Theories why Mourinho did it with Inter but not Madrid

Only after the first leg, it seems the road is over for Madrid. They lost 2-0 at their own ground..... which means the second leg in Nou Camp will be nothing more than a boring match of Barca passing the ball around and Madrid either running around like dogs or just stay back to try make the result respectable. My bet, Barca for final and win the cup.

I was rooting for Madrid eventhough a Madrid-Man U final will most likely result in Man U winning the title. At least a Man U-Madrid game will be more 'entertaining' than watching Barca dictate the game against a bunch of headless devils. Face it, Man U plays pretty much like Madrid at the moment... direct running and extensive use of body strength (except for Nani and Park).

Back to the main topic, why can't Mourinho do it again....given the resources given to him... It's quite simple, Madrid have stars while Inter is full of fallens. Italy is known to be a pre-retirement league now... or a league to re-ignite fallen stars. Look at Ibra..Ronaldinho...Ronaldo...Sneider..Cicinho....Cassano... Eto'o... Beckham ... When these players face big clubs, they tend to give extra so that people will remember that they're still that good... That was the case when Inter played in last year's edition.

When we compare Madrid now and the Inter last season, they're being set up the same way..but will different players...thus results will vary. With Inter, Mourinho uses right wing back and left attacking winger for his flanks because he had Maicon and Eto'o. With Madrid, his strongest wing back is Marcelo on the left.... and strongest winger is Ronaldo on the right. However, he doesn't have a strong central targetman like Milito..... Higuain is a real poacher but he's a bit too small while Benzema is too much flair. SO he had to shift Ronaldo to center..making Maria his strongest winger which is on the left. That creates an imbalance..so he shifted Maria to the right. However, on the right..Maria will not be able to deliver crosses on his right foot since he is all left....again, imperfection. Now, the flanks are not functioning well because Maria will have to deliver crosses with his left foot from the right....thus, deep crosses which will be dealt easily by Pique or Valdes. Ronaldo will have to hope slip ups from any of them, which occured after 90 minutes of playing during the Spanish CUp final...and the goalkeeper was Pinto....

Next we look at the central area... with Inter, Sneider was playing behind MIlito. His role was to shoot to goal, which his accuracy and strong shooting.... goalkeepers will tend to mishandle and spill the ball for Milito to tuck in. With Madrid.... he tried with Ozil but he didn't get any decent shot... Mourinho tried with Alonso but he doesn't have real fluidity to bring the ball to his optimum range. Plus, Alonso operated a little too deep..a little too far to shoot. I'm not sure if Kaka would have done the trick but as far as I remember...Kaka spreads the ball around..not shoot from range. Thus, his best bet to fill Sneider's role was actually Ronaldo.... Which Mourinho tried when he brought in Adebayor for Ozil.

With Inter, Mourinho covering in midfield was done by Cambiasso.... quality defensive midfielder that roams around spreading the ball to the attacking players. In Madrid, Mourinho had to use Pepe... pushed from center back. Defensive-wise Pepe is better Cambiasso...but passing....haiya... To add more defensive cover, Mourinho added Lass. I think Lass is better than Pepe but he's lacking in real competetive matches. Lass was assigned to disrupt the tempo of Xavi and Barca wingers. The problem with Pepe being pushed up is that, in defense we have Albiol and Ramos. To me, Ramos is more suited as right back because, well..look at him when he plays on the right. In Albiol... I don'te really have anything to say... He's not really a center back...a little to small if you ask me...and a little to slow. He plays best when he's paired with Pepe... 'coz Albiol is good with holding up players and Pepe will cut in. That was the plan when Mourinho paired Albiol with Ramos since Ramos is quick like Pepe too.... But I guess Ramos doesn't think as good as Pepe.

Although Madrid is no Inter, Mourinho have enough quality to at least grab a draw... He uses the best players available to fill in the game plan like how he did it with Inter. It went well until Pepe got sent off. WIth Pepe out, only Lass was around to provide defensive cover in midfield. So Alonso had to drop down a little...leaving a huge hole in the middle...Xavi took advantage. Alonso is not as quick as Pepe...thus a double act on the left with Marcelo on the left will not go well if the winger is very very fast... on came Affelay to replace tired legs of Pedro. Pedro and Affelay plays more or less the same..but the absence of Pepe, the lacking of speed in Alonso and the fresh legs of Affelay made it possible for Affelay to break loose from Marcelo and cross for Messi to finish. As for the second goal.... a jaded Madrid is easy to break... Madrid lacks the will power...the resistance.. because they're a bunch of pampered stars... They have nothing to prove because they're already in one of the most successful club in the world... Once they're behind...they hardly have the strength to claw back. Plus, Madrid already won the Spanish Cup..it's more than they've targeted this season.

Messi factor?? Well... to be fair..he moves around compared to Ibra. Ibra is a striker..while Messi is a shifted striker. Messi might not be a threat on air but Barca doesn't go for high crosses anyway...everything pass is a through ball..one two .... pass to space.... Messi thrive with that plan. That is why Mourinho's plan was to disrupt the flow.... and to do that....11 players is needed...One gone and the plan will end..... Because Madrid is not Inter...BYah!!

Happy Easter

Although I'm wishing everyone a Happy Easter, it's hard for me to be joy and all since a friend of mine just lost his dad.... but for the rest of you, just enjoy this day, the day Jesus Christ rose again....as our saviour....Byah!

Deepest condolonces...

They say, on the day you send the dead/coffin to the cemetery, the skies will fall as a sign of sorrow and sadness. I guess that is the case for this morning, the burial of late Dr. Edward Chendang, father of my close friend, Kingston Billy. His departure was shocking news for us, and even still now. A healthy man, active in sports, regular exercise, rarely eats outside and now he’s gone. Let us pray for his soul to be with among great men, a place where he should belong. As for Kingston and his family, hope that they will overcome this difficult time and move on….Amen.

Dear You_4

You see, things just didn't work out and I just could not see myself able to tell it right to your face. I know how you will react and I know I might have a change of heart just because of that.

You changed to ..I don't know.... to a very KL person. You did not notice it but I do... coz I'm not a fan of KL attitude. Suddenly every little things became important.. labels, brands, looks, style, talk.... all bullshit if you ask me. Since that's the lifestyle you chose..since that's the identity you'd prefer..then there is no point anymore..

Maybe what I'm saying here does not or make very little sense... when I think back, it doesn't too. They say love never made any sense in the first place...but it will reach one point where one will realize it's only a crossroad between reality and imaginary world.

But I don't mind if you blame me for everything.. I'd say it's my fault for not saying things a lot earlier... I could have ended it a lot earlier so that the hurt would be less... Now...it's better this way... Don't you think so?

Byah..

Study week..

Well..I'm in my study week now...1 week break before final exams, then it'll be my industrial training. My study week is a little longer though, since my first paper will be on the 30th April....and then 3rd,4th,5th and 6th May..gilaaaaaa!!! I've never had papers in consecutive days!!!! As much as I have a good feeling about this semester, again I don't think it'll be the one I'm going to score... Bila la aku mok masuk anugerah dekan owh... GPA 3 gik belom.... never mind...you can do it.. Be a man, do the right thing!!... Wish me all the best...BYah!!!!

Wrong move...very wrong move..

This article in Utusan will give a huge impact in this year's election... I think, most if not all the areas with chinese majority...will be won by opposition... you just can't say that government should stop giving to the chinese because they're voting the opposition. They're voting the opposition because they feel that they're not getting enough...and if you give them less...it will only get worse... and then the Indians will start to reject too...and the non-Malay bumi might follow the trend...


The best way to win them back is to give more than before.. if they want change, then change... if they want transformation, transform la.. remember, always keep you friends near, but also keep your foes at an armslength... Byah!!

Saja bah..

So as you guys know..the Sarawak's General Election is over..and BN still rule 2/3 of the state...but a huge casualty in terms of the Deputy Chief MInister..yup..The SUPP president lost in Piasau to DAP...

OK..I know you guys care less on the BN seats...so here are the non-BN winners:

Pelagus - BEBAS
Krian - Keadilan
Ba'kelalan - Keadilan (Baru Bian ya'll)
Batu Lintang - Keadilan
Piasau - DAP (sorry DCM)
Kota Sentosa - DAP (Sorry again Datuk Alfred Yap)
Padungan - DAP (I still feel sorry for Dominique Ng Kim Ho..lost seat, lost deposit)
Pujut - DAP
Pending - DAP
Batu Kawah - DAP (by now you can see that Kuching is not BN's supporters)
Meradong - DAP
Pelawan - DAP
Dudong - DAP
Kidurong - DAP
Bukit Assek - DAP
Repok - DAP

In conclusions, BN won the rural seat..but town and city areas have acknowledge that transformation is not enough, but change... That's all folks.. Byah!!