Chelsea Vs Barcelona Post Match Arguments !

marcteng SG

I am cheering for Barcelona next week, am confident chelsea wont be lucky this time round.

Wait another season for CL cos this year is the year of Barcelona.

marcteng SG

lol. I cant what I am reading.

Barcelona attack is second to none mind you. Ya, Barcelona defence is not as good as their attack, but to say not enough quality in their team is like saying a F16 fighter jet is not as fast as a Boeing 747 lol.

flying`winger SG

It's all about their defence lah... im just saying barcelona's defence not enough quality yet. Puyol and co can handle drogba, robben, swp? That remains to be seen ah. And barcelona is quite reliant on ronaldinho if you've been watching la liga recently you'd have realized that.

But i do believe one player who can make a difference will be Leo Messi. He's barcelona's not so secret secret weapon.

ghimpheng SG

Messi urges Barcelona to stay cool for Chelsea clash
tribalfootball.com - February 20, 2006

Lionel Messi has called on his Barcelona teammates to keep their cool ahead of this week's big clash at Chelsea.

"Obviously we want to win the game at their place, but there is no feeling in the dressing-room that we are going there in search of revenge," he said. "It will be a very hard game, but there is no need for us to go crazy. We have to remember that we have the second leg at home." Messi believes that their win against Real Betis on Sunday was all-important before the Chelsea game.

"After the defeats that we have suffered we had to win and if possible we had to win well, which is what we did," he said. "It was an important triumph for us. We are all completely focused going into the Chelsea match."

Stay cool and steady dun turn the match into riot !

ghimpheng SG

Mourinho shrugs off Chelsea pitch
tribalfootball.com - February 20, 2006

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had his own take on the state of the Stamford Bridge last night.
Speaking after Chelsea's 3-1 defeat of Colchester, Mourinho said: "Sometimes you see beautiful people with no brains, but you see ugly people who are intelligent scientists. Our pitch is a little bit like that.

"It doesn't look great, but the ball rolls and bounces normally."

ya chelsea have lots of quality players too u think they like to play on a lousy pitch ?

dragg SG

the pitch really looks like shIt.

it is a shame they are not doing anything.

ghimpheng SG

Soccernet : Mourinho offers Barca chance to escape Bridge pitch

Jose Mourinho has offered Barcelona the use of Chelsea's training pitches if they don't like the surface at Stamford Bridge.

Barcelona are expected in London today ahead of Wednesday's European showdown with the Premiership champions.

The Catalans have been grumbling about the state of Chelsea's pitch and fear it could hinder their flowing football.

But the Blues boss invited them to give up their option of training at Stamford Bridge on the day before the game and use Chelsea's training base in Surrey instead.

Mourinho said: 'If Barcelona want to train at our training centre on Tuesday to give us more time to work on the pitch, the offer is there.

'The training the day before a game is nothing. It's just to get used to the ball.

'If they want to train at our training centre we'd be very pleased for them to go there.'

The Stamford Bridge pitch took a battering from heavy rain yesterday, as Chelsea beat Colchester in the FA Cup, but Mourinho insisted the surface was not as bad as it looked.

He said: 'Sometimes you see beautiful people with no brains. Sometimes you have ugly people who are intelligent, like scientists.

'Our pitch is a bit like that. From the top it's a disgrace but the ball rolls at normal speed.'

Fair N Square Competition !

ghimpheng SG

Mourinho is Chelsea's best player, claims Deco

MADRID, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Coach Jose Mourinho is Chelsea's best player and has imprinted his personality on every member of his squad, according to Barcelona midfielder Deco.

'Every team is a reflection of their coach and Chelsea have taken on board Mourinho's mentality, a winning mentality of working hard and fighting for everything,' the Portugal international told the Barcelona website on Monday.

Chelsea host Barcelona, whom they beat at the same stage in last season's competition, in the first leg of their Champions League knockout tie at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

'They have got some great players, but Chelsea's strength lies in their team, the way they work together and in their winning mentality,' added Deco.

'I think Chelsea's best player is Mourinho because he has known how to ensure that his team fights to the death. Mourinho has given Chelsea and its players, victories and trophies that they hadn't experienced before he arrived.'

Deco, who was a key member of Mourinho's Porto side when they won the UEFA Cup and the Champions League in 2003 and 2004, said that Barca were capable of getting one over his former mentor this time round.

'I think we are in very good form and we are a more mature side than last year.

'Last time we were better than Chelsea but that didn't do us any good because we lost, but since then we have won the Spanish championship and have the same core of players and so we should have the right attitude.

'We now want to win the Champions League and to do that we have to beat Chelsea. If we can win there we will settle the tie.'

ghimpheng SG

Ronaldinho on revenge mission against Chelsea

Barcelona striker Ronaldinho is still tormented by the Champions League defeat by Chelsea a year ago and is determined to get his revenge when the big guns meet this week.

'I still have images in my head of when the game finished in London and we were out. I do not want this to happen again this year,' said the Brazilian.

He also admitted that victory in the match on Wednesday was a matter of Spanish national pride.

'I know everyone is talking about this match, it is the kind of event which stirs a country. We represent Spain so we aim to do well and we are only thinking about victory,' he said.

'The game in London will be vital and the objective will be to get a good result so we do not suffer in the Nou Camp.'

Chelsea defender John Terry has claimed he plans to give Ronaldinho some rough treatment but the Brazilian is unconcerned.

'This does not bother me. I am training as much as I can so I can escape any markers. The only thing that interests me is to play at my best and help the team,' said the 25-year-old.

'I respect the Chelsea defence but I am not worried or scared,' he added. 'We have to try to forget the past - we committed errors and we will aim not to repeat them.

'One of the key things is to play our own football and to play how we know. On top of this to have the second game at the Nou Camp is an advantage we have to make the most of.'

The FIFA World Player of the Year also played down the poor quality of the Stamford Bridge pitch:

'We know it is bad but it will be the same for both teams. It does not worry me.'

suckthumb.com SG

no no their pitch is good! hahahahaha... they're not trying to take unfair adv of other teams playing 1st time on this pitch! hahahahahah... lets wait for the match to ends and see what have JM got to says if his team lose.. and i'm sure he will says something about the pitch for sure...

dragg SG

btw i think there arent many chelsea fans in singapore.

Inzaghi SG

if the russian guy start giving out ang pow, there will be more chelsea fans not only in sg, but everywhere in the world.. Mr. Green

ghimpheng SG

Portsmouth boss Redknapp: Chelsea will lift Treble
tribalfootball.com - February 24, 2006

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says Chelsea will win the TREBLE this season - despite their home-leg Champions League defeat to Barcelona.
He said: "Chelsea murdered Barcelona in Spain last season and there is no reason they cannot go out there and get a result.

"The performance Chelsea gave was fantastic. To take the lead with ten men was magnificent. They are a good team with some great players and a terrific manager.

"They will win the league and the FA Cup and I think they can win the Champions League as well."

ok great finally some 1 supporting chelsea

ghimpheng SG

UEFA fire warning at Chelsea boss Mourinho
tribalfootball.com - February 24, 2006

UEFA have warned Jose Mourinho not to send a Chelsea reserves team to Barcelona for their Champions League return-leg.

The Chelsea boss insists he is ready to leave his stars behind for the second leg of the Champions League clash in Spain.

But UEFA have warned that will contravene the competition's rules and made it clear they are ready to hammer Mourinho if he steps out of line again.

Mourinho, fined after last season's Barca tie, is convinced his team will not get a fair chance in the Nou Camp following Asier del Horno's red card. He said: "Is it even worth going to Barcelona for the second leg?

"If it is not, I will send my B team and keep my main players here to concentrate on the Premiership and the FA Cup."

But a UEFA boss said: "Clubs MUST field their strongest teams at all times. Failure could result in sanctions against club and coach."

But a UEFA boss said: "Clubs MUST field their strongest teams at all times. Failure could result in sanctions against club and coach." Are you joking ? then man utd field lousy team against those lower division clubs ? what on earth do they mean ? they can decide wheather to put first team players or not what it is the manager decision UEFA interferre too much and also obviously Jose.M is joking about sending "B" team to nou camp..............UEFA got too serious about it.

ghimpheng SG

Barcelona stars blast Chelsea boss Mourinho
tribalfootball.com - February 24, 2006

Barcelona stars have jumped to the defence of teammate Lionel Messi after he was branded an 'actor' by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho yesterday.
Midfielder Deco declared: "I don't care what Mourinho said. It was not theatre from Messi. It was one of the ugliest fouls I have seen and left a bruise on his leg."

Captain Carles Puyol rapped: "Mourinho can think what he wants but the foul was clear-cut and so was the decision."

ghimpheng SG

Chelsea's Del Horno accuses Barcelona of teaching Messi dirty tricks
tribalfootball.com - February 27, 2006

Chelsea defender Asier del Horno has accused Barcelona of teaching Lionel Messi negative tactics.

Del Horno was sent off in the midweek Champions League defeat by Barca for a challenge on Messi and was unhappy with the 18-year-old Argentine's reaction.

"Acting is for showbusiness, football is still a sport," Del Horno, 25, told The People newspaper.

"Messi is too young for these tricks. Barcelona are obviously teaching him bad things - negative things."

Del Horno will miss the return leg at the Nou Camp through suspension and has been unhappy with his treatment since the loss at Stamford Bridge.

He added: "Talking for the sake of talking is easy after the euphoria of a victory but I won't let them get away with accusing me of deliberately going for him.

"I am upset because Barcelona are treating me like some kind of criminal over it.

"I have always been a controlled player. I have never gone in to hurt anybody. I don't know why Messi criticises me, he doesn't know my career record."

iceFatboy SG

ghimpheng, thanks again for showing us the art of cut & paste from www.tribalfootball.com, an Oz site.

ghimpheng SG

Cole convinced Chelsea can shock Barcelona
tribalfootball.com - March 4, 2006

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole is convinced they can make history in Barcelona next week.

In-form Cole issued the rallying cry with the Blues heading for Spain tomorrow needing to overturn a 2-1 first-leg defeat to stay in the Champions League.

Midfielder Frank Lampard will miss today's trip to West Brom to have round the clock treatment on a hamstring injury but is expected to start the win-or-bust clash at the Nou Camp.

Cole said: "We can go there and get a result. We've got the squad to do it.

"We beat them last year when we didn't have the luck with us and we played them with 10 men this year and are still in there fighting.

"If we can do it, it will be one of the great Chelsea wins and a great night for the club.

"There's no fear in the squad, we believe we can do it."

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