That’s Just The Way It Is…..
To continue signing Bruce Hornsby one and only hit…..Some things will never change.
Against any team losing 4-1 would get Wenger blasted in the media by the next day. Losing to Barcelona you just have to tip your cap in awe of the greatness that is Lionel Messi. Sure Silvestre was at fault for not clearing the ball on Barcelona’s first goal but Messi still had it all to do and had a split second to do it. That is sheer genius out there. Even down 1-0 if your a Barcelona fan you just know they will come up with a goal at home. This team is simply a joy to watch and while Arsenal can hold their head up high especially with their second half display in the first leg, Arsene Wenger knows that Barcelona sets the standard every club in world club will struggle to top. Quite simply they are the best managed football club in the world. They have the perfect mix and producing youth players and signing one big name transfer target every summer.
Congrats to Jose Mourinho for becoming the first coach to take three different teams to the semi finals of the Champions League. (Louis Van Gaal can also do the trick tomorrow.) If your Mourinho you have to image him reviewing the tapes of the Chelsea-Barcelona Champions League final of last year. No other club has come close to matching Barcelona like Chelsea did under Guus Hiddink. I’d even place a call to Hiddink to see if I can pick his mind as Chelsea came up just short of reaching the Champions League final.
Either way it’s still an uphill task defeating Barcelona over 180 minutes. In one game anything can happen, over two legs with the second leg being at the Camp Nou, it’s a tough ask for any club to defeat Barcelona. Inter have a small advantage in playing Barcelona twice already in the group stage. While they got smoked in the Camp Nou previously at least in the second leg these Inter players will know what they are about to deal with beforehand.