dcarter wrote:Ben, please refrain from giving me grief about the performance of my second-tier side ever again. Tsk, tsk.
Yes, we were shite. But, until Sunday, we had won NINE in a row - conceding just ONE goal in the process. We are unbeaten in 18 matches now. Everyone was saying that United had it sewn up: we've done amazingly well to close them down. Plus we have the FA Cup final to come, and the European Cup semi-final on Wednesday! (And we've already landed the League Cup!) And yet everyone is still talking about our season as if it's been a disappointment!!!
I'm not saying it's a disappointment. I was just saying don't give me grief about my little side when your big money side has an opportunity to put serious pressure on and put the League under their control and don't. A championside would have found a way to score 1 goal against Newcastle's porous defense. That said, I still hope that The Scum falter once more and you win the title1 Go Blue!
Here he goes talking about money again! Our players aren't that much better than those of the other sides in the Prem; if they were, we'd win four or five-nil every week. The only reason we had to pay so much for some of our players was because teams hike the asking prices for players up once they know that Chelsea are interested. Besides, it's not as if we have signed loads of flair players like Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Totti, Henry etc. Jose likes players who graft. We win games through sheer hard work, which is why we usually only win by the odd goal.
I would call Drogba, Ballack, Shevchenko, Cech, Lampard, Essien, and Terry "Flair players". And arguably Makelele and Joe Cole.
dcarter wrote:Ben, please refrain from giving me grief about the performance of my second-tier side ever again. Tsk, tsk.
Yes, we were shite. But, until Sunday, we had won NINE in a row - conceding just ONE goal in the process. We are unbeaten in 18 matches now. Everyone was saying that United had it sewn up: we've done amazingly well to close them down. Plus we have the FA Cup final to come, and the European Cup semi-final on Wednesday! (And we've already landed the League Cup!) And yet everyone is still talking about our season as if it's been a disappointment!!!
I'm not saying it's a disappointment. I was just saying don't give me grief about my little side when your big money side has an opportunity to put serious pressure on and put the League under their control and don't. A championside would have found a way to score 1 goal against Newcastle's porous defense. That said, I still hope that The Scum falter once more and you win the title1 Go Blue!
Here he goes talking about money again! Our players aren't that much better than those of the other sides in the Prem; if they were, we'd win four or five-nil every week. The only reason we had to pay so much for some of our players was because teams hike the asking prices for players up once they know that Chelsea are interested. Besides, it's not as if we have signed loads of flair players like Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Totti, Henry etc. Jose likes players who graft. We win games through sheer hard work, which is why we usually only win by the odd goal.
dcarter wrote:Ben, please refrain from giving me grief about the performance of my second-tier side ever again. Tsk, tsk.
Yes, we were shite. But, until Sunday, we had won NINE in a row - conceding just ONE goal in the process. We are unbeaten in 18 matches now. Everyone was saying that United had it sewn up: we've done amazingly well to close them down. Plus we have the FA Cup final to come, and the European Cup semi-final on Wednesday! (And we've already landed the League Cup!) And yet everyone is still talking about our season as if it's been a disappointment!!!
I'm not saying it's a disappointment. I was just saying don't give me grief about my little side when your big money side has an opportunity to put serious pressure on and put the League under their control and don't. A championside would have found a way to score 1 goal against Newcastle's porous defense. That said, I still hope that The Scum falter once more and you win the title1 Go Blue!