Saw that on the BBC my first thought was impending bluemoon shitstorm. Given that sacrificing that game meant reaching the champs league semi i fail to see how we could possibly regret it. one of the few things pellegrini got right this season.
I find it kind of funny that it's very clear he's been waiting for the opportunity to say that for weeks now. He's that dense he has to stockpile any kind of thought that comes into his mind. The job of a pundit is to provide opinion and/or expert analysis isn't it? Or at the very least, be slightly humorous or be controversial for the sake of it. Which one of those boxes does Shearer tick again? Great player, diabolical pundit