The Football / Soccer Tips Thread v2

SNORBEAST wrote: »

manual_man wrote: »

that's insane odds. but too late now anyway. bet placed

Done it at evens on PP, and dropped into Bar One on way home from work saw 7/4, had a bit of that too. Bookies seriously underestimating Milan tonight.

yeah it'd make ya sick wouldn't it. might have a sneaky look if they have any new member offers

user2011 wrote: »

Maybe its because it had a big part to play in both matches with teams who like to get it down and pass.

Nonsense. If you have ever watched Milan play then you'd know they get it down and pass it around a lot averaging 61% possession this year, 4th highest of any team in the top leagues in Europe behind Barca, Real Madrid and Bayern. And the fact that Milan can adapt their game to play without possession is commendable.

Barcelona have played on a lot worse pitches this year and them blaming the pitch after the 0-0 draw is similar to Wenger blaming the pitch after the 4-0 hammering, looking for excuses because they didn't get the result they wanted. Ever notice how Barca never once complained after they won 3-2 in the group stages?

Uefa laughed at Barca's pathetic official complaint and when Milan got a few handy frees against Arsenal in the 2nd leg Wenger blamed the ref for Arsenal not going through and got a 3 game ban.

Excuses, excuses, excuses.

Anyway.. Rant over!

Milan to qualify @ 4/1 is what I'm on big. Ibra 1st scorer @ 12/1 also took my fancy as did Milan +2 handicap recommended by someone on here.

Hoping for a great night! H'on Milan!!! :cool:

Smithwicks Man wrote: »

Nonsense. If you have ever watched Milan play then you'd know they get it down and pass it around a lot averaging 61% possession this year, 4th highest of any team in the top leagues in Europe behind Barca, Real Madrid and Bayern. And the fact that Milan can adapt their game to play without possession is commendable.

Barcelona have played on a lot worse pitches this year and them blaming the pitch after the 0-0 draw is similar to Wenger blaming the pitch after the 4-0 hammering, looking for excuses because they didn't get the result they wanted. Ever notice how Barca never once complained after they won 3-2 in the group stages?

Uefa laughed at Barca's pathetic official complaint and when Milan got a few handy frees against Arsenal in the 2nd leg Wenger blamed the ref for Arsenal not going through and got a 3 game ban.

Excuses, excuses, excuses.

Anyway.. Rant over!

Milan to qualify @ 4/1 is what I'm on big. Ibra 1st scorer @ 12/1 also took my fancy as did Milan +2 handicap recommended by someone on here.

Hoping for a great night! H'on Milan!!! :cool:

To be fair the pitch was in bad nick, I mean for a game in the Champions' League QF you'd expect better. I don't see Milan getting near Barca. Yes they might score but this Barca team will go and score more. I'm going with an Iniesta wincast at 5/2 among others. That's my main tonight I reckon.

Enhanced Odds Special
Barcelona, B. Munich & Swindon 21/10

ENOUGH ABOUT THAT PITCH

let the football do the talking tonight

Reckon this is decent value and my only bet on the match

AC Milan Over 0.5 Goals 10/11

I went for barca to win 3-1 at 10/1 and Bayern Munich to win 4-0 at 11/1. 5er on each

Fancy Bayern, Barca, Chelsea and Athletic Bilbao @ 4.21/1

I'm not sure what game people were watching if they think Milan had the better chances because that just is not true, Barca were unlucky not to win the game, 15 chances for Barca, 4 for Milan, can only see it going one way tonight. Milan +2 is a good bet as mentioned already but Barca on there night are capable of doing anything, they wasted a lot of chances in the 1st leg.

user2011 wrote: »

Now i know your BSing. The pitch for Arsenal was bloody f**king awful/shameful on AC's part. It looked alright for Barca last week but as the players showed never judge a book by its cover. Looked liked they needed snow boots with the big spikes too stay standing.

Note how I said It was no worse than those games. Which it wasn't. How does that mean I'm BSing? The truth is that the pitch WAS worse in the group stage game against Barca but they didn't complain because they won. See my point? They only find an excuse for when they don't win.

And the reason the pitch was so bad against Arsenal was because it had to be relayed in the days coming up to the game. If the Emirates and Nou Camp pitches weren't getting enough sunlight due to the stadium's architecture and were being played on at least 2 times a week then they'd look like the San Siro pitch as well.

Besides, 1. The pitch is still better than that of lower sides in the premiership and La liga, 2. Milan still have to play on the same pitch, 3. Milan also play a possession game like Barca and Arsenal (Average less than Barca but more than Arsenal) and 4. Uefa said the pitch is in a more than acceptable condition so the pitch excuse is ridiculous.

But I guess people always look for excuses when things don't go their way. :rolleyes:

Went with Milan+2 @ EVENS €45 stake ... fingers crossed, great odds and reckon Milan will score is my reasoning for going with it plus this group game finished 2-2 earlier in the season...

I like Jay Rodriguez anytime for Burnley tonight @ 21/10

Birmingham have been conceding goals lately and Jay has been scoring plenty. Seems like a decent bet!