Futebol dos Gringos: Football unrelated to NT and Brasileirão [R]

He will be missed.

 

Well, Chelsea's attacking players are more talented (other than at striker). The problem is that Simeone has been managing this side for 4 years and has molded it to his exact specifications, while Mourinho obviously hasn't. (Atletico's defense has been together Simeone's entire run there - that's certainly very helpful.)

I do think Chelsea are slight underdogs, but if Hazard plays, I'd say those odds tilt a bit the other way.

 

They don't have to be better.. their defense just has to be better, and by all accounts it was. It forced Atletico to play how Chelsea wanted them to play. Long ball, long ball, long ball, force it on the ground in the box, cross, cross, cross. It was a lot of diagonal runs and crosses into the box for a team thats more stout in defense.

Etoo and Hazard back, that should cause some mass chaos in Atletico's 3rd. I have Chelsea through on a lucky 1-0 goal and then just bunker.

 

You watching so much epl this season you call the spurs spuds now? ..................

 

Actually, as crazy as it may seem, I believe they've taken more points per match under Sherwood than they did under AVB

 

76% possession and nothing to show for it. Instead they should be down by more goals. I saw nothing with the direct futbol they played last year.

 

Modric is going to be handful when we play Croatia.

 

Said the same thing about Chelsea when they went on to win it. Same team same opposition same styled coach. Chelsea will win ugly, it doesn't have to be pretty and it doesn't require skill, just some luck and a great defense. Mou doesn't disappoint and he won't come next week. Atletico back to their one direction futbol.. cross and pray.

 

David Luiz can't play Terry's position?? lol thats news to me.

Schwarzer is more than serviceable, had his moments in Vicente Calderon but came out on top.

I get it, you hate Chelsea cuz your a Manure, but ultimately, fate has decided Blue. dwi

 

The hate is real.

The Gawd has spoken.

 

Luiz was one of the starting CBs when Chelsea won the CL. He's a perfectly competent CB. You'd better hope so, at least, since he's starting for you in the summer! (Unless you want Dante to give away more penalties in high pressure situations?)
It's not as if Atletico's attacking players are especially amazing, you know. Their best plan has been to use Raul Garcia as a version of Duncan Ferguson for god's sake!

 

This.. aside Diego Costa, it was a lot of diagonal runs by Raul Garcia from the wing with or without the ball followed by a dinky header or shot at or past the goalie or an attempt to one touch it to an open attacker in the area which would get cut out by Chelsea or the touch would be skewed by the same player. Also a lot of long range shots, for a team that pressured Chelsea for very long stretches of the game the Atleti attack didn't exactly look leaps and bounds better than the few chances Chelsea had.

 

David Luiz is not trusted to play the CB role for country? Since when, Scolari has made him vice-captain. He's been the starter for what 2 years now. He has his moment but he's a lot like a young Lucio was. I think when it matters DL can be counted on.

 

Tevez scores his first European Cup goal in 4 years! He made Luisao of Benfica look silly!! It's a shame he won't be playing for Argentina this World Cup!!

 

Kaka 10725,

As much as I like Sideshow Bob I really think so he needs to have 2 centerbacks playing with him!! That's why I praying that for the World Cup we go to a 3-5-2 formation, but I know that wont happen

 

He has played better as a CB for Brazil than for Chelsea (not that he has been bad for Chelsea, mind, just not quite as good).