Celtic may have had a roller-coaster week, what with their being eliminated from European competition with a loss to Barcelona mid-week before coming back to defeat Aberdeen 3-0 in the League Cup final on Sunday.
We need Stephen Hawking to explain how Crawlry Town's defense kept the ball from going into the net on this play against Accrington Stanley.
Never worried... pic.twitter.com/SaaZhpYFyL
— Crawley Town (@crawleytown) October 24, 2016
Sir Alex Ferguson famously quipped before the 2009 Champions League Final that Barcelona "get you on that carousel and they make you dizzy with their passing.” The rhythm and tempo of their passing makes opponents feel as though they’re chasing ghosts around the pitch.
Defenders don't normally get that hyped about stuff. The occasional goal, sure, but when it comes to defense defenders tend to perpetuate that strong, silent-type stereotype. Making a good defensive play, getting into position for the next play and not smiling or showing any emotion at all seems to be the copnvention.
And then we have Australian left back Aziz Behich, who made a pretty good defensive play for Turkish club Bursaspor and then lost his mind.
UPDATE: Alves' transfer to Juventus is official:
UFFICIALE - @DaniAlvesD2 è bianconero! https://t.co/U82CsKAyIY #BemVindoDani pic.twitter.com/1Uxq8fjdnz
— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) June 27, 2016
A study from the CIES Football Observatory quantifying performance of players has named Liverpool center back Dejan Lovren as the best center back in the EPL. Other results include Cesc Fabregas as best defensive midfielder.
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