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sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18481 Posts
April 27 2014 17:50 GMT
#15901
On April 28 2014 02:40 Steveling wrote:
How can chelsea fans tolerate this.
If my team had that squad and played that football I'd be furious.

VAMOS ATLETICO!


the same way you can tolerate cheering for Greece? ^^
Pantagruel
Profile Joined September 2011
United States1427 Posts
April 27 2014 17:51 GMT
#15902
I wonder where Koeman is going to go now that he is finished with Feyenoord. He wants to go outside of Holland apparently. He's done an unexpectedly good job at Feyenoord the past three years and he could be a pretty solid hire right now.
Pantagruel
Profile Joined September 2011
United States1427 Posts
April 27 2014 17:52 GMT
#15903
On April 28 2014 02:50 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 28 2014 02:40 Steveling wrote:
How can chelsea fans tolerate this.
If my team had that squad and played that football I'd be furious.

VAMOS ATLETICO!


the same way you can tolerate cheering for Greece? ^^


Do Greece a have squad like Chelsea have, filled to the brim with talent?
NuclearJudas
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
6546 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-27 17:57:39
April 27 2014 17:55 GMT
#15904
On April 28 2014 02:40 Steveling wrote:
How can chelsea fans tolerate this.
If my team had that squad and played that football I'd be furious.

VAMOS ATLETICO!

What is up with this mentality?

I fell in love with Arsenal and still support them passionately because I think we play some of the prettiest and best football in the entire world (on our good days, and without half the squad being injured, of course. That said, I'd rather us play fucking ridiculously ugly rugby-like football and hoof it long onto Giroud's head for a 90th minute winner to still have a chance at the title, than sit at fourth in the table because we have literally no back-up plan when we're not allowed to pass the ball to our quick wingers.

Also, I find it intriguing and very entertaining to see Mourinho manage a defensive master-class against one of the best attacking outfits in the game right now.

Disclaimer: Not saying that you have to agree: I just find it confusing that some of you say you wouldn't be happy with your team doing everything they can to win, even if that means the football won't be pretty.
Life is like Tetris. Your errors pile up but your accomplishments disappear. - Robert Ohlén | http://railroaddiary.wordpress.com/ - My words about stuff.
Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-27 18:36:30
April 27 2014 18:11 GMT
#15905
Chelsea with the clean sheet at Emirates, Etihad, Old Trafford and Anfield at this season.

so sick...


Atletic Bilbao 3-1 Sevilla

welcome to CL Bilbao! I hope either Liverpool or Yanited signs Rakitic because he deserves to play on better team.
If you don't know what the fuck you are doing, how are your enemies supposed to know what the fuck you are doing. - imaqtpie on NA teams at Worlds.
zeo
Profile Joined October 2009
Serbia6298 Posts
April 27 2014 18:54 GMT
#15906
On April 28 2014 02:40 Steveling wrote:
How can chelsea fans tolerate this.
If my team had that squad and played that football I'd be furious.

VAMOS ATLETICO!

My tv literally died of boredom during a Barcelona game. A few years back me and my dad were watching tv and he just had to put on some la liga game (forgot who they were playing against). Kept on nagging him to change the channel and I eventually fell asleep during the game. Next thing I know, dad is waking me up saying the tv just said nope... I'm out.. and killed itself.

True story.
"If only Kircheis were here" - Everyone
Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-27 19:14:18
April 27 2014 19:11 GMT
#15907
Brendan Rodgers:

They obviously sat very deep. I think there were two buses parked today, never mind one.

It was like a back six with three midfield players in front of that. That's 10, with the goalkeeper, for 90 minutes consistently behind the ball.I don't think it's a tactic. Anyone can ask a team to just sit back and defend on the edge of the box.

Unless you get that early goal, it doesn't entice them to come out. It was clear that they'd come certainly not wanting to win the game, with the time-wasting and whatnot.


http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11669/9286578/premier-league-liverpool-boss-brendan-rodgers-frustrated-after-loss-to-chelsea


so salty ahahahah.
If you don't know what the fuck you are doing, how are your enemies supposed to know what the fuck you are doing. - imaqtpie on NA teams at Worlds.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
April 27 2014 19:13 GMT
#15908
On April 28 2014 02:40 Steveling wrote:
How can chelsea fans tolerate this.
If my team had that squad and played that football I'd be furious.

VAMOS ATLETICO!


Same way you tolerate 70% possession and no attacking threat xD
It's different peoples opinions and taste :D

Chelsea play awesome in top games because we stop the other team from playing their game and we counter with ours. I think that is awesome, and vs lesser sides we play the passing game and have 70% possession and still lose aka vs Palace and Villa xD

+ Show Spoiler [Gerrard Quote] +

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Lolol poor Stevie G
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
April 27 2014 19:13 GMT
#15909
He's right though.
You can appreciate what barca does or did in their prime years, because it's so damn difficult and only a handful of teams tried to dominate so much in the history of the sport. Even if you don't like it or find it boring.
But there's no respect in what chelsea does, it's not difficult and every competent manager could do the same.
My dick has shrunk to the point where it looks like I have 3 balls.
BeaTeR
Profile Joined March 2003
Kazakhstan4130 Posts
April 27 2014 19:13 GMT
#15910
On April 28 2014 03:54 zeo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 28 2014 02:40 Steveling wrote:
How can chelsea fans tolerate this.
If my team had that squad and played that football I'd be furious.

VAMOS ATLETICO!

My tv literally died of boredom during a Barcelona game. A few years back me and my dad were watching tv and he just had to put on some la liga game (forgot who they were playing against). Kept on nagging him to change the channel and I eventually fell asleep during the game. Next thing I know, dad is waking me up saying the tv just said nope... I'm out.. and killed itself.

True story.


i bet you were watching this game
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
April 27 2014 19:16 GMT
#15911
On April 28 2014 04:13 Steveling wrote:
He's right though.
You can appreciate what barca does or did in their prime years, because it's so damn difficult and only a handful of teams tried to dominate so much in the history of the sport. Even if you don't like it or find it boring.
But there's no respect in what chelsea does, it's not difficult and every competent manager could do the same.


So why isn't their more teams like Chelsea then? Winning champions leagues and premiership titles that way then? Rafa played the exact same way Mourinho does with his Chelsea team? Where is Benitez's titles or success as much as Mourinho? He hasn't because he couldn't. At his time in Liverpool he through away a league with that style and Mourinho has won 2.
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
April 27 2014 19:22 GMT
#15912
On April 28 2014 04:16 Pandemona wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 28 2014 04:13 Steveling wrote:
He's right though.
You can appreciate what barca does or did in their prime years, because it's so damn difficult and only a handful of teams tried to dominate so much in the history of the sport. Even if you don't like it or find it boring.
But there's no respect in what chelsea does, it's not difficult and every competent manager could do the same.


So why isn't their more teams like Chelsea then? Winning champions leagues and premiership titles that way then? Rafa played the exact same way Mourinho does with his Chelsea team? Where is Benitez's titles or success as much as Mourinho? He hasn't because he couldn't. At his time in Liverpool he through away a league with that style and Mourinho has won 2.


Not all managers stoop so low as mou to win.
Pep for example would prefer gauging his left eye instead of forcing his team to play like that.
Wenger the same, klopp, ancelotti, rodgers and basically every other top manager will never park the bus and convert a cb to cdm(pepe, david luiz).

But still some teams win with these tactics, inter, atletico for example.
And it's only so bad because mou does that tactic with rm and chelsea, two of the most talented teams in the world.
You can be sure that if simeone goes to barca next season and plays defensive he will get flack as well.
My dick has shrunk to the point where it looks like I have 3 balls.
Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-27 19:35:59
April 27 2014 19:32 GMT
#15913
On April 28 2014 04:22 Steveling wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 28 2014 04:16 Pandemona wrote:
On April 28 2014 04:13 Steveling wrote:
He's right though.
You can appreciate what barca does or did in their prime years, because it's so damn difficult and only a handful of teams tried to dominate so much in the history of the sport. Even if you don't like it or find it boring.
But there's no respect in what chelsea does, it's not difficult and every competent manager could do the same.


So why isn't their more teams like Chelsea then? Winning champions leagues and premiership titles that way then? Rafa played the exact same way Mourinho does with his Chelsea team? Where is Benitez's titles or success as much as Mourinho? He hasn't because he couldn't. At his time in Liverpool he through away a league with that style and Mourinho has won 2.


Not all managers stoop so low as mou to win.
Pep for example would prefer gauging his left eye instead of forcing his team to play like that.
Wenger the same, klopp, ancelotti, rodgers and basically every other top manager will never park the bus and convert a cb to cdm(pepe, david luiz).

But still some teams win with these tactics, inter, atletico for example.
And it's only so bad because mou does that tactic with rm and chelsea, two of the most talented teams in the world.
You can be sure that if simeone goes to barca next season and plays defensive he will get flack as well.

Mourinho's team plays defensively only when they need to.

You can't get these scores with defensive style:

Chelsea 6-0 Arsenal
Chelsea 4-0 Spurs
Chelsea 3-1 Manchester United
Chelsea 2-0 PSG

Thats why Mourinho is the best manager in the world. His teams can play with two or three styles. He always have a plan "B" or even "C". He isnt like Pep, all Pep know is pass, pass and pass, he dont have a plan B.

On April 27 2014 23:23 Liquid`Drone wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 27 2014 23:16 MapleLeafSirup wrote:
On April 27 2014 23:01 Mensol wrote:
On April 27 2014 22:55 Pandemona wrote:
LMAO
YOU CANNOT BEAT CHELSEA WHEN WE PLAY LIKE THIS
Hahahahah, defensive master class into a fluke 1-0 rofl
God i love my football club :D


Tomas Kalas showing real class here as well, 20 years of age and doing that performance in the first 45minutes. Sensational, no wonder he has been around the team. Should of scored the set piece too.

It's all Mourinho...

He is one step ahead of every manager.


Did you say that because of the first or because of the second statement?

If because of the first one: Nothing against Mourinho, but Chelsea have been winning trophy after trophy with this style before Mourinho as well.


Nope. They won a CL with an even more turtly mindset, but the only year they won the league without mourinho (2009-2010) they scored 103 goals - the PL record. The thing is chelsea is nothing like greece or benitez-liverpool,even if they are extremely safe defensively this season, but they change tactics depending on the opposition.. This season, you have the kinda shameful (in terms of defensiveness) 0-0 vs atletico, and then you have the absolutely godly 6-0 trashing of arsenal..

This.
If you don't know what the fuck you are doing, how are your enemies supposed to know what the fuck you are doing. - imaqtpie on NA teams at Worlds.
Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
April 27 2014 19:39 GMT
#15914
On April 28 2014 04:32 Mensol wrote:
Mourinho's team plays defensively only when they need to.


Yeah rm needed to play that disgusting defensive games, they have a bad team, cristiano who?
Better let Pepe gun down the attackers and all is well.
I guess mou is a genius after all.
My dick has shrunk to the point where it looks like I have 3 balls.
Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
April 27 2014 19:49 GMT
#15915
Luca Toni just became first scorer in serie A, damn.
What do they italians give to their old strikers?
My dick has shrunk to the point where it looks like I have 3 balls.
Kleinmuuhg
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Vanuatu4091 Posts
April 27 2014 19:51 GMT
#15916
Says Ciro Immobile with 21 goals an Luca Toni with 19 goals in my books..?
This is our town, scrub
Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
April 27 2014 19:55 GMT
#15917
On April 28 2014 04:51 Kleinmuuhg wrote:
Says Ciro Immobile with 21 goals an Luca Toni with 19 goals in my books..?


All time, not for this season, xD.
My dick has shrunk to the point where it looks like I have 3 balls.
Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
April 27 2014 19:57 GMT
#15918
And it actually took messi 10 years less to do it, damn. Well he still needs 20 goals but it's gonna happen soon.
My dick has shrunk to the point where it looks like I have 3 balls.
Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
April 27 2014 19:57 GMT
#15919
On April 28 2014 04:39 Steveling wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 28 2014 04:32 Mensol wrote:
Mourinho's team plays defensively only when they need to.


Yeah rm needed to play that disgusting defensive games, they have a bad team, cristiano who?
Better let Pepe gun down the attackers and all is well.
I guess mou is a genius after all.

You have a good team doesnt mean that you have to play attacking style all the time. If you want to be the best team in the world, both your defence and attack have to be strong.

btw Pepe&David Luiz to cdm is totally genius. Especially for D.Luiz because his technique is one of the best.
If you don't know what the fuck you are doing, how are your enemies supposed to know what the fuck you are doing. - imaqtpie on NA teams at Worlds.
RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6241 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-27 20:03:08
April 27 2014 20:02 GMT
#15920
On April 28 2014 04:57 Mensol wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 28 2014 04:39 Steveling wrote:
On April 28 2014 04:32 Mensol wrote:
Mourinho's team plays defensively only when they need to.


Yeah rm needed to play that disgusting defensive games, they have a bad team, cristiano who?
Better let Pepe gun down the attackers and all is well.
I guess mou is a genius after all.

You have a good team doesnt mean that you have to play attacking style all the time. If you want to be the best team in the world, both your defence and attack have to be strong.

btw Pepe&David Luiz to cdm is totally genius. Especially for D.Luiz because his technique is one of the best.

Isn't Ancelotti proving that Real Madrid can play incredibly well offensively and how is Pepe to cdm genius in any way?
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