First of all thanks for the compliments, appreciated.
I care because almost everyone faps to them and chooses to ignore their blatant wrongdoings. You put it perfectly "they have their positives and negatives" but all most people see or talk about is positives. And many false claims are spread around until the average football fan takes it as the truth, doesn't it annoy you?
>> There's just as many (if not more) false claims about wrong doings, like some you've mentioned.
False stereotype: They are classy - Would a classy club turn on the sprinklers so that the team that knocked them out couldn't celebrate reaching their first Champions League final in 44 years?
>> You're referring to one person, the gardener of Camp Nou.
False stereotype: Midget number 6 is classy - Do they mistake his football for his personality? Cos yeah he's a classy player, but a despicable annoying douche-bag. His mouth is bigger than his size, he's a sore loser, and he has to without fail degrade anyone who beats them and overrate their own wins.
>> Huh? He obviously is, even though he's a bit arrogant. He's not the usual night club camping, cheating, loyalty-deprived football mercenary.
False stereotype: They rely on youth products - Bullshit. Let's see their 06 CL win, Deco, Ronaldinho, Eto'o who were the core of the team weren't youth products. Midget diver number 6 didn't even start the final. Henry, Yaya, Ibra, Villa, Alves, Mascherano, Keita, etc. all come from other clubs, but we're all fed a lie that they RELY on youth products thus are more pure and holier and their wins mean more.
>> They've certainly done something right, though. Xavi, Puyol, Iniesta, Messi, Cesc, Pique, Pedro, Busquets, Valdes and Thiago all spent time in the youth setup. Without them there'd be no CL victories since that one in 06, actually, they probably wouldn't have won that one either.
Never mind the fact that the philosopher spent crazy money in the market and most of it was failed investments. Hleb, Chygrynskiy, Caceres, to an extent Ibra, Henry, fuck even Mascherano. How much did these cost? Chygrynskiy was bought for €25 million and sold for €15 m, Ibra was the worst deal in history, but people just seemingly ignore these things.
>> Are you blind? There's been loads of criticism. But then again none of them were as bad as the Torres deal. Henry did resonably well, he was very good in his first season. Mascherano has been useful with the few quality defenders Barca has.
You know what, the Dutch wannabe catalan media whore [was this necessary?] says Mourinho is arrogant, yet wasn't he the one shit talking before the 4-0 mauling by Milan? Isn't he always known for his arrogance and not knowing when to shut up? He's a legendary figure for the club and their philosophies are identical. He and all of their fans, (even the philosopher who was coached by Mourinho and they had a great relationship) blast Mourinho because they can't get over the fact that he was a translator when he arrived but in the end grew so much and came back and beat them.
>> Mou, legendary in Barca? Are you having a laugh? And he's obviously arrogant.
You make a great point about their diving. UEFA could stop it if they want to, but they don't. They encourage them to dive their way into victories and get hailed as the classiest most successful club.
>> This just isn't true
FIFA's motto is "kick racism out of football", yet when a player yells racist chants in a high profile match watched by millions (clasico semi final Champions League) and Real Madrid reports it, nothing is done about it.
>> Tbf Marcelo never reacted and there were no binding evidence, just a video where you could hear nothing and some subtitles calling Marcelo a monkey. Innocent 'til found guilty? About the diving part, most south american or south european clubs do. Milan, too.
In the end of course I'm bitter, because I think they are overrated and they get away with much more than they should have. And my hatred of them has nothing to do with Milan. I remember I was a kid in 2000 and still hated their guts, I grew up watching them have 6 trophy-less seasons and now we have to live in a world where we get fed daily that they are perfect in everything. Which they're not.
>> Oh wait, so the bad years count against them now? How does that matter when it comes to how they play now? The bad sides of Barca get a lot more media exposure than the bad sides of other clubs. No matter how trivial.
I swear my intention wasn't to troll, I just see a lot of negatives about that club that most people ignore and choose to instead focus on their positives and overrate it. I refuse to be one of the sheep, and I'm not going to shut up about it either.
>> So you honestly think people haven't brought this up before, do you? You're just following the hate bandwagon like a... sheep. You make sounds but there's no sence to be made out of it. This thread bears all the marks of a hater/troll thread.
I hate RM, too
So either join in the hate-fest or embarrass yourself by defending that shit-hole of a club in what would be a flamed and most likely disrespectful debate.
