Saint77777 wrote:
Spoken like a true premiership fan. If its not long ball it's boring. At a guess I'd say you were an everton or Liverpool fan? Barca play that way because it's hard to defend against for 90 mins and it takes a team full of talent to pull it off. To counter it you have to be mentally strong for 90 mins so as not to lose concentration and be pulled out of position. Barca created more than enough chances to be in the final over the 2 legs but Chelsea were disciplined and with a stroke of luk pulled it off.
I'd rather watch barca than your average hoof the ball up and hope for the best premiership team
I don't deny they are a great side, but the promotion of this sort of football (coupled with the outlawing of any physical contact) has devalued and ruined the game.
Personally, I'd prefer to watch a Man United or a Spurs, playing a high tempo with wide players sort of game, than the passing, chess-like game that Barca promote.....Last night, for all Chelsea's great defence, highlighted how simply keeping the ball isn't enough - It got so tedious and predictable at times, that 10 yard strip on the edge of the Chelsea area must have got worn out, with the monotonous back-and-fro from one wing to the other, most of the time leading to nothing in terms of creating chances.
Has I said, when Messi provides the spark, it all looks validated, but when he is off form, like the last 3 games, it just looks blunt and tedious.
Brilliant!
