Comments on: A tale of two trebles: Manchester United v Barcelona

By: FF

FF — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:29:17 +0000

Anyway, my respect to you too for at least admitting those pens, many Barca fans don’t.

By: FF

FF — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:27:10 +0000

Well, last time I checked park the bus was legal.
To be sure, I’m not saying Barca clearly didn’t deserve to win. Just that it’s not that obvious they did deserve it either. Because of Ovrebo, things are shady. It’s phrases like “undisputed winners” and the like that I don’t agree with. With respect to their tie with Chelsea. With ManU things were a bit clearer.

> Abidal’s redcard was a horrible call, and barca didnt ask the ref to ignore those Pens

I wonder what you’d have said if the pens would have been for Barca, and they’d have lost because of it.

> he prolly was feeling bad for sending poor abidal off

Except most of them were before the sending off.

Anyway, as for the title and immediate subject of the article, of course ManU’s treble is no real treble and doesn’t compare to Barca’s, no dispute here. And nobody denies they’re a magnificent team and had a very good season. Let’s not forget many thought they were the underdogs because of their depleted defense (myself included), and this didn’t stop them to dispose of United the way they did. This can’t be taken away from them. It’s just too bad things happened like this with Ovrebo and Chelsea.

By: Diego Messi

Diego Messi — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:46:19 +0000

When i saw this article i thought it was comparing man united’s TRUE treble to Barca’s That is an article i would like to read!

BD Condell much respect finally a completely honest down to earth fan!

Visca Barca Visca Catalunya!

ps for those of you who say Barca did not deserve to beat chelsea.. what about the first leg did everyone just forget about Chelsea’s park the bus tactics? And for Barca to score a goal a man down at Standford Bridge is enough in itself to show they belong in the final… Abidal’s redcard was a horrible call, and barca didnt ask the ref to ignore those Pens… he prolly was feeling bad for sending poor abidal off

By: BD Condell

BD Condell — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:22:15 +0000

I don’t that most Utd fans would argue with what Daniel says. I don’t consider it a “treble”. We won the PL (No.1 priority) and two extra baubles. Good season and I’m happy with that.

Barcelona on the other hand had a historic season.

By: Daniel Chung

Daniel Chung — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:12:02 +0000

@Jonathan:
I share your sentiments. Man Utd’s “treble” is not a treble in the true sense of what a treble means in modern football. For Man Utd to list the Premiership, the World Club Championship and the Carling Cup as the treble means that Liverpool’s accomplishments in 2001 should also be given the same classification. That we’re even trying to compare what Barcelona did this season in the same vein as Man Utd is looking at things from a purely Manchester United point of view. This was a remarkable season for los blaugranas… one that even surpasses their accomplishments with Cruyff and the Dream Team. At first when I saw this article I thought we were comparing 2009 to 1999.

If some fans feel that they need to put an asterisk b/c of Ovrebo, so be it. Nothing can take away from Barcelona’s thorough victory in the final against Manchester United.

By: FF

FF — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:44:36 +0000

Jonathan:
> As a member of the Catalan nation, I’m speechless to constantly hear all these questions about who had the better season.
What must Barcelona do to earn the respect of English club fans.

How about winning the Champs League without the help of Ovrebo ?

It has to be said, though it looks like everybody has forgotten by now (as usual), Barca’s win was not as clear-cut as everybody says now. (First of all the Barca fans, obviously.) Sure, they beat ManU pretty soundly, but maybe that was more than a bit lucky too. Anyway, that was at least within the rules. With Chelsea, there’s a big question mark. On FairFootball they’re the winners and that’s not for nothing.

By: BD Condell

BD Condell — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:16:18 +0000

@Jonathan: I don’t think anyone is taking anything away from Barca. Fearflash sums it up though. You can’t actually compare two teams playing in different leagues and their achievements.

What you can compare is the 1 competitin they both competed in and Barca are unquestionably worthy Champions and a great side.

By: fearflash

fearflash — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:53:39 +0000

‘messi’ performance was simply sublime the other night’??? I’ve seen messi played so much better. Iniesta and xavi’s performances was the difference in the game. Not to mention the error-prone puyol performed remarkably very well at rb( a position he hasn’t played in a long while.)Not a very good article, only stating the obvious and stats. Football is not a game of statistics(unlike most north-american sports). The beauty of the game is beyond numbers that’s why it’s senseless to make arguments on the basis of goals scored and cleansheets between barca and man utd especially when they don’t play in the same league. Both teams obviously had a good season. Man utd could have still been gunning for the quintuplet if they fielded a stronger team against everton. Barcelona was going for the treble. The only thing that matters between the two teams is when they played each other. Barca won.

By: bobmagee

bobmagee — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:35:57 +0000

Man United didn’t do to bad considering that this was a hangover season for them, with all the games they had, its a miracle they won the league

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:26:35 +0000

As a member of the Catalan nation, I’m speechless to constantly hear all these questions about who had the better season.

What must Barcelona do to earn the respect of English club fans. How can this question even be legitimate. We won the “real” treble. We beat United in the biggest stage of the game. And Obviously the brutish defensive tactics so strongly boasted by English clubs, is inferior to the flow Barca possessed. I just don’t see where anyone can argue that United had a better season.

Manchester United is a world class club, and you had an amazing season, and nothing is to take away from that. But don’t knock the Blaugrana because of blind arrogance and obedience to the English blood in your veins.