It’s quite annoying that three out of four in the semi finals were English teams. I mean, the premier league is jolly good and all but look at the English national team itself. When was the last time they did anything impressive? When was the last time they played well on a European level or otherwise? have they really ever bothered to try anything but their hideous and pompous style of longish and ostentatious passes and aimless headers? It’s no surprise English stadia produce the most violent crowd in the world. Fans’ expectations are tuned to the level of performance of English teams, who in turn are mostly dependant on professional non-English players. So when the English national team finally plays, high expectations remain, but mediocre performance prevails. Crowds get the fury.
Although I work out regularly, I’m not a sport fanatic, so I don’t follow news. But I heard a snippet on BBC couple of days that the English Football Association is trying to limit the number of foreign players per team in the premier league… and the reason they’re doing this??? …yes, you guessed that right. It’s because of the ridiculous disparity in performance between English teams and the English national team. So expect the premier league to plummet down in quality. It’s good news though; international professional players are better off playing elsewhere anyway. At least, Drogba would have kept his sanity.
P.S. unless you’re rooting for Barca and wishing it utterly destroys the other team (I flinch at the mention of their name), you’re better advised not to comment on this post. ‘cause Hooligans’ style violence might ensue.
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Anything and anyone but Chelsea in the final is a victory for good football... I am really looking forward to the final!
There were BIG celebrations in Barcelona last night the Blaugrana won. Fireworks, car horns, screaming, people singing El Cant del Barca - it was wild!
We went to the first Chelsea-Barca game at Camp Nou. The Chelsea fans are oiks. Luckily they were kept behind nets and fences, but it still didn't stop them throwing coins, cups etc into the Barca crowd. When it came time for us to leave the grounds, the Chelsea fans were kept back for an hour - guarded by the riot police! - so that the Barca fans could safely clear out.
Just to touch on what you say about the number of foreign players, DJ.
Barca prides itself on bringing homegrown talent through the ranks - Xavi, Iniesta, Valdes, Pique, Puyol, Bojan, Fortia, Busquets and Sanchez are Catalans by birth and most have only played with Barca.
Coach Guardiola remains committed to the homegrown idea, as well as bringing in stars such as Henry and Eto'o to add knowledge and skills to the home base.
Messi is virtually considered a Catalan because he has done all his football here since age 14 with the exception of his national appearances for Argentina! He is known as the people's player.
I've never been a huge follower of football before, but when living in a place like Barcelona with such an exciting team, you can't help but get involved.
We love going to Camp Nou - it's such a wonderful stadium and great atmosphere. We're learning the words to El Cant del Barca so that we can sing it at the matches!
Roll on Rome!
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