you can love barca all you want. i genuinely don't like the way they play. can't say i'm biased because i don't like when we (try to) play that way, either.
if i had to emulate a team, it would be arsenal circa 2001-05. i don't pray at the altar of pure technique and short passing, i believe football is also an athletic contest and i enjoy watching the likes of vieira tossing aside his opponents while juggling the ball over their heads, or henry blowing through a defence with his ridiculous combination of skill and pace. if i wanted to watch futsal, i'd watch futsal.
is barca an irresistible passing team? yes. but you know what, you get them on the back foot and they're not that great at actual defending. they might be the best possession team ever, but i don't think they're that balanced, they're full of cunts and divers, and their entire club culture is arrogant and presumptuous (more than a club? get off it...).
barcelona didn't invent football, and the way they play certainly isn't the only way to win. if you want to put them on a pedestal, be my guest, but don't denigrate my opinions or preferences.
