Its all too easy to draw parallels between the nemesis of my beloved O's the yankees and chelsea. abramovic is basically the steinbrenner of the prem. but its not really the brand of football that they play that irks me, I even respect what they do. As resident asshole and jorge posada of the blues Michael Ballack says, "arsenal are easy to beat for us." And yeah he's right, Chelsea just physically beat the shit out of us like no one else can, and Arsene has no answer for it. But I can't find any team more enjoyable to root against. How satisfying was it from a purists perspective when Iniesta snatched that champs league tie from the jaws of death last year after chelsea had played 180 minutes of anti-football. You had the feeling that good had triumphed over evil despite Drogba shoving his donkey mug into your living room huffing, "this is a fucking disgrace." Thanks Didier, that one was for the kids. I still him and his country are grossly overrated and he gets way too much respect from prem defenders, with his whole play when i want to randy moss attitude, i'd never want him on my team.
So you'll forgive me if I didn't empathize with the typical chelea player's protest and english media's verdict that chelsea "deserved more" from their efforts in the san siro. Tough shit chelsea, ever heard of karma kramer? You complain to the referees more than Ferguson almost, and you lead the league in arrogance. chelsea players have a cute little habit of surrounding the referee after every single fucking decision. Womp womp womp, I hope them and Madrid crash out before the quarterfinals.
On a more pleasant sporting note, there really is something special and refreshing about the olympics. Perhaps its just their rarity, but how often do you find yourself rooting for a woman doing anything competitive? Yes the curling coverage is a little excessive, and they only need to show the last stone, but being in the Czech Republic, you really savour the small country - underdog mentality and find yourself rooting for every single biathlete, just feeding off the energy and genuine enthusiasm in the commentator's voice.
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I'd never really give the Europa/Uefa Cup much of a thought until this year but it really is a great tournament. Who would have thunk little old Panathinaikos could topple a giant like Roma? Rarely if ever happens in the Champs League. We got some great fixtures to look forward to in the round of 16.
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