The Battle Lines Are Drawn:Bayern Munich VS Chelsea (UEFA Champions League Final )

average_runner

super_furry wrote: »

In 1999 Roy Keane couldn't even bring himself to wear the medal. John Terry puts on a full kit like some Jim'll Fix It kid and collects the trophy.

but could bring himself to walk out on his country.

its terry's choice and same for keane . no right or wrong

steelcityblues

Giles is spot on, 'they don't give up'. Has been the way since the 2nd leg against Napoli.

Lapin

Aquila wrote: »

Some of the comments make me smile,certain posters negative vibes make chelsea win,so keep it coming,the more you hate the more we win

You sound more like a Millwall fan !

edgecutter

Barca, Napoli, benfica all bottled it against this group. Prob the worst team to win it in years. Park the bus tactics throughout the competition.

willmunny1990

Great day to be a football fan. If your a Chelsea fan it's even better.

Delighted for Terry, Drogba and Lampard, they deserve this glory for the work they put in in there Chelsea careers.

Also delighted for Torres, first CL final and he's on the winning team.

Di Matteo deserves a lot of credit, top Chelsea man and also deserves this glory as well.

Great night.:D

donfers

keane and scholes didn't wear the kit nor run up to lift the trophy though - maybe in hindsight JT will think it was a tad classless

better team lost in semi and final as RTE have just said but the name on the trophy answers everything and that can't be taken away from Ch£lski

so don't mind the haterz lads, you iz champions, it only cost about 500 million

only messing though - well done, enjoy it

kitakyushu

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Fecking hell, if you told me that Cahill, Kalou and Bose would lift the CL trophy I'd call you mad!

shrewdness

What a story for Gary Cahill, in the space of 5 months going from a small club which ends up getting relegated, to starting in and winning a Champions League final.

Rekop dog

Do Arsenal enter the CL qualifying stages because of this or who fills that void if not?

cson

Moneymaker wrote: »

Lets be honest, deserved, undeserved whatever is irrelevant.

Bayern bottled it. Simple as.

I think thats about right; they had more than enough chances to win it.

Both in the 90mins, the extra time and going 3-2 up in the shootout.

willmunny1990

edgecutter wrote: »

Barca, Napoli, benfica all bottled it against this group. Prob the worst team to win it in years. Park the bus tactics throughout the competition.

Winning tactics nonetheless.

cgpg5

edgecutter wrote: »

Barca, Napoli, benfica all bottled it against this group. Prob the worst team to win it in years. Park the bus tactics throughout the competition.

Gee they should take the trophy off them so. Should only be reserved for the best attacking team. Cos we all know that's the only way to play football

cson

Rekop dog wrote: »

Do Arsenal enter the CL qualifying stages because of this or who fills that void if not?

Both teams qualify automatically afaik.

carbon nanotube

think i will puke soon

average_runner

edgecutter wrote: »

Barca, Napoli, benfica all bottled it against this group. Prob the worst team to win it in years. Park the bus tactics throughout the competition.

Liverpool did same thing until the tactics didn't work in the final

kitakyushu

Rekop dog wrote: »

Do Arsenal enter the CL qualifying stages because of this or who fills that void if not?

Good q. Also Chelsea are qualified now, but are they the "4th place team" or are they given full tournament access now?

donfers

edgecutter wrote: »

Barca, Napoli, benfica all bottled it against this group. Prob the worst team to win it in years. Park the bus tactics throughout the competition.

i agree with you but the sad thing for football is those tactics works and it'll encourage more limited teams to play like that, a bad day for football but the chelsea fans won't care

homer simpson

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Jesus Roman's wardrobe has suffered with that payoff for AVB!

You could say it was "thread bare"....

Lapin

Lapin wrote: »

Congrats from a Liverpool fan.

Fair and square.

decies wrote: »

Liverpool fan. Chelsea well deserved that win . Germans had enough chances but woeful shooting .

We're such a decent bunch us pool fans !




Then again, we've won it so often..............

J. Marston

cambo2008 wrote: »

They won entry to the champions league :cool:

Lets not forget this sweet piece of silver...

Turtyturd

Well that's pretty sickening, even worse that Drogba got the winner. Devastated for Schweinsteiger.

On the plus side it must feel a lot worse for Spuds fans right now.

Paully D

Absolutely fantastic stuff. What a way to finish the season. Roll on August

wonderfullife

lads lay off Terry to ****!!! hes a plank sometimes but he is Mr Chelsea he has put his heart and soul into that club and he deserves to celebrate with the rest of them. It's only fitting he should be right in there with the rest of them. He's done more for that club than anyone else in the team.

steelcityblues

edgecutter wrote: »

Barca, Napoli, benfica all bottled it against this group. Prob the worst team to win it in years. Park the bus tactics throughout the competition.

Then Bayern bottled it by not putting United away in 99. It is all relative.

kitakyushu

donfers wrote: »

maybe in hindsight JT will think it was a tad classless

I doubt it. The way he was carrying on there you'd swear he'd just knocked out Apollo Creed for the world title. The guy appears to be a sociopath.

TheTownie

Terry didn't have the kit on until the end.

Would he have had the full kit on to collect a runners up medal? Not a chance.

IvySlayer

Paully D wrote: »

Absolutely fantastic stuff. What a way to finish the season. Roll on August

Err Euro 2012?

IvySlayer

@RobertoMancini_
John Terry is like a bridesmaid who turned up in a wedding dress

LOL

donfers

shrewdness wrote: »

What a story for Gary Cahill, in the space of 5 months going from a small club which ends up getting relegated, to starting in and winning a Champions League final.

a bit harsh on bolton that - they've a richer history than chelsea for example

Daemos

kitakyushu wrote: »

Good q. Also Chelsea are qualified now, but are they the "4th place team" or are they given full tournament access now?

The champions enter at the group stage, so presumably all 4 teams go straight into the groups

edgecutter

cgpg5 wrote: »

Gee they should take the trophy off them so. Should only be reserved for the best attacking team. Cos we all know that's the only way to play football

The point is that this will end up being the way teams will try and win competitions and it's just plain boring. Throughout the tournament the better sides have lost, which for me is just unpleasant.

efb

Chelsea deserved this as much as anyone- turfing out Barca and achievement

RasTa

edgecutter wrote: »

The point is that this will end up being the way teams will try and win competitions and it's just plain boring. Throughout the tournament the better sides have lost, which for me is just unpleasant.

Hope you're not an Ireland fan for 2012.

IvySlayer

Complain about money but passion and pure determination cannot be bought!

Oat23

DiMatteo walked off from his Sky DE interview after the reporter asked him about the style of play. He knows it's sh*te too .

donfers

i wonder does Terry wear his kit walking around town hoping he'll get asked for autographs so he can charge for them:D

cgpg5

edgecutter wrote: »

The point is that this will end up being the way teams will try and win competitions and it's just plain boring. Throughout the tournament the better sides have lost, which for me is just unpleasant.

If teams are good at it then why not? Other teams may try it but won't be as good at it as Chelsea. they have to be respected. They're trying to win a CL not entertain

Sgt Pepper 64

Oi Manchester - we're coming to GET YOU!

edgecutter

wonderfullife wrote: »

lads lay off Terry to ****!!! hes a plank sometimes but he is Mr Chelsea he has put his heart and soul into that club and he deserves to celebrate with the rest of them. It's only fitting he should be right in there with the rest of them. He's done more for that club than anyone else in the team.

True, but he also has painted a bad picture of Chelsea through his antics and to be fair he nearly cost them this trophy in the semis.

keith16

carbon nanotube wrote: »

think i will puke soon

I'll hold your hair.

average_runner

donfers wrote: »

shrewdness wrote: »

What a story for Gary Cahill, in the space of 5 months going from a small club which ends up getting relegated, to starting in and winning a Champions League final.

a bit harsh on bolton that - they've a richer history than chelsea for example

how u make that out? all teams have history from bad days to great days.

Francie Barrett

Lapin wrote: »

We're such a decent bunch us pool fans !




Then again, we've won it so often..............

Chelsea have got their Champions League win under their belts now. I would wager we will win it sooner than they will in the future.

homer simpson

Adamcp898 wrote: »

Chelsea,this year they're one of those teams/persons who win a sporting title but nobody will ever give them credit for it

AND RIGHTFULLY BITTERLY SO

FYP

Keep it coming no matter what ye all say..

Chelsea are the champions of Europe

keith16

IvySlayer wrote: »

Complain about money but passion and pure determination cannot be bought!

except when it's bought

kitakyushu

Timmy Chenko plays for Bayern (according to dunphy anyway).

Daemos

Daemos wrote: »

And AFAIK Everton get Chelsea's Europa League place from winning the FA Cup

Correcting this, apparently it's their place that goes to Tottenham

IvySlayer

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Oi Manchester - we're coming to GET YOU!

Yeah, Man City vs Chelsea in the Shield :P

NUTZZ

Rekop dog wrote: »

Do Arsenal enter the CL qualifying stages because of this or who fills that void if not?

Arsenal have qualified automatically, the tournament proper.

Essien

Turtyturd wrote: »

Well that's pretty sickening awesome, even worse better that Drogba got the winner. Devastated for Schweinsteiger.

On the plus side On top of all this awesomeness it must feel a lot worse for Spuds fans right now.

Fixed that for you

El Inho

Okay I'll level, I'm a pool fan. I wanna clear something up.

• I've smiled looking at ye lift the trophy. Its a great moment for ye're club, well done.
• Munich walked all over ye, and bottled it. Munich lost the game im afraid. But some of the best finals ever have been lost. Doesn't take away from yer name been on the cup
• Terry should not have been so jubilant. Sure its understandable, but to want the limelight for a man who disappointed so much is a shame
• Am i being bitter...hmmm...I can't answer that. I think fair play on winning, but i also don't believe everyone should run away from the fact that game wasnt a Chelsea win.

Now onto this gem of a theory....

is it possible that everyone gets carried away with Di Matteo?

I really like the man, and he has done good work....BUT

that wasnt a wow performance...
nor was the barce game...

luck isnt made by matteo...

and dont get me wrong...i do respect everything that happened...and well done chelsea, but this is some pretty thick plaster over the cracks to me...

but celebrate, get smashed and enjoy all that comes with CL victory.