Champions League Thread 2011/12

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"Only Chelsea fans will be happy with this", said Cruyff in De Telegraaf.

"For the rest, nobody can be happy with the outcome of the Champions League final", he added.

"What especially bothers me is that a football team can forget everything and still win."

And on whether he would take the pure footballing approach even if it did not yield the Champions League title, Cruyff was clear.

"Then I’d choose to take the steps we take at Ajax, towards the football that we all want to see.

"And then if there’s no Champions League win? Better not to have the trophy in this way."

http://www.insidefutbol.com/2012/05/...-cruyff/62713/

Does everyone who is associated with Barca cry anti-football when they get beaten?

Moan about the cash, not the football. Not Chelsea's fault Bayern have shit strikers who can only main a good record by netting 17 goals past FC Oktoberfest 1884.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Does everyone who is associated with Barca cry anti-football when they get beaten?

Moan about the cash, not the football. Not Chelsea's fault Bayern have shit strikers who can only main a good record by netting 17 goals past FC Oktoberfest 1884.

Cruyff is chatting shite. I know i was moaning about the way Chavs won it, but come on. To say you rather loose it then win it ugly is silly.

Winning is Winning end of the day.

And why is it that this Barca Hollywood footie is the right way to play? I think this is a problem with football, now were being told this way is the right way and that way is failure etc.

Like you say Its not Chavs's fault that Bayern could not win it tbf and more these twats moan the more im happy Chavs won it tbh.

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He's the one who set up this La Masia adolf youth movement isn't he? Of course he's going to say the Barca way is kosher.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

In fairness to Cruyff, he is very consistent on this, he was dissapointed with how the Netherlands played two years ago in the final.

[Syn]

Sounds like a bigger grinch than Pele. Wonder if his penis still works. No I don't.

FFS. Can you auto-filter Chelsea into Chavski? It'll be a goal for all of Goonersweb.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cruyff is chatting shite. I know i was moaning about the way Chavs won it, but come on. To say you rather loose it then win it ugly is silly.

Winning is Winning end of the day.

And why is it that this Barca Hollywood footie is the right way to play? I think this is a problem with football, now were being told this way is the right way and that way is failure etc.

Like you say Its not Chavs's fault that Bayern could not win it tbf and more these twats moan the more im happy Chavs won it tbh.

Winning is winning but let's not pretend what is perceived to be 'good' football isn't looked back at more fondly than those who play risk second. Look at Netherlands '74 and Brazil '82. Neither won but they never stop being praised.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

In fairness to Cruyff, he is very consistent on this, he was dissapointed with how the Netherlands played two years ago in the final.

But im sure he Praised the winners for how they played. The Dutch deserved criticism for the way they played they were a disgrace.

If they won the World cup playing like that would he have cared?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

But im sure he Praised the winners for how they played. The Dutch deserved criticism for the way they played they were a disgrace.

If they won the World cup playing like that would he have cared?

Yeah, he would. He really doesn't have much time for the win at all costs mentality.

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"I'd rather lose with style and grace than win through financial doping" - (Gandhi, 1948)

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Winning is winning but let's not pretend what is perceived to be 'good' football isn't looked back at more fondly than those who play risk second. Look at Netherlands '74 and Brazil '82. Neither won but they never stop being praised.

Chelsea will be in the books as winners of the Cl who will care how they played. Same as Barca last season, yes it was a better final and yes they played Beautiful stuff, but in 10 years time no one will care about the performances.

I wish Chavs played a better game as a Neutral and thats why i was a lil disappointed they pub teamed their way to the cup, but i guess its winning all that matters.

We could never do that, which is why we'd probs never win the thing till we can change the way we play for the occasion.