BrynJ_SE7 Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:27 am
Hey max, how about we try to be, at least, very slightly impartial towards this discussion. You either say Chelsea are playing woefully, as they, supposudly are now, or are playing the best football any team has played ever in the history of football. Now I know it is hard for us fans, but try to make a little more sense.
Tim is not saying that Madrid played fluent attacking football that was compared to Barca, as Chelsea did, he is saying that they were playing WELL, this means that they were winning. Besides, a team can play well without looking flashy, attractive football is not the be all and end all in football.
So the comparison Tim is making, is between the overall form of the teams and the overall level of performance. Chelsea were playing very well, and getting results whilst playing the fluent passing game that is associated with beautiful football. Madrid were, on the other hand, playing a differant style but still getting the results. Both teams were performing up to their massive reputations and abilities.
Now, I come to my second gripe with your post. You cannot say that Madrid are a worse team than Chelsea, and that when they are winning they are "riding their luck". Madrid are consistantly amoung the best teams in Europe and historically, along with Manchester United are the most succesfull team in European footballing history. So for you, a supporter of a fairly new club on the European stage to say that they are "riding their luck" requires a very large amount of audacity, which is fairly typical of Chelsea fans, players and staff.
So in closure Max, your last post was GOD AWFUL.