There has been so many coverage on "The Special One" tag ever since Jose Mourinho made it famous! So when Avram Grant said he would like the tag if he won the Champions League, something that not even "The Special One" can do, I think he fully deserved it.
And I thought he was within minutes of getting the tag when Cristiano Ronaldo missed his penalty, while every other Chelsea players converted their penalty kick.
But lady luck is just not Chelsea's side when skipper John Terry slipped and missed his penalty. It was the turning moment, and when Nicolas Anelka stepped up to take his, his expression certainly does not looked good, and it reminds me of the expression of Geremi when he missed his penalty during the shoot-out with Liverpool in last season's Champions League semi-final.
Though Chelsea failed to win anything this season, and this certainly wouldn't pleased their Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, overall, I have to say it has been a good season for Chelsea, but unfortunately luck is not on their side.
But I believe Champions League is a very fair competition. When there are surprised defeat happened, the loser will eventually win the cup in the later edition, for example Bayern's 2001 win after the shock defeat to Man U in 1999, or AC Milan's 2007 win after the ghost of Istanbul in 2005!
What Chelsea need now is to keep Peter Cech and the core of the team, and with a few addition, they are certainly capable of upstaging Man U next time around. But for now, let us hail the new European Champions - Man Utd!
2 comments:
I think both teams had their chances to wrap up the game. But they fail to take it & it went to penalties.
A dramatic ending to a tense match. This is their 1st final after all, try harder next time.GLORY GLORY MAN UTD!
ya. who ever wins it deserved it. it's so close that i can't choose a deserving winner. but when down to penalty, luck play a big part, and i can only say Terry & Chelsea is unlucky to miss the penalty, while Man U is lucky that Terry missed.
So now Man U is the double winner in 2007/2008
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