Chelsea - Barcelona. Big rivalry?

[Spike 12,049]

Xavi says Madrid are sore losers when it's only recently Spain's performances have declined due to Barcelona losing. He continues to harp on about his team even though we won the CL. He says the world's greatest Manager Jose Mourinho won't go down in history but Guardiola will.

......Sounds like a sore loser and a prick to me.

And he has only been saying shit like that for the last year or two, he didn't have the nerve before.

"Cesc is suffering." -

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Xavi says Madrid are sore losers when it's only recently Spain's performances have declined due to Barcelona losing. He continues to harp on about his team even though we won the CL. He says the world's greatest Manager Jose Mourinho won't go down in history but Guardiola will.

......Sounds like a sore loser and a prick to me.

Xavi said:

He has revolutionised football

Is he right or wrong?

Is Barcelona the benchmark or Mourinho?

As far as I can tell we all want to beat Barcelona and play as good as them.

[Spike 12,049]

Xavi basically tapped up Fabregas in public.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Xavi has said a lot more things than that.

But the main idea of what he said, is that:

A. Pep revolutionized the world with what he did at Barcelona.

and

B. Barcelona still remain the benchmark despite Chelsea winning the CL.

Nothing wrong with that to me.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Xavi basically tapped up Fabregas in public.

Well what does that got to do with what we where discussing?

[Blue Armour 4,436]

I don't understand why people want to glorify our club as the antithesis to Barcelona.

Its not as if we were always playing this way against them. We've played good attacking football in the past and have won. The fact is, over the last decade, thanks to the influence of a lot of managers and an experienced core of players, we have become tactically superior to most teams in Europe, and have thus managed to adapt to any kind of opposition, with any sort of first 11. Against this Pep Guardiola team we had no choice but to play in a withdrawn manner.

[Spike 12,049]

Well what does that got to do with what we where discussing?

That Barcelona are just as evil as every other club.

But the main idea of what he said, is that:

A. Pep revolutionized the world with what he did at Barcelona.

and

B. Barcelona still remain the benchmark despite Chelsea winning the CL.

Nothing wrong with that to me.

Nobody is saying that is wrong. Nobody. Not a single soul has said that is wrong. But Xavi has believe it or not said other things in the past! Things that do indeed piss people off.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

But the main idea of what he said, is that:

A. Pep revolutionized the world with what he did at Barcelona.

and

B. Barcelona still remain the benchmark despite Chelsea winning the CL.

Nothing wrong with that to me.

Pep Guardiola is a great coach and will go down in history, but that comment from Xavi regarding Mourinho does sound arrogant. There was no need for it.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Pep Guardiola is a great coach and will go down in history, but that comment from Xavi regarding Mourinho does sound arrogant. There was no need for it.

Arrogant, yes. But then we all like arrogant people like Mourinho and SAF, right?

That Barcelona are just as evil as every other club.

Nobody is saying that is wrong. Nobody. Not a single soul has said that is wrong. But Xavi has believe it or not said other things in the past! Things that do indeed piss people off.

Meh if I forgive Mourinho for some of his stupidity...like a finger to Tito eyes, I can surely look past this and forgive Xavi.

[Spike 12,049]

Arrogant, yes. But then we all like arrogant people like Mourinho and SAF, right?

Meh if I forgive Mourinho for some of his stupidity...like a finger to Tito eyes, I can surely look past this and forgive Xavi.

Mourinho is at the least a very funny and charming man unlike SAF and Xavi.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Mourinho is at the least a very funny and charming man unlike SAF and Xavi.

So just because he is funny I am not going to hold a double standard.

I respect all 3 men.

And they all say stupid stuff, but I forgive them all.

[Spike 12,049]

So just because he is funny I am not going to hold a double standard.

I respect all 3 men.

And they all say stupid stuff, but I forgive them all.

It's not really a double standard for me. I like Mourinho because he is funny, I dislike the other two because they aren't. It has nothing to with arrogance.