modern times.

im not gonna go into details on those epics cl games the past week. way too much room for argument there. just some general observations.

1) arsenal pretty much choked. im not saying that they would beat utd if they didnt choke. but from what i saw. i felt they were choking. i.e. arsenal v. utd in cl and v. chelsea in bpl.

2) chelsea, liverpool, man utd (ill confirm this after the cl finals) are the best team on earth right now. especially chelsea.

3) i dont believe in offensive football anymore. not the real madrid i love nor the barca that i respect. its just not that way to go anymore. it might work when the galacticos are still around. with the kind of tactical style these days. the playmakers would be the likes of gerrard, ballack, lampard. youth team wont be able to produce players like zidane, figo anymore. unlikely...

4) you dont have to agree. but i think chelsea completely outplayed barca. both rounds. but props to barca. playing that beautifully in 2009 is really something. real played like that in the beginning of the season. lets hope la liga gives us more next season.

5) pique was good. but i think he was overrated in the second game (not saying he was bad). he shouldnt have pushed the pace that much. what he did gave him the coverage and attention from fans and media. it showed off his skills. but by playing like that, xavi was not utilized. xavi dropped back to his old dmf spot he played a few years ago to cover for pique. xavi is a better playmaker for obvious reasons. pique can help out but i dont think he should have taken over.

6) dani alves is without a question an asshole who plays good ball.

7) didier and anelka like to dive too much these days. not only is didier shooting freekicks like cristiano. now hes picking up his shitty habits.

8) newcastle... keep it up. a few more to go. i cant lose middlesborough, newcastle, espanyol in 1 season. gosh remember those teams? celta de vigo, real soceidad, leeds, parma, brescia.

9) ireland is such an overrated player. dont even get me started. hughes. you have to do better with the players you have.