Comments on: Rant Box: Chelsea v Fulham http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html News from The Blues Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:47:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: monomatt http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27141 monomatt Mon, 04 May 2009 23:35:09 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27141 Is there a rule in football that states "you must make Barcelona look good, even if this means losing"? Because if there is Chelsea are clearly guilty of breaking it, as they made Barcelona look pretty ordinary last week. Surely Uefa should fine them or something, maybe force them to field Real Madrid players so they get completely spanked and look like a pub team? Is there a rule in football that states “you must make Barcelona look good, even if this means losing”? Because if there is Chelsea are clearly guilty of breaking it, as they made Barcelona look pretty ordinary last week.

Surely Uefa should fine them or something, maybe force them to field Real Madrid players so they get completely spanked and look like a pub team?

]]> By: aaron http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27136 aaron Mon, 04 May 2009 06:26:10 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27136 finn, you are right that NOT LETTING THEM ATTACK is what a team should do if they are being strategic. the problem, though, is that chelsea failed to do that. barça attacked the whole match. what was the possession percentage? i don't know, but i do know that most of that possession was not in barça's own half. so, they were attacking. were there two 1-on-1s with cech in the last 15' or three? obviously, krkic missed a sitter as well, but the point is that barça DID attack and were not stopped from attacking nearly the entire match. nothing to show for their chances though. strategy number 1: don't let them attack. sports rule number 1: you must score to win. that's the bottom line. good luck to chelsea on wednesday. i would be much more nervous to be a chelsea fan right now than a barça fan. finn, you are right that NOT LETTING THEM ATTACK is what a team should do if they are being strategic. the problem, though, is that chelsea failed to do that. barça attacked the whole match. what was the possession percentage? i don’t know, but i do know that most of that possession was not in barça’s own half. so, they were attacking. were there two 1-on-1s with cech in the last 15′ or three? obviously, krkic missed a sitter as well, but the point is that barça DID attack and were not stopped from attacking nearly the entire match. nothing to show for their chances though. strategy number 1: don’t let them attack. sports rule number 1: you must score to win. that’s the bottom line. good luck to chelsea on wednesday. i would be much more nervous to be a chelsea fan right now than a barça fan.

]]> By: Jack http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27135 Jack Mon, 04 May 2009 06:25:22 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27135 Oh, by the way, full coverage of the second leg starts tomorrow. Oh, by the way, full coverage of the second leg starts tomorrow.

]]> By: Jack http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27134 Jack Mon, 04 May 2009 06:24:49 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27134 I see jeremy, the closet Barca fanboy, is still running amuck -- as are the footballing elitists. I see jeremy, the closet Barca fanboy, is still running amuck — as are the footballing elitists.

]]> By: Josh http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27132 Josh Sun, 03 May 2009 23:19:46 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27132 lol @ all these stats, yet you guys couldn't get one goal.. lol @ all these stats, yet you guys couldn’t get one goal..

]]> By: Finnegan http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27131 Finnegan Sun, 03 May 2009 22:53:00 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27131 @ed that is exactly what I'm talking about. for barca, the way you win is as important as winning itself. well, that's a rhetoric that is almost exclusive to barca. news flash, barca supporters - sometimes you have to put your head down and play some slow, ugly, and physical football to get a winning result. and for the rest of the world, the winning result is all that matters, and the bottom line is that chelsea got the result they needed, and barca didn't. @ed that is exactly what I’m talking about. for barca, the way you win is as important as winning itself. well, that’s a rhetoric that is almost exclusive to barca. news flash, barca supporters – sometimes you have to put your head down and play some slow, ugly, and physical football to get a winning result. and for the rest of the world, the winning result is all that matters, and the bottom line is that chelsea got the result they needed, and barca didn’t.

]]> By: Finnegan http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27130 Finnegan Sun, 03 May 2009 22:49:29 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27130 I seriously can't understand what the hell barca supporters are so angry about. the bottom line is that to get the result that you need you should play to your strengths. barca's strength is attacking. chelsea's strength is their fast paced power football style, physicality, and their attack. however, barca's attack is better than chelsea's attack. now, here's where I get confused. why is everyone so pissed that chelsea didn't let barca attack? that's like, strategy number fucking one. if your opponent is REALLY GOOD AT ATTACKING, then DON'T LET THEM ATTACK. chelsea got the strategy right. barcelona should have seen it coming. cue barca tears and some random comment about how every team should always try to play attacking football. I seriously can’t understand what the hell barca supporters are so angry about. the bottom line is that to get the result that you need you should play to your strengths. barca’s strength is attacking. chelsea’s strength is their fast paced power football style, physicality, and their attack. however, barca’s attack is better than chelsea’s attack. now, here’s where I get confused. why is everyone so pissed that chelsea didn’t let barca attack? that’s like, strategy number fucking one. if your opponent is REALLY GOOD AT ATTACKING, then DON’T LET THEM ATTACK. chelsea got the strategy right. barcelona should have seen it coming.

cue barca tears and some random comment about how every team should always try to play attacking football.

]]> By: Ed http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27129 Ed Sun, 03 May 2009 20:53:24 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27129 Go here: http://www.runofplay.com/2009/04/30/barcelona-and-the-idea-of-the-beautiful-game/ I've never been so excited to watch Chelsea play, just to see the world crack in two if they win 1-0, allow 43 shots on goal and have 2% possession. Go here:

http://www.runofplay.com/2009/04/30/barcelona-and-the-idea-of-the-beautiful-game/

I’ve never been so excited to watch Chelsea play, just to see the world crack in two if they win 1-0, allow 43 shots on goal and have 2% possession.

]]> By: Chris http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27126 Chris Sun, 03 May 2009 18:09:05 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27126 @ blastball I hope to see you back here swallowing your pride if we win. Something tells me you won't. I don't remember referencing England, international football or the EPL at all, so pretty much all of what you just said is rather irrelevant to this discussion. Spain were worthy champions last summer; I never doubted their defensive ability. All I said is that Real, a team made up of several nationalities, were awful, and Chelsea will be nowhere near as fragile. I personally wouldn't mind seeing how any of the teams outside of the top 7 in La Liga deal with the bruising approach of teams like Stoke and Bolton. @ blastball

I hope to see you back here swallowing your pride if we win. Something tells me you won’t.

I don’t remember referencing England, international football or the EPL at all, so pretty much all of what you just said is rather irrelevant to this discussion.
Spain were worthy champions last summer; I never doubted their defensive ability. All I said is that Real, a team made up of several nationalities, were awful, and Chelsea will be nowhere near as fragile.

I personally wouldn’t mind seeing how any of the teams outside of the top 7 in La Liga deal with the bruising approach of teams like Stoke and Bolton.

]]> By: Michael B. http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27125 Michael B. Sun, 03 May 2009 17:52:01 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/rant-box-chelsea-v-fulham.html#comment-27125 ooooooooooo (not) ooooooooooo (not)

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