Thursday 29 March 2012

Barcelona Always Complains...

It was a tightly contested match, both teams had scoring opportunities but both teams were also uncharacteristically wasteful in front of goal. 

Although Barcelona dominated possession, they found it difficult to penetrate Milan's defense and were often playing at a pace that Milan were greatly comfortable with. 

Apart from the tactical and technical aspects of the game ,the Catalan's chose to file an official complaint to UEFA about the state of the pitch at the SanSiro. 

While the pitch is indeed not in great condition as it has been relaid twice over the last 3 months and there have been problems with sunlight not reaching particular areas of the pitch, Barcelona's complaint was uncalled for. If any team had the right to complain , it would have been Arsenal, as the pitch was in far worse condition when Milan faced the English side.  

Instead of praising Ambrosini's gladiator like performance, or the legendary Allesandro Nesta's ancticipation and reading of the game, the astute defending of Bonera and Antonini, the clever tactics deployed by Allegri, or focusing on their team's own missed chances, by filing a complaint with UEFA, Barcelona has indirectly blamed the result on the pitch. 

Complaining has been synonymous with Barcelona lately, obviously a characteristic that does not befit a team of Champions. Due to their constant complaints, their concerns have naturally lost their weight in the footballing world , and instead of sparking anger, have evolved into a series of humurous reactions on twitter, here's a few of them:


Defensive football isn't football. We deserve to win always.

The referee was Swedish, so out of admiration for Ibra; he denied Sanchez a sure penalty. 

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