The Football (Soccer) Discussion Thread

[LatzyB]

Originally Posted by vi3t_93

Only if the luck and magic of Chelsea repeats itself.

Magic? Not much of that. Was pure luck.

[Green13]

Originally Posted by vi3t_93

I'm not questioning why he shouldn't be there on footballing reasons, he is definitely better than Kelly.

I know, I just wanted to make my stance on the issue clear: I may not like JT but he is without a doubt a very good defender. I have problems with the managers choice.

[vi3t_93]

Originally Posted by LatzyB

Magic? Not much of that. Was pure luck.

Yes yes, United, knocked out of Europe of twice, I'm sure that was also luck?

Originally Posted by Green13

I know, I just wanted to make my stance on the issue clear: I may not like JT but he is without a doubt a very good defender. I have problems with the managers choice.

Well he is the manager, you will have to stick by him.

[LatzyB]

Originally Posted by vi3t_93

Yes yes, United, knocked out of Europe of twice, I'm sure that was also luck?


Well he is the manager, you will have to stick by him.

Nope. We were poor. Not gunna deny that.

Chelsea winning the CL was pure luck.

[vi3t_93]

Originally Posted by LatzyB

Nope. We were poor. Not gunna deny that.

Chelsea winning the CL was pure luck.

/cracks my fingers...
boy I'm in for a long night, but I'm going to enjoy doing this...

[LatzyB]

Originally Posted by vi3t_93

/cracks my fingers...
boy I'm in for a long night, but I'm going to enjoy doing this...

lol tis true. Was painful to watch. But you won. Nothing can change that now. Still 2 behind us tho

[Green13]

United deserved to get knocked out of Europe, their squad was severely weakened from injuries, they had to use reserve players at times :/

[Green13]

Originally Posted by vi3t_93

Yes yes, United, knocked out of Europe of twice, I'm sure that was also luck?


Well he is the manager, you will have to stick by him.

Not really, just because I am a fan of the team doesn't mean I have to stick by the manager.

[vi3t_93]

Football is a game that involves tactics and luck. To say Chelsea won the CL purely on luck is complete ignorance. Chelsea were down 3-1 against Napoli and came back to win 4-1, is that purely luck? No, they came back and attacked and won. They went away to Benfica with a game plan, to play on the counter and executed that plan perfectly and came away with a 1-0 win, were they lucky? yes to some degree but they executed the plan perfectly. Now to the Semi-Final, Barcelona. Chelsea had a simple game plan, to defend, close space and attack fast and efficiently. They did that brilliantly and won. Were they lucky? Yes, however they were also brilliant in sticking to the plan, after being completely dominated.

The second leg, Barca were 2-0 up and Chelsea were down to 10-men. They stuck to the plan, never gave up, they claimed a 2-2 draw with 10 men against the best team in the world. Yes they were lucky but that's not the whole story, they showed the other side of Football. The side of football is taken for granted, concentration, determination, resilience, belief, all these factors were the reason behind Chelsea's victory, not luck. They had a plan, they knew what they were doing and yes they rode their luck at times but like the saying goes, "Fortune favours the brave" and Cheslea were brave enough to win and for me this triumph is 10x better than wining in style like Barca for example.

[Zolo7747]

So Gary Cahill is out of the England squad due to injury D: We are just not destined to do well as a country.