i'm not bothered about ugly, or pretty football. but i do notice things like the way barca were moving. players backpedaling as soon as they hit midfield, playing like they're afraid to score. yeah they played crap, but at the same time you gotta remember that's how jose likes to do it. he likes to steal one goal, then defend until the match is over. whereas pep knows how to sneak into the box, how to work his way in with little triangle passes and quick, good, passing that works its way in. he also has the quality players to take it up to that level and work with the methods pep gives them and deliver success.
jose is one of the best tactical minds in the game. and it wouldn't surprise me if he went from a purely defensive stance one week to a very attack minded stance this week. but its a rare thing for barca to give away goals at home. so good luck to madrid, they're gonna need it. and as much as i like jose, my money is on barca making it to the final. and as for united, well some might think they have it wrapped up, but i fucking hate them and want them to lose so i'm hoping schalke can pull off the upset.
seeing united lose to arsenal this weekend was fantastic, here's hoping we can take em out this coming weekend, and climb back up to the top of the table.