90th minute plus … Barcelona has exposed the long accepted soccer and sports bromide that defense wins championships. With a hobble defense, the Spanish champions weathered United’s early onslaught and fought back with style. Dominant midfielder play led by Xavi and Iniesta. A truly deserved championship for the Blaugrana.
90th minute plus … Rodriguez for Iniesta.
87th minute … Berbatov header sails over the goal.
85th minute … Puyol takes a pass from Xavi and nearly makes it 3-0.
84th minute … Barca in complete and utter control. United players walking, stunned.
75th minute … Last gasp for United, Scholes replaces Giggs. Probably too little, too late.
70th minute … Absolute DAGGER. Xavi finds Messi at the far post, and the Argentine flash scores an goal on an unlikely header. Barcelona, 2-0.
67th minute … Berbatov replaces a frustrated Park.
60th minute … Nothing but frustration for United. Ronaldo offside, errant passes, nothing clicking. But still a long way to go.
52nd minute … Iniesta fouled at top of United penalty are. Xavi beats van der Sar, but shot slams off the near post.
49th minute … Barcelaon pouring forward, with control and confidence. But without scoring so far, which could be deadly.
47th minute … Xavi springs Henry down the left, one on one with Ferdinand. Fakes the big defender off his feet, but shot is saved by van der Sar. Could have been a dagger.
46th minute … Tevez replaces the ineffective Anderson.
Halftime … The type of match where you look up at the running clock and are amazed that 40-45 have passed. Sheer entertainment, regardless of which team you’re supporting. If you’re reading this the real question is: Why aren’t you watching the match?
If you’re Sir Alex, who comes off and who goes on for the second half? If you’re Guardiola, do you make any changes?
45th minute … Messi takes a throw-in on the near side and just motors 40 years with the ball seemingly attached to his left foot for a shot that van der Sar can’t gain control of. Cleared by United defense.
43rd minute … Rooney looking increasingly frustrated out on the left, seeing little of the ball. While Iniesta and Xavi bob and weave at will in the midfield.
39th minute … As hobbled as Barca’s defense is with the absence of Marquez, Abidal, et al, United’s skill players are getting little space to turn and run. And Sylvinho is holding his own.
33rd minute … Barca captain Puyol blankets Rooney, and United’s Park has not yet imposed himself on the game; while for Barca, Henry seems lost on the left flank.
27th minute … If Messi was quick enough, the little Argentine is replendent in his new electric-blue Adidas Tunit F50i shoes. Like some many players today, they’re going with the day-glo colors on their flippers. Break out the sunglasses!
25th minute … Can we stop the clock or put it in someone’s pocket? This is end to end stuff. The game at its pinnacle. Play all night!
24th minute … Anderson jostles Iniesta, Barca’s engine about 25-28 yards from goal on the near side. Xavi’s curling free kick sails wide.
23rd minute … Eto’o’s goal seems to have settled Barcelona and renewed its confidence. United’s early ball possession game seems a thing of the past. … For now.
20th minute … Valdés wipes out Park on a sprint to the edge of the area to clear.
17th minute … Ronaldo makes a fool of Pique and forces the Barcelona defender into an obstruction 25 yeards out. Pique also takes a yellow card from Referee Massimo Busacca, but free kick sails high.
10th minute … Barca’s first offensive foray led by Iniesta, who carries 10-15 yards and leads Eto’s into the United area. The Cameroonian international cuts around Vidic and slips the ball past van der Sar. Talk about counters. So much of United’s early dominance. Barcelona 1-0
9th minute … United buildup on left springs Ronaldo for left-footed shot pushed wide of goal.
7th minute … Ronaldo, who has had so much success from long range recently, unloads from about 30 years. And why not? With Valdés showing signs of the yipes.
5th minute … Pressure is all from United.
1st minute … Anderson nutmegs Toure, Ronaldo’s low free kick is coughed up by Valdés, Park misses rebound and it goes for a Manchester United corner. Valdés looks shaky early.
Underway at 2.45 and Valdés immediately flubs a clearing pass over the touchline.
Minutes before kickoff … Manchester United in all white; Barcelona is blue-and-red striped jerseys.
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA GFK, Jr.
AKA The Sly, Slick and the Wicked
AKA The Voodoo Child
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
http://www.thegmanifesto.com
Just downloaded this album by Hiroshi Fukumura, cool sample – guess it’s already well known, but it surprised me.
OC – The Chosen One
White Clouds – Hiroshi Fukumura
OC – The Chosen One lyrics
I’m coming from an Egyptian Mola story, rarely told
Back in the mix of things to break the mold Good as gold mind ya leave negative thoughts behind ya
Type of how I’m living be more potency than ganja
Oh Period; when you see my face I’m serious Move with the mystique of a cheetah, mysterious Dominate jungles when I walk the floor rumbles
The baddest motherfuckers – I make their attitudes humble
My aura shine bright like sunlight, in Fahrenheit temperature
Stylee’s, you file these
Most is type of scriptures, follow me is for reference
Other MC’s make no kind of sense
Oh freeze foes and bleed souls and leave those stunned
Descended on the planet, you’re in confusion
Pick ten, subtract five then, subtract four
Watch the Sun leave a shadow on the man that’s raw
I be
Chorus:
The Chosen One, beyond the Moet and the Cristal The Son of a King and a Queen, I’m a gifted child
All bow to me like the image of God, Supreme Being
Get you to the eyes worth seeing
Check out the rick ross album on youtube. Production is pretty nice throughout. Hooks are trashy autotune mostly though.
Rick Ross – Magnificent Ft. John Legend
cool special ed interpolation, flips same angela bofill as this prodigy:
prodigy of mobb deep – You Can Never Feel My Pain – H.N.I.C.
OG track the sample comes from:
Angela Bofill-“Gotta Make It Up To You”
I kind of feel bad Rick Ross got exposed so hard because it sounds like he’s trying to make good music. Oh well, he won’t have the $$ for this kind of production ever again.
The more i think about it, this is like song of the year so far (in the weakest hip-hop year ever).
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA GFK, Jr.
AKA The Sly, Slick and the Wicked
AKA The Voodoo Child
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
http://www.thegmanifesto.com
At any given Cipriani benefit ball, midtown, soho, downtown, I perform like Michael, MPM, Tyson, Jordan, or Jackson. Suited down, pocket squared, no mobb boss but I’ve been performing hits since I stepped on the scene. Long Vol, Short Vol, you can try to understand the Greeks but I bet you are still beta. They say Kanye ‘you keeps it too real boy’.
Like stone crab claws at Lure Fish Bar on Prince Street. I’m dishing at chicks like the point guard on your favorite team. Late night at White Star on Essex on the DL. Like new cash bond issuance in the credit markets, high grade priced 8 Bill, it was all good just a week ago. High Yields on the rise, the bifurcation was so February. I’m trading single B’s off the break like E tabs at a rave. If you’re long credit, watch the DIP or you’ll get crammed down harder than secured lenders in Chrysler by Uncle Sam. Pimp Cadillac population excluded.
I’ve respected the game since my first dice roll Timberland booted down. Summertime is around the corner. Gucci loafers, no socks, Eric Ripert dinners. Girls at Da Silvano. Bisteca next door. I’m fam at the Waverly. For the futures market non fluent, trade the VXX as hedge. Thank me later. Euro dollar futures. Spooz futures. Treasury futures. Curves steep now. Its cross asset class but same school.
Stocks at 1, you can’t short it that much more. I see your 100 shares front running me. Monaco. Marbella. Mauritius. Go long the Kiwi and AUD when inflation hits and it will. The funeral of CDO. RIP Equity tranche 2006. Synthetic CDO was an infant death. The rebirth of cash. The ailing of CDS. Non-Financial Hybrids pricing in 21% at call but then again capital structure arb wasn’t you. I forgive your weak ass, hustling just ain’t you. I’m still seen at Masa.