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dmcdad:
I knew they would have loved ojoro to be in any of them so they could hold onto such whenever causes like this arise. But now? They ain't even got the liberty to gasp at straws. Clean winning hands-down!

I dey tell you

dmcdad:
Bruv I dey tellz you say ehn... Man utd fans come hate Barça die!

Honestly, the 2009 version was more painful, cause like you said, they were more prepared and more in-tune to win than us, especially during the first 10mins of the game. Lawd! It was like we were gonna have a baptism of fire as they brought the game to us ljke never before, creating chances upon chances. Ronaldo's shot even deflected off the bar.

Ladies and gentlemen, that was all they did all game. After the first 10mins, we took over and rode them till the end. Sotey, Puyol frustrate Ronaldo, Ronaldo come do am rough, collect yellow card. I wan laugh die!

But wetin we do no good at all. How would you defeat a team in 2009 on per seconds billing, and still repeat it 2 years later, especially at their backyard. Haba. Barça no good at all. And you expect make them no hate you with passion? Impossibru!

You can imagine their most revered coach at the height of his career losing twice to a very young and inexperienced coach. what more could be upsetting than that? And the fact that there was no 'ojoro' to refer to even worsen their case and hence the much hate.

OBTSubtle:
Don't forget Ronaldo's greed and stinginess that caused them many created chances..


If not for Ronaldo's baby attitude, they would've won that match.. God knows Valdez was crapper than crap itself..

I beg to disagree sir! They only played for the 1st ten minutes after which the game was taken beyond them. Xavi and Iniesta ensured the chased the ball endlessly.

@Ibime, no be only your girl dey take one eye look donjazet, when I tell my girl too, she just dey take the egbon laugh.

Your loved ex coach becomes an enemy the day he joins your main rival...

I have always thought Dmcdad was a nice guy Until his latest post. Guy wicked no be small

Any Man U fan who claims he expected Barca to sweep United away in 2009 finals must be lying. They were shouting CR7 up and down then as he was the reigning world best, they were the defending champions and had their players fit and full of confidence coupled with their strong defence as against our makeshift defence. I could remember my Pastor even wanted to bet with me then as we had to make do with a makeshift defence, play unfit players in Iniesta and Henry. They never expected what they got served.
It was the 2009 loss that made them fear us in 2011 final.

goldeno10boy:
OMG .....OMG ......OMG
now i see clearly why 99.8% chelsea fans hate fc barca and i now understand why airmark hates Segio Busquet so much

i always thought EPL fans hate FC Barca and MESSI just because they be-little there EPL ....and they like Madrid simply because of CR7 who played in EPL .....but now i know the truth behind the Chelsea fan hate towards fc barca

well who cares anyway

The English teams were dominant then as the all English final saw Chelsea losing to Man U in a match John Terry personally handed the trophy to United.
The 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou had given Chelsea fans another hope of avenging their loss against united, the 9th minute breathtaking strike by Esien even made the dream more realistic as they defended with their lives soaking up every thing thrown at them by Messi and co. After almost 90mins of hard labour with no result, I saw Pep saying something to Chelsea's coach in a conversation I interpreted as thus;
Pep: Baba, we have respected you enough, it's time to play our game.
Hindink: son, what are you really up to? You'd better give up.
Pep: just watch and see sir! Hey Bojan, come here, you've got to pass a message to the boys.
Busi who was dropping to help the defence and also holding the midfield was removed for Bojan which allowed Iniesta to slightly withdraw from the attack.
I didn't actually know how the rest panned out Untill I watched the replay where Esien failed to clear a loose ball which Messi squared back to the don and the rest is history.

As regards their loyalty to Madrid, most Chelsea fans became Madrid supporters when Mou was appointed their coach, Man U fans followed CR7 while others like Arsenal fans would support any team against Barca. The pains they(EPl fans) have gone through from the various losses to Barca have many support any thing as long as it's against Barca. So, don't blame them when they fail to call a spade a spade in their analysis when Barca is involved.

airmark:
Go and sit down my friend.

As if you knew I was sitting down
What Sergio B played after Abidal was erroneously sent off that day still hurts you till date

OBTSubtle:



I will tell my kids the legend of Iniesta and why Chelsea fans are so pained... That day was and always will be the worst night in Chelsea history..

It was not the champions league final loss to Manchester United..

It was that Iniesta goal...

You can say that again. That's why most of them don't speak well of Barca till today. They are still hurt.

OBTSubtle:



Guys. Why don't we do something fun..


Let's all answer..

When and why did you start supporting Barça?

Your best moment in Barça history.

Your favorite coach.

Your best Barcelona player.

What number of Jersey you would like to wear if you were a Barça player.

If there's anything else you can add..



Here goes mine. .

It was year 2000, still very little then, I just can back from school, wanted to watch cartoons, and I saw rivaldo dribbling on the TV, that moment, I had a rhema and loved rivaldo.. Fast forward to 2003, after my grandad's burial at the village, my dad was installing a new dish and they decided to try out a few stations, they left it on a station where they were showing Barça history, the football was out of this world, I understood the team was Barça and I picked more interest in it.. Later in 2006, I had just come back from school too and Barça TV had swapped for star movies on our ctl cable something.. So I decided to watch a little, that was the first time I saw what maradona, rivaldo, ronaldinho and some other Barça players were capable of... But it was maradona and ronaldinho, these two people showed me something I never dreamed was possible..I marveled at such brilliance and beauty.. Started following up, and here I am..


Beat moment in Barça history.. That beautiful David villa goal in the Champions League final.. 2011.. I ran outside and feel on concrete.. Still got the scar till this day..



Favorite coach.. Pep, has got to be pep.. Frank is there but pep is class for me..


Favorite player.. The god himself.. Messi..


Jersey number.. 14 suits me...



This isn't an original idea though... If you're interested, you could just drop yours..


For the love of Barcelona.. For the love of the game.

Visca El Barça..

My best player....Dinho was great, Messi is greater, Neymar? Only time would tell. But, my best player remains the man who never did anything wrong on the field of play(my view). And that's the great Xavi. I still miss him till now.
My best moment? There have been lots of great moments as a Barca fan. But, I'll still go with the victory over Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge over any other due to all it meant at that time.
I rushed out of a church program to see the match and with me was a lady who asked to go with me. Our boys had toiled all night to no avail, I had exhausted every prayer point I could muster, I was totally down as the clock was fast ticking, I had forgotten I was there with a pretty lady sitting beside me. To me there was no more hope, I had started rehearsing what excuses I would give to guys the following day in class, I was totally lost. All of a sudden, a Man U fan sitting behind me just lifted me up and was shouting "una don do am" I kept asking what happened as I couldn't even hear when people were shouting 'goal goal' as there were more Chelsea supporters than Barca. What I saw when the guy lifted me up was amazing and one of the best moments to behold. I saw players sleeping on Iniesta while guys were rushing out of the viewing centre crying, fighting, cursing and barking. I got to my room to see one of my hostel guys cursing the day he joined Chelsea fan club and vowed never to watch football again all his life. Even though he was the 1st to get to the viewing centre that same weekend.

bykebyke:
Bale just won the Champions league twice in 3 years.

Imagine if he had stayed at Tottenham cause they offered more money,that trophy will not be in his cabinet.

Igboid wants us to belive the TV deal would so much enrich the likes of Everton and co and as such would attract the biggest boys from Madrid/Barca/Bayern and start winning their league, UCL and co.

philfearon:
Oga mi, no be so o.. Na una teach me this style na, abi you don forget!

Me I no dey oooo

bykebyke:
Not forgetting trophies sef.

Exactly bro, these players know that trophies are guaranteed joining the biggest clubs.

Igboid:
Really? How exactly did your De gea Chase go? United are not even in champions league anymore, yet Madrid couldn't have de gea, try all they could.

If United was determined to tie Ronaldo down, they could have, with bumper deal and massive investments in the squad to please him.

United was naive thinking they could easily replace or compensate for Ronaldo's loss, at that point in time, 80 million pounds looked like a big money.
They have learnt the hard way.
Barca/Madrid are not going to price away any top talent from EPL any time soon. Go and Mark that down.

You still don't get it sir!
It's not about the money, but it's all about the players dreaming of turning up for the biggest clubs in the world. Ronaldo didn't join Madrid because of the money but because of the pride that goes along with the name. The biggest players in the world played/play for these two teams. That's why it's always been the dream of every good player to wear their jerseys. That's why it's always difficult for players to say no when they knock even when the parent clubs try to put up resistance.

Igboid:
Keep deceiving yourself. Players follow the cashflow. The cash is now in EPL, the top players will follow, and the emerging top talents in EPL can nolonger be poached. Only those deemed surplus to requirements will be leaving EPL now. You won't be getting any more Ronaldos, Bales, Modrics, Mascheranos, Alonsos from
EPL, but your Agueros, Silvas, Nolitos, Sanchez, Ozils, and others you deemed surplus to requirements that are top talents will end up in EPL. The financial war has been won by EPL, it's only a matter of time before it starts manifesting on the pitch.

If there's anyone deceiving himself here, it's surely you!
Can you bodily tell us that if CR7 had wanted more money to stay at United, they didn't have enough to offer him? Don't forget he's the 1st and only player to have won the world best player award in EPL, can you prove that he still left United because of money?
No matter how rich Leicester City become today, should Barca/Madrid knock at Mahrez' door, he would force the transfer and the next thing you'll hear from him is "its always been my dream to play for Barca/Madrid.

There's no amount of money any club can have today especially in EPL that would stop any player from picking up Barca/Madrid's call sir, these clubs have been poaching the best players even from the very rich clubs in EPL, so your line of argument does not just add up unless you want to tell us that the deal would afford Watford the ability to price away the big boys from Barca/Madrid.

philfearon:
I had the best day of my life this year. I was watching the two best teams in England play, and the match was so great and entertaining, I slept off at the 30+minute of the game!
That's how Great EPL is with over £3billion in TV deals!

I thought lawyers are raised to be nice you are wicked no be small

Igboid:
What quality? EPL top guns have had to undergo through a rough patch. United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, these were teams that consistently featured in the quarterfinals and Semi finals of Champions league not long ago, when Barcelona was the only saving grace for la liga.

The advantage of being big spenders Barcelona and Madrid were the seasons that followed those exploits, allowed them to consistently poach top talents from
EPL teams, and distabilized these teams. Madrid and Barca helped themselves with Henry, Mascherano, Alonso, Modric, Bale, Ronaldo, Suarez, top top players very vital to their parent clubs. In return EPL only got those Madrid and Barca deemed surplus to requirements.

That tide of one way flow of players from EPL to la liga will never happen again with the mega money of EPL TV deal now on board, you can never price away top talents from
EPL. United already showed you the future with your failed bid to capture De gea. EPL top guns can now afford to pay their top talents whatever Barca and Madrid can afford to.

Messi and Ronaldo won't be around forever. Soon the tide will turn for ever. Your league and teams will be eventually transformed to poaching ground for EPL top teams.

It's every players dream to wear Barca/Madrid shirts, that's why it's easy to price them away from their clubs. Forget about any TV deal. Those two clubs are bigger than every other club out there and get whatever they want. Ronaldo left Man U for Madrid(as the world best player) not because United couldn't afford to pay whatever he asked for, but because he knew what it means to turn up for Madrid. Same applies to any player Barca set eyes on.

OBTSubtle:


Is there no way we can kill him in his sleep?

sinizia:
Pep's biggest mistake was not having Aguero on that pitch, he'd have scored Barca in that first-half. Barca had errors too but no-one to convert them. At the end, City attack didn't step up. But still, as a fan of attacking football, City made me happy up until Bravo moment of stupidity. Thunder fire Pep on that one. His quest for passing football is too extreme.

Bravo was stupid for trying to pass the ball in front of two players when he could have kicked out the ball. No keeper is as ball playing as Valdez/Nueur, yet, they know when to pass and to clear out.
As per your analysis of the match, I'll say kudos to you. Individual errors cost City as they really played well by taking the game to Barca.

.....at least we won't have to see bykebyke Mathieu in the retun leg.

.What a match!
We lost two defenders in the process while Messi proved again why he's the best.

I pity Bravo small sha, as the guy would even miss the return leg.
Neymar missed a PK and went on to show the world he doesn't need to score PK to show his worth.
Stones must be having a second thought by now.....

By the way, that Sanchez' goal was purely magical!

Alba out? Why start him ahead of Digne?

PrinceJoeWan:
r u a madrista at all?

Ranieri just won the league in a league acclaimed to be the best in the world

PrinceJoeWan:
whr u 4rm cum?

Where were you when Anceloti was sacked in order to employ Benitez?

usbcable:
Sack Pellegrini employ Mourinho
Sack Mourinho employ Ancelloti
Sack Ancelloti employ Benitez
Sack Benitez employ Zidane
Sack Zidane? God forbid

Sack Zidane employ Ranieri

patrickmuf:
I only engage in banter, I came to accept that they're various ways to get the job done a long time ago...Mourinho cannot be the father of anti-football and at the same time also rank as one of the most successful coaches in history.

Ohhh, I got your point now!
Keep enjoying what one of the most successful coaches serves you week in week out then we are all behind him .

patrickmuf:
Just like you lots criticize CR7 here, it's called banter.

What's the correlation between the topic and CR7 here sir?
CR7 is an icon of Madrid, the eternal and fiercest enemy of Barca and a direct rival to Messi who also stands as an Icon of Barca. So, it's just normal that he gets criticised here just as any Madrid fan would do to Leo.

But when we are talking about setting up one of the most expensively assembled team in the world of football with the most expensive player therein just to park the bus against a lower team in all ramifications, it's just normal for people to talk sir. And I still put it to you again, can you tell us you have never castigated you dear coach for his style of play while he was a Chelsea coach?.....we are waiting for your reply sir!

dmcdad:
True. And I must confess, he has really adapted his game to suit the team. Moreso, he has, and is still learning from the master of vision (D10S). His vision in delivering killer passes is getting sharper by the day. One only needs to watch the Olympic final to convincingly affirm that his passing and vision is becoming world class by the day. It just seemed it was Messi pulling the strings from deep with sumptuous deliveries of killer passes. If not for the fact that the trio of Gabriel Jesus, Garbigol and Juan were 'Higuains' on that day, there wouldn't have been the need for PKs to decide the match.

As for Messi detecting the move prior to the pass, I need not say anything to that effect. I mean, tell me the right adjective or superlative to use to describe him, that has never been used. We've used up all! So now if Messi do anything, just stay dump or just shake your head.

Neymar made a great decision by joining Barca and it's turning out to be the best he could have made.
I could remember vividly the much hype surrounding the match between Barcelona and Santos in the final of the club world cup where many believed Neymar would outshine Leo. While Baba Puyol and his cohorts ensured Ney had a game to forget, Messi proved to the world why he was the best.
I can't forget the manner at which Ney boy was admiring the team from a distance after the heavy defeat. He must have rehearsed how great it would have been if he'd turned up in a Barca jersey playing alongside the greatest rather than against him.
When he made up his mind to join the master, many people thought he was being prepared for a monumental downfall as they thought pride, envy arrogance and ego would set him up against the master, and as such, Barca would not hesitate to cash in on him as there's no way there could be two captains in a ship.
Contrary to their opinion, hope and believe, Neymar proved himself to be a very humble, loyal and friendly dude by quickly making the master his idol, learning and playing with him, and making a great friendship both on and off the pitch with the master. We are seeing the results, and it can only get better. By the time Messi's reign starts to wane while Ney boy takes up the mantle, that's when he'll realise the decision he made then is actually the best any one could have made.

As per the emboldened, may the Lord deliver us from every spirit of Higuian.

dmcdad:
Neymar in all competitions for Barcelona this season:

8 appearances
5 goals
8 assists
W5 D1 L2.

Not bad.

By the way, that his assist to Messi was out of this world. It's only a very swift and sharp player that could detect the move and score from such a great pass. The goal was superb while the pass was magical.

TRendlona:
Neymar would have still been in Santos or God knows where

Lol...

snrman:
Puyol would have been the greatest defender ever

Hmmmmm!!!
If we had erroneously signed Mou as our coach then instead of Pep;
1. Messi would have been given to Madrid in exchange for Julio Baptista
2. Xavi would have been sold to Betis
3. Iniesta would have been sold to Atletico Madrid or Madrid as he was too small and fragile.
4. Sergio Busquest would have been on his 6th loan spell.
7. Pique would have been a Man U legend
Abeg, make una add to the list....

OBTSubtle:
Ever since they lost a great hairstylist in 09, they wanted another.. But they didn't go for the entire package..

If Pogba had come to Barca, with his latest performances here and there, his seatbelt would have been stronger and longer than that of Vidal.