Now This Was a 'REAL' Defeat


I Got Two Babe

By 40 YEARS A BLUE
November 2 2005

If you are going to lose a game, any game, then do it in style - disastrous style. Now before the purists before us pick holes in the following statement (the Carling Cup penalty shoot-out defeat against Charlton last week does not count as a defeat in a competitive match).

Last night's defeat against Betis was Chelsea's first defeat since the semi-final of the Champions League against Liverpool at Anfield way back in May.

Last night is the WORST performance of any Chelsea team that I have witnessed since Jose Mourinho took over as manager. Forget the fact that JM said it first live on ITV's new channel four (not to be confused with Channel Four) I had already said it to myself many times once Eider Gudjohnsen blasted the ball to the moon, from a sublime 60 yard plus pass from Captain Super John Terry who is Mr 100% Chelsea must be feeling more gutted than I, even as I write this now.

The famous two Chelsea words adapted by this site - GLORIOUS UNPREDICTABILITY - certainly rang true last night and even to this time of writing.

As a team, Chelsea were shambolic. However having said that, the Referee from Luxembourg was sickly weak, he fell for every scream made by a Betis player more from Dani, a first half substitute who scored the only goal that proved to be the winner.

Mr Luxembourg was so intimidated by the capacity Betis crowd, how he was appointed by UEFA in the first place in beyond me, blowing up every time he heard an 'ole'. Its how Luxembourg, a very nice little country I am sure, is on the UEFA approved referee list, well I mean they are hardly a footballing world power and I bet their domestic League or is it Leagues, still contain players on a part-time basis with perhaps a phyiscal misrepresentation. (look through the message board, you will get my drift).

No-one in a blue shirt played with any credit last night. Unlucky maybe. That honour falls to Essien who had a shot rebound off one post, run across the line (without crossing it) hit the other post and bounce back into the grateful goalkeeper's arms, with Drogba flaying everywhere.

The world has been looking for a Chelsea defeat in a football match and last night the world got it. (Well more Gooners than the world).

But the news today is that JM wants to fight AW. Now I would give up my TWO season tickets to see that happen and have the pleasure of sitting next to my rival at Arsenal TImes to see it happen. The ? is? Are YOU up for it?

40 YEARS A BLUE

(and I HATE ARSENAL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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