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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 6:24pm On Feb 18, 2020
lordfalcao:
if other teams are in good form Liverpool will surely have seen a loose from at least one top team club.

The other top club who would have made the league strong are not doing so. Its not that they didn’t strengthen, they don’t know what they are doing at the moment
How many did they lose last season??

The other top clubs would not have been able to keep up. Show me a year any team won 25 and drew just 1 match.

Last season it took City winning 18 games in a row to finish ahead of Liverpool by 1 point. The difference is Liverpool didn't choke this year
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 6:22pm On Feb 18, 2020
Godx:
Performance in Europe does not reflect your league ability.
No it rubbishes the argument that the EPL could be called a farmer's league and it's erroneous to compare their circumstances to that of say a PSG. The degree of difficulty is not comparable
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 6:20pm On Feb 18, 2020
Godx:
Why do you keep referencing 64matches? Last season is done and dusted their point tally for last season didn't win them the title so it's seems you are using it to clutch at straws in a bid to hype them.
I'm showing you that their dominance did not start this year. They have been building towards this and nothing would have stopped them. So it is a very lazy argument on your part to not look at this team holistically and understand that what we are seeing now was inevitable once this team hit its peak.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 6:17pm On Feb 18, 2020
lordfalcao:
this things can happen in a season and the next season something worst will happen
Ehn let's wait till then. Why are we proactively belittling and trivializing their achievements thus far
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 6:16pm On Feb 18, 2020
Godx:
Na Liverpool point tally does not reflect their quality rather it reflects how weak the league has been. Liverpool will not be leading the other leagues with 20+ point difference.
I would agree that the league was weak if all their representatives in Europe weren't still in their respective competitions
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 6:14pm On Feb 18, 2020
raumdeuter:
Shouldn't that be a reason for Barca and Madrid to be going unbeaten since their rivals don't have money?
If they play to their potentials and recruit wisely then conventional wisdom dictates that they should. I mean we have to go back to 2013 for the last time a team not named Barca or Madrid won the league
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 6:12pm On Feb 18, 2020
lordfalcao:
people are not discrediting Liverpool, they are keeping the momentum going for them even if it means carving out a 1-0 win for themselves.

But if you say that the current weakness of other top clubs did not help their title race easy Then is a lie. Compare the amount of matches this top clubs lost at this time vs last season. And tell me if they weakened or not..

Epl and ucl form are not the same , we will know how well this epl top clubs are doing at the knockout stage
What do you mean they are not discrediting Liverpool? They have and are still doing so

I'm saying whatever strength the top clubs might have no other team would have been able to cope with this form Liverpool is on. I want you to show me any other time in League history a team has lost 1 match in 64 attempts

If the league was not weak when Pep got 100 pts then it is not weak now that English teams are getting to the Finals of major European competitions.

Liverpool will top any league in Europe as we speak
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 6:08pm On Feb 18, 2020
IamD18:
It's very annoying Bruv. Not just Liverpool.

It's common with EPl supporters when a team different from theirs is topping the league.

They've done it to Chelsea, ManCity and ManU

Same even happened in 2016 when Leicester won the league, they came up with such statement that Chelsea, Arsenal, ManCity and ManU were struggling, reason Leicester won the league.

Always looking for a way to discredit any team doing well.
They should give Klopp credit where it's due. This team has conceded just 15 goals in 26 matches.

Been to back to back Finals. In a league that produced all England Finals in CL and Europa, This year again all 7 reps qualified for the knockout stage.

All teams can compete financially and yet one team that has hit its peak and is realizing it's potential is being discredited. It's a bit alarming
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 6:03pm On Feb 18, 2020
raumdeuter:
You can say this about the La Liga as well but none of Madrid or Barca are running away with their leagues
La Liga teams are not buying Nicholas Pepe for £72m. Neither are they spending £62m for Ndombele.

The financial playing field is not comparable
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 6:01pm On Feb 18, 2020
raumdeuter:
25-1-0 No team in recent European history have ever reached it, Not Peps Barca, Not Madrid Galacticos, Not Juups Bayern, Not Capello or Sacchis Milan

Are you saying this Liverpool is the best side Europe has ever seen?
If they win the CL this year they will be up there and in the conversation.

They might not be appealing to purists but the dominance should be respected. There are many ways to skin a cat
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 6:00pm On Feb 18, 2020
raumdeuter:
The year we won the treble we also lost in the league. Barca lost in the league, Madrid Galaticos lost
Good. So how does this diminish what Liverpool is doing??

2017/2018 - CL Finalist (Lost because of a calamitous goaliemepon)

2018/2019 - CL winner, Finished with 3rd highest point total in league history. They would have won the league every other year but 2018 and 2019

2019/2020 - 25 wins from 26 games. Leading the league with record margin

I am seeing progression from one team regardless of external circumstances.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 5:56pm On Feb 18, 2020
lordfalcao:
doesn’t change that they are benefiting from the weakness of their big teams...

Chelsea is struggling
Man U is struggling
Man city is struggling
Tottenham is struggling
Arsenal is struggling

The only thing who gave them problems last year is struggling this year
The only argument will be the gap is not as wide.

Besides these so-called teams are still doing well in Europe. I don't get why people are going out of their way to discredit Liverpool

They are 25-1-0. Even if the other teams were not struggling how do they match that number? A number Pep's City, Mourinho's Chelsea and Fergie never reached
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 5:54pm On Feb 18, 2020
raumdeuter:
The Napoli that beat them is currently midtable in Serie A They might be the best team in Europe but I am not sure they would be 64 games with 1 loss in any other league

Zidane three peat team, Peps Barca nor Juups Bayern ever did this
They were not mid table when they beat Liverpool.

The year we won treble didn't we lose to Arsenal and BATE Borisov?

The CL is a jungle and anybody can beat anybody
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 5:52pm On Feb 18, 2020
Godx:
They are getting results because of how weak the rest teams are not because of how good they are. Liverpool point tally does not reflect their actually quality as a team. A good team taking advantage of a weak league to stamp their dominance. Their European record shows exactly that. How many games have they lost in Europe? Like melvyn11 said if it was to be any other league their achievement will be downplayed and ridiculed by the epl fans.
All 4 EPL teams came out of their groups in the CL, All 3 EPL Europa League teams also got out of their groups.

7 of the remaining 48 teams in Europe are English. So I disagree with una argument in Large Fonts

If the other leagues had their teams thriving in Europe as well then no one of sound mind will ridicule their achievements.

Liverpool's point tally reflects their quality. They would lead any other league in Europe as we speak
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 5:47pm On Feb 18, 2020
raumdeuter:
In that same time, since January 2019 in europe they have lost twice to Barca and Napoli playing 13 games

So don't you think the 1 loss in 64 games is due to weaker opponents?
Of course. They are facing the creme de la crème of Europe. It's expected that they lose some games.

However need I remind you we had an all English Final in both European competitions last season, and all 4 English teams made it out the group phase

Liverpool are the best team in Europe as we speak. That is just the truth. Let's give credit where it's due
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 5:40pm On Feb 18, 2020
Swissh:
Yes o. If Bayern don't knock this Chelsea team out your thread won't be safe.
I will be very disappointed if we don't beat them by 5 goal margin on aggregate
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 5:39pm On Feb 18, 2020
Godx:
Same thing. If Psg did exactly what Liverpool are doing at the moment they will be ridiculed and the league be called a farmers league. Everyone knows the league is at the weakest it has ever been in while this season. Watch Liverpool play and you will see nothing special/spectacular in their brand of football that warrants them having 20+ point gap.
If PSG had teams like Newcastle in their league that can cough out £40m on a striker or Arsenal and Tottenham that can squander £60-70m on a player then I'm sure the league would not be regarded as a farmer's league

Focusing on the gap is erroneous. What you should be focusing on is that they are 25-1-0. We are seeing form that has never been replicated in league history.

A team that has been to back to back CL Finals and has lost 1 game in 64 attempts is surely doing something right.

Like Diddy said. Don't worry if I write rhymes, I write checks.

So don't worry about their brand of football. They are getting results and dominating with it
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 5:37pm On Feb 18, 2020
Greatihex:
guy, where is your alligence?

If you want to go the way of A40, nobody is going to hold you back
Why can't you leave my name out of your leprous fingers? Why??
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 5:27pm On Feb 18, 2020
donjazet:
My friend, stop yarning what you don't know or understand. Clearly, you didn't follow this issue from its onset.

While many were drunk in ecstasy while we were winning the small teams, I committed a crime of going against the herd mentality rampant here, I called for caution in our optimism, I had to remind them of the current weaknesses in the club, some even thought we were in a title race.
I also pointed Chelsea's famed history of going on good winning runs like this before a huge slump, but all my logical dispositions were foolishly seen by airmark and his cohorts as me being negative.

Time and over again, airmark has proven to be foolhardy. He's foolishly impetuous a lot of times and rarely analyses football intelligently except on the odd occasion hence why he is constantly the object of ridicule and it is mind boggling how this individual maintains a following despite his erratic thought processes.
It's Don Jazzy again grin grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 3:56pm On Feb 18, 2020
Swissh:
We have to create a committee to handle the Parte arrangement for this thread.

Chelsea's Next fixtures.

Feb 22 - Chelsea vs Tottenham


Feb 25 - Chelsea vs Bayern Munich


March 3 - Chelsea vs Liverpool


March 7 - Chelsea vs Everton


March 18 - Bayern vs Chelsea


March 21 - Chelsea vs Man City


Cc Thorvikk55, hensben, DExponential,Mapoka, Amoto94.

Are you relaxed about those fixtures?
Haaaaaaa. Iku re
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 3:54pm On Feb 18, 2020
Godx:
The league is basically at the weakest it has been in ages. If PSG did the same thing In France nobody will care because of the league same with what Liverpool is doing at the moment. They are just a good side taking advantage of the weakness of the league.
Was it weak as well when they lost only one game last year? All I'm seeing is a team that is converting it's draws to wins and now have that Champions mentality.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 3:40pm On Feb 18, 2020
Godx:
Cc A40. This is why I told you Liverpool are benefitting from the weakest epl league season in a long time. Chelsea have lost 7 matches since the back end of November yet they have never dropped from the top 4 during that time Frame. Chelsea have no business being in the top 4.
Lol how are they benefitting? They lead the league by almost 30 points.

Even if the league was supposedly stronger how does that diminish their advantage? At worst the race will be tighter. Don't water down the efforts of a team that has lost just once in their past 64 games in the league
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 12:11am On Feb 18, 2020
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 12:08am On Feb 18, 2020
nihilistjnr:
We were fücked hard today by terrible officiating
Hahahaha shey na Lexington Steele or Charlie Mac pipe una
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 11:06pm On Feb 17, 2020
To make it in life you have to be Inspired to Perspire and Aspire to Maguire
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by A40(m): 10:46pm On Feb 17, 2020
Where Ibime? Abeg I need that his mad gif of that ninja dressed like a love-vendor walking into what looks like a barber shop
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Offical Bayern Munich Fan Thread: 6x Champions Of Europe by A40(m): 10:43pm On Feb 17, 2020
raumdeuter:
Abi the annual Arsenal 5-1 drubbing
If CL caliber teams are chopping that kind akpako you now wonder wetin the likes of Norwich, Newcastle and Burnley go dey chop
SportsRe: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 10:42pm On Feb 17, 2020
Roland17:
Did you see Chance the Rapper's half time tribute to Kobe?
Didn't. I saw Jennifer Hudson's though
SportsRe: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 10:40pm On Feb 17, 2020
steady986:
None of these guys you mentioned play for the Lakers
And so? They will also be motivated for their respective teams. Especially Kawhi and PG
SportsRe: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 3:56pm On Feb 17, 2020
Happy 57th to the GOAT

SportsRe: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 3:49pm On Feb 17, 2020
Roland17:
I thought that was probably the longest 1 on 1 interview he has given. By the 4th question he was looking bothered and uncomfortable as he looked down and sideways grin

But you are absolutely right, he almost broke down when he was speaking about Kobe, you can tell it means a lot to him.
#RIP24
It's why I found it amusing when people suggested the Lakers will be extra motivated to win it all for Kobe. When more than half the league grew up idolising him.

Especially Kawhi and PG. Not to talk of the ones he mentored one on one like Tatum and Kyrie
SportsRe: The NBA Begins by A40(m): 10:30am On Feb 17, 2020
Fitting that an LA native got the award named after The legend

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