Barcelona - a lot of moaning about them and some praise

Pogue Mahone said:
Bitching aside, I'm absolutely mystified as to why so many caftards seem to regularly watch Barcelona play while repeatedly banging on about how much they can't stand the team or the style of football they play. It's all very strange. Surely there must be other stuff they could do instead whenever a Barca game is on?
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So why do you watch Mourinho's teams?
 
KM said:
It's funny seeing Boss getting his knickers in a twist whenever someone mentions Barcelona in a negative light.
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I don't have no issue, as I'm actually not too fond of Barca miself although nobody would believe, I only respect their football. It demands it in my opinion.

I do have issues with those I mentioned in my thread though. You know, those sudden Real fans/hate everything Barca since 2009

Oh shit..
 
Boss said:
I don't have no issue, as I'm actually not too fond of Barca miself although nobody would believe, I only respect their football. It demands it in my opinion.

I do have issues with those I mentioned in my thread though. You know, those sudden Real fans/hate everything Barca since 2009

Oh shit..
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:lol:

The word Miracle Retard was made for you.
 
esmufc11 said:
So why do you watch Mourinho's teams?
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I usually don't.

The only Madrid games I've watched this season have been Classicos and knock-out games from the CL, for obvious reasons.

I certainly wouldn't dream of watching them play a crap team when they only need a single point to win the league. I'm not a masochist (unlike some in this thread, it seems)
 
I had the Barca match on the tv with the sound off whilst I was watching our reserves on the laptop, so I only saw bits of it, it was pretty dull.
 
There's no need to justify the games you do or don't watch, Nick.

I just find it strange that people can be so outspoken about how much they detest barca and find their football incredibly boring yet still sit through 90 minutes against lowly Levante.

Didn't have you down as one of the worst offenders fwiw.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
There's no need to justify the games you do or don't watch, Nick.

I just find it strange that people can be so outspoken about how much they detest barca and find their football incredibly boring yet still sit through 90 minutes against lowly Levante.

Didn't have you down as one of the worst offenders fwiw.
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If I'm at home on my tod and posting on here or something I'll put whatever football match I can find on the telly and half watch it. Serie A, La Liga, PL, pretty much anything. A lot of the time it'll take me a minute to realise who's who because I'm watching Italian teams I'm not familiar with, I just like watching footy.

I see what you're saying about continuing to watch games when you talk about how dull they are, but I'm something of an eternal optimist as well as a curious sod, so I'll usually resist switching over/off in the hope of the game turning around or something special happening. Sometimes it does, other times you end up watching 90 minutes of city.
 
if anything it should give United a bit of confidence, the form of Barcelona has dipped. The 4 wars with Madrid have clearly taken a toll. Madrid with nothing to play for can play with a freedom unassociated with Mourinho but Barcelona are under pressure now, i wonder how they'll prepare for the CL final, cotton wool time?
 
I watched Blackburn/West Ham last weekend and was flipping to the City/Everton game. Wasn't brilliant football.

As far as watching Barca play, some of their play is absolutely breath taking but, that doesn't mean they play breath taking football for 90 minutes of the game. For long parts of the game it's dull, it's boring watching them pass amongst themselves in their own half or just inside the opponents half. Some people do enjoy that, they think it's beautiful, it's wonderful, it's sexy but, not everyone needs to share that opinion.

And for me the biggest reason to watch Barca play - Messi, watching him on the ball is a joy most of the time. So even if Barca are mucking about in their own half for 70 minutes of the match, the times Messi is in play is well worth it.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
There's no need to justify the games you do or don't watch, Nick.

I just find it strange that people can be so outspoken about how much they detest barca and find their football incredibly boring yet still sit through 90 minutes against lowly Levante.

Didn't have you down as one of the worst offenders fwiw.
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To be fair Pogue, your posts regarding Barca/Real have a tendency to come off a bit patronising (With two different angles depending on what club), why people probably feel they actually have to justify to you why they do so and so.
 
Shimo said:
I watched Blackburn/West Ham last weekend and was flipping to the City/Everton game. Wasn't brilliant football.

As far as watching Barca play, some of their play is absolutely breath taking but, that doesn't mean they play breath taking football for 90 minutes of the game. For long parts of the game it's dull, it's boring watching them pass amongst themselves in their own half or just inside the opponents half. Some people do enjoy that, they think it's beautiful, it's wonderful, it's sexy but, not everyone needs to share that opinion.

And for me the biggest reason to watch Barca play - Messi, watching him on the ball is a joy most of the time. So even if Barca are mucking about in their own half for 70 minutes of the match, the times Messi is in play is well worth it.
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...and I also love watching Iniesta and Xavi. They are little geniuses, love or hate them.

The way Pique defends the ball and attacks when Barca are behind is impressive too.

They're a bloody good side who can annoy the world by diving and cheating, end of story really.
 
What were they testing for though? There are now so many cleansers that I doubt anybody will be caught this way. Only way is if supplier is caught with notes.
Why will Madrid ask for this? Why the suspicion? I am rather suspicious of Real than of Barca after this lol or Barca is using a more potent PED?
 
Are we now assuming, with no evidence, that Barca are all on drugs?
 
Played the final the way it should be played and it was just what Barca needed after their antics in the semi. They'll cheat if they have to but they are a wonderful team when they cut all that out and let the football do the talking.
 
this kind of thread now look very silly and childish, they give us a footballing lessoon.
 
Sharky7 said:
Played the final the way it should be played and it was just what Barca needed after their antics in the semi. They'll cheat if they have to but they are a wonderful team when they cut all that out and let the football do the talking.
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Completely agree. I'll go as far as saying I completely change my opinion of them, I tried not to be lured into the Barca and Messi ******** the last few years but they are just sensational. In Messi, Xavi and Iniesta I'd say they have 3/4 best players in the world.
 
Sharky7 said:
Disagree, they acted like cnuts in the semi and that's what started the thread, the final was the way football should be played.
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yup against Mourinhos madrid, their biggest rivals whom they played about 4 times. A team who set out to kick them off the park. A team with zero class themselves.

Yes barcelona got dragged down by Mourinho and madrid in terms of sportsmanship but the fact that nobody here coud distinguish that it was an exception, or at least in very intense and unusual circumstances has shown nothing but bitterness. Cringeworthy stuff.
 
Sandro Rosell...

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has continued the war of words with Real Madrid by accusing their bitter rivals of anti-sporting behaviour last season.

Tension was rife between the opposing Primera Liga giants last term, escalating when the rivals met four times in 18 days over April and May.

The four games, played over three competitions, were blemished by play-acting and post-match allegations of cheating and racism.

And Rosell used his end-of-season news conference to issue a strongly-worded statement condemning Real.

Rivalry
He said: "We believe that this season Real Madrid has gone beyond all the limits of the necessary sporting rivalry, making accusations against our club that have no foundation.

"The rivalry will continue next season but we will not allow the limits of sporting behaviour to be exceeded again.

"Football deserves clean competition and FC Barcelona will do everything to preserve that.

"If necessary, we will take legal action and take the case to the relevant sporting tribunals."

Pep Guardiola's side knocked Real out of the UEFA Champions League and beat them to the La Liga title last season, while the Bernabeu club secured a dramatic Copa del Rey final victory over Barca to clinch their only trophy.

After the Champions League semi-final first leg, Real boss Jose Mourinho claimed Barca enjoyed favourable treatment from referees and Real filed a complaint with Uefa, which was rejected, accusing Barca players of diving and alleging midfielder Sergio Busquets had racially abused defender Marcelo.

Barca filed their own complaint with Uefa over Mourinho's comments and the Portuguese coach was suspended for five matches and fined €50,000 (£44,000).

He faces an appeal hearing on July 29th and has said he will use all means at his disposal to fight the sanction.

Rosell added: "The news conference that the Real Madrid coach gave after the Champions League semi-final first leg at the Bernabeu shamed anyone who considers themselves an athlete."

Accusation
Barcelona were also incensed by a report on Spanish radio station Cadena Cope, which cited an unidentified Real official as its source, that indicated their players and medical staff were engaged in illegal doping.

"I can assure you that if someone, in the name of FC Barcelona, had made an accusation of this kind we would have acted with firmness, denying it immediately and taking those responsible to court," said Rosell.

"We would have appreciated a similar response from Real Madrid but unfortunately this was not the case."

Barca step up Real row | Sky Sports | Football | Primera Division | News

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Didnt wanna drag all this shit up again, but didnt think there's much point starting a new thread either!

I find it unbelievable that he can come out with that shite, given that everyone was disgusted by Barca's behaviour that night. Talk about dillusional & trying to paint Barca as the good guys in all of that!
 
In what context were the comments made? If he's just come out with it unprompted then it's not sticking up for his club is it?
 
Barcelona were disgraceful in the semi finals, don't see how pointing that out, especially when they are made out to be angels, is cringeworthy

Surprised at the amount of United fans who root for them, to be honest
 
adexkola said:
Barcelona were disgraceful in the semi finals, don't see how pointing that out, especially when they are made out to be angels, is cringeworthy

Surprised at the amount of United fans who root for them, to be honest
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One of the big wigs in work supports United & Barca. I knew he was a United fan, so when we both qualified for the final in 2009 i asked him is he confident we can win?

To his reply - "we'll i'm kinda caught between the two, as i support Barcelona aswell as United.. lets just hope its a good game.."

To my reply - "oh right.." and quickly left in hidden disgust!

Has to be said that Barca redeemed themselves in the final, so i'm flabbergasted why "Sandra" chose to bring out the victims-turned-hero's card, when most of us have drawn a line under that fiasco-disgrace for a football match in Madrid!
 
adexkola said:
Barcelona were disgraceful in the semi finals, don't see how pointing that out, especially when they are made out to be angels, is cringeworthy

Surprised at the amount of United fans who root for them, to be honest
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It's not that a few of us "root for them", it's because I am not bitter about any other football team, especially when they are good. And Barca ARE good, very good infact.

This thread is embarrassing.
 
Barcelona are not interested in Gareth Bale. Yet, suddenly, Bale is interested in Barcelona. See what they did there? It was the old switcheroo.

Like all shameless hustlers, they’re brilliant at it. Sandro Rosell, the Barcelona president, pompously announced his club would never pay €40million for Bale. Yet this means they would pay something. So Bale was asked if he fancied Barcelona; and who wouldn’t? Yes, he said. And now the game is on.

If Tottenham Hotspur confront Rosell, however, he will play the wide-eyed innocent and claim he only said Barcelona wouldn’t buy Bale, not that they would. Clever, isn’t it? Barcelona boast of being more than a club and this is true. They’re also a conniving bunch of two-faced chisellers wrapped in a cloak of sanctimonious drivel.

‘While I am president, Barcelona will never, ever be for sale,’ said Rosell, a man whose team are now sponsored by the Qatar Foundation, so are effectively promoting a bent World Cup. ‘We are not owned by anybody, we are an association, we do not have clients. I will never put on a game at noon for a Chinese audience. Barcelona is not a business; it is a feeling.’

So what was Barcelona feeling by the time Rosell hit a conference in Doha last week? It was feeling that unless UEFA bowed to a demand to increase the endless rounds of European fixtures between the established elite, at the expense of domestic competitions and the international calendar, Barcelona might just try to spearhead a breakaway of the biggest and richest clubs.

So not a business, then. Not the usual greedy, grasping, selfish, bullying band of charlatan brothers who would sell their grandmother at the first sniff of a few quid more; although there is one hell of a family resemblance.

Rosell’s plans include the reduction of major leagues from 20 clubs to 16 — fine when you have the domestic television deal tied up as tightly in your favour as Barcelona do — and a massive reduction in the space for international matches.

‘The freed dates are not for the federations,’ Rosell added, ‘but for the clubs to organise friendly games or to increase European competitions.’

So Rosell would never kick off at noon for China; but he would sell wonderful, historic tournaments like the World Cup, European Championship and Africa Cup of Nations down the river, so that Barcelona could pop over to Asia to play the local also-rans, or participate in a meaningless friendly game against Manchester United in Shanghai for the dough.

‘If we did not have to fight against competition which has capital, I would never sell anything on the shirt,’ Rosell bleated. Yet if Manchester City could take one third of the total television revenue in England — as Barcelona do in Spain — they probably would not have needed oil money to compete. It is all relative.

Barcelona already have every advantage of the well-padded elite club, and will only be made stronger by Michael Platini’s financial fair play rules, but still they want more.

‘We would like to increase the Champions League,’ Rosell added, ‘and if not then the European Club Association are entitled to organise their own champions’ competition.’

No they’re not.

All competitions must be sanctioned by the domestic associations, through UEFA and ultimately FIFA. Yet Rosell is so full of entitlement he talks as if this is an irrelevance; much like the four clubs that would be cut loose once Barcelona have redesigned the Premier League for us; much like the figure Tottenham can legitimately ask for their best player.

It is all to be brushed aside for the greater glory of Barcelona. Nice football, shame about the club.
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