Chelsea (N) | FA Cup Final | Post Match Thread

Cobwebcat said:
People remember the first game.

“ Mangala was great in his first game” ignoring the multiple disasters that followed.

Khusanov is the man.
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True, but he DIDN'T have a bad game. There was the error which for me was down to Akanji, who should have put his foot through it instead of leaving it to a nervous 19 year old in his first match in a new country, then he was booked shortly afterwards for a tackle that might have resulted in a goal had he not made it. While the players around him undoubtedly protected him a bit after that, he didn't put a foot wrong for the rest of the match so this so-called "bad debut" is all about that one error.
 
meeesh said:
What gets me with this fat bastard is why does he think he’s a native of Ordsal or Weaste, when the truth is he’s a Scouse bastard, not a salfordian, yes he played for them but don’t act all big and I’m a red and hate City, you are just a fat granny shagging Scouse **** so get fucked

You are an Evertonian and never forget it
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I get the feeling that you're not a fan of his?
 
ysmsa said:
Is it 12 domestic cup games played and won this season.

Meanwhile, Rags are played 2 lost 2.

Not arsed but interesting nonetheless.

Our Wembley finals wins this season equals their total number of cup games / defeats :-)
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Shame it's not 13, it would match the consecutive number of seasons they've finished below us.
 
simon23 said:
side note -

the more i see of palmer the more I think he moved to the correct club..... the lad is arrogant but doesnt have the bottle - I wasnt bothered at all when he left as all the plaudits didnt ring grue for me and you can now see why the club let him go....fucking average at best but thinks he is way better than that
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That's exactly what I said almost word for word when everybody was banging on about it for not trying to keep him. Thought he could do better elsewhere, what's he won there in comparison?
 
gocity said:
Toilets are appalling
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Where I was the toilets wasn’t bad one toilet at the entrance to the terraces
I nice experience couldn’t resist a very large bucket of pop corn first time been on that part on the ground and level
 
Nelinho said:
I'm not in the mood to say much. Maybe later. I'm tired. Exhausted actually...

Chelsea's lineup reflected fear. Their manager decided to somehow play more to their strengths after conceding. Too little too late. They do have qualities. And they were definitely much much, I mean MUCH fresher. Yet I will remenber them for their desperate as well as silly attempts to buy a fucking penalty on every possible occasion. Fucking pathetic - and they deserved nothing...

As for as: Performance was defined by our energy levels. Hardly a surprise, of course, not to mention, there's a must win game ahead at Bournmouth in 3 fucking days...

Seriously tired men out there at Wembley. All of them, with the exception of the GK plus one, maybe two players. Maybe. Which reminds me, Antoine, in particular, is dead on his feet for like weeks now. Plus he's not used to playing in that frequency, nevermind the pressure of results. And guess what: Guardiola will choose to sacrifice Omar (who is definitely fresher) and keep Antoine, till the very end. Incredible! The reasons are purely tactical, Antoine can seem to appear more versatile, providing flexibility as well as unpredictability, in various areas upfront. Guardiola "invested" in the connections he can build with his teammates, and his decision was justified, once again. Guardiola definitely trusts his man, and his player did respond, the way he did, winning us the game. As usual, Pep knows better -even when he doesn't...

As I said numerous times, with the decisions (and non decisions) made in the summer, our problems in the vital area of midfield would not be fixed -and they weren't. A player who was supposed to help the team from day 1, was not trusted to start, once again. I don't blame him, it's not his fault. That's ... "planning" though. Others, who could -and should- have been here, were considered surplus apparently. That's also ... "planning". You end up playing with Rodrigo (this Rodrigo, not the one 2 years ago) and Bernardo, which means: a) You cannot be as competitive as you would wish, and b) you are bound to make concessions in your game (which is equally important). Am I clear or do I have to spell it out? Not to mention, how much we missed a player like Mateo in that area, I will not be able to find the right words to express myself. But that also was well known from the beginning, wasn't it?

Like Pep, I firmly believe Bernardo has still a role to play in this team, without being the main man though. He is intelligent, he understands that. Since he wants to keep playing regularly, he knows it cannot happen any more for City, at the environment of the PL. So he decides to leave. For a man like him, our captain at present, the interests of the team are above him, .in the sky of London. Thank you for everything boys, good luck in your life after City...

The capital of England was our home tonight. A beautiful day for City, the Women's team crowned Champions (after so long), the Men winning the FA Cup. 100% deserved both. Congratulations to our girls and our boys, well done. Enjoy your evening, get back home safe!
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Jesus wept, Lord help us when you're in the mood for saying a lot!

So many flaws in there I don't know where to begin but the Bernardo assessment gets a special mention. Why wouldn't a player who has most likely played more minutes for us this season than any other not be up to playing regularly next season? Absolute nonsense to suggest otherwise.
 
Hard game to enjoy that, a frustrating watch and a strange game. Neither team had any rhythm or cohesion. Atmosphere was horrendous n’all.

But we saw one of the great Cup final goals to win it… good move, good pull back, incredible finish!

Buzzing!

Well pleased we could get Bernardo and Stones a win at their last trip to Wembley with us.
 
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