Bayern or Chelsea, chosing between two bads or goods? « Untold Arsenal: Arsenal News. Supporting the Lord Wenger; coach of the decade
By GF60 and Walter Broeckx
This weekend we Gooners have to make a serious decision…Do we support Bayern or Chel$ki?
There are massive advantages both ways.
Bayern win and nothing but Europa for Chel$ki. And that’s worth a laugh even if de Matteo will probably need a bit of sympathy. And of course, the thought of Chel$ki not being the first London club to win that trophy has major appeal.
Another thing is that Chel$ki out of the Champions League will be a major financial blow for them. I know they don’t need the money. We all know the Russian owner can open a new can with lots of cash in it and can go out and buy who ever they want. Okay if they overbid Manchester $ity. But losing the champions league money for next year and the Russian having to put even more money in the team will have as a result that they will be in trouble when the Financial Fair Play rules kick in. So this might be bring even more fun in the next seasons for Chel$ski.
In that case Tottenham will have to play the qualifying round and I really wonder how this will effect their season start. As we have seen it has affected our start a lot and also they could be in the same situation like we last season when some players want to go if they are not guaranteed CL football next season.
And then we also have to take in account that playing the qualifiers is no guarantee for winning it. With some bad luck they could end up playing a top team from Italy or Spain and find themselves out of the CL before the end of August. And then those players will want to get out for sure. So that could be a very disturbing period for the lot down the road.
But…if Chel$ki win (painful though that may be) then our dearly beloved neighbours will have to miss their favorite soap operas on Thursday nights…once again. Now I for one would definitely sniffle on my shirt cuff if that were to happen. After all, some of my best friends are spudlets who have done nothing but take the piss virtually all season…at one time asking if I thought we’d enjoy fizzy pop football.
And also in this scenario there is some attractive things for us. Tottenham out of the Champions League will mean that like I said before a few of their stars wanting out. Bale has openly said it if we can believe the media. Will Tottenham be able to pay the money City wants for Adebayor and will they be able to pay Adebayor the wages he expects without the Champions League revenue?
For Chelsea it will make nu big difference apart that their fans have bragging rights for a short while. But they don’t need the CL money that much but it will help them a bit to try to get in line with the Financial Fair Play rules.
So each scenario has it’s pros and cons.
On the other hand if we should look at the way teams are run we should hope for a Bayern win. They are a team that is under the more strict financial rules that are in place in the Bundesliga and so they are not depending on a rich sugar daddy. And so they represent the hope for the football world that doesn’t like those sheiks or Russian billionaires spending silly money. From that point of view a win for Bayern will show that you can win the Champions League with building a team and staying within your own financial means.
Let’s have your opinions Gooners.
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