No i don't think you would have been thrashed either. Bayern's defense is beyond a joke. But i don't think you would have stood much of a chance with them.
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Wait, where did i say that? I said it was a mistake to play defensive football after the red card. I never said it was wrong to play defensive football in general, never ever, you are mistaking me with someone else.
I might have said i preferred that Barca went to the final because Chelsea was a defensive team, i might have said that i don't like watching teams that play defensive football. But i never ever ever said it was wrong to play defensive football in general. never.
I will make it clear once again: I did not think that Chelsea was wrong to play defensive football. I did think it was wrong to be too defensive after having a one man advantage against a team with a weak and vulnerable defense like Barca. Honestly, do you not think Chelsea should have had a go against a defensive line consisting of Alves, Toure, Pique and Keita. The only real defender there is Pique.
Jack, you remember the build-up to Milan-Barcelona in 1994?
The Italians just set a domestic record. Capello's team conceded only 15 goals on 34 matches in what was the best league in the world at the time. They won serie A with only 36 scored goals and had the 6th worst attack in the whole league, but due to their defense they won the league.
In CL they made the final that year with only 2 conceded goals before the final match.
That team was all defense, with 4 strong defenders, combative midfield, like Manchester's, and with only Boban, Savicevic and Massaro doing damage up front.
On the other side there was this dream team with Romario, Stoichkov and other magicians. Barcelona won the league that year with whooping 91 goals scored. 37 goals more than the second placed team in Spain.
People did respect Milan's overall quality, tactics, Savicevic's genius, but it was all Barca before the final. The most exciting team of all time.
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The Italians just set a domestic record. Capello's team conceded only 15 goals on 34 matches in what was the best league in the world at the time. They won serie A with only 36 scored goals and had the 6th worst attack in the whole league, but due to their defense they won the league.
In CL they made the final that year with only 2 conceded goals before the final match.
That team was all defense, with 4 strong defenders, combative midfield, like Manchester's, and with only Boban, Savicevic and Massaro doing damage up front.
On the other side there was this dream team with Romario, Stoichkov and other magicians. Barcelona won the league that year with whooping 91 goals scored. 37 goals more than the second placed team in Spain.
People did respect Milan's overall quality, tactics, Savicevic's genius, but it was all Barca before the final. The most exciting team of all time.
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( i love this smiley btw)Also this final will not be an open affair imo, Ferguson knows better than that. Expect a game similar to the semi last season, with probably Man U winning.
In that case of course i disagree. For me the context determines when playing defensive football is dumb, of course the same can be said about offensive football.
One could make a case for Zlatan based on this seasons performances. But as a player i'd much rather Ronaldo than Zlatan, he is better than Zlatan in almost every aspect of the game. I'm saying this with a heavy heart, as i hate Ronaldo but i really like Zlatan and enjoy watching him play.
Ronaldo scores decisive goals when his team needs him. Zlatan caves under pressure while destroying the Reggina's and Torino's of the world.
One could make a case for Zlatan based on this seasons performances. But as a player i'd much rather Ronaldo than Zlatan, he is better than Zlatan in almost every aspect of the game. I'm saying this with a heavy heart, as i hate Ronaldo but i really like Zlatan and enjoy watching him play.
Ronaldo scores decisive goals when his team needs him. Zlatan caves under pressure while destroying the Reggina's and Torino's of the world.
I don't call Barca lucky for scoring a last minute goal, even more since it was against 10 men.
"People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have"
Barcelona faught till the end and they got the reward.
But the thing is, the ref influenced the game BEFORE and AFTER Barca's equaliser. It was a daylight robbery. Chelsea were robbed by the ref. I don't call that luck, i call that cheating.
The better team was often fairly punished with a last minute goal and people called it injustice or bad luck. This time the better team was punished by the referee and i call it cheating.
Barcelona is in the final because someone cheated, so i'll call this current team of Barcelona - Barcheatlona. I don't care if the Barca fans here take it personally.
"People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have"
Barcelona faught till the end and they got the reward.
But the thing is, the ref influenced the game BEFORE and AFTER Barca's equaliser. It was a daylight robbery. Chelsea were robbed by the ref. I don't call that luck, i call that cheating.
The better team was often fairly punished with a last minute goal and people called it injustice or bad luck. This time the better team was punished by the referee and i call it cheating.
Barcelona is in the final because someone cheated, so i'll call this current team of Barcelona - Barcheatlona. I don't care if the Barca fans here take it personally.
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