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FlamyDeath
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Netherlands146 Posts
April 28 2009 21:29 GMT
#301
It is to be expected and you can't really blame Chelsea for it. If Chelsea would have allowed Barca to play their game they would have surely lost. I agree it wasn't the most entertaining game to watch but you gotta say chelsea was effective and I'm sure they will be content with the 0-0.
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ilj.psa
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Peru3081 Posts
April 28 2009 21:38 GMT
#302
I might say i never seen a side so defensive in my life, but w/e
kidd
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States2848 Posts
April 28 2009 21:39 GMT
#303
On April 29 2009 06:29 FlamyDeath wrote:
It is to be expected and you can't really blame Chelsea for it. If Chelsea would have allowed Barca to play their game they would have surely lost. I agree it wasn't the most entertaining game to watch but you gotta say chelsea was effective and I'm sure they will be content with the 0-0.


This. I'm sure they knew exactly what they were doing by playing a largely defensve game. Any of us could look at how barca has performed at home this far and realize that Chelsea was forced to play this way. I have a feeling we will see a completely differnt Chelsea on their home turf.
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kidd
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States2848 Posts
April 28 2009 21:41 GMT
#304
On April 29 2009 06:38 ilj.psa wrote:
I might say i never seen a side so defensive in my life, but w/e


Have you ever watching the Italian national team anywhere around 2006?
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Mista_Masta
Profile Joined January 2009
Netherlands557 Posts
April 28 2009 21:48 GMT
#305
Chelsea played the game exactly the way they wanted to and got a lot of help from the ref imo. It's matches like this one that make me dislike watching soccer

Anyway let's hope Barca wins the next one 0-4 =)
Klive5ive
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom6056 Posts
April 28 2009 21:53 GMT
#306
I know I've said it many times before; but this is why I hate the champions league.
Football without an incentive to win is incredibly boring.
Hiddink did totally the right move by defending heavily because now he's in a good position to win the tie, but I feel like I wasted 2 hours of my life.... imagine if you'd paid for a ticket.
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ilj.psa
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Peru3081 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-28 21:56:07
April 28 2009 21:55 GMT
#307
On April 29 2009 06:41 kidd wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 29 2009 06:38 ilj.psa wrote:
I might say i never seen a side so defensive in my life, but w/e


Have you ever watching the Italian national team anywhere around 2006?

yes i follow it , its a defensive league and all but i dont remember watching a game THIS defensive.
it pisses me off that this may be one of Barcelona's best team of all times and a team who just defends and looks for a cheap win may go through, w/e ill just stop with this rambling I guess this is tipical CL semifinal game
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28784 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-28 22:22:09
April 28 2009 22:21 GMT
#308
I dont get the surprise honestly, this is what CL has been like for several years now
the liverpool vs chelsea 4-4, liverpool vs milan 3-3, 4-2 game between barca and chelsea are the exceptions, the rule is that defending wins because you don't have to win games.

barcelona was a lot better, and they could have gotten a penalty, as well as a red card for ballack, so you can definitely argue that they were unlucky too.. but still, when is the last time you saw barcelona play a game without greating a single major goalscoring opportunity for like 80 minutes?

either way though.. just like how the second half of football games tends to be the most entertaining because then one of the teams is forced to attack, in champions league, the second leg tends to be the most entertaining for the exact same reason. it's not like barcelona was all out attacking this game either, they were mostly just passing the ball and attempting to create something with few players - so they would remain in defensive stability. next week will be a lot more fun, had this round ended 1-0 for chelsea or 1-1 it would look a worse.
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uberMatt
Profile Joined May 2004
Canada659 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-28 23:45:01
April 28 2009 22:33 GMT
#309
chelsea playing 10 men behind the ball, barca flopping enough to make drogba jealous.

football at its finest ladies and gentlemen

now united better destroy the gooners and make up for the travesty of a win on the weekend, such bullshit.

the old fa cup rules with one game home/away, one replay home/away, then the replays at a neutral stadium were the best cup rules imo

it's infeasible anymore with the schedules though
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
April 28 2009 23:21 GMT
#310
yea i agree when henry was brought down by bosingwa it probably should've been a penalty, besides that Barca can't really complain much about the refs. I thought Ivanovic played really well but Terry made some terrible mistakes.
SuperJongMan
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Jamaica11586 Posts
April 29 2009 03:39 GMT
#311
Bah, I missed it. Glad I did I guess...
.. Gooogoooo Gunners.
I -_-;; I want them to win it all LOL.
POWER OVERWHELMING ! ! ! KRUU~ KRUU~
kidd
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States2848 Posts
April 29 2009 04:32 GMT
#312
Everytime I watch Ballack I hate him more. Seriously he is such a punk, he makes Dani Alves look like a saint. I hope that somehow Deco could take his centre mid spot back :\
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HorsementalitY
Profile Joined August 2003
United States1159 Posts
April 29 2009 14:53 GMT
#313
On April 29 2009 07:33 uberMatt wrote:
chelsea playing 10 men behind the ball, barca flopping enough to make drogba jealous.

football at its finest ladies and gentlemen

now united better destroy the gooners and make up for the travesty of a win on the weekend, such bullshit.

the old fa cup rules with one game home/away, one replay home/away, then the replays at a neutral stadium were the best cup rules imo

it's infeasible anymore with the schedules though



Bite your toungue mister. The GUNNERS are going to win this year's Champions League. You wait and see!!! I have tremendous faith and belief in them. Arsenal is the one team left that i think no one can really figure out how to play them. They've peaked at the right time while United is all out of wack. I'm starting to see some consistency with Arsenal these days too that just makes me all wet and tingly.

Some facts about today's game, they will create numerous chances like they always do, difference is, these days they manage to get goals along the way and they will today.

I believe only Barca can dominate and beat Arsenal cuz they both play attacking football and well Barca's attack is the best i've ever seen, also Arsenal's defence isn't good enuff to cope with Barca's Offense while Barca's Defense can do enough to win against Arsenal's Attack.

So with last nights 0-0 draw between chelsea and Barca, it seems Chelsea is in the drivers seat right now, and i would rather Arsenal face chelsea in final than Barca so..and yes i'm aware Chelsea beat Arsenal in the FA cup recently..but come on...it was another gay win by the wrong team, also the arsenal big guns didn't play.
All in all, after yesterday's result, things are starting to look mighty good for my Gunners. Thats right, i'm so confident, i'm looking past United to Chelsea!!


Prediction for today's Arsenal-Man U game,
1-1, 2-1 or dare i dream 3-1 Gunners, with Gunners wrapping it up back at the emirates next week.
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DarkYoDA
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States1347 Posts
April 29 2009 16:16 GMT
#314
If Arsenal has a high scoring draw, I'll bet them through...
It's a comedy to claim thy superiority when it's anothers' inferiority which elevated thy mediocrity
unknown.sam
Profile Joined May 2007
Philippines2701 Posts
April 29 2009 16:31 GMT
#315
the blues head back to stamford bridge with the advantage, hope barca win tho. i predict a 1-1 draw with barca winning on aggregate

as for tonight's matchup...sheesh...arsenal? yeah they're a pretty good team but i don't think they have what it takes to beat united...i guess at worst united might be held to a scoreless draw, but i seriously doubt that's going to happen so keep on dreaming horsementality
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ItchReliever
Profile Joined April 2004
2489 Posts
April 29 2009 18:20 GMT
#316
barcelona's such an awesome club lol. every other club plays the defending game because that's the most effective but barcelona's stubborn as fuck and remains true to their attacking philosophy
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
April 29 2009 18:35 GMT
#317
UNITED UNITED UNITED UNITED
kidd
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States2848 Posts
April 29 2009 18:37 GMT
#318
On April 30 2009 03:35 zulu_nation8 wrote:
UNITED UNITED UNITED UNITED

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zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
April 29 2009 18:38 GMT
#319
On April 30 2009 03:37 kidd wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 30 2009 03:35 zulu_nation8 wrote:
UNITED UNITED UNITED UNITED


DarkYoDA
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States1347 Posts
April 29 2009 18:54 GMT
#320
0-0 Barca Chelsea Deja Vu anyone?... heheh
It's a comedy to claim thy superiority when it's anothers' inferiority which elevated thy mediocrity
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