Re: Does anyone here take the club world championship seriously?

by chinomaster182 Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:25 pm

I don't think its a joke of and idea to bring in the other champions, i think nobody thought the African club Mazembe would reach the finals last year but they did and now thats a part of their clubs history.

If the supposedly stronger teams are really stronger then why should they worry about the other teams?

by Ganso Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:27 pm

btw chino and hispano,are monterrey goat?because america gave Santos a run for their money.(mexican teams always do against us)

by CBarca Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:29 pm

I don't care for it at all, but it's another trophy.

If Barca wins it...yayyy.

If they don't, I really couldn't care less.

I don't even watch it.

by spanky Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:36 pm

only the brazilians and that guy from uruguay (btw where is he? havent seen him in a while now)

by BarrileteCosmico Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:42 pm

All south americans take this tournament very seriously. Most Europeans, in their hubris, don't.

by Catracho Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:43 pm

I loved the look on Ronaldinhos face when he lost to Internacional.

They were definitely trying.. so was Liverpool when they lost to Sao Paulo.. Ceni GOAT.

Santos will probably win the comp though. They seem to favor Cup Tourneys more than Regular Season tourneys like Brasileirao.

Internacional 2.0 imo. :coffee:

by The Franchise Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:45 pm

I think the players take them very serious, thats for sure.

When Pedro scored, everyone went crazy.

by TheRedStag Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:47 pm

I don't think its a big trophy. I know people from South America see it as a big prise but the CL itself is the main trophy. CWC is mickey mouse trophy imo.

by BarrileteCosmico Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:53 pm

The Franchise wrote:I think the players take them very serious, thats for sure.

When Pedro scored, everyone went crazy.

Yet at the same time Xavi said that in 2006 they didn't take it seriously at all and they lost. The fact that they had that experience still in their memory helped them avoid the same mistake.

by TheRedStag Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:56 pm

The Franchise wrote:I think the players take them very serious, thats for sure.

When Pedro scored, everyone went crazy.

Maybe that might be because it was the last piece of the puzzle.

Win that match and they have achieved all their goals.

by The Franchise Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:58 pm

True, both of yall.

by futbol_bill Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:00 pm

The south americans do, since they are always seeking better competition as it's very thin back home. For europeans it's a vacation award from last season's result and for other areas, it a chance to play with the better teams in Europe and S.A.

The true world club championship is the UEFA champions league, since all the better clubs with the exception of possibly 4 or 5 S.A teams are involved.

by pUsHa Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:20 pm

Milan steamrolled Boca in 07 :lucas:

by LeSwagg James Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:24 pm

LOL joke of a trophy.. Means nothing

by S32TABLANCA Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:37 pm

Its not on the level of the normal all year championships, just a glorified international supercup really. A good deal of prestige, though. And it carries that nice gold badge too! Very Happy

by Guest Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:39 pm

I think people see this as a similar to the supercup... not as important as European, domestic league and domestic cup competitions... but something you don't want to lose if you can avoid it. More bragging rights than an important trophy.

by BarrileteCosmico Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:59 pm

How is this not an important trophy? What's the point of beating the CL if you're going to get beaten by Nacional, Estudiantes or Santos? To be the best, you have to win against the best.

by EarlyPrototype Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:03 pm

But you already beat the best. Very Happy

by LeSwagg James Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:05 pm

BarrileteCosmico wrote:How is this not an important trophy? What's the point of beating the CL if you're going to get beaten by Nacional, Estudiantes or Santos? To be the best, you have to win against the best.

I don't think anybody looks at their continental championship tournament as a way to get into the CWC... It's like "hey we're the best in our continent drinking

... anndddd now we have another competition to compete in smoking

"

by BarrileteCosmico Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:10 pm

So you don't think it matters to the players, coaches or fans whether they win it or not?

by jibers Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:13 pm

BarrileteCosmico wrote:How is this not an important trophy? What's the point of beating the CL if you're going to get beaten by Nacional, Estudiantes or Santos? To be the best, you have to win against the best.

This. Barcelona wiped the floor with every team in Europe last season. their competition in the supposedly biggest game of the year? A Manchester united side with giggs and carrick in mf.... Put united in the south american league and we will struggle. The fact that we ached the cl final is a damning verdict on Europe as whole. So this idea that barca beating united in the final makes them the best is just a joke tbh.

by LeSwagg James Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:13 pm

BarrileteCosmico wrote:So you don't think it matters to the players, coaches or fans whether they win it or not?

Once you're there you might as well try to win.. Why wouldn't you lol.. But I can guarantee they would all be more disappointed if they lost the final of their continental championship than the CWC final

I would bet my house on it

by Guest Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:14 pm

I think pride is always going to be on the line in a tournament like this.

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what we think/feel; it's about the players on the field and I'm certain they care. I'm hoping that it's a Santos v Barcelona final; it would glorious to watch Ganso and Neymar go up against Bacelona Thumbs up

I find it more difficult to get interested if no teams that interest me are playing, although I would still tune in.

by Dnmac4 Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:28 am

I like the CWC. It's great to see the winners of the two best club tournamnets get together and play each other.

The only problem is how far apart they game is from the Champions league and Libertadores finals. I mean the teams that won those trophies are quite different then what will be put on display in the CWC.

I also like it because the South American leagues are hugely underrated and it give them a platform to prove themselves as most football fans are very European centric.

by The Madrid One Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:05 am

cwc is a piece of garbage and has no value. if fifa wants to make money they should rehaul the damn thing and spend billions of dollars advertising it.

it could be something special but at the moment its shittier than inter milan.

by El Chelsea Fuerte Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:22 am

It's stupid. Lets face it, if you're the best team in Europe then you're automatically the beat team in the world.

LOL Jibers, if Barca lose to Santos are you saying that Santos are stronger/better than Barca? Seriously.

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