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Ballack and Terry are two of the biggest whiny asses around.

I'm glad Barca got through, only wish it was Arsenal they were playing.
 

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Drogba's worse, and he should win a gold medal for all the diving that he does. Today's result was a victory for the beautiful game.

I've seen some bits of Drogba's tirade at the end of the game--it was pretty disgraceful.
 

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Watching the game now, and while there may be some argument about some of those calls in the Barca box, it strikes me that Tommy Smyth is just a bit biased for Chelsea. Maybe I'm just hearing things, but he's not saying anything good about Barca, even though they are easily handling possession. Could the British color guy be biased?
 

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It's different in the UK (well slightly). Manure and Liverpool are the press darlings and get praised for the slightest thing - and have their faults overlooked. Arsenal however often get the brown end of the stick when it comes to press comments.
 

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Chelsea can't complain about the referees after they parked a bus in the box for a total of 175 minutes. Try for an away goal in the first leg and maybe it's a different story.
 

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The aftermath of this game is just crazy. Between all the apologies from Chelsea and that they needed the police to escort the ref from the country, it's dangerous to be a soccer fan in England. Are Chelsea fans that bad??

Kudos to John Terry though, who went to the Barca locker room after the game to congratulate the team.
 

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Watching the game now, and while there may be some argument about some of those calls in the Barca box, it strikes me that Tommy Smyth is just a bit biased for Chelsea. Maybe I'm just hearing things, but he's not saying anything good about Barca, even though they are easily handling possession. Could the British color guy be biased?
Isn't Tommy the crazy guy that does the Bartha games on FSC? He loves Bartha, but you have a good point.
 

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No that's Ray Hudson, the best color guy in ANY sport.

are you serious? I'll give you that Ray Hudson is fun to listen to SOMETIMES but he goes way over the top..

Hands down Andy Gray is the best.... I esp like him with Derek Rae...
 

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are you serious? I'll give you that Ray Hudson is fun to listen to SOMETIMES but he goes way over the top..

Hands down Andy Gray is the best.... I esp like him with Derek Rae...

I like Andy Gray too, but prefer Ray Hudson. He's sharp as a carpet tack!

BTW, I've only heard Andy Gray during Euro 2008, where does he do color normally? He's not on Setanta, is he? I thought he was an ESPN guy, like Tommy Smyth.
 

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I pray to lord jesus that you aren't talking about the Andy Gray I think you are. He is the worst commentator in football. The man talks nonsense the whole game.
 

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I pray to lord jesus that you aren't talking about the Andy Gray I think you are. He is the worst commentator in football. The man talks nonsense the whole game.

bah your crazy... worse one is Max Bretos hands down....
 

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I pray to lord jesus that you aren't talking about the Andy Gray I think you are. He is the worst commentator in football. The man talks nonsense the whole game.

Is it because Andy Gray talk nonsense when he does the color on FIFA video games? ;)
 

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I watched the telecast of the game on Barca TV. Man, that was funny!

Comparing Chelsea to the evil empire from Star Wars, Guus Hiddink to Darth Vader. LOL!
 

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bah your crazy... worse one is Max Bretos hands down....
I have no idea who that is, but Andy Gray is terrible. He comes out with words of wisdom like - Barcelona have one of the better front five's in the game. No **** sherlock. Thanks for that Andy, now I know Barca are quite good then. cheers
 
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