четвртак, 12. април 2012.

Chelsea Has Slim Chances Against Barcelona?


During last several days I read number of titles in the newspapers stating the obvious, Barcelona is the best team on the planet and Chelsea has slim chances to beat them. Goal.com:  Are you sure about that? According to site tickebis not even Chelsea fans are buying tickets for champions league final yet.

Barcelona is the best team no doubt about that, but let's take a look at Chelsea. This team made semis 6 out of last 9 seasons, and needless to say number of times they were number one favorites to win it all. This time around they are no favorites, in fact they are already written off, and they have nothing to loose. Chelsea is no longer all-star team with the most expensive players and coaches, but as good as ever.

Chelsea's come back against Napoli has showed us that this team can come back after loosing to a great team 3 to 1, and win 5:4. A team filled with superstar egos (Real Madrid or City) would never be able to do such thing. Chelsea has that extra value that you cannot see on the paper, but they can come together as a team when it is needed the most.

What about the players? Frank Lampard, John Terry, and Drogba can still do what they do best, they are old but they are football class. John Obi Mikel and Juan Mata have impressed in last few weeks. Ivanovic is coming out as a new team leader, giving the team that extra push, extra run or extra stop and even scoring goals when needed the most.

Is that going to be enough against Messi, Iniesta, and Xavi?