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Best side we have seen at the Amex so far.
- Thread starter Rogero
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... and when they took that shocking left back off
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Barnsleylona
blueandwhitestripes
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I know it was pre-season but I thought Villarreal gave us a footballing lesson
Beat me to it...
carteater
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palace in the play offs 
... don't ban me...
... don't ban me...
Baldseagull
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Go and wash your keyboard carteater.
carteater
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i can't, it's a macbook, one microscopic particle of liquid will void the warranty
Villareal, definitely.
They murdered us, without breaking sweat.
They murdered us, without breaking sweat.
carteater
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this
- Jul 7, 2003
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palace in the play offs
No need to ban you. They were nowhere near the best side we've seen at the Amex in that game.
Unfortunately, because of the way it ended, it's easy to forget that we were the better side in the first half, and then their keeper made one excellent save and we hit the bar in the second. Palace had one game-changing player that night, he did his job, and they were able to defend for the rest of the game while our players contemplated the end of their season.
I'm not just saying this because it's Palace, but they were nowhere near the standards of several other teams that have played at the Amex. I'm sure even they would admit they weren't setting the world alight in the play offs. They just worked hard, got things right tactically, and had the luck when it mattered.
The result is all that matters, of course, but to suggest they were somehow a brilliant side that night is- in some deeply insignificant way- rewriting history.
shaolinpunk
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The speed with which Villarreal moved the ball around was breathtaking - made me realise just how far from complete we were
Don't think we can really compare with Villareal, they are a very good La Liga side. Finished 6th this season and have a solid recent history of European football.
SouthCoastOwl
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shaolinpunk
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They'd also just been promoted having dropped to the Segunda division for a year. I'm not saying we can really compare but it was a lesson in how the possession style of football should be played
brightonmark1234
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what about the sides we have made look good at the amex
Vegas Seagull
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- Jul 10, 2009
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Our left side
Vs Derby
Bridge, Vicente & Lua Lua
We'll never see better
Vs Derby
Bridge, Vicente & Lua Lua
We'll never see better
The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
- 18,383
Villarreal by a MILE. No competition for me.