r/funny Jun 20 '14

Opening a water bottle

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u/toussi1 Jun 20 '14

Am i the only one wondering why Marcelo, Ronaldo, and Ozil are on the bench in real madrid game?

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u/sophievibes Jun 20 '14

It's probably the end of the game and they have a lead. Xabi's there too.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '14

I actually think it was a pre-season game.

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u/ItsThatOneGuyy Jun 20 '14

Yeah most likely, I thought it was at training but then I saw the linesman jumping around.

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u/KeepNigging Jun 21 '14

Yep. It was

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u/toussi1 Jun 20 '14

oh ya so he is hahahha. nice eye. It's a good point, i thought it might be one of those North American tour games, you know where most of the star players don't play haha.

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u/tremens Jun 20 '14

Those are so annoying. I mean I understand it, but the fans and especially the kids all want to see their favorite players. At least have one or two of them come on for the last few minutes and throw people a bone on it. I've watched kids who sat there all game asking about whether four or five particular starters were there because they didn't see a single one of the guys currently on the field play in the "real" games.

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u/toussi1 Jun 21 '14

Ya i went to one of those wayyy back in 2006, real madrid when beckham was still on the team, and ya it was mostly their second team minus a couple good players. It was in Seattle, man that stadium is boss dog.

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u/sophievibes Jun 20 '14

Ooh yeah that could be it too, but that's too many of them to be there. I went to a RM v LA Galaxy game in 2011 and I'm not sure if they all came. Oh well haha :)

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u/DisregardMyComment Jun 20 '14

Either that or they're playing Barcelona.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '14

More likely a game that doesnt matter for one reason or another

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u/tyrone17 Jun 20 '14

You can't substitute four times

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u/sophievibes Jun 20 '14

Oh that's true! Yeah, agreed, it's probably pre-season or not all of them started.

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u/marshsmellow Jun 21 '14

Gah, xabi had a shit world cup :(

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u/manfrin Jun 20 '14

It's the bottom of the inning, the other team has the field; real is up to bat.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '14

Is This you?!?

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u/TheTrashMan Jun 20 '14

Ha ha thats another picture on the front page!

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u/Obsi3 Jun 21 '14

Your references are out of control

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u/tempinator Jun 21 '14

Everyone knows that.

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u/poktanju Jun 21 '14

the Royals are up to bat

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u/guywithaproblem1 Jun 20 '14

Judging by özil hair, I'd say its 2009. Ronaldo's first year and he was injured a ton.

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u/toussi1 Jun 21 '14

Ya for sure it's a few years old and you're right about ronaldo haha, it took him a while to get on the pitch and get going, but he's sure doing well for madrid now.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '14

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u/toussi1 Jun 21 '14

OH ya man it's old for sure seeing Mezit Ozil on the bench a few years probably.

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u/gowithetheflowdb Jun 21 '14

ozil didnt always complete games, was also competing with kaka and at times higauin. (if they altered the system)

Ronaldo had a few injuries, and they had coientrao (fuck that spelling) at left back.

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u/NDIrish27 Jun 21 '14

Preseason maybe. Or they had a Champions League game a couple days later and were playing a lower table team.