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DarkYoDA
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States1347 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-28 19:25:13
April 28 2009 19:22 GMT
#281
35 mins Barca looks like bullying an under-18 side... The passes completed is 84% compared to 50+% for Chelsea. Oops what's happening? Toure flares up at teamate..

[edit] LOL Drogba nearly made them pay
It's a comedy to claim thy superiority when it's anothers' inferiority which elevated thy mediocrity
white_box921
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United Kingdom967 Posts
April 28 2009 19:28 GMT
#282
valdes saves the day.... i can't believe i am typing this
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33699 Posts
April 28 2009 19:36 GMT
#283
I really love how you could just read Chelsea's mind after that Drogba shot.

"Oh wait, rafael marquez is marking didier drogba. RAFAEL MARQUEZ. We should probably attack."
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
April 28 2009 19:39 GMT
#284
I don't know what to say. I think Hiddink doesn't have faith in his defense or something, there's really no need to have 10 men in the box at all times in the first half. Perhaps he's trying to wear the Barca attack down then start attacking in the second half because he knows his players are more fit. It's been a very boring game, I really hope Chelsea will start opening up in the second half. Valdes did very well vs Drogba.
Telemako
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Spain1637 Posts
April 28 2009 19:41 GMT
#285
I hope you're enjoying the best player of the world...


...

Andrés Iniesta

PD: Chelsea is managing to make Barça don't play their football and rush long passes and 1vs1. If they don't go back to mass-touch style it's going to be a 0-0
I've been around since it all started, and it feels good
DarkYoDA
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States1347 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-28 19:52:43
April 28 2009 19:44 GMT
#286

[image loading]

Poll: Barca v Chelsea
(Vote): Chelsea will get trashed bad!!
(Vote): Small win for Barca
(Vote): Goaless draw
(Vote): Goals Draw
(Vote): Small win for Chelsea
(Vote): Barca get trashed... In Nou Camp?..


Lol to think no one believed it's going to be a goaless draw before the game..

[edit] what's happening Barca injured one by one?
It's a comedy to claim thy superiority when it's anothers' inferiority which elevated thy mediocrity
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28894 Posts
April 28 2009 19:57 GMT
#287
thats chelseas tactic
first force 3 subs then injure valdez
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DarkYoDA
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States1347 Posts
April 28 2009 20:14 GMT
#288
Chelsea play defensive is actually a very bad thing. No 1 it makes their home leg extremely difficult even if it's 0-0 and No 2, if Barca score their gameplan is gone. It's good for Barca however
It's a comedy to claim thy superiority when it's anothers' inferiority which elevated thy mediocrity
kidd
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States2848 Posts
April 28 2009 20:41 GMT
#289
On April 29 2009 05:14 DarkYoDA wrote:
Chelsea play defensive is actually a very bad thing. No 1 it makes their home leg extremely difficult even if it's 0-0 and No 2, if Barca score their gameplan is gone. It's good for Barca however


I completely disagree with everything you said (half of it doesn't even make sense). A 0-0 draw is a great result for Chelsea in Barcelona. Barca has looked pretty much invinsible at home vs every other team they have played, so Chelsea going there and scrapping by with a 0-0 draw is golden.

Barca now has to go to Chelsea with the mindset that if they don't score they have to play overtime and possibly penalties away in England, that is assuming of course that Chelsea don't score at home either. I think that Chelsea is in a great position right now, and will probably advance to the finals assuming that don't fuck it up somehow.
Hi
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
April 28 2009 20:41 GMT
#290
Terrible game, I think it's gonna be hard for Barca to win now.
TonyL2
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
England1953 Posts
April 28 2009 20:46 GMT
#291
On April 29 2009 05:41 zulu_nation8 wrote:
Terrible game, I think it's gonna be hard for Barca to win now.


I agree, unless Chelsea open up more as they'd need to score.

Surprisingly to everyone, Bosingwa did a good job, along with the rest of the defence, preventing Messi to do his stuff.

And like the guy earlier said, Iniesta was the best there
ilj.psa
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Peru3081 Posts
April 28 2009 20:49 GMT
#292
if chelsea wins the series playing like that i'll stop watching the EPL
DarkYoDA
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States1347 Posts
April 28 2009 20:50 GMT
#293
On April 29 2009 05:41 kidd wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 29 2009 05:14 DarkYoDA wrote:
Chelsea play defensive is actually a very bad thing. No 1 it makes their home leg extremely difficult even if it's 0-0 and No 2, if Barca score their gameplan is gone. It's good for Barca however


I completely disagree with everything you said (half of it doesn't even make sense). A 0-0 draw is a great result for Chelsea in Barcelona. Barca has looked pretty much invinsible at home vs every other team they have played, so Chelsea going there and scrapping by with a 0-0 draw is golden.

Barca now has to go to Chelsea with the mindset that if they don't score they have to play overtime and possibly penalties away in England, that is assuming of course that Chelsea don't score at home either. I think that Chelsea is in a great position right now, and will probably advance to the finals assuming that don't fuck it up somehow.


Actually I can see what you are saying but my point is very simple. Assuming we don't get to penalties (which is more about nerves and some luck):

Barca only need a Goal draw in Stamford Bridge while Chelsea must win because of this goaless draw. If Chelsea actually went for a goal or 2 even if they drew this game they could still win the semi-final on a draw. But now, ANY kind of draw except for a 0-0 in stamford bridge is K.O for Chelsea. It's a straightforward analysis. Granted, they did well to get a 0-0 draw in Nou Camp and any clean sheet against Barca at Nou Camp is a good performance, but I'm talking about the entire picture. Don't think Barcelona can't score away. So I'm not taking the merits of this particular performance away but the outlook for them now.
It's a comedy to claim thy superiority when it's anothers' inferiority which elevated thy mediocrity
JudasT
Profile Joined January 2003
Spain2226 Posts
April 28 2009 20:50 GMT
#294
Chelsea will have to attack something in the second game if they want to go to the final... then Barça will win (as it happened on 2006).
Taking the time to have simple fun everyday is a must for a happy life.
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
April 28 2009 20:51 GMT
#295
united won the series exactly like this last year
kemoryan
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Spain1506 Posts
April 28 2009 21:00 GMT
#296
On April 29 2009 05:51 zulu_nation8 wrote:
united won the series exactly like this last year


Difference is Chelsea is not last year's ManU, and this Barça is definitely not the same as last year.
Freedom is a stranger
ilj.psa
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Peru3081 Posts
April 28 2009 21:03 GMT
#297
that ref sucked too
Telemako
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Spain1637 Posts
April 28 2009 21:05 GMT
#298
On April 29 2009 05:51 zulu_nation8 wrote:
united won the series exactly like this last year


QFT, and that makes me sad T_T
I've been around since it all started, and it feels good
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
April 28 2009 21:13 GMT
#299
makes me sad too, I was happy united won last year but those were awful awful games from two of the best attacking sides in the world.
Twisted
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands13554 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-28 21:14:38
April 28 2009 21:14 GMT
#300
Total crap game.

Chelsea's anti-football was lackluster to watch. Was looking forward to it so much as well, bah.
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