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Had we not been knocked out, we could have
Had we not been knocked out, we could have
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Course they don't. If you hit the post you've missed the goal!
You can spout the stats all you like, but name me one save VDS had to make in that entire game, other than Lampard's goal after Essien's fluky double deflected shot, and Rio's header. Compare that to Cech with top drawer saves to deny Tevez twice and Carrick, and Terry clearing off the line from Giggs.
Says a lot about the balance of that game that your best chance of a winning goal came from our centre back. Hitting and hoping from 20+ yards out doesn't make for a balanced game, or did we edge the final in 09 by virtue of having one more shot than Barca and three more corners?
There was only one team going to win that match during the 120 minutes. But credit to Chelsea, your defence and keeper were well drilled enough to hold on for a draw and you snatched a goal, much like the other CL final you were dominated in
Saying the two finals were similar is ludicrous.
In 2012 Bayern had 35 shots on goal and 20 corners to our 1. Bayern were an excellent side, a little better than United 08 and Chelsea 12 were significantly worse than Chelsea 08.
In 2008, United had 12 shots on goal to Chelsea's 24, and 5 corners to Chelsea's 8.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_UEFA_Champions_League_Final#Statistics
The only stat worth reading is who won the match, anything else is pointless
The problem is, the litmus test for that most recently was the 2 legs in The Capital One semi-final. Liverpool played well tbf but ultimately Chelsea/Mourinho knew how to set up and ended up controlling the tie and the result. Considering (that as well as Chelsea) you have Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid (and to a lesser extent Juventus) I really don't think he would have fared any better over 2 legs against any of those.
Didn't say they were similar, I said you were dominated in both of them, but will readily admit that Bayern were far more dominant that we were, and very unlucky to switch off with just a couple of minutes to go. But since you love the stats:
2008 final
Utd - 58% possession
Chelsea - 42% possession
2012 final
Bayern - 56% possession
Chelsea - 44% possession
2009 final
Barcelona - 51% possession
Utd - 49% possession
And I still haven't seen you produce any evidence of these four 'shots on target' the stats say you had. Or any save our keeper had to make.
Naughty Swarbs, you mentioned the 2008 Barca United tie as a"memorable United performance, now a tune change, it is the 2009 one.
But since you love your possession stats all of a sudden (having previously said they are not that important): in the first leg, Barca 72.8 per cent, United 27.2.
You must have borrowed our bus that night
Your keeper had at least three saves to make on 2008, they just all beat him but he was saved the post twice! You parked the bus and post that season!
If a team has four shots on goal and score four, in Swarbs' world, the keeper was not tested and had no saves to make
Naughty Swarbs, you mentioned the 2008 Barca United tie as a"memorable United performance, now a tune change, it is the 2009 one.
But since you love your possession stats all of a sudden (having previously said they are not that important): in the first leg, Barca 72.8 per cent, United 27.2.
You must have borrowed our bus that night
Your keeper had at least three saves to make on 2008, they just all beat him but he was saved the post twice! You parked the bus and post that season!
If a team has four shots on goal and score four, in Swarbs' world, the keeper was not tested and had no saves to make
If they weren`t on target why would he have to make a save
Tagliatelle fighting with Henderson to take the ill deserved pen.
[HASHTAG]#Hendomeltdown[/HASHTAG].
As usual the RS needing a peno to win a game.
[HASHTAG]#Hendomeltdown[/HASHTAG].
As usual the RS needing a peno to win a game.
If they weren`t on target why would he have to make a save
Good question. My god, I'm completely wrong. VDS had 24 saves to make in that match. Thank **** Chelsea saved him by missing the target with 23 of them as they desperately shot on sight at any opportunity
Never thought Chelsea fans would be reduced to Liverpool's level of claiming that hitting the woodwork is anything other than missing the target. Next they'll be telling us that the 'law of averages' meant that one of those shots should have been a goal
Good question. My god, I'm completely wrong. VDS had 24 saves to make in that match. Thank **** Chelsea saved him by missing the target with 23 of them as they desperately shot on sight at any opportunity
Never thought Chelsea fans would be reduced to Liverpool's level of claiming that hitting the woodwork is anything other than missing the target. Next they'll be telling us that the 'law of averages' meant that one of those shots should have been a goal
That my friend is conceptual thinking. Muppetfinder whatever his name was told me once.
They conceptually won the league that year because they hit the post loads and goalkeepers made loads of saves against them!
FFS, have you heard such ****e?
Awarded themselves the people champions trophy which sits proudly next to last years top at Christmas trophy and a load of dusty other stuff.
My favourite one was the 'law of averages' BS.
"According to the law of averages, we must start scoring goals soon because we keep hitting the post and bar. It's just bad luck"
No, the law of averages covers random events. Hitting the woodwork is not random, it is a direct result of being too ****e to hit the back of the net.
Same as all the BS about opposition keepers always playing a blinder against them. Yes, if you give the keeper ten shots that he can reach, he will probably save most of them. Whereas if you hit one or two top drawer strikes that he has no chance of saving, he won't. Rocket science it ain't.
I wonder of the chavs will start an alternative Champions League table. Liverpo have been running the alternative premier league for years now. 23 times winners and never lost a game.