Shane 2,275 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Yes, because Chelsea is competing against them.Your overusing the 'official' term of rival.A rival in football is a team which we hate or is close to us, Like QPR, Spurs, Arsenal and to an extent Liverpool and United.Not Barcelona, or Auckland City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Your overusing the 'official' term of rival.A rival in football is a team which we hate or is close to us, Like QPR, Spurs, Arsenal and to an extent Liverpool and United.Not Barcelona, or Auckland City.A word is what it is. Rivalry has nothing to with hate, that would be an enemy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bababoom 4,478 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 A word is what it is. Rivalry has nothing to with hate, that would be an enemy.Deep down you know what Shane is saying, you just don't want to be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin_3d 1,140 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Even the OP admitted that his original question was different then what he wrote.OP meant a classic.Like he said in latin america they use the word clasico, and a clasico is known like a Brazil vs. Argentina.Chelsea vs Barcelona got a lot more to go to reach those status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 2,275 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 A word is what it is. Rivalry has nothing to with hate, that would be an enemy.Deep down you know what Shane is saying, you just don't want to be wrong.This.I can't imagine Stamford Bridge will be rocking too 'We all hate Sutton United' because there in the FA Cup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezza 1,965 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I cant imagine a club rivalry to be outside of the same country.Us and Barca rivalry isn't anything more than Milan and Barca.Having a controversial match does not automatically make a BIG rivalry.It'll always be an interesting game with alot of viewers, heck it even crashed twitter, but its not a big rivalry (yet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,448 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Arrogant, yes. But then we all like arrogant people like Mourinho and SAF, right?And I also like Xavi. As a player. But what he said was uncalled for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Undoubtedly. The biggest cross-border footballing rivalry of the past decade.Well said. Anyone who disagrees is delusional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_swaggin_96 96 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 why is our fanbase so quick to play us down? we are the only reason barca aren't champions league winners this year, tell any of ther fans, they will tell.. WE FEAR CHELSEA THE MOST.. if thas not rivalry then i dont know wtf is ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royg 96 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Modern day european rivalry perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Hope next season start soon, so we can avoid this kind of topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalBlues 2,817 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I feel this is a kind of relevant to the thread:Xavi feels that the Portuguese man will forever be in Guardiola's shadow."Mourinho is not going to go down in football history," the Spain star told Canal+. "For me, the best is Guardiola, and in the four years that he has been leading the club, he has revolutionized football."For example, Chelsea won the Champions League this year, but the club [barca] remains the benchmark in world football."9 times out of 10 when this guy speaks its just childish nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin_3d 1,140 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 why is our fanbase so quick to play us down? we are the only reason barca aren't champions league winners this year, tell any of ther fans, they will tell.. WE FEAR CHELSEA THE MOST.. if thas not rivalry then i dont know wtf is !Because a classic, a big rivalry like a United vs Liverpool, it will be uncalled for a player to leave your team to join their team.That would be the ultimate act of betrayal!Barcelona players joining Chelsea, or vice a verse is no big problem.And surely our club feels that Arsenal ain't worthy rivals any more when we loaned them Yossi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Mes Que Un Club, indeed. http://www.guardian....12th-best-world"Cristiano Ronaldo is not the second best player in the world, he is the 12th. The first 11 are the Barcelona players," Rosell said, according to Spanish paper AS. He added: "Outside Spain everyone is clear that Messi should win the Golden Ball, but here …"The Barcelona president also had a dig at the Real Madrid manager, José Mourinho, saying he would much rather have Tito Vilanova in charge at this club. Referring to an incident when Mourinho and Vilanova clashed after a clásico, Rosell said: "I wouldn't accept a coach who wants to win at any cost. I would apologise if a coach put his finger in the eye of another."Mr. Rosell, if your 11 players really are the best in the world, kindly explain the woefully inadequate goalkeeping of Valdes, and your fragile ball playing defence being rogered by a past-it 34 year old. And also explain the best 11 players in the world unable to get past Salomon Kalou at right back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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