Unnamed Trialist Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 So are you getting the Real Madrid game in Canada? Those tv contracts often leave out Madrid and Barça because there's a much higher cost if you want them. I think he'll start as a lone striker. If you work in the midfield vs Madrid you can get the ball because Modric and Kroos don't have the defensive work rate anymore. Then they really have noone down their right in attack. Madrid has gaps you can exploit. But Rudiger and Militao at the back will be a tough match for Cyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Unnamed Trialist said: So are you getting the Real Madrid game in Canada? Those tv contracts often leave out Madrid and Barça because there's a much higher cost if you want them. I think he'll start as a lone striker. If you work in the midfield vs Madrid you can get the ball because Modric and Kroos don't have the defensive work rate anymore. Then they really have noone down their right in attack. Madrid has gaps you can exploit. But Rudiger and Militao at the back will be a tough match for Cyle. TSN have full La Liga rights. They pretty much only ever show Barcelona or Real Madrid on the main cable channel. The rest of the matches get kicked to their streaming service Edited April 2, 2023 by narduch Club Linesman, Cadeau and Unnamed Trialist 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 I suspect Madrid pound them today but it sure would be nice if Larin could bag a goal regardless of the outcome. Scoring against a team like that would have to be a career highlight for most players. baulderdash77 and Canuckia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Benzema c’est du karting, Larin c’est F1 MCa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 (edited) Starting on the bench apparently. He must have some lingering fatigue from the Nat games. Otherwise it is pretty odd to sit him. I guess some alternate theories are you plan to bunker and bring him on late for a smash and grab of 1 or 3 points, or you expect to lose this game anyway so are just resting him for more winnable games. Edited April 2, 2023 by dyslexic nam cornerkick, HochelagaFC, InglewoodJack and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Damn. Disappointing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 RV is a good defensive team, I hope the plan is to tire out RM and then let Larin cook their subs later in the game, but maybe he’s tired. Cadeau 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 1 hour ago, dyslexic nam said: Starting on the bench apparently. He must have some lingering fatigue from the Nat games. Otherwise it is pretty odd to sit him. I guess some alternate theories are you plan to bunker and bring him on late for a smash and grab of 1 or 3 points, or you expect to lose this game anyway so are just resting him for more winnable games. Agreed. But then it seems the possession is similar so far, so they're really not bunkering. They're even getting shots. 1-0 los merengues. Disappointed he's not on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 (edited) 2-0. Even if he's on later it may be futile. It's very common for Madrid area and Castillian teams to lay over and let Real Madrid screw them, seen it forever. 3-0. Edited April 2, 2023 by Unnamed Trialist PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 2-0. Starting to think they basically conceded this game and want him fresh for the next winnable game. If it happened to be close with 20-30 minutes left they could bring him on and go for it but otherwise just save him - especially considering his international efforts. it would be an understandable decision even if it would be disappointing for Larin personally. A team like Valladolid may need to be tactical in the way they approach games like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 3-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamlinguine Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Now I'm glad he's not on. 3-0 Club Linesman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 (edited) It turns out that saving their best attacking threat for next week was probably the right move. They are hosting Mallorca who are only 5 points ahead of them. A fresh Larin could be the difference maker. Edited April 2, 2023 by dyslexic nam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 4-0. These are the teams that'll gift points to Madrid year after year. Even when Madrid is out of the title race and RV need points. Barça has never had such a luxury. king1010, TOcanadafan and Kadenge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Unnamed Trialist said: 4-0. These are the teams that'll gift points to Madrid year after year. Even when Madrid is out of the title race and RV need points. Barça has never had such a luxury. So you think they would have played Larin today if this had been a game away in Barcelona? That seems suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Oof...you gotta think Cyle wanted badly to be on the pitch for this match but now may be thinking he'll play up that fatigue card 🥱 dyslexic nam and Canuckia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, PegCityCam said: Oof...you gotta think Cyle wanted badly to be on the pitch for this match but now may be thinking he'll play up that fatigue card 🥱 Yeah - start rubbing the thigh. “I don’t know coach, it’s feeling pretty tight. I don’t want to aggravate it.” cornerkick, narduch, Corazon and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: So you think they would have played Larin today if this had been a game away in Barcelona? That seems suspect. It's not Larin, it's the mentality of the clubs. Valladolid, Getafe, Leganes, 2nd tier teams like Burgos, Alcorcón, they are Real Madrid fans first, when many club owners and presidents are Madrid club members. If they lose and even relegate it's only bothers them a bit because RM is their 1st team . This match is so typical. Espanyol will also let themselves get screwed by them if it can hurt Barça in the league. Madrid will get played totally differently vs the Basque teams, Osasuna, the Andalusian teams. Even Deportivo de Coruña played them tough. So do Atletico de Madrid, obviously. This match is cookie cutter, which is why I normally want teams like this to relegate. And yes, Pacheta is a small town Castillian who played for Espanyol, he's a Madrid ally in the crunch. Edited April 2, 2023 by Unnamed Trialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 He has a chance to play against Real Madrid. Only 1 Canadian before to my knowledge. He will want to be on that field and bag one or more. Now the manager might not play him to save him for the next game, but Larin would want to be out there. What athlete wouldn’t… Jack1997, PegCityCam and Kadenge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Just now, Club Linesman said: He has a chance to play against Real Madrid. Only 1 Canadian before to my knowledge. He will want to be on that field and bag one or more. Now the manager might not play him to save him for the next game, but Larin would want to be out there. What athlete wouldn’t… Radzinski played against Madrid in Champions League. Talking about official matches of course. Club Linesman and DeRo_Is_King 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingback6 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 1 hour ago, InglewoodJack said: RV is a good defensive team, I hope the plan is to tire out RM and then let Larin cook their subs later in the game, but maybe he’s tired. If they are, they certainly haven't looked it in this game. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Last sub and it isn't Larin. I'm out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerkick Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 damn TSN made that hype video all for nothing...😭 PegCityCam, Approve My Account Pls, Unnamed Trialist and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 1 hour ago, cornerkick said: damn TSN made that hype video all for nothing...😭 Well not really, they got us all glued to the TV set. Obinna and Free kick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 They basically threw the game, I've been watching this stuff for 30 years. The important thing is that Pacheta's team won. Amazingly, these back to back losses haven't dropped them into relegation, but they're playing like a relegation team. Next week home to Mallorca, a must win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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