http://futfanatico.com/2010/03/17/barcelona-the-spanish-art-of-war-the-siege/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barcelona-the-spanish-art-of-war-the-siege Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:58:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://futfanatico.com/2010/03/17/barcelona-the-spanish-art-of-war-the-siege/#comment-340 Pulling Back the Curtain on the Wizard of Real Madrid - The Run of Play Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:53:19 +0000 http://futfanatico.com/?p=4918#comment-340 [...] up shit.” The last time I grappled with this subject, I grasped for Aristotelian examples of warfare. Now I turn myself to a more nefarious extended metaphor: college basketball in the United [...] [...] up shit.” The last time I grappled with this subject, I grasped for Aristotelian examples of warfare. Now I turn myself to a more nefarious extended metaphor: college basketball in the United [...]

]]> http://futfanatico.com/2010/03/17/barcelona-the-spanish-art-of-war-the-siege/#comment-339 Real Madrid’s Spanish Art of War: the Cavalry Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:54:08 +0000 http://futfanatico.com/?p=4918#comment-339 [...] have discussed the Catalonian siege, the Valencienne ambush, and the arrows of Villareal. Now we turn our gaze to the most basic and [...] [...] have discussed the Catalonian siege, the Valencienne ambush, and the arrows of Villareal. Now we turn our gaze to the most basic and [...]

]]> http://futfanatico.com/2010/03/17/barcelona-the-spanish-art-of-war-the-siege/#comment-338 Barcelona & the Spanish Art of War: the Siege « Scissors Kick Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:28:37 +0000 http://futfanatico.com/?p=4918#comment-338 [...] Barcelona & the Spanish Art of War: the Siege “So I realized that in my two years of blogging, I have made a huge mistake – I have somehow avoided the trite comparisons of sport/war and sport/chess. Well, I did touch on weapons in an ages old MLS power ranking, but this simile, like a virgin forest in Alaska, is ripe for a plundering. I also have seen some eery similarities between ancient military tactics and the current state of La Liga. I promise this is not just a rehash of my Argentina piece at Run of Play, but that is a nice intro.” (futfanatico) [...] [...] Barcelona & the Spanish Art of War: the Siege “So I realized that in my two years of blogging, I have made a huge mistake – I have somehow avoided the trite comparisons of sport/war and sport/chess. Well, I did touch on weapons in an ages old MLS power ranking, but this simile, like a virgin forest in Alaska, is ripe for a plundering. I also have seen some eery similarities between ancient military tactics and the current state of La Liga. I promise this is not just a rehash of my Argentina piece at Run of Play, but that is a nice intro.” (futfanatico) [...]

]]> http://futfanatico.com/2010/03/17/barcelona-the-spanish-art-of-war-the-siege/#comment-337 Elliott Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:55:19 +0000 http://futfanatico.com/?p=4918#comment-337 Thanks for the kind words Zito, but if you see Xavi on the street, please please keep a safe distance. Thanks for the kind words Zito, but if you see Xavi on the street, please please keep a safe distance.

]]> http://futfanatico.com/2010/03/17/barcelona-the-spanish-art-of-war-the-siege/#comment-336 Zito Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:27:57 +0000 http://futfanatico.com/?p=4918#comment-336 This is so lovely, the last sentence is just absolutely amazing. This is so lovely, the last sentence is just absolutely amazing.

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