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Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by ChukaEze: 11:11am On Apr 29, 2011
na wa o
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by Nobody: 11:14am On Apr 29, 2011
Barca plays good football combined with cheats Busquet, pedrol and alves are all cheats
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by wazobiann: 11:28am On Apr 29, 2011
Is it not a shame for Real MADrid sympathizers that they were still scared to attack Barca with Mascherano and Puyol playing strange positions in the defense? If any team tries that against Barca, i bet u that Barca may place only Pique in the defense. More so, Barca had less options in the attack unlike Real that had attackers in surplus of Adebayor, K.Benzema, R.Kaka, Higuain, Grenero.
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by farochron(m): 12:14pm On Apr 29, 2011
I so much respect Barca. They are like Michael jackson the king of Pop. They introduce their own style of play to the game and mastered it unlike those copy copy clubs. They have the best player in the world that can punish any team but I still believe they are beatable. We only need to find away to thwart that their style of play that's all and remove Merci completely from the game.

That Barca is not good that's a big lie brother. For now they are still the best and the most consistent team in the world
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by usbcable(m): 12:15pm On Apr 29, 2011
shocked shocked shocked
na wa for the ''wolf'' in the ''gang''

Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by baslone: 12:28pm On Apr 29, 2011
You don't stand a chance against Barcelona. Uefa doesn't allow any team to really
do something against them. I really don't know what's behind all this. Maybe it's their ties
with Unicef or maybe it's because they just find Barcelona a sympathetic club. I've been
wondering about this all my life and I'll get an answer one day."

My career will probably be over if I tell him and Uefa how I feel about all this. I have only one
question and that's: 'Why?' We could have played for three more hours and would not have
conceded. We couldn't lose this game with our tactical plan.

"[Didier] Drogba was punished for the semi-finals [in 2009], while both [Thiago] Motta
and [Jose] Bosingwa couldn't play in finals because there were both dismissed. The same
thing happened to [Arsene] Wenger, who had to deal with the suspension of Samir Nasri
after their encounter. This time, I was the one who was punished and I shouldn't even be
here [in the press room]."
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by hustla(m): 12:35pm On Apr 29, 2011
c enemies!! tongue tongue tongue tongue
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by kobikwelu(m): 1:04pm On Apr 29, 2011
Madame!!!! , and when he leaped high above Ferdinand and Van Der Sar in the UCL finals and scored the 2nd goal, it was a liga match

Your argument and its ilk will never ever hold any water, a hopeless teen and his family who Mourinho would have over looked was taken into and embraced by Barcelona via Carles Rexach and supported all through, and your Nigerian brain is expecting him to jump ship and play in the rugby epl in order to satisfy your orrgasmicc comparison with CR7?

Its the height of absurdity and silly reasoning, you should bring up a new idea or you just stop posting your mundane argument

i couldnt have said it better,

when messi had growth deficiency syndrome and barcelona took a chance in the boy and nutured him since when he was 11, now peeps are saying he should leave,

abeg make una baff go hug transfromer,



y'all clubs should go and develope your own talents
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by Nobody: 1:07pm On Apr 29, 2011
BARCELONA IS A THIEF WE ALL KNOW THAT
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by kobikwelu(m): 1:16pm On Apr 29, 2011
and not to add all they paid in terms of his medical bills to help him with growth

and you are telling me he should leave to EPL to prove himself as the greatest,

maldini,garincha, di stefano,zico, maradona, johan cryuff, muller,platini, van basten,

they are amongst football greats, why
because they played they best football at a particular club and didnt need to hop from one league to another to prove they are world best,

messi at the age of 23/24 is already in the running for football greatest shocked shocked shocked

all he needs is a good coach for argentina and then we would see him playing in a team that would reach the final of the world cup.
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by switchmax8: 1:18pm On Apr 29, 2011
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by karpenter: 1:24pm On Apr 29, 2011
Ron: "I don’t like it any Mour"

JOSE MOURINHO faced a chorus of criticism over his [b]negative [b]Real Madrid tactics [/b][/b] - led by his key man Cristiano Ronaldo.
The £80million maestro stunned his outspoken boss after their shameful 2-0 Champions League defeat to Barcelona by admitting: "I don't like to play like that."

Barcelona had a staggering 72 per cent of possession as the game nicknamed El Clasico was reduced to El Farcico.

Ronaldo, whose side went down to two late Lionel Messi goals after Pepe was sent off, said: "I don't like to play like that at all but I have to adapt to what the team asks of me.

"In absolute honesty, it's true that with 11 against 11 we didn't have chances and we didn't have a shot on target but football is like that.


"This is a knockout with a home and return leg. At 0-0 it was not a bad result at home. You can score over there."

Even Madrid-supporting Marca newspaper savaged Mourinho in its match report, calling the Special One's tactics "boring and vulgar".
It read: "Messi dazzles a mediocre Madrid: Disappointing plan of Mourinho in front of his public".
FROM THE SUN UK
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by lekyar(m): 1:42pm On Apr 29, 2011
usbcable:

shocked shocked shocked
na wa for the ''wolf'' in the ''gang''

Meaning? Mou's statement  has uncovered the fact that he is a not so intelligent person. Coach Pep came out of that game the better strategist. If it was the other way round all these Barca haters and mou apologist would've been applauding and singing his praises. Simple put Barca outclassed real on that day and I still stand by my earlier position that if the refs for all the classicos so far were to be fair then the likes of marcelo, pepe and a horde of others would have no business playing on the pitch. Last year's UCL inter were plain lucky and mou was labeled the special one, now he has been hoodwinked by a mercurial coach and his team spell bound by a subliminal team he is crying conspiracy just like Buhari the cpc hoodlum. You cant just walk away with the feeling anytime the two teams square up that Barca was going to run away with the day.

People should stop this cheating accusation as it would not detract from a great and well deserved victory. And BTW as to why other teams end up 10 men against them I would say most times it should've been more in most of the games because they totally out play any team forcing them into 'negative football' as most here would deny.

Sometime people hate their betters (personal experience in school while leading the pack to graduation). That's what all this hating is about. Manu will hate, arsenal, the entire EPL fan base. Because they know whenever their team come up against Barca they just got to roll out the requiem mass. See Rio already running his mouth on twitter instead of doing some soul searching on what was to become of them and their fans after the finals against the mighty Barcalona (hope they don't drop the match against schalker). As to mou and his hordes one more lesson at camp nou and in the words of one of my fav posters here.

WE ARE BARCALONA.
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by karpenter: 1:53pm On Apr 29, 2011
hey,all barcelona here should read this and learn what football is http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2011/04/29/2463454/scholes-2004-abidal-2009-milito-2010-jose-mourinho-is-a

Thank you for this link and i could resist the urge to past it here.

Josè Mourinho - Real Madrid
"Mourinho is the best coach in the world, but as a man he still needs to learn manners and respect."
These were the words just a few months ago of none other than Mario Balotelli. Now when the Manchester City enfant terrible, whose list of misdemeanours reads longer than today’s Royal Wedding guest list, offers you advice in regal protocol and etiquette then you know you have an attitude problem.
This writer happens to be one of The 'Special One's biggest fans. By the time he retires, there is no doubt in my mind that he will go down as the greatest club coach of all time. Having already won everything in Portugal, England, Italy and on the European stage, Mourinho’s next mission is to do the same in Spain (the Copa del Rey has been secured), then Germany, and then internationally. He has bagged six league titles and two Champions Leagues (just one less than record-winning manager Bob Paisley) among many other trophies, and at the age of just 48 could easily double that number of domestic championships.
The modern game is desperately short of star quality - technically, tactically, personally, professionally, both on and off the pitch - and Mourinho’s charisma, controversies and cunning genius enchants us all.
But as Barcelona stated in announcing their intention to report the Portuguese trainer to Uefa, “on Wednesday night Mr Mourinho went over the line”.
His post-match rant, which can be read in full here, slammed referee Wolfgang Stark for the sending-off of himself and Pepe, plus the yellow card that will see Sergio Ramos suspended from the Camp Nou return leg next week. Jose then went on to suggest that the events in his side's 2-0 defeat in the Spanish capital were just further evidence of a pro-Barcelona conspiracy within Uefa, even questioning whether the Blaugrana’s ties with Unicef was the cause.
But it was his quotes directed at Barcelona opposite number Pep Guardiola that were truly out of order, and downright disrespectful - not to mention hypocritical.
"I hope for Pep that he will win the Champions League without any incident at one point,” Mourinho roared.
“I've won two Champions League titles with teams other than Barcelona. I won the tournament with Porto, a team from a country that doesn't usually win, and I won the Champions League with Inter, who hadn't won the trophy for 50 years [sic] and weren't even among the favourites. We won those trophies with hard work, pride, effort and sweat.
"Guardiola is a great coach, but I'd be embarrassed if I'd won the tournament like that after the scandal at Stamford Bridge [two years ago]. If he wins the competition this year, it will be marred by the events at Santiago Bernabeu.”
Mourinho may be blessed with the memory of an elephant, but he certainly chooses to use it very selectively.
Mourinho didn’t win his Champions League trophies just with “hard word, pride, effort and sweat” - he also received some favourable refereeing decisions (and fortune) along the way. In the 2003-04 edition, his Porto side were on the verge of elimination during their second round tie with Manchester United. Ahead 1-0 in the second-leg at Old Trafford, the dominant English champions had a Paul Scholes goal scandalously disallowed for a non-existent offside decision. This meant that a last-minute strike from Costinha, following a shocking goalkeeper error by Tim Howard, put Porto through 3-2 on aggregate. Mourinho didn’t complain, instead he raced down the touchline for his famous celebration.
In the 1-0 semi-final victory over Deportivo, Jose also benefited from outrageous refereeing. In the first-leg in Portugal, which finished 0-0, one of Depor’s star players Jorge Andrade was sent off for playfully kicking at former team-mate Deco. The pair unsuccessfully remonstrated with referee Markus Merk that they were just fooling around, Andrade repeating the words: “He’s my friend, he‘s my friend”. The red card had a huge bearing on the tie. Without their rock in defence, Deportivo lost the return 1-0 at home, and Mourinho’s Porto proceeded to the final where they beat Monaco 3-0.
Fast forward six years to Mourinho’s second Champions League triumph, and once again Inter’s success was not as black and white as he'd like us to think. Granted, the Nerazzurri were deserving champions, but they had their rub of the green on the path to glory too. In the second round first leg with Chelsea at San Siro, the Londoners would have probably returned to Stamford Bridge with a 2-2 draw had referee Mejuto Gonzalez awarded Chelsea a penalty for a clear last-man trip on Salomon Kalou by Walter Samuel, which could have also potentially resulted in a red card for the Argentine.
In the classic semi-final win against Guardiola’s Barcelona, Mourinho has every right to complain about Thiago Motta’s unjust red card in the second-leg that forced Inter into a heroic rearguard action in Catalonia. But he overlooks Diego Milito’s offside third goal in Milan, which was ultimately the difference between the two sides on paper.
As for Guardiola’s supposedly “embarrassing” Champions League successes, the 2009 semi-final second-leg at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Barca is in danger of turning into a mythical old wives' tale with Barcelona as the evil baddie. The truth is that of the five penalty claims that were turned down by referee Tom Henning Ovrebo, only one was a penalty – the clear handball by Gerard Pique. Dani Alves’ obstruction on Florent Malouda may have been inside the area, but obstruction is only a penalty offence when really serious, and this was not. The same can be said for Eric Abidal’s slight pull of Didier Drogba’s shirt before half-time, which preceded a one-second delay before the Ivorian catapulted himself onto the floor like he’d caught the plague.
In the episode involving Drogba and Yaya Toure on 56 minutes, both were wrestling each other, and even if Kolo’s younger brother did draw back the Chelsea hitman, it was well outside the area. Finally, regarding Michael Ballack’s last-gasp appeal against Samuel Eto’o, the Cameroonian may have had his arm higher than usual, but it was clearly ball-to-hand (the very top of his arm and back), while he also had his back turned. FIFA’s ‘Laws of the Game’ at the time were crystal clear on this.
It is amusing that Mourinho conveniently overlooked the fact that Abidal was wrongly red-carded on 65 minutes for a ‘professional foul’ when Anelka had tripped over his own feet. This forced Barcelona to chase the last 25 minutes of the game with just 10 men. As a result the space opened up for Chelsea on the counter-attack, and it was only after this dismissal that the stonewall Pique penalty incident occurred. It is also peculiar how Mourinho discarded the performance of referee Wolfgang Stark (Yes, the same WOLFGANG STARK from Real Madid vs. Barcelona) in the first-leg at Camp Nou. During that game, Stark waved away an excellent Thierry Henry penalty shout, failed to send off Ballack, and also harshly booked Carles Puyol, forcing Barcelona to start a left-back at centre-back, and a centre midfielder at left-back in the second-leg.
The semi-final comparison to be drawn between Chelsea 2009 and Real Madrid 2011 is that both teams played anti-football against Barcelona. While Mourinho got his tactics spot on in the first two Clasicos of April, and Real Madrid picked their moments to attack Barca, in Clasico III the Special One was far too negative and brought the problems on himself. Pepe’s red card was undoubtedly harsh, but once again Mourinho ignores the fact that his naturalised countryman should have been sent off during the Copa del Rey final a week earlier. The big decisions in Valencia went the way of the Blancos.
Mourinho must realise that, despite his genius, he cannot win every single trophy every year. That is an impossibility and he needs to accept his rare defeats with grace. To attempt to downgrade the achievements of a Barcelona side who are probably the most exciting club side we have ever seen - and on their way to challenging the likes of Ajax 71-73, Bayern 74-76 and Milan 89-94 for the title of greatest ever club team - is truly dishonourable. To be unable to support his wild theories with facts is hypocritical and slanderous.
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by baslone: 2:03pm On Apr 29, 2011
karpenter:

Ron: "I don’t like it any Mour"

JOSE MOURINHO faced a chorus of criticism over his [b]negative [b]Real Madrid tactics [/b][/b] - led by his key man Cristiano Ronaldo.
The £80million maestro stunned his outspoken boss after their shameful 2-0 Champions League defeat to Barcelona by admitting: "I don't like to play like that."

Barcelona had a staggering 72 per cent of possession as the game nicknamed El Clasico was reduced to El Farcico.

Ronaldo, whose side went down to two late Lionel Messi goals after Pepe was sent off, said: "I don't like to play like that at all but I have to adapt to what the team asks of me.

"In absolute honesty, it's true that with 11 against 11 we didn't have chances and we didn't have a shot on target but football is like that.


"This is a knockout with a home and return leg. At 0-0 it was not a bad result at home. You can score over there."

Even Madrid-supporting Marca newspaper savaged Mourinho in its match report, calling the Special One's tactics "boring and vulgar".
It read: "Messi dazzles a mediocre Madrid: Disappointing plan of Mourinho in front of his public".
FROM THE SUN UK


You didn't finish your write up!!!

"It's always the same with them [Barcelona]. This is the fourth consecutive season that
something like this has happened. [Jose] Mourinho is right, just look at what happened
with Arsenal, Chelsea and Inter," said Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the game.

"They [Barcelona] are a fantastic team, but they also have a lot of influence, both on and off the pitch."


"It's true that we didn't play well. However, it was still scoreless when it was 11 versus 11 and
everything was still possible. We could have scored a goal. It will now be very difficult for us though."


http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2011/04/27/2461174/real-madrids-cristiano-ronaldo-i-am-frustrated-with
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by switchmax8: 2:10pm On Apr 29, 2011
they will still not accept mourinho is a sore loser he always complains when decision goes against him and celebrate when it goes against other teams and he won.Why did'nt he criticise the ref that gave crouch red card when marcelona clearly fly like a pilot with a parachute.
He was happy and they won the game with goals margin.did mou know that the red card change the game and the ref killed the game as well.did mou knows that tot deserve a penalty when madrid came there to play but ref wave play on.
Mou will regret even coming to la liga it is not epl or seria A where he can intimidate ref with media la liga is not about media it is about playing soccer not using world start to defend.
If mou could use de maria,ronaldo,alonso,pepe,ramos,diarra,marcelo,raul albiol and ozil to defend.what will he use lesser players to do?he will probably use them to help casillas to keep
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by gentlegg(m): 2:15pm On Apr 29, 2011
BARCELONA IS A DISGRACE TO FOOTBALL

REFEREES ARE KILLING THE BEAUTIFUL GAME OF FOOTBALL

BARCELONA CAN NEVER/HARDLY WIN A STRONG TEAM ON 11 - 11

AGAINST CHELSEA FEW YEARS BACK IT WAS 11 - 10 BEFORE THEY WON
ARSENAL WON THEM ON 11 - 11 BUT BARCA WON ARSENAL ON NORMAL 11 -10
R.MADRID LOST 5 - 0 TO BARCA ON 11 - 10
R.MADRID STRUGGLED AND DREW WITH BARCA ON 11 - 10
R.MADRID ONLY WON BARCA COS BARCA'S 11 - 10 CAME VERY VERY LATE
NOW R.MADRID LOST AGAIN ONLY ON 11 - 10

UP BARCA

Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by kobikwelu(m): 2:22pm On Apr 29, 2011
^^^^

oga calm down
wetin dey cause red card

no be too much pressure and fustration??
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by lekyar(m): 2:28pm On Apr 29, 2011
Abi, make dem call dokita before sombodi go barca gaga.
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by decogrin(m): 2:38pm On Apr 29, 2011
must madrid kick to win
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by sabawex(m): 2:43pm On Apr 29, 2011
barca remain the best team in the world , they play fairly an defeat convincingly , barca u r toooooooooooooo much , eyin olote elo sempe!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by bash673(m): 2:52pm On Apr 29, 2011
Please all reasonable people should forget about this Barca supporters.

1-we've all seen that Alves was not even touched


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-OMZyuFEOw

2- The referee is a die hard Messi fan so will favor Messi's team

The German referee, Wolfgang Stark, who will lead the match between Argentina and Nigeria, said “I would love to change my shirt with him, of course. But it would have to be in the locker room, because if not, I should show them the yellow card”.

Stark made public his admiration for the Argentine crack. The referee had already performed in a match in which “La Pulga” played; the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League, in which Barcelona beat Arsenal 4-0.

“I remember the great match he did against Arsenal when he scored four goals against Barcelona. And also remember that he asked me for the ball. Of course I gave him the ball, after scoring so many goals, he deserved it. That ball should be a nice memory for Messi, “recalled the German judge.

Stark now hopes for a return of favors. “I would love to change my shirt with him, but, anyway, and given the quality of the player, I think that several Nigerian players will be very interested in having his jersey.”

“When I found out that I was going to be the referee of Argentina vs. Nigeria, I was very happy because this is one of the most important matches of the group, with one of the favorites,” he concluded.

http://m24digital.com/en/2010/06/08/the-argentina-nigeria-referee-wants-to-swap-shirts-with-messi
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by lekyar(m): 2:58pm On Apr 29, 2011
bash673:

Please all reasonable people should forget about this Barca supporters.

1-we've all seen that Alves was not even touched


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-OMZyuFEOw

2- The referee is a die hard Messi fan so will favor Messi's team

The German referee, Wolfgang Stark, who will lead the match between Argentina and Nigeria, said “I would love to change my shirt with him, of course. But it would have to be in the locker room, because if not, I should show them the yellow card”.

Stark made public his admiration for the Argentine crack. The referee had already performed in a match in which “La Pulga” played; the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League, in which Barcelona beat Arsenal 4-0.

“I remember the great match he did against Arsenal when he scored four goals against Barcelona. And also remember that he asked me for the ball. Of course I gave him the ball, after scoring so many goals, he deserved it. That ball should be a nice memory for Messi, “recalled the German judge.

Stark now hopes for a return of favors. “I would love to change my shirt with him, but, anyway, and given the quality of the player, I think that several Nigerian players will be very interested in having his jersey.”

“When I found out that I was going to be the referee of Argentina vs. Nigeria, I was very happy because this is one of the most important matches of the group, with one of the favorites,” he concluded.

http://m24digital.com/en/2010/06/08/the-argentina-nigeria-referee-wants-to-swap-shirts-with-messi

Showing studs and intent is all that is required. You played football any point in ur life?
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by sleekymag(m): 3:07pm On Apr 29, 2011
In defence of Mourinho
By Wim Van Walle

It looks like Jose Mourinho will be sanctioned by the all-mighty UEFA for commenting on its representative in Wednesday's match at the Bernabeu, Wolfgang Stark, and a perceived pro-Barcelona conspiracy. Even worse, probably, is the fact that Mourinho had the audacity to be critical of the Catalan club. In this day and age, it no longer seems an acceptable course of action.

Let's have a look then at what exactly Mourinho is deemed guilty of.

First of all, he claims the referee's decision to send Pepe off changed the game in Barcelona's favour. Now take any game which, with all 22 players on the pitch, has 0-0 on the scoreboard with none of the teams likely to score any time soon, not even the team which is obviously playing the best football on the night. If the referee then decides to send a player off from either team, does that change the game in the other team's favour? Of course it does. More so when said player has so far nullified any threat from the opposition's - and the world's - best player, thus justifying his manager's tactics. Spot on there, then.

His claims that the red card was unjust are also far from incorrect. Both Pepe and Dani Alves go for a loose ball. They both go in hard, with their foot raised. Evidence now suggests there was no contact but, on first viewing, it would be difficult to criticise the decision to award a foul against Pepe. However, the referee certainly didn't look like he was going for a red card before Alves turned on the method acting (with one flaw: would you roll about if your leg was really hurt?), the stretcher came out and he was surrounded by the rest of Barcelona's squad. Watching from the sideline, Alves had to be stopped from jumping straight off said stretcher once he got what he wanted. Also, shortly before, Javier Mascherano was late with a challenge and kicked Pepe full in the shin with the ball nowhere near. Surely that should also have been a red?

Mourinho also says that Barcelona's win in 2009 was tainted because of that game at Stamford Bridge. Now I think the vast majority would agree that Chelsea were robbed in that game by a referee who made a number of incredible mistakes. The home team were better than Barcelona on the night but had four penalty claims turned down, two of them clearly valid or, as is now the appropriate expression, stonewall. Anyone with a decent pair of eyes, unclouded by the current atmosphere of Barcelona deification, can see that the 2009 final should have been Chelsea v Manchester United. Again, it is hard to see what is wrong with that statement.

It isn't even a dig at Pep Guardiola, as many seem to have interpreted it. Mourinho begins by stressing that he thinks of the Barcelona boss as "a fantastic coach." He merely points out that he would be ashamed to have won the Champions League in such a fashion. That is, of course, rubbish. Manchester United will surely have a thing or two to say about a game against Porto, then managed by Mourinho, in 2004. But it is not in any way an insult towards Guardiola. I am certain that Mourinho has a lot of respect for his nemesis, just as he had for Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger. He has a knack of winding people up, but again I cannot see the problem here. For Barcelona to ask for charges against Mourinho smacks of a lack of grace in victory.

Where Mourinho does of course go wrong is when he draws Unicef and UEFA into the whole debate and goes off on a conspiracy tangent. It is merely a rant by a manager who feels he has just been robbed of a result, a result he could well have got. By negative tactics, granted, but football is about results.

Let us not forget that, a mere week before, Real won the Copa del Rey, beating Barcelona using exactly the same tactics they were now unable to fully deploy. It would take a very big person not to be frustrated and angry straight after that game. Mourinho was unable to be magnanimous in this case, but maybe UEFA should try for once to look at this with some perspective. But, again, UEFA does not respond well to criticism.

All this seems to be papered over by a large proportion of press and public, who merely point out the fact that "the best team won". But first of all, apart from having their usual massive percentage of possession, Barcelona weren't very good at all before Pepe was sent off. And secondly, if the best team should always win, shouldn't we just abolish all competitions and give all the cups to Barcelona from now on? They may be the best squad in the world, but surely that shouldn't imply another squad should be forbidden to try to stop them.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/913218/in-defence-of-jose-mourinho?cc=3888
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by alphonsok: 3:47pm On Apr 29, 2011
uefa is a bad organisation and should be restructured.the same with uefa.they re too corrupt.barca has been a cheat for the past three years and uefa still regard them as the best team in the world.i dont like jourinho as a coach but he has a very good point.
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by lekyar(m): 4:12pm On Apr 29, 2011
alphonso k:

uefa is a bad organisation and should be restructured.the same with uefa.they re too corrupt.barca has been a cheat for the past three years and uefa still regard them as the best team in the world.i dont like jourinho as a coach but he has a very good point.

What team are you on so I know where ur puerile rant is coming from. Restructured as how? what is corrupt about a team that punishes all teams with magical football. I am willing to bet u're a manu fan. Typical, u were all wishing real could eliminate the real threat to ur ambition. Reality check.
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by emmatok(m): 4:22pm On Apr 29, 2011
usbcable:

shocked shocked shocked
na wa for the ''wolf'' in the ''gang''

Some of you peeps don't even know the football rules.

Pepe is supposed to go after the ball and not Alves's leg.

But your pix clearly showed PEPE aiming at ALVES leg. Then you claim ALVES cheated.
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by Hardballer(m): 5:56pm On Apr 29, 2011
sleekymag:

By Wim Van Walle

It looks like Jose Mourinho will be sanctioned by the all-mighty UEFA for commenting on its representative in Wednesday's match at the Bernabeu, Wolfgang Stark, and a perceived pro-Barcelona conspiracy. Even worse, probably, is the fact that Mourinho had the audacity to be critical of the Catalan club. In this day and age, it no longer seems an acceptable course of action.

Let's have a look then at what exactly Mourinho is deemed guilty of.

First of all, he claims the referee's decision to send Pepe off changed the game in Barcelona's favour. Now take any game which, with all 22 players on the pitch, has 0-0 on the scoreboard with none of the teams likely to score any time soon, not even the team which is obviously playing the best football on the night. If the referee then decides to send a player off from either team, does that change the game in the other team's favour? Of course it does. More so when said player has so far nullified any threat from the opposition's - and the world's - best player, thus justifying his manager's tactics. Spot on there, then.

His claims that the red card was unjust are also far from incorrect. Both Pepe and Dani Alves go for a loose ball. They both go in hard, with their foot raised. Evidence now suggests there was no contact but, on first viewing, it would be difficult to criticise the decision to award a foul against Pepe. However, the referee certainly didn't look like he was going for a red card before Alves turned on the method acting (with one flaw: would you roll about if your leg was really hurt?), the stretcher came out and he was surrounded by the rest of Barcelona's squad. Watching from the sideline, Alves had to be stopped from jumping straight off said stretcher once he got what he wanted. Also, shortly before, Javier Mascherano was late with a challenge and kicked Pepe full in the shin with the ball nowhere near. Surely that should also have been a red?

Mourinho also says that Barcelona's win in 2009 was tainted because of that game at Stamford Bridge. Now I think the vast majority would agree that Chelsea were robbed in that game by a referee who made a number of incredible mistakes. The home team were better than Barcelona on the night but had four penalty claims turned down, two of them clearly valid or, as is now the appropriate expression, stonewall. Anyone with a decent pair of eyes, unclouded by the current atmosphere of Barcelona deification, can see that the 2009 final should have been Chelsea v Manchester United. Again, it is hard to see what is wrong with that statement.

It isn't even a dig at Pep Guardiola, as many seem to have interpreted it. Mourinho begins by stressing that he thinks of the Barcelona boss as "a fantastic coach." He merely points out that he would be ashamed to have won the Champions League in such a fashion. That is, of course, rubbish. Manchester United will surely have a thing or two to say about a game against Porto, then managed by Mourinho, in 2004. But it is not in any way an insult towards Guardiola. I am certain that Mourinho has a lot of respect for his nemesis, just as he had for Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger. He has a knack of winding people up, but again I cannot see the problem here. For Barcelona to ask for charges against Mourinho smacks of a lack of grace in victory.

Where Mourinho does of course go wrong is when he draws Unicef and UEFA into the whole debate and goes off on a conspiracy tangent. It is merely a rant by a manager who feels he has just been robbed of a result, a result he could well have got. By negative tactics, granted, but football is about results.

Let us not forget that, a mere week before, Real won the Copa del Rey, beating Barcelona using exactly the same tactics they were now unable to fully deploy. It would take a very big person not to be frustrated and angry straight after that game. Mourinho was unable to be magnanimous in this case, but maybe UEFA should try for once to look at this with some perspective. But, again, UEFA does not respond well to criticism.

All this seems to be papered over by a large proportion of press and public, who merely point out the fact that "the best team won". But first of all, apart from having their usual massive percentage of possession, Barcelona weren't very good at all before Pepe was sent off. And secondly, if the best team should always win, shouldn't we just abolish all competitions and give all the cups to Barcelona from now on? They may be the best squad in the world, but surely that shouldn't imply another squad should be forbidden to try to stop them.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/913218/in-defence-of-jose-mourinho?cc=3888

yaawwwwwnnn get with it or fall back all dis one na tori
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by lolade3: 6:32pm On Apr 29, 2011
pls b4 u type any msg go to uefa website and read d conditions for red card offences, instead of blindly criticizin
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by Asiwaju9ja(m): 6:34pm On Apr 29, 2011
Mourinho may be blessed with the memory of an elephant, but he certainly chooses to use it very selectively.

Man Utd-Porto 2004 CL last-16:Paul Scholes goal scandalously disallowed.

Porto-Deportivo 2004 CL Semi-Final: Andrade red for playful kick on friend Deco

Barca-Chelsea 2009 CL Semi-Final: It is amusing that Mourinho conveniently overlooked the fact that Abidal was wrongly red-carded on 65 minutes for a ‘professional foul’ when Anelka had tripped over his own feet.


Inter-Chelsea 2010 CL last-16:Samuel last-man trip on Salomon Kalou

Inter-Barca 2010 CL Semi-Final: Milito offside goal turns out to be tie-winner (Barca no Complain o!)

Last year Barca’s Bojan scored a perfectly legitimate goal against Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan, which would’ve sent the Blaugrana to the Champions League final. Still, Pep Guardiola didn’t constitute the decisions of the match officials.

Barca-Madrid 2011 Copa del rey final:Pepe should have seen red in final win

Through it all no team "COMPLAINED" Na only him the world dey fight against. Excuses if you ask me.
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by dayokanu(m): 7:11pm On Apr 29, 2011
usbcable:

shocked shocked shocked
na wa for the ''wolf'' in the ''gang''

Was the ball close to where Pepes leg was? Was Pepe going for the ball at all?
Re: Must Barca Cheat To Win! by sulad82i(m): 7:12pm On Apr 29, 2011
Do what it takes to get the job done.

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