The Football.....

[Brandane]

What really bugs me is the bitterness you hear from some British fans, and saying they are going to support Bayern in the final. I really don't get how you can support a foreign team against a British team. The number of Barca "supporters" there are at my kids school drives me nuts, it's the ultimate in plastic fandom. TBH, I really think you should support a club that you have some sort of connection with eg either your local club, or the club that your family support. I can just about understand kids choosing to support a succesful (British) club, as long as they stick with them through thick and thin.

I will be supporting Bayern Munich because:

1. I don't like the fact that some Russian with too much money has simply decided to buy success. Where were Chelsea and their supporters before he came along?
2. Drogba is a diving, cheating, conning @!*%$.
3. The only thing "British" about Chelsea is that they play in the English league and have 1 or 2 British players. As I am Scottish, the English connection does not do it for me; I am as much German as I am English.
4. IF they win, the English media will go totally over the top with their hero worshipping of Chelsea.

It's a bit like telling us Scots that we should be supporting England when you are playing against Johnny foreigner. Why? England are foreign to us, so we have no more reason to support them than your opposition. Au contraire; see reason #4 above .

 

[dan_bo]

One thing about Bayern though: Robben plays for them. He has a face that jusy asks to be slapped. Hard. With a hot shovel.

 

[postman]

Vot iz it with ze Germains and their success at penalty shoot outs.Vy are they soo gud.Answers to Herr Fick c/o Helga @Cafe Rene France.

You could have bet your house on them winning again.Amazing.

 

[Brandane]

One thing about Bayern though: Robben plays for them. He has a face that jusy asks to be slapped. Hard. With a hot shovel.

Nah, he's Dutch. Footballing Gods .

 

[ceepeebee]

Nah, he's Dutch. Footballing Gods .

I quite agree, as my sig-pic will attest.

When it comes to pens though - always bet on the Germans (or Liverpool)

 

[iLB]

Bayern for me thank you. A choice between one mega rich club who despite already winning the tie, went to Real Madrid and attacked. Or, a mega-rich Russian club with some of the highest paid players in the world yet who felt unable to actually "engage" the opposition in any meaningful way over 2 games.

I think if anything John Terry engaged the Chilean striker a little too much, evidenced by his red card. Your argument doesn't really make sense, there was plenty of engagement in our final third over both legs, and they left themselves vulnerable to counter attack playing 3 at the back- and almost going down to a single defender in Mascherano towards the end. Barca had no plan B when we blocked the centre, even Torres scored against them -embarrassing!

 

[MarkF]

Your argument doesn't really make sense, there was plenty of engagement in our final third over both legs,

Suit yourself. I found it all a bit embarrassing and hope to see that the beautiful game and Bayern triumph in Munich!

 

[007fair]

Who I want to win in any game involving teams I don't actually support (Scotland, Partick Thistle Nil, Liverpool) is very arbitrary and fickle. I have hated Chelski in the past for being backed by criminal money, but this year they have had success some sort of success without spending it (discount £50m for Torres who has been hilairiously bad). Also Di Mateo seems a cool sort of guy who does not rub me up the wrong way like Mourinho did. So I may support them ..or maybe Bayern. I may even change my mind on the night, or at half time, depending on who dives or fouls the least, and who plays the most attractive attacking football - A luxury I don't have watching Scotland, which is just as well!

The Dutch should learn this lesson - they went from favorites to despicable in 90mins at 2010 world cup final

 

[iLB]

 

[PaulB]

Be honest, if Chelsea played all their football like they played at Camp Nou, would anyone actually go and see them ever again?

 

[Smokin Joe]

Be honest, if Chelsea played all their football like they played at Camp Nou, would anyone actually go and see them ever again?

There's nothing I love better than a team who can defend well and frustrate technically superior opponants. To have played an open game against barca would have been suicide.

 

[Glenn]

I will be supporting Bayern Munich because:

1. I don't like the fact that some Russian with too much money has simply decided to buy success. Where were Chelsea and their supporters before he came along?

In Claudio Ranieri's last season as manager, before the Russian Mafia bought the club, Chelsea finished 2nd, the players that he bought still form the core of the team. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003–04_FA_Premier_League

 

[iLB]

In Claudio Ranieri's last season as manager, before the Russian Mafia bought the club, Chelsea finished 2nd, the players that he bought still form the core of the team. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003–04_FA_Premier_League

If you read that page, apart from the second place finish, what have you said is wrong.

 

[Archie_tect]

If you read that page, apart from the second place finish, what have you said is wrong.

...or the Wikipaedia page is wrong... never assume just because it's written down that it's true.

 

[iLB]

...or the Wikipaedia page is wrong... never assume just because it's written down that it's true.

Fair point, but I find wiki to be correct more often than not- and also the core of the team were either already there- or bought later than that season...