Chelsea played much better than they have recently, but they definitely got some help from a rusty, poor Copenhagen team. This tie is done and dusted.
"an eye witness said"? Really? You might as well have said a blind mute wearing sunglasses. This smells like someone trying to stir $#1+ up for the CL second leg.
The only team that I'd actually be happy to lose to is Barcelona, because, at club level, no other team in the world comes as close to the total football philosophy.
The English invented it, the Dutch improved it, the Brazilians perfected it.
that's a little too extreme. Worse has happened than this.
give them credit, 'cuz Orient remembered that this was still a London derby, even if it took until the last 20 minutes of the second half for them to do so.
fair enough. Three main differences though:
1. Arsenal played away from home
2. Leyton Orient is higher up the league pyramid than Crawley
3. It's basically a London derby, albeit a VERY weak one
I won't make excuses though, we really should have won this.
*phew* I was starting to get a little concerned. There was a noticeable dip during the period when Bilbao equalized. Can't give Real any hope whatsoever.
the difference between our match and Man Utd's against Crawley is that Anders Lindgaard is a better goalkeeper than Almunia. I rate him that lowly.
Szscesny, even Fabianski saves that. The usual suspects costing us again. Miquel looks promising though. Almunia...well, what can be said that hasn't already been said?
It is extremely telling that Wenger didn't make any subs. I'm sure he would have seen that he didn't need both Song and Denilson on at the same time, and that Chamakh and Bendtner weren't doing anything useful. He is definitely thinking about the Carling Cup final. The team he puts togethe...
Why are Atletico so bloody inconsistent?
always love a good giant-slaying, except when it's Arsenal, of course. ;)
That's why Wenger perseveres with his philosophies. Spending exorbitant amounts of cash is a short term solution.
Barcelona is setting up an academy right next door to them, so maybe Chelsea can just siphon off a few youngsters from there.
not saying that the rumor is true, but what is it with Spanish players getting homesick when they come to the Premier League? What is it with them getting homesick, period (Jesus Navas)?
dude, if you didn't know anything about the two teams, you'd think that they both played in the same league.
Crawley were the better team in the second half.
Terrible match up until the last minute of normal time. Both teams were completely off, but after the games we had midweek, we're probably due to get brought back down to Earth.
I live in hope
*sigh* they just can't keep their hands off, can they?
they said they want it on a Saturday to allow more children and families to go, and then they price the tickets at 300 sh1+ gargling pounds?! Seriously?!
Lyon still refuse to bow to Real Madrid, Mourinho be damned!