DirtyTackle:
Barcelona eked out a 2-1 win against Celtic at the Camp Nou in their first Champions League meeting despite maintaining 82 percent of possession. Just before the second meeting, Xavi proclaimed, "People rightly consider that Celtic use an anti-football system, but Chelsea have done the same and they are now champions of Europe." Celtic then beat Barcelona 2-1 even though Barca improved to 84 percent of possession. The shock and horror of that result is not sitting well with Xavi.
"But now the putrid disease known on the streets as "defending". You just have to love Dirty Tackle
If the tackles, marking and the like are fair, done well and without the intention to hurt the players it should be fine. No matter how frustrating it maybe be too the other team, that is called defending and if they scored on your team, that means your team is not doing it that well.
So let me get this right hes complaining to UEFA over a choice of tactic? As that's what it is its a tactic it's not the other teams fault teams like Barca can only play in 1 system it's there own fault and he should stop being a cry baby and grow up.
Xavi has always been an annoying crybaby. Always the one talking to the papers or whoever. I can't believe he's crying about this. Celtic won fairly and he can't take it, even though most likely they'll come back and beat Celtic. I think Xavi is just mad that teams like chelsea and celtic are exploiting them. No one has filed a complaint on Barca passing the ball like 400 times between each of their defenders have they?
there is nothing wrong with a whole team sitting in defence as they will not be able to score against you however celtic have scored 2 goals you can't complain about your own team's shortcoming. the aim of football is to score more goals than your opponent and celtic have done just that. anit-football is a term created but butthurt barca fans.