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Is there a better professional soccer squad than Chelsea?

  • rock_knutne
    Imagine that, this thread was all the way at the bottom of page three in this forum. United being two points clear at the top and level on goal difference with "the greatest" football team on Earth wouldn't have anything to do with it?
  • Laley23
    In Barcelona's current form, no team can play with them.

    But as we have seen already (With Chelsea), it can change in a week!
  • rock_knutne
    ^^^^No doubt it can change quickly. My favorite part of the season in the EPL is coming up, nothing like the Holiday stretch of games and it's a great English tradition. Too bad the other European leagues take a winter break.
  • DeyDurkie5
    rock_knutne;581244 wrote:^^^^No doubt it can change quickly. My favorite part of the season in the EPL is coming up, nothing like the Holiday stretch of games and it's a great English tradition. Too bad the other European leagues take a winter break.

    best part of the year for sure, man u's collapse is about to begin
  • rock_knutne
    ^^^^You want to lose another bet? They may not end up winning the league but they won't collapse, it'll be tight right down to the last day. Then again.......who knows what your definition of a "collapse" is.
  • rock_knutne
    The world's greatest professional soccer team dropped two more points over the weekend.
  • Murdski99
    United wont collapse over the holiday season, actually tends to be the point where they hit top form...watch out for rooney
  • rock_knutne
    ^^^^Agreed!
  • Automatik
    From the limited games I've watched so far this season, Barcelona is the top dogs IMO. Except they did look shaky in both matches against FCK in the Champions League.

    I will enjoy Arsenal's time at the top of the table for now.....because from what I've seen in the past, they won't be there for long.
  • Laley23
    Automatik;591070 wrote:From the limited games I've watched so far this season, Barcelona is the top dogs IMO. Except they did look shaky in both matches against FCK in the Champions League.

    I will enjoy Arsenal's time at the top of the table for now.....because from what I've seen in the past, they won't be there for long.

    Its no shock at all that Barcelona has hit top stride right now as it coincides with Xavi getting healthy. He is still a bit injured, but his tendinitis in his Achilles was killing him and in turn Barca early on. Messi is the best player on that team...but Xavi is probably the most important and the guy that makes them successful.
  • lhslep134
    According to this article, Barca

    http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5894424/why-barca-best-all-time
  • DeyDurkie5
  • rock_knutne
    The worlds greatest professional soccer team just finished dropping two more points.......and someone said United would be the team to collapse. :rolleyes:
  • Automatik
    Yeah one point off the top in December. The wheels are falling of in west London! :rolleyes:
  • I Wear Pants
    "No Lampard, let me take the PK" Good idea Drogba.
  • rock_knutne
    Automatik;597314 wrote:Yeah one point off the top in December. The wheels are falling of in west London! :rolleyes:





    United has two games in hand on Chelsea (one after tomorrow)......does that change your thinking a little?
  • I Wear Pants
    Not a whole lot, either way they aren't really far out. Not the ideal position but certainly nothing drastic.
  • rock_knutne
    ^^^^They could possibly be 7 points off the top if United win both those games, that's more than "not a whole lot".
  • Automatik
    rock_knutne;597377 wrote:United has two games in hand on Chelsea (one after tomorrow)......does that change your thinking a little?
    No, because like I said....its December.

    If Arsenal gets 3 tomorrow then what? There are way too many matches to be played to get a hard on about dropping a point.
  • I Wear Pants
    Yes, but still not insurmountible with 21 EPL games left and two against Man. U still to play.
  • killdeer
    in that situation, Lampard takes that PK every time, IMO...I don't care if he has been out or not...

    on the other hand, the save by Gomes was absolutely clutch after conceding both the equalizing goal and the take-down in the box.
  • rock_knutne
    Automatik;597559 wrote:No, because like I said....its December.

    If Arsenal gets 3 tomorrow then what? There are way too many matches to be played to get a hard on about dropping a point.
    LOL.......what ever you say but, United could potentially be 7 points clear after the Holiday stretch of games. BTW, Arsenal will find it very hard to win tomorrow "AT" Old Trafford, United is yet to lose a game in the league.
  • rock_knutne
    I Wear Pants;597560 wrote:Yes, but still not insurmountible with 21 EPL games left and two against Man. U still to play.

    If United were to go seven points clear then they would absolutely have to collapse for Chelsea to over take them and I don't care if they play each other 10 times.
  • rock_knutne
    BTW, I just checked the table, Chelsea is level on points (not a point behind as Auto said) with Man U who has two games in hand on them.
  • sportchampps
    anyone wannt tell me chels is looking old now