Remembering Robben

[capriccioso 2,545]

We had probably the best midfield in the world. Ballack, Essien and Lampard, with Makelele on the bench. World beaters.

[Spike 12,049]

Not everyone was born in 1939 like you, Ron

Ballack was brilliant though, didn't he win a couple of Bundesligas and Deutsche Pokal's at Bayern?

He did.

I'm kind of annoyed that Predator thinks that only mid table clubs like to win domestic honours. Everyone one at Chelsea loves winning the Premier League and FA Cup.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

I can see why, with Bayern fans, he is not thought of so highly

its only a nickname

yes ballack did have a failed career, captained his own country to a final twice, and to the champions league twice, only could win domestic cups,

Many Players would kill to have the Career Ballack did.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Ballack is only disliked by Bayern supporters because he played our his contract to join (at the time) a bigger club.

[Badboy 1,526]

When did this become a Ballack thread :banghead:.

[Spike 12,049]

When did this become a Ballack thread :banghead:.

When we realised that Ballack is much pleasent to talk about.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Robbery duo.

Nice. But I'll still say that our former Anelkalouda was the best portmanteau made by football fans

[J.F. 1,484]

I just hope so, that we will not remember him after this final.

[Billy. 2,742]

Great player got injured when he come back not the same player he once was shame really

[bloody 209]

For midtable clubs, its a big achievement, for larger clubs, its not so big of an acheivment.

wtf did i just read?

[chrismada9 1,948]

If Aaron Mokoena had not have made that tackle, he would still be here right now as a legend, Mourinho back then would never have let him join Madrid, because in his earlier Chelsea days he was dynamite!

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Gutted that Robben has so injury prone.Great player when he managed to play a game

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

Would love him back if his injury problems werent so bad. Will vomit if he goes to the Yids

[manpe 10,861]

Jesus Christ, what dont Ballsack and Robben have in common?

Apparently everything is all good now, but Ribery is no different in my opinion

Who does this to his captain? What a cunt. I would like to see him try that with Terry or Puyol. Although I can hear the narrator saying "kapitän mark van bommel", I suppose Lahm wasn't captain back then.

[kwylino 329]

Indeed, Lahm does lack physique

Ballsacks days in the NT are over and he has to accept that.

Ballack basically had a failed career imo.

I would not say he had a "failed" career, afterall even if he has lost finals. a failed career could be like giovani dos santos's so far but maybe not as extreme or maybe not even a failure at all, but yeah i remember dos santos being touted as the next "Ronaldinho". liked to manchester united moves and such and now he's sunken into the abyss. Ballacks been brillant in his club career, and hell even getting a team to the finals cannot be considered much of a failure also.

But 1 FA cup maybe i think a german title or two a Premier League. Playing for Bayern Munich and Chelsea F.C, i'd not really call that much of a failure. minding MILLIONS AND MILLIONS of people. and many many thousand youth players have come to these clubs and probably "failed" in the youth or sorts. So in a way i'll call ballacks career a success.

Hell Pavel Nedved has NEVER played in a champions league final (unfortunately) i am sure, not sure if he appeared in a Euro final. But he is still considered one of the games best ever players. i could be wrong though.

Another big example pretty much. of his club not being champions league winners (though i dunno if he had a WC 2002 win with brazil) Juninho (dude who used to play for lyon). but people could still say those players careers were pretty successful.

shit post is shit.