westred1 Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Hi guys and girls, Just thought I'd post my latest blog entry: FC Barcelona: what makes them the best? Enjoy! http://lewishancocksport.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/fc-barcelona-what-makes-them-the-best/ Cheers, Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall King Blox Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Who ? i love the web but i wrongly thought it was a city forum, sod the sag's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One BCFC Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Chelsea are the best - European Champions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Surely to be the best team in the world they would of had to win the Champions League or their own league Chelsea weren't the best team in England last season!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Chelsea weren't the best team in England last season!! They were the best in Europe. Man city best in England. Barca were not the best in their own country, or in Europe, as much as they are pleasing on the eye, you don't become best by looking good (ask arsenal) you become the best by winning. They were the best, that is consigned to history now. The pressure is there for them to regain their best tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderArmyy Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 they're 21st in the 4th division, what makes you think there any good?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Chelsea weren't the best team in England last season!! After Di Mateo took over they were defo up there. Their top now don't forget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 After Di Mateo took over they were defo up there. Their top now don't forget I wasn't starting a debate on it, I was just stating a fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lita For Congo Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 After Di Mateo took over they were defo up there. Their top now don't forget They havent clicked into gear yet i dont think. I dislike Chelsea but they have bought very well, the next few years for them could be huge. De Bruyne, Cortios and Lukaku out on loan alone with Oscar, Hazard and Marin still finding there feet, there going to be quite a force, unless they self implode again and sack Di Matteo. You can slag the Premier League for all its money and 'Americanising' of the English game, but its still quiet good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall King Blox Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Erm, excuse me, f off plastics, we are the best....avit ( we gotta believe ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderArmyy Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 They havent clicked into gear yet i dont think. I dislike Chelsea but they have bought very well, the next few years for them could be huge. De Bruyne, Cortios and Lukaku out on loan alone with Oscar, Hazard and Marin still finding there feet, there going to be quite a force, unless they self implode again and sack Di Matteo. You can slag the Premier League for all its money and 'Americanising' of the English game, but its still quiet good.. oscar, hazard, mata, torres best attacking line up in the Premier League imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Even the best don't win all the time. From when Guardiola took over though, I'd say that more or less they have been the best. Also the backbone of the Spain team comes from Barca so while they may not be the best all the time, more often than not I'd think they are if that makes sense. I would say though, they seem to have slowed down a bit the last 2 years. More possession for the sake of possession e.g., passing seems a little less sharp (by their brilliant standards) and so on. More wasteful in front of goal last year esp too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall King Blox Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 OK, it's a footy forum but ffs, keep it city peeps, i never post crap just noticed Kingswood actor...Hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Look pal, it's a football forum. It's obvious what the thread is about, so don't click on it. Everyone's happy then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Barcelona and Spain have been found out. Their pretty but ultimately boring style has run its course. Teams now know how to nullify it having seen Chelsea do it twice last season. I'd much rather watch Real Madrid ( current La Liga champions ) than Barca any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderArmyy Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Barcelona and Spain have been found out. Their pretty but ultimately boring style has run its course. Teams now know how to nullify it having seen Chelsea do it twice last season. I'd much rather watch Real Madrid ( current La Liga champions ) than Barca any day. Yeah, I agree, they've been found out so much they've only won Euro 2012 with relative Ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud55 Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Yeah, I agree, they've been found out so much they've only won Euro 2012 with relative Ease. And barca are only 8 points clear of Real Madrid, obviously they hve been found out. Barca weren't found out against Chelsea they just didn't take their chances, had they been as clinical as they usually are they would have won by about 8 clear goals. They had a bad day at the office, and Chelsea played well, but so say they've been found out is just comical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 They were the best in Europe. Man city best in England. Barca were not the best in their own country, or in Europe, as much as they are pleasing on the eye, you don't become best by looking good (ask arsenal) you become the best by winning. They were the best, that is consigned to history now. The pressure is there for them to regain their best tag. A very valid point...but i would rather watch Barcelona and Arsenal every week and know you are going to be Entertained with some easy on the eye football. At least they try to play football how I envisage football should be played. Chelsea and Man City bore me to tears. I personally couldn't give a stuff about bragging rights... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789000 Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Barcelona and Spain have been found out. Their pretty but ultimately boring style has run its course. Teams now know how to nullify it having seen Chelsea do it twice last season. I'd much rather watch Real Madrid ( current La Liga champions ) than Barca any day. Agreed. Particulaly regarding which team I'd rather watch. Barcelona have been found out, its just that because of the extremely poor standard of most the teams in BBVA, they get away with it. If this European league ever gets made, I guarantee that they would be average. Because good teams could just sit back and let them pass the ball hundreds of times, whilst knowing that they are very frail at the back. If you ask me, Barce were lucky with a draw from the El Classico a couple of weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 And barca are only 8 points clear of Real Madrid, obviously they hve been found out. Barca weren't found out against Chelsea they just didn't take their chances, had they been as clinical as they usually are they would have won by about 8 clear goals. They had a bad day at the office, and Chelsea played well, but so say they've been found out is just comical. Two 'bad days' at the office? Chelsea did it twice remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Barcelona and Spain have been found out. Their pretty but ultimately boring style has run its course. Teams now know how to nullify it having seen Chelsea do it twice last season. I'd much rather watch Real Madrid ( current La Liga champions ) than Barca any day. possibly the worst post ever! The world and European champions have been found out?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud55 Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Two 'bad days' at the office? Chelsea did it twice remember. Yes, Chelsea got absolutely battered in the first leg in particular, barca really should have been out of sight, over the two legs they missed so many chances it was unbelievable, Chelsea defended fantastically and very bravely, but barca in both legs had more than enough chances to bury the tie with ease. Had Chelsea stopped barca from creating chances I would agree with you to an extent, they didn't barcelonas poor finishing let them down. Also they played without villa who is a massive, massive player for them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 A very valid point...but i would rather watch Barcelona and Arsenal every week and know you are going to be Entertained with some easy on the eye football. At least they try to play football how I envisage football should be played. Chelsea and Man City bore me to tears. I personally couldn't give a stuff about bragging rights... Oh I agree entirely, I would rather be entertained than grind out points. I doubt Chelsea fans cared how the won though. Unfortunately for pep, his great legacy ended winning nowt in his final season. Thankfully he did more than enough to go down in history as having one of the best, if not the best club teams in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Oh I agree entirely, I would rather be entertained than grind out points. I doubt Chelsea fans cared how the won though. Unfortunately for pep, his great legacy ended winning nowt in his final season. Thankfully he did more than enough to go down in history as having one of the best, if not the best club teams in history. And thats the bottom line. Despite all the pretty football and the brilliance of Lionel Messi Barca won sfa last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 And thats the bottom line. Despite all the pretty football and the brilliance of Lionel Messi Barca won sfa last season. Not quite true is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Not quite true is it. They didn't win La Liga or the European Champions Cup and to a club the size of Barcelona thats all that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 A very valid point...but i would rather watch Barcelona and Arsenal every week and know you are going to be Entertained with some easy on the eye football. At least they try to play football how I envisage football should be played. Chelsea and Man City bore me to tears. I personally couldn't give a stuff about bragging rights... Depends on what you watch for, really. Technically it's much better to watch, but is it really significantly more entertaining to watch Barcelona or Arsenal keep the ball for 85% of a match than it is to watch Stoke hoof the ball at Peter Crouch's head? If it's not creating goalscoring opportunities for either side, is it really that entertaining? It's really two different facets of the same thing. Watching Barcelona at their imperious best can be mesmerising, but their brand of football can quite equally be tedious. On the other hand, I recall some very entertaining matches in the Conference playoffs a few years back featuring a John Beck coached Histon side who were one of the most direct teams I've ever seen. Good technical skills don't guarantee exciting football any more than poor ones preclude it (though I will grant you that you have more chance with the former than the latter.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Agreed. Particulaly regarding which team I'd rather watch. Barcelona have been found out, its just that because of the extremely poor standard of most the teams in BBVA, they get away with it. If this European league ever gets made, I guarantee that they would be average. Because good teams could just sit back and let them pass the ball hundreds of times, whilst knowing that they are very frail at the back. If you ask me, Barce were lucky with a draw from the El Classico a couple of weeks ago. Oh dear! Sometimes I read things and just despair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 And thats the bottom line. Despite all the pretty football and the brilliance of Lionel Messi Barca won sfa last season. Who won the Copa del rey,the UEFA super cup,the FIFA world club championship and the Supercup de Espania then?? 2nd in the league and champions league semis last year. At the moment there currently 8 points clear in the best league in the world, yeah it really sounds like they have been found out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Who won the Copa del rey,the UEFA super cup,the FIFA world club championship and the Supercup de Espania then?? 2nd in the league and champions league semis last year. At the moment there currently 8 points clear in the best league in the world, yeah it really sounds like they have been found out How do you define best league in the world? Spain is a jumped up version of the spl. Where the smaller clubs are shafted on and have to take the leagues tv deal, where barca and real can negotiate their own deals, keeping the smaller clubs firmly under their size 10's. For me not a good league, made very uncompetitive due the disgraceful have and have not attitude of the Spanish FA which seem to want to make their league a two team procession. I know you will come back with a argument how well Spanish teams did in UEFA league. But I am talking purely about their league, not European competition, where UEFA league is looked on rather like the league cup in this country. I personally prefer more competitive leagues. You can't argue about the quality of Spain's big two, but I would wonder just how good their European campaigns would be if their league was a little more competitive. I expect they would still be dominant, but with a better league, they may be a little more pressure to perform at a higher level each week, other than the strolls in the park they have for many games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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