still i dont agree wid people sayin dat this is d greatest side in club football...i mean currently they are better dan any side...but they dont have wat it takes to be d greatest side...
lets start wid some statistics...obviously m goin up the order...
first team under consideration is valencia...valencia havent won champions league...
but valencia were runner up for consecutive two years...2000 and 2001...
reaching two consecutive finals is good...as per wiki in valencia there were only three changes in playing eleven for valencia in 2000 and 2001 finals...manager was same hector cuper...
2nd team is stade reims...i dont much abt them...
they were in finals for 1956 and 1959...but again manager was same...and wid few exceptions squad was same...
3rd team is marseille...marseille were in the finals twice...1991,1993...they won the title in 1993...same manager n squad almost...
next teams are steaua bucuresti winners 1986 runner up 1989...
hamburg winners 1983 runner up 1980...
celtic winners 1967 runner up 1970...
next teams are nottingham forest winners 1979 , 1980...
juventus 1983(runner up) 1985(winner) and 1996(winner) 1997(runner up) 1998(runner up)
benfica 1961 1962(winners both times)1963 1965 1968(runner up)and1988 1990(runnr up) manchester united 1999 treble season complete dominance...2008 (winner) 2009 2011(rnnr up)
inter 1964 1965 (winner) 1967 (runner up) 2010 treble complete dominance
ajax 1969 (runner up) 1971 1972 1973(winner) 1995(winner) 1996(runner up)
next teams are bayern munich 1974 1975 1976 (winners) 1999 (runner up) 2001(winner)
liverpool 1977 1978 1981 (winners) 1984 (winner) 1985 (runner up) 2005 (winner)2007 (runner up)
milan 1989 1990 (winners) 1993(runner up)1994(winner)1995(runner up) 2003 2007(winner)2005(runner up)
Real Madrid 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 (winner) 1962 1964(runner up)1966(winner) 1998 2000 2002(winner)
if study the above stats carefully almost all teams have won consecutive titles or they have been ruuner ups n aftr dat they won or vice versa...
each team has dominated certain time period...its jz dat wen a team has a manager and a perfect eleven it wins the crescendo of club football...n if a team keeps hold of the manager and eleven it achieves success frequently....
now for barca 1992 (winner) 1994 (runner up) 2006 2009 2011(winners)
so barca are nt the greatest...al teams have done that...if u see at barca squad for 2006,09,11 u ll see some names repeating...midfield dominance is plus point for barca...n some key players are there for more than 5 years playin at positions and same tactics...if dat so,wat wud u expect frm them??answer is success...
of course these players are great...they have proved themselves...they are constantly playing at high levels...bt still...same playin eleven plays for whole year...i dont knw whethr they are lucky or their medical staff has some magic but they dont get injured usually...but times are changin...
couple of seasons back barca won each n every possible trophy...jz great...awsm teamwrk...nw they are facin competition frm themselves...in 2010 they won league n were runners up in kings cup...though it was a great performance,there was a significant drop in stats...some key players' performance were also tired n rested frequently...result was league title...in 2011 there was even more drop in stats though they won league n champions league...few palyers were injured...when a talisman like puyol or xavi or iniesta is injured the results poimted towards barca's lack depth in squad...when villa was out of form in 3 months in 2011,pep had major probs...when pedro was injured bojan failed to impress...though major clubs are goin for some barca youth products like fontas,nolito,jeffren,thiago word is that these players are hyped...no one is assured that these players will carry the reign of barca...plus barca goin through some serious financial problems despite winnin trophies...that certainly affects transfer policies...you can verify that by goin through barca transfers in last two seasons...
barca ur top playing 11 play for whole season...when ur subs play u lose...u cant play direct passing game...when u r under pressure,ur players fail to deliver...aftr 70 minutes players get tired...in extra time they cant even pass the ball trademark style...aerial balls n u fail to capture it...tight defence n u cant break dat...close down game physical game n u fail...u were lucky abt refrees decisions quite a few times in last couple of seasons...thamks to ur theatricks n play acting...
so players gettin old,finances creatin a problem,closing down of some youth academies in the world due to finances,youth players not performin well n most important other teams raisin their standards...time is running out on barca...this might be the last season of dominance for barca...wat u achieved is grt bt others too have done dat ...
still u think barca are the greatest????i dont think so...
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