. He did it at Chelsea to fire up the team, but this was not a match in which to apply that tactic, anyway it didn't work.
I'm admittedly annoyed about Barcelona being such a great team, but the attitude makes me sick.
Did Jose make a mistake with the tactics? Well, the result suggests he did, but then again, Barca were very silent before Pepe's sending off. Pepe has been huge these Clasicos, because he tears up the midfield, and without him, Real had a much more difficult job. The red card was extremely harsh, imo. I immediately thought it to be a yellow, and was surprised to see the red. Mourinho may not suit Real Madrid's way of playing, because to beat Barcelona you simply can't attack them without regard for defence. They are too strong right now. You have to sacrifice your own game to play a different one to beat Barca. Had Pepe not been sent off, 0-0 was the likely result, with everything to play for at Nou Camp.
So I believe Jose did what he had to do, play defence. But you can always concede a goal, and then it's much more difficult. I can't really criticize Jose for playing defence, because it's the only tactic that has been proven to beat Barca (Inter last year, CdR final). Try not playing defence and you get crushed (Barca-Real 5-0, Shakthar 5-1, Arsenal). Playing defence vs Barca is walking a thin line, but attacking is plain suicide. When you get a red card every time as well, it's extremely difficult, simply due to the quality of Barcelona.
Jose makes one hell of a show, and I don't get the purpose of being sent off. He did it at Chelsea to fire up the team, but this was not a match in which to apply that tactic, anyway it didn't work.
