So it appears that Ivory Coast's football team are currently in Abu Dhabi. DROGBA! I need to find a way to see him :0!!!!!
I know right?! By all accounts we were pretty poor again today - no pace or urgency. I didn't think I'd be saying it this time last season - but without Ramires we'd be in trouble - he gives the midfield energy, purpose and direction.
So right you are
Ramires is by far the most improved Chelsea player last season, and Luiz probably the opposite (did you see how many times he jeopardized our defenses today??) I DO miss playing with urgency though.
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HAHA! That is what I was thinking! Took 2 minutes off the game too
Blatant handball is blatant. But we didnt deserve to get 3 points.
Pretty much how I felt bro, check the post below where I respond to another quote of yours.
This Espanyol team plays like shit against Madrid but then play against us like their lives depend on it. Ridiculous. Also hilarious to see Espanyol fans celebrating like they won a final.
This may sound like us spewing conspiracy crap or playing victims, but lol this is so true
Valencia, Real Sociedad, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao AND RCD Espanyol played very well against us.
In comparison, look at Madrid's results against these same teams. Valencia - beaten in their own ground 3-2. Real Sociedad - beaten in their own ground 1-0. Sevilla - beaten in their own ground 6-2 (against Barcelona they held them to a 0-0 at CAMP NOU). Athletic Bilbao - yet to play them. RCD Espanyol - beaten on their own ground 4-0.
Bottom line - Barcelona needs to step up their away games BADLY.
I am really not happy now, if feels like the league is over
. In Spain a 5 point gap between barca and madrid is much bigger than it is in the EPL. Plus with the form madrid are in I don't see them dropping points other than maybe to barca. I feel like smashing something.
We played awful and started believing 1 goal was enough when it clearly wasnt. The icing on the cake was the handball, that shot was going in if he had not done that. But it should not be used as an excuse for why we drew. Barca should have upped the tempo and tried to kill off the game, instead they relaxed.
It also proved once again, sometimes barca rely too much on messi, he didn't show up today. It happens (its so rare that he does not show up some people forget that) but today we were toothless upfront because messi was off form. Cesc should have stayed on.
Not even olivia wilde gifs can cheer me up.
I know how you feel bro. It was a very frustrating night for me. The funny part is it was VERY similar to many of Chelsea's games this season. A VERY poor performance with only a 1 goal lead, and then conceding in the final FIVE MINUTES. VERY frustrating.
Realistically though, Madrid still have 20 games to play in La Liga. However, Barcelona still have many draws to go through probably in their away games. As I mentioned to Error above, Barcelona have been horrible - the entire season IMO - in their away games. I think they had like 1 really good away performance in Liga all season. I don't get it, they played with very little urgency and inspiration (just like CHELSEA).
Also, nowhere in the world should a 1 goal lead be fulfilling and comfortable, I don't know what they were trying to do with defending that lead. I was even more bothered how they suddenly played much better after conceding. Unfortunately, they only had 8 minutes to respond. Very frustrating.
Check this stat out bro, from Barcelona's away games in La Liga this season - they have picked up 13 points out of a possible 24. Think about that for a second. They really,
REALLY need to step up their away form. Chelsea need to step it up too.
Sure I know that, but still if Espanyol played with this intensity every week they would make make it to Europa League at least.
I hope Atletico actually has the balls to play decently against Madrid, we need a hand.
No one seems to have the balls to truly challenge Madrid these days outside of Barcelona. Just look at how well Malaga challenged Madrid when they were up by 2 goals.
