Comments on: Getafe get gutsy in gruelling game http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/11/getafe-get-gutsy-in-gruelling-game/ World Soccer views and news Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Kevin Fylan http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/11/getafe-get-gutsy-in-gruelling-game/#comment-338000 Kevin Fylan Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:53:11 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/11/getafe-get-gutsy-in-gruelling-game/#comment-338000 I agree entirely that Toni's celebration was horrible. You couldn't help but contrast that with Demichelis coming over and doing his best to console Pato. Now that was classy. I agree entirely that Toni’s celebration was horrible. You couldn’t help but contrast that with Demichelis coming over and doing his best to console Pato. Now that was classy.

]]> By: La Liga Review http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/11/getafe-get-gutsy-in-gruelling-game/#comment-337999 La Liga Review Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:47:38 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/11/getafe-get-gutsy-in-gruelling-game/#comment-337999 Typical of me to bring a dose of negativity to the proceedings....but what bothers me is that you just know that Laudrup will end up at another club next season. That would be a shame as Getafe deserve the chance to build upon this season, yet time and again they have to rebuild at the start of every campaign. The astonishing thing is that they manage to do it, not just with a new coach, but deprived of their best players every year as well. Now it looks as if Madrid want Granero and Ruben De La Red back. Shame. On an even darket note - I am alone in being very dissappointed with Luca Toni's celebration after the goal? Total lack of class. Told you I was a little ray of sunshine. Typical of me to bring a dose of negativity to the proceedings….but what bothers me is that you just know that Laudrup will end up at another club next season. That would be a shame as Getafe deserve the chance to build upon this season, yet time and again they have to rebuild at the start of every campaign. The astonishing thing is that they manage to do it, not just with a new coach, but deprived of their best players every year as well. Now it looks as if Madrid want Granero and Ruben De La Red back. Shame.

On an even darket note - I am alone in being very dissappointed with Luca Toni’s celebration after the goal? Total lack of class.

Told you I was a little ray of sunshine.

]]> By: papa bear http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/11/getafe-get-gutsy-in-gruelling-game/#comment-337967 papa bear Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:17:45 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/11/getafe-get-gutsy-in-gruelling-game/#comment-337967 full credit to both sides for showing a ton of guts in this match. Brilliant stuff. I am happy Bayern won but Getafe has nothing to be embarrassed about. They played like champions. It only pains me that Bayern isn't in the CL...next year. :) full credit to both sides for showing a ton of guts in this match. Brilliant stuff.
I am happy Bayern won but Getafe has nothing to be embarrassed about. They played like champions.

It only pains me that Bayern isn’t in the CL…next year. :)

]]> By: Mark Elkington http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/11/getafe-get-gutsy-in-gruelling-game/#comment-337959 Mark Elkington Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:12:53 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/04/11/getafe-get-gutsy-in-gruelling-game/#comment-337959 I can't agree more with what Simon has said. It is a game that will live long in the memory. The way Getafe played deserves note. It wasn't pile forward, heart-on-the-sleeve stuff. Once they had recovered from the shock of losing Real Madrid youth team player De la Red, they wrested control of the ball back from Bayern and ran their socks off with pass and move football. At times you had to remember one side only had ten men. Contra's goal was boys own stuff, running from the halfway line, dodging between two players and firing high into the net. After Bayern's equaliser you thought that was it, but Getafe amazingly went on the attack at the start of extra-time. Even when 3-1 up they regularly broke forward with three men on counter-attacks. I was bombarded with texts from friends who knew I was at the game - none of them would class themselves as Getafe fans - knowing I was witnessing something special. Two came from people who have never texted me before. I know it's only a game and all that, but it was a truly uplifting sight to watch the commitmemt of the Getafe players. People raved about the Liverpool v Arsenal Champions League match which was magnificent, but this was different. Getafe don't have the money of these mega-clubs but have reached consecutive King's Cup finals and were agonisingly close to a major upset against Bayern. Their attack-minded brand of football, and careful nurturing of team spirit is paying dividends and I sincerely hope they can continue to light the way forward for the small/medium sized clubs in Europen football. I can’t agree more with what Simon has said. It is a game that will live long in the memory.
The way Getafe played deserves note. It wasn’t pile forward, heart-on-the-sleeve stuff. Once they had recovered from the shock of losing Real Madrid youth team player De la Red, they wrested control of the ball back from Bayern and ran their socks off with pass and move football. At times you had to remember one side only had ten men.
Contra’s goal was boys own stuff, running from the halfway line, dodging between two players and firing high into the net.
After Bayern’s equaliser you thought that was it, but Getafe amazingly went on the attack at the start of extra-time. Even when 3-1 up they regularly broke forward with three men on counter-attacks.
I was bombarded with texts from friends who knew I was at the game - none of them would class themselves as Getafe fans - knowing I was witnessing something special. Two came from people who have never texted me before.
I know it’s only a game and all that, but it was a truly uplifting sight to watch the commitmemt of the Getafe players. People raved about the Liverpool v Arsenal Champions League match which was magnificent, but this was different.
Getafe don’t have the money of these mega-clubs but have reached consecutive King’s Cup finals and were agonisingly close to a major upset against Bayern.
Their attack-minded brand of football, and careful nurturing of team spirit is paying dividends and I sincerely hope they can continue to light the way forward for the small/medium sized clubs in Europen football.

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