say what you want about the way chelsea play but you do not win the CL by playing crap. chelsea have shown real resilience, every time the bus was breached and they needed a goal they scored one, that is not luck.

Says it all.
say what you want about the way chelsea play but you do not win the CL by playing crap. chelsea have shown real resilience, every time the bus was breached and they needed a goal they scored one, that is not luck.

We finished 5 points and 2 places above the European Champions.
Can't be all bad!
Chelsea: Proving it's easier to win the Champions League than to qualify for it.
I was amazed you only conceded the one with Bosingwa at the back. Ribery did toy with him at times but Cahill and Luiz dealt with the crosses (bar the Muller goal) and Cole proved why he's the best LB in world football. To be fair Bayern were without some crucial players, Badstuber had been a key player in a defence that only conceded 6 goals at the Allianz in the league all season and Gustavo is their ball winning midfielder.
Granted you guys will be elated with the win, I would be too if it were Spurs in your position but none the less no one can deny you were extremely lucky to even get to the final after the Barca game, let alone win the competition in a similar styled match of attack vs defence. The worst thing is, and it's not because I hate Chelsea but even a neutral, I still think of Barca when I hear the word "European Champions".
Of course, we have been very lucky during this competition, but after all the bad luck we have had during previous competitions, I think it was fair that we finally got some good luck (even better that we got all of it in one season). I also think its a bit hypocritical of people saying we were undeserved winners, when they applaud Barcelona's CL win in 2009, when they too were incredibly lucky to get the final, even more so than us, only due to an awful refereeing performance.
OR we had the busiest fixture list and focused all our energy on two trophies instead of 4th place?

you'd hope would be entertaining matches.
OR we had the busiest fixture list and focused all our energy on two trophies instead of 4th place?
If last minute goals, missed penalties, red cards, off-the-line clearances and penalty shoot-outs aren't entertaining, then i don't know what is.....
And for the record, red cards are not entertaining.
OR we had the busiest fixture list and focused all our energy on two trophies instead of 4th place?
Yeah, right.
You keep telling yourself that 6th place is a decent finish.
The mighty Spurs juggernaut hasn't finished that low in three seasons![]()

i think it was actually spurs who invented parking the bus
Says it all.

Yeah, right.
You keep telling yourself that 6th place is a decent finish.
The mighty Spurs juggernaut hasn't finished that low in three seasons![]()
i think it was actually spurs who invented parking the bus![]()
You think wrong.
Mourinho invented the term and has frequently used the tactic himself, both before and after saying it.
Couldn't care less, we're the Champions of Europe sunshine![]()
But 3rd best in London.
Also, bear in mind, that the PL only has 4 qualification spots due the large amount of coefficient points it has, which have been mostly earned by Chelsea and Man Utd in the last 6 years (Both teams have gotten to two finals, and regularly make the quarters and semis).
Coefficient points only last 6 years I think, which means Arsenals final against Barca would have no bearing on the current standing, I found a list of who had earnt the most points somewhere, I will find it.....And earned by Arsenal who have qualified for 15 years in a row and usually get to the latter stages, including a final. I suspect more of those points have been earned by Arsenal than Chelski over those years.
Couldn't care less, we're the Champions of Europe sunshine![]()
But 3rd best in London.
