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^^ So kuman odhan put pictures of smiling children? Now look how you upset the entire site.

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^^ Not the Fu-Fu curse?

^^ Guardiola is only ever going to tell his team to attack, saaxib. There isn't much that he can do for them more than what he has been doing. Jose on the other hand is a motivator, a leader, a guy that can convince rubbish players they are the best thing ever. This is the difference and this is why I think Barca may struggle to get past Inter.

^^ Norf is with Barca now.

^^ They use a garden fork. Here you missed the meat part...

I only seek CL's attention and CL is long gone.

^^ Kaftan? War the man didn't sleep since last night because of this bad news of yours.

^^ I've changed my mind. Bayern might 'just' beat United tonight.

But I am not complaining about the weather, you empty baaldi. It is in fact NOT sunny outside.

I say Inter will crush Barca because of the Inter manager. Because of the belief in the Inter team. Because of the Inter defence and because Barca struggle against teams that press them high up the field. Mourinho ready for Barcelona test Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho plans to spring a few surprises on Barcelona after guiding his side to their first Champions League semi-final since 2003. The teams have already met in this season's competition with Barca drawing 0-0 in Italy and winning 2-0 at home. But Mourinho has promised a "completely different" display in the last four. "Rest assured we'll play another game," he said. "This is a mentally different team with confidence and ability. Inter has entered a new dimension." Wesley Sneijder's early goal earned Inter a 1-0 win at CSKA Moscow to complete a 2-0 aggregate quarter-final triumph and set up a last four tie against Barcelona. The reigning European champions demolished Arsenal 4-1 at the Nou Camp, with Lionel Messi scoring all four goals, as they eased through 6-3 on aggregate. The Spaniards will be overwhelming favourites to reach their third final in five years, but Mourinho, who is the first manager to lead three different clubs (Porto, Chelsea and Inter) to the Champions League semi-finals, remains unfazed. "They will have the advantage of playing the return at the Nou Camp, but we will know how to treat the two matches," he said. "It's five consecutive victories in the Champions League now; we are deservedly and comfortably through to the semi-finals. "We can talk of a total change in Inter's history in the Champions League. "Whatever happens in the semi-final or the final, Inter will be full of confidence going into next season's Champions League. "If we don't win it this year, Inter will win it in the next few years." The Italians have been European champions twice, winning successive titles in 1964 and 1965. They were denied a third victory in four years when they were beaten 2-1 by Celtic in 1967 and they last reached the final in 1972, losing 2-0 to Ajax. Story from BBC SPORT: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/europe/8607065.stm Published: 2010/04/07 11:05:37 GMT © BBC MMX Let th arguments begin.

I am told I have become less grumpy of late, B. By the way, that Grumpy Old Men show is a waste of time. They complain about cars, people in supermarkets and all sorts of pointless nonsense.

Originally posted by Nassir: When self-styled public figures issue existential threats to the people of SSC, how will the average person of this one nation be impacted in the long run? Did he issue a threat or are you going by the nonsense written above?

^^ It's not sunny. Juxa is dreaming again.

Whatever you do don't read them the book called 'My Mother Never Told Me'.

Rivaldo, Stoichkov, Ronaldo, Cruyff: were you watching? Brilliant Lionel Messi’s single-handed demolition of Arsenal in the Nou Camp shows that he belongs among the legends of all time Matt Dickinson The Nou Camp hosted a football match last night, but this mighty stadium was simply a stage for one man to parade his genius. The Hall of Fame at Barcelona is full of great names such as Cruyff, Stoichkov, Rivaldo and Ronaldo but very few have been fêted like Lionel Messi, whose name rolled down the steepling terraces as he walked off, almost bashfully, bouncing the match ball like a little kid. Cristiano Ronaldo could score five goals for Real Madrid against Barcelona on Saturday and yet still face a forlorn battle to usurp Messi as World Player of the Year. The debate may now be taken into other realms, such as where Messi stands in the all-time pantheon. Still below his compatriot, Diego Maradona, who was not only the maestro in successful teams; at Napoli and for Argentina, Maradona was the team. Of recent greats, he sits below Zinédine Zidane, too, in that Messi does not aspire to be the conductor of his side, simply the dazzling virtuoso. He can, as Arsène Wenger pointed out, move in and out of games; it is just that his interventions this season have been so often and so spectacular that you begin to run out of superlatives. Four hat-tricks in 2010; 39 goals this season, and barely a duff one among them. There is something particularly joyful about seeing such a diminutive figure bestride a sport that, increasingly, we come to see dominated by power and athleticism. Which leads us neatly on to José Mourinho. Now we have one genius against another; at least that’s how Mourinho may see it. The greatest footballer in the world against the man who fancies himself as the supreme tactician. Barcelona will face Inter Milan in the Champions League semi-finals and one might already imagine the beauty-and-the-beast stereotypes given Mourinho’s willingness to do whatever it takes to stifle an opponent. If that is a little unfair given the grace with which Wesley Sneijder unpicked Chelsea, nevertheless we can expect Inter to face Barcelona with the same demonic intensity that Mourinho inspired from his team at Stamford Bridge. Having already knocked out Chelsea, the man they love to mock in Catalonia as the “translator” from his years here under Sir Bobby Robson will already be plotting. In his own mind, there is not a conundrum he cannot solve, but he already knows the scale of this task. Inter were beaten 2-0 by Barcelona in November in the group stage (the first game finished 0-0 in Milan), and that was without Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. “We’re far from being Barça in terms of individual qualities and profile,” Mourinho said at the time, even if there has been improvement at Inter since. Perhaps Mourinho will see flaws in a team that, however dominant, always gives chances to opponents. He may well detect that even Messi needs spells of rest in between his dazzling bursts. But he will also know only too well that Barcelona’s greatness stems not only from their individuals, such as Messi and the sublime Xavi Hernández. It lies in the collective. To watch Pep Guardiola’s team pressing and hounding Arsenal last night was to watch a side who acknowledge the necessity of hard work. The Nou Camp crowd may carry a sense of entitlement, whistling Arsenal for daring to put a foot in, but Guardiola fights to banish any complacency in his ranks. He continues to remind them that all the praise they receive for their beautiful game will count for little unless they write their names in the history books; as they may well do given the chance to become the first team to retain the European Cup since AC Milan 20 years ago. Mourinho will have something to say about that; his team will certainly be more robust in defence than Arsenal. Some may even question whether Messi’s goals were diminished by Arsenal’s depleted defence last night, which might all be fair if Messi was not playing like this week after week. His four goals had varying levels of skill, but none could remotely be called ordinary. He appeared to add the last, driving the ball through Manuel Almunia’s legs, just to prove that he could score at will. In the absence of Ibrahimovic, he was playing centre forward and making a nonsense of all the talk of the need for a big man to bring presence to an attack. Just play it on the ground and give it to the little genius. At only 22 it is mind-blowing to think what may still be to come from him, including at the World Cup if Maradona, his national coach, can only create a proper platform, which he has singularly failed to do so far. There are still mountains for Messi to conquer and sustaining this level of play will be another significant test of his claims to greatness. But Messi has already left one mark for everyone lucky enough to be in the Nou Camp last night. The chance to say “I was there”. It was a privilege. Awesome foursomes Eusébio, Portugal 5 North Korea 3, World Cup, July 23, 1966 Portugal are inspired to recover from 3-0 down by Eusébio, who scores with four fierce shots, two of them penalties, and tees up the other goal. Gary Lineker, Spain 2 England 4, friendly, Feb 18, 1987 Barcelona striker stuns Madrid crowd as England come from 1-0 down. Lineker is at his predatory best, but also plays a big part in the build-up to his hat-trick goal. Andrey Arshavin, Liverpool 4 Arsenal 4, Barclays Premier League, April 21, 2009 The Russian’s final three goals come in the last quarter and his quartet is completed after a counter-attack that follows a Liverpool corner. Words by Bill Edgar Source

Originally posted by Wigad: Haye aaway at&t.. matter of fact where are all the people who said messi can't perform in the premier league. allot of people will be forced to eat their words as i predicted messi carved through the arsenal defence. in the last goal they looked like they were just watching messi struck in amazement. this is gona be a repeat sorry to say but there is no competition for barca this year man u won't get past bayern and inter are just not good enough. Scoring four against Arsenal does not count, adeer. Messi is a great player but he is still no Maradona. Plus, I reckon Inter will give Barca a harder game. P.S. It was not only Messi. What did you think of Xavi's performance?

Stuff and nonsense.

^^ War wax fahma dee. Liverpool only lost two games at home in the league all season, saaxib (all our other eight losses were away). Of our five remaining games we have three at home (Chelsea, Fulham and West Ham) and two away (Hull and Burnley). It's straight forward, saaxib. The miracle will still be if City or Spurs finish fourth and not Liverpool. Liverpool also had only two draws at home by the way. Horta wax la yidhaahdo Educated Guess hore miyo ku maray? (Adiga iyo qoladaan kale). Arsenal may beat Barca. Chelsea may not win the league and Liverpool may not finish fourth. But no educated guess that relies on form, stats, experience and chances will say that any of this would happen. War wax fahma ban idin idhi.

^^ You're getting yourselves lost in all this Alphabet nonsense. The bottom line is that Al Shabab believe they are right and they will fight anyone who disagrees with them. The question should be about finding a way to stop Al Shabab from fighting and get them to the negotiating table (with A, B, C or Z). I personally doubt it and see only three options. Agree with Al Shabab, Obliterate them or wait for Al Shabab to eat itself up. Option one becomes difficult to accept with every passing day. Option two is not likely with the current TFG. Option three is the only one that was on the table from day one. It's a stalemate, poeple. Don't let me stop you from patronising each other though.

^^ The whole idea of PL is to equate itself with SL, Xaji. Something about black heads and calculators.

Originally posted by Xaji_Xunjuf: Dee wa runteed labba maha wadankeenu Somaliland wa hall weye

Chubacka, it's not my fault if he feels comfortable doing his work in my office. He believes that if things go wrong he can use the excuse 'but I did it with NGONGE'.

^^ No. Tax accountant (year end and all that). He's doing the work and I'm nodding and saying the occasional 'yeah, you're right'. 'no, I disagree'. 'he paid that much tax? wow'.