They didn't even play football! If they had played against Barca and beat them then maybe. That was nothing short of a Stoke performance.
I don't agree. The aim of the game is to beat your opponent within the rules of the game. That is all. There are no caveats dictating that the game has to be played in a certain way to entertain. Barcelona are widely accepted as the best attacking team in the world - if Chelsea tried to play them at their own game they wouldn't be in the final - YOU might be happy with that but what has it got to do with you anyway? (no offence). Di Matteo got his tactics 100% spot-on and showed that he is a great manager in beating the 'world's best team'.
Exactly, people seem to have forgotten the fundementals of football in recent years. Hard work, Tackling, heading, positional discipline and just pure heart! I can appreciate all of those things even if it's nice to see the ball being pinged around by Barca and would be proud had it been our boys out there doing exactly the same thing as Chelsea.
