The Fury said:
Out of interest, what were PSGs tactics? didn't watch it. Chelsea got criticised in their semi-final vs Barcelona years ago for 'parking the bus' however, how do you shut down a team known for scoring impressive goals by playing simple (yet good) passing football, you don't let them pass it into an area they can score from. Without that, Barcelona had no other way of getting that goal they needed. They pressed so hard their last defender was even up with them (not on the half way line like he should be) and it meant Torres scored easily ending the game right there. |
Chelsea defensive tactics worked. For some of us, It was fun seeing them blocking all paths and paralyzing a powerful team like Barca.
PSG defensive tactics sucked, it wasn't working for Emery. Barca scored 3 goals in the first 50 minutes of the match. It was obvious Emery needed to change his plans, yet his team played the same ineffective defensive football and conceded another 3 goals in the last 50 minutes.
There is a difference between parking the bus effectively & ineffectively. I can bitch about the way Chelsea played all day, my opinion wouldn't matter, especially that they won. PSG on the other hand, played horrible football, objectively speaking.
