Pressure mounts on Mourinho

Moving on.

Mou is responsible. No question when you manage a team with that talent you have to find a way to win.

Or perhaps he'll end up like Ralf Rangnick, who stepped down as Schalke coach today because of "emotional stress".

And shout out to Miro Klose for scoring the winning goal for Lazio and now has 2 goals in three Serie A matches.

At least Barcelona is drawing too, albeit in a more entertaining fashion. Funny how the top two in the Premier League raced out to the front and in La Liga they are lagging behind. Maybe La Liga is competitive after all

I can't disagree with this, and I wonder why the bigger clubs haven't already done it, Arsenal especially

http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/85/england/2011/09/22/2677615/tottenham-bos s-harry-redknapp-suggests-teams-should-adapt-to

Speaking of X factor, this homie was da bomb last night. True original playa. Everything Mad Mex is not.

Mou is responsible no doubt. But how much pressure is there really. They are 3 back of Valencia which really should not be any cause for alarm at this point in the season.

I suppose it's really my fault that i read the dumb rumor.

Der Pope makes Historic German visit!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15016554

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Originally posted 11:10 AM ET  09.22 by CU Tiger

Der Pope makes Historic German visit!http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15016554

Whew, I'm just glad the BBC found a way to mention Hitler in the story.

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Originally posted 09:58 AM ET  09.22 by Bayern

Mou is responsible. No question when you manage a team with that talent you have to find a way to win.Or perhaps he'll end up like Ralf Rangnick, who stepped down as Schalke coach today because of "emotional stress". And shout out to Miro Klose for scoring the winning goal for Lazio and now has 2 goals in three Serie A matches.

UP KLOSE!

...and personal.

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Is this normal behaviour with my pregnant gf?I had lots of unprotected sex with her and she told me she was pregnant. I got really happy and I hugged her and told her I am really happy to be a child. She seems to be pretty happy too that I liked the idea of being a dad. So I started to have more unprotected sex with her. like instead of once every day, I had it with her like 3 times per day so I can get more used to her body. I can last longer this way too. Plus I know she won't be pregnant again during pregnancy and plus, when I see her bearing our child, (a symbol of our love), I get really turned on when I am with her alone so I just do it with her more.1. Is it normal for me to want to have sex with my gf a lot more now that she is pregnant? (3x per day instead of once per day)2. When you have sex with your partner more, does your body get used to your significant other's body more and last "longer"?3. If I stopped having sex with my pregnant gf for a few months, and would I tend to last very short?4. Can the length of the sex determine if you cheated on her or not? (like if I have sex with some other girl, which I won't because I love my gf so much, then have sex with my gf, would she know that I had sex because the length of sex with my gf that I lasted?)A. Couple more months you will WISH you used protection

wow.

It's a bit early in the day for you Playa, isn't it? You normally wait until post 100 before you start doing this.

Not sure this is what I need to see right when I get to work in the morning.

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Originally posted 11:37 AM ET  09.22 by J11: RIP

It's a bit early in the day for you Playa, isn't it? You normally wait until post 100 before you start doing this.Not sure this is what I need to see right when I get to work in the morning.

Slow morning at Quizno's I imagine.

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Originally posted 11:37 AM ET  09.22 by J11: RIP

It's a bit early in the day for you Playa, isn't it? You normally wait until post 100 before you start doing this.Not sure this is what I need to see right when I get to work in the morning.

It's almost be noon on the first coast, son!

Claudio Ranieri officially announced as Inter coach.

It's an interesting hire, and Ranieri gets "results" in that his teams pick up points, but they rarely finish that well in the overall table and for a guy who's been managing very talented teams for two decades now, the only real trophies he won are are a Serie B Championship, a Coppa Italia, a Copa del Rey, and an Intertoto Cup.

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Originally posted 11:51 AM ET  09.22 by J11: RIP

Claudio Ranieri officially announced as Inter coach.It's an interesting hire, and Ranieri gets "results" in that his teams pick up points, but they rarely finish that well in the overall table and for a guy who's been managing very talented teams for two decades now, the only real trophies he won are are a Serie B Championship, a Coppa Italia, a Copa del Rey, and an Intertoto Cup.

Any rumors as to preferred formation or XI?

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Originally posted 12:06 PM ET  09.22 by R-Dog

Any rumors as to preferred formation or XI?

Can't be worse or stranger than what Gasp had going. Zanetti at striker. Sneijder playing center back. You know the norm...

Regarding the actual topic: At the risk of sounding like a Mou apologist, I don't see how this is his responsibility. This is the same formation and essentially the same players that had people clamoring about Madrid on the brink of overtaking Barca less than a month ago. Mou didn't get sent off over a stupid foul against Levante. He also didn't miss a bunch of sitters or defend like Abel Xavier after a roofie buffet.

Here is one of the reasons Madrid hasn't gotten itself back to the mountain top since 2002: it's always the fault of the manager, never the fault of the well paid, highly sought after players. Mou will ultimately pay the price if they don't win, but the players are the ones to blame.

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Originally posted 12:09 PM ET  09.22 by Unknown:

Can't be worse or stranger than what Gasp had going. Zanetti at striker. Sneijder playing center back. You know the norm...

Apparently someone has never heard of "total football".

"I???m focusing on really performing at my highest level. That doesn???t mean that the whole backline can perform at that same level, so that???s a problem. I think this is a team game and unfortunately there isn't an equal level between my teammates and I."

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Originally posted 12:06 PM ET  09.22 by R-Dog

Any rumors as to preferred formation or XI?

He's an old school catenaccio coach, so I'd imagine - with everyone healthy - you'll see:

--------------Cesar----------------------
Maicon-Lucio-Ranocchia-Nagatomo
---------------Cambiasso---------------
------Motta-----------------Stankovic--
------------------Sneijder----------------
-----------Forlan----------Milito---------

But of course, that leaves Zarate, Alvarez, and Pazzini on the bench, as well as Zanetti (who may slot in at left back), Poli, and Obi as people who can slot in at the midfield positions.