2012 CWC: SC Corinthians - Chelsea FC (Final) [R]

Meh. Corinthians is not even among the best 16 teams in South America right now. They finished #6 in the Brasilerao and wouldn't have qualified for the next Libertadores, if they were not the champs. Their last game before this tournament they were taken to school by Sao Paulo 3-1. Right now they wouldn't get out of group in the Libertadores. Flu, Sao Paulo, Gremio, Velez, Vasco, Libertad, Newell's, Mineiro, Colo Colo, U de Chile, Cerro Porteño and Tolima are playing a superior brand of footie at the moment (IMO).

 

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Corinthians finished fifth in Brasils serie A somehow I doubt Chelsea will finish that low in the premier.This game shows with South Americas economic improvement and Europes decline the quality in America shows

 

LOL Just realized Corinthians have a Qatari on their side.... the notorious Emerson Sheik whose controversial inclusion on the Qatari NT in 2008 almost got Qatar thrown out of the WC that year... oh well I guess that's a first Club World Championship for Qatar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Sheik

 

I wish I were in Sao Paulo today

 

Sorry Lad virtually no one in europe cared or watched, it was on TV in england I wager the average EPL game draws 10x viewers and if you asked Chelsea's management they would rather have stayed at home

 

He is right. You are playing it up too much

 

A few images from the game.

 

Like our defender Paulo Andre said... Libertadores is bigger than these 2 game tournament. CWC is more like a bonus tournament to close a good year.

We went 14 games unbeaten in Libertadores, my country is 5 times world champs, if anything, Chelsea and England needed this cup more than us, since at international level, they hardly win anything.

 

and no one cares that they did

 

yup but thats the problem for south americans its s party for europeans its a pain, and england doesnt need that trophy most of our fans laughed at chelseas defeat.

 

Just because YOU don't care doesn't mean "no one" cares.

 

I see people have started playing the "lol a Mickey Mouse cup nobody cares about" card here.

 

just countering the funboyz who think it means more then winning an Fa Cup lol no chance

 

truth

 

It wasn't a compliment, sweetie.

 

dont get me wrong im happy chelsea got a slap

 

Isnt it funny the English fans trying to make out the World Club cup doesnt matter when the one time it clashed with their precious FA cup the then European champions withdrew from that competition.Its funny as well as for any English player not that theres many could evet have a chance of being WORLD champion

 

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have a safe trip back to england Chelsea =] , on their way to practice tuesday, take picture with this banner located in London =]

 

done to not upset fifa sorry grow up no one cared this side of the planet, it got 10 seconds on the news tonight

 

Wow ten seconds more about a World champion than any Englushman in fifty years

 

That's why I said "at the moment." They didn't qualify because the Chilean league uses a cumulative system taking into account the last two tournaments, and 8 months ago Colo Colo were around #6-#7.

Just like Malaga and Atletico are two of the better playing Euro clubs "at the moment." Which doesn't mean they won't end the season close to relegation, if things go badly from now on.

Reality is fluid, and more so with footie, my friend. Former greats get relegated. See Leeds, River, Palmeiras, Notingham Forest, Rangers, etc.