TheUNInterrupted:A Sports Odyssey

BARCA   VS  BETIS  INSIDE THE FOXHOLE by LONN PHILLIPS SULLIVAN                   Lionel Messi, the greatest player of all time, has had a hell of a season...it's been a blistering ride on the field and a maddening one of bizarre firsts off the pitch:                  Leo's dodged injuries, Ernesto Valverde's cluelessness, and currently his own board's impotent cowardice to lead Barcelona yet again to victory this weekend: but it wasn't his classic goalscoring, riveting free kicks or uncanny, fleet footed runs in on goal which delivered Barca from Betis's combative clutches:                   I n the madcap 2-3 victory over Real Betis,  Leo proceeded to spellbind us with his stunning passing arsenal and his absolute mastery of the set piece delivery, sending in two chipped-in crosses from fre e kicks for Clemen...

WHY  LIVERPOOL  ARE  THE BEST TEAM ON THE PLANET LIVERPOOL 2019/2020 Undefeated in EPL / Group Winners in UCL 87 GOALS SCORED Completed 9 straight clean sheets  (only Marseille's streak of 4 comes close) 2.4 goals scored per 90 0.6 goals allowed per 90 26 game winning streak  (all comps)            How can anyone beat them?           Last time we made a Top 10 list, Liverpool reigned supreme then as they do now , and in early February 2020, who's going to make a push to finally usurp Klopp's powerhouse squad?            Who will finally beat them in the EPL?                Their domination knows no bounds and their potential for defeat is borderline impossible:              In early fall, they weren't at their best, appearing sloppy as they made uncharacteristic errors, though...

THE  GRADUAL  ASCENDANCY  OF SETIEN'S BARCA: FIRST TERM REPORT CARD  By LONN PHILLIPS SULLIVAN                   After nearly three weeks under the leadership of our new manager Quique Setien, Barcelona are frightening their reams of bandwagon fans:                These unfaithful fairweathers felt entitled to victory for so long under the umbrella of Messi's greatness, but while the collective performances, the drive, and the soul of our team ground to a halt under Valverde, it meant nothing to them .                 In 2020, many who claim Soci membership are still fixated on results, concerned with highlights, big names, advertising spectacles, and tons of trending hashtags: from their eyes, "Mes Que Un Club" could just be some type of internet trend or bizarre typo.               ...

            THE  GREAT ULTRA-SEXY: BARCELONA'S  DREAM TEAM GETS ITS MANAGER by LONN PHILLIPS SULLIVAN                 For the first time in nearly three seasons , we feel excited about Barcelona's present and their future...but it was like pulling teeth to finally get here.                For 3 long years, we wrote time and time again about what was wrong about Barcelona , why they looked utterly bored, why they seemed out of touch, how they could "perform" with such a shocking lethargy, and how it always came down to Lionel Messi rescuing a disastrous collective performance.               We described the inferior management and ineptitude of the interminable Ernesto Valverde  as he was hired, then we closely followed on baited breath as he forged forward in his scorched earth quest to sink Barcelona to th...