2012 FIFA Club World Cup: News & Analysis [R]

I guess with the league being suspended, how to bring back the game to a point where fans can go to games safely?

I guess, playing two games under the heading of 'CAF' makes it easier on the Egyptian FA. If both games are a success, then they will say they can resume their league. If there is trouble, then they can say it's the call of 'CAF' giving them a get out of jail card.

Hopefully the game can be played in front of fans, but it's a big test.

 

Whoever wins libertadores will win this year CWC, it'll be a lot easier than vs barca. Hopefully santos wins again and they can redeem themselves vs bayern munich.

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Ashley Cole was brillant for Chelsea. A big batltle for them, I thought when Muller scored - a soft goal I thought Cech could have done better with - was it, Muller nearly died with heart attack aswell from that!

Glad for Drogba, reall crowned off an impressive career, but it must be said, Bayern were the better team, would they have been on neutral ground? Who knows. If only they had their scoring boots on, seemed the goal was in the Chelsea supporters stand at times.

Will Chelsea light up Japan? Let's see, I get the feeling that they will prepare the media by saying they don't really care, that it gets in the way of Premier League and FA Cup which kind of disrepects the competition.

For all fans in Japan, get your tickets now, Cahill is a future foothold of the England back four, Cole is the worlds best left back by far.

 

Well, December is a long time away. It all depends on how they are doing in PL come November time.

Your right, pity the British media will be negative. I'm English, and can hear my work collegues now sayig how poor the rest of the world is, and then boom, they see or hear the match and they have a different opinion for a week in the process telling me everything they know about football in Africa/Asia/etc.

I'm glad Chelsea have got his and really interested to see how they go over the next 5 years. Abramovich has got what he wanted, and I predict he will get bored and pull the plug at in this timeframe.

Now, unfortuantely for the CWC, Chelsea don't really have a sense of history to them. They're a club of the new generation and I can't quite get excited about them in CWC like I would with say a Bayern or AC Milan for example.

 

Premier League clubs play their first FA Cup game of the season in January, after the Club World Cup is over.

 

League Cup then.
Point is, thye throw every excuse going.

 

come on, its not a big deal. there is no money in it except for the sponsors and there is no way that this trinket signals what side is the best anything in the world, anyone who tells you that the wcc champions is the best team as a result of it is a moron. this trophy means less than john terrys father of the year award.

 

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez after losing in 2005:
"We did everything we could to win the game. We had 21 shots and 17 corners, hit the bar twice and had three goals disallowed."
"I have tried to show respect for Sao Paulo because they are a good team - but we deserved to win. You do not normally see a team from Brazil defending like they did."
"This was a very important competition but we need to focus elsewhere now."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4531684.stm

 

Why do you say that? Because of the timing of the event? Or because you don't want to see the world's champions face off for all the marbles, like the Super Bowl.

 

How would you determine the best side then? Do away with WCC and we can't. And before you say UEFA CL, look at the past winners list.

 

come on , this is marketing bullshit. its a supercup, a pre season testimonial, not a playoff for best side. i admit, it is getting a bigger name now than it used to be, and im sure that players would like to win it, but no one in europe would put it even on a par with winning a domestic cup. it ranks miles below a champions league playoff position in the league.

 

to be honest - that might be a good decision from him... there's a saying, "leave em laughing" and Drogs has done just that. His last kick will be the one that won the champions league final and he'll be a legend there forever... he'll never be a fading senior player holding back the youngsters.