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Memories From Last Season - Good, Bad And Anything Inbetween
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19-07-2012 1:30am#1While you're waiting another few weeks for the new season to start I though I might as well set up this thread.
Post your memories, good or bad, from last season. If possible include a video and a brief description to help refresh the memory of others. Of course they don't have to be specific to your club and can be from any competition any where in the world.
Here are mine, starting with good:
Ji winner V Man City:
I would have been over the moon with a 0-0 draw, but that last minute winner was just unreal. Poor call by the linesman of course as Ji was offside, but the reaction after the goal from the crowd was first class. Great day of celebrations all round and one of the best memories of last season.
Larsson Free Kick V Blackburn
Another last minute winner here. O'Neill's first game in charge, we go 1-0 down at home to Blackburn and things are looking grim. Vaughan equalises with a screamer before Larsson puts that free kick away in added time to spark the start of a great run under the new manager after a shocking start to the season under Bruce.
Robin Van Persie Scoring For Fun
Van Persie is one of my favourite players. I was delighted to see him fully fit for virtually all of last season and it was a joy to watch him scoring week in, week out, even though 1 of his best goals last season was a superb free-kick against us to win the game!
Last 5 Minutes Of The Premier League Season
I doubt we'll ever see another finish to a Premier League season like this one. Everyone knows what happens so no need for a description really.
Real Madrid Winning La Liga:
I'm a big fan of Mourinho and for the vast majority of the time I watched Real Madrid last season I was very impressed with them. 121 goals scored, a goal difference of +89 and beating the supposed best team in the world to the title by 9 points.
Bad:
Newcastle's Great Season:
My laptop has just spat at me for searching for such a video, but in the interest of fairness I have to put it in :pac: Obviously Newcastle's great season was bad from my point of view, although many will probably have this as one of their highlights.
Fabrice Muamba Collapsing On The Field:
This was terrible. I didn't see it live but watching the replays after words was awful. The below video doesn't show much, mainly just the reaction of the crowd and players.
The Racism Scandals:
Suarez V Evra, Terry V Ferdinand, abuse fired via Twitter to black people associated with football such as Stan Collymore and Sammy Ameobi, this season will be tainted by the racism scandals.
I'll leave it there for now, please add your own
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Best moment by far but also one of the most tense and nervous also.
Still get goosebumps watching it.
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I thought this was a great moment considering the flak the guy had taken. It was almost like it was from a Hollywood script Also loved most Barca fans applauding him.
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Arsenal fan so bare with me. I really enjoyed having Henry back for a spell at the club. He was an amazing striker when he was in the English league and on his return showed his class again.
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As good as that City/United video in the OP is, it needs more Martin Tyler orgasm. I've watched it at least 100 times and it still gives me goosebumps. It'll never ever get any better than that, simply perfect.
Added Merson orgasm
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What a way to open a season:
De Gea's turning point:
Antonio Valencia in general
The return of Scholes and almost immediately re-establishing himself by dominating games
Best pitch invasion ever
Tim Howard outscoring Downing in the league :pac:
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Vidic's injury
Liverpool's poor reaction and handling of the Suarez situation
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Thanks, that end of season vid from United and City is heartbreaking
ive not seen a single second of that city game, so to me, it never happened :cool:. still havent even see the aguero goal, the full time whistle, the trophy being lifted nor know nothing about what went on there only City won 3-2 with an injury time brace.
maybe in a few years time, ill bring myself around to looking at it or at least,if united win the league, ill watch it then....only then will it feel alright.0 -
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AC Milan players leave
These lads were Kings among men. It'll be a long time before these legends are forgotten.
Now that I think of it, AC had a crazy season. Cassano's heart problems then playing in the Euro's. Pato's goal 20 seconds in against Barca (then a last minute equaliser), Nesta's tackle on Messi, the 4-0 drubbing of Arsenal, losing to Inter for Juve to win the league.
But this, this is just magnificent. Kevin-Prince Boateng was on fire for about 2 months. Scoring screamers on a regular basis. He was criminally under-rated this season
The bad part of the Italian season: The match-fixing. Just when I think people will look at the Italian league without thinking "aw sure it's only 0-0 draws and boring defending blah blah blah" this comes out and the image of Italian football is damaged.0 -
The first heart stopper
Then the second
They thought it was all over until
The hero strikes again
The downside of the season
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Arsenal scoring 5 against Chelsea and Spurs.
The Chelsea game came after the away defeats at Spurs and United, but here was proof that the team was capable of winning at a major rival's home ground. The most joyous moment was Van Persie leaving Terry in his wake and on his ass on his way to scoring the fifth.
Against Spurs it was a little harsh that we were 2 - 0 down but you could really feel Spurs fans beginning to believe that they were top dogs in North London. 30 minutes later and normal service was resumed
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To call it good is an understatement. To finally reach the promised land after so many crushing, demoralising and horrible defeats, Chelsea finally drank from the Holy Grail last May. The ghosts of Moscow, Iniesta in 2009, the penalties against Liverpool, Garcia's ghost goal... all banished in one instant. There have been years in the past when Chelsea probably deserved to get the Champions League; then in the year where they most probably did not deserve it, they win it.
I myself had written Chelsea off following the first leg debacle against Napoli; some fan!!! But I have never seen such a comeback over the next series of games. Benfica were not to be underestimated, but most were confident of striding on to the semi-final, but there the large, showy figure of Barcelona lurked. Again, most dissenting voices wrote Chelsea off. To make up for the pain of losing La Liga, Barca would be out for blood and to defend their Champions League would help ease the pain of seeing Mourinho's Madrid lift La Liga.
How wrong we all were. Grit, determination, belief and utter dedication to the cause saw Chelsea win the first leg. But surely, voices said, once Chelsea were at Barcelona's mercy in the Nou Camp, the then-Champions of Europe would be ruthless and luck would finally desert Chelsea.
The script was followed closely for most of the first half; Chelsea trailed 2-0 (2-1 on aggregate) thanks to goals from Busquets and Iniesta, with John Terry getting sent off sandwiched between the two goals. Dear god... The script was torn up by Ramires close to half-time; a sublime pass from Lampard found the on-running Ramires who deftly lobbed the ball over the onrushing Valdes. On aggregate as it stood at half-time, Chelsea were through to the final. The only time that Barcelona were actually ahead in the tie was for a short period between Iniesta's goal and Ramires'.
During the second half in the Nou Camp, Barcelona hammered, huffed, puffed and battered at Chelsea's defence, but it held tight. Until Drogba brought down Fabregas and the referee pointed to the spot. Lionel Messi stepped up. Lionel Messi struck the ball hard. Lionel Messi hit the bar. Chelsea still lived. Barcelona 'scored' later on in the half, but Chelsea were saved by the linesman's flag.
The waves of Barcelona attacks continued relentlessly; but Chelsea held firm. In a desperate scramble, and amidst fairly strong claims for a handball, the ball surged forward to Fernando Torres. Torres was past the centre circle and one-on-one with Victor Valdes. Busquets sprinted for all it was worth, but was still a good ten yards behind Torres. With less than two minutes remaining, Torres ran, feinted, skipped around Valdes and scored a remarkable equaliser that made sure that Chelsea were through to the Champions League Final. The faces of the crestfallen Barcelona players said it all; more than being upset or disappointed, their looks were those of sheer disbelief, wondering how could this possibly be happening. It mattered not; ten-man Chelsea with their makeshift back-line had triumphed over Barcelona. Beauty had been thrashed by the Beast.
Despite this awesome victory, there still stood a huge question mark over Chelsea. They faced into the Final against Bayern Munich without several key players (Captain John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic, Ramires and Raul Meireles) and fitness questions lingered over David Luiz and Gary Cahill. Many felt that Chelsea's dream run in the Champions League would end in Munich.
The Final went the way most expected; Bayern were technically superior and dominated, forging most of the best chances. They chipped and probed at Chelea's defence, trying to find a weak spot. Chelsea held resolute, until the 83rd minute. Thomas Muller's driving header hit the deck and then the back of the net. Bayern celebrated like men possessed. They had done it. They had broken Chelsea's defiant defence and at the perfect time too. Surely, surely now, Chelsea would finally die at the hands of a superior enemy. Surely, there was not enough time remaining for them to forge a comeback. So sure were Bayern of their impending victory, they substituted Muller for Daniel van Buyten mere moments after his 'winning' goal.
But once again, once more, Chelsea gathered up broken pieces and made one final attempt to live on. Juan Mata drilled a corner in. Didier Drogba rose to meet it. Bayern's net bulged and Chelsea's fans and players rejoiced! 88 minutes in and extra time beckoned.
Bayern kept hammering at Chelsea's re-bolted door, and saw a hint of light. Ribery darted forward and the hero mere moments ago, Drogba was painted now as a potential villain, bringing Ribery down in the box and gifting Bayern a penalty. Once again, it looked bleak. Former Chelsea man Arjen Robben stepped up. But once again, the Football God smiled upon Chelsea. Robben fluffed his lines, drove his shot low and weak. Cech gathered the ball in, and Chelsea breathed once again.
Ivica Olic (who would have a later, defining role too) carved Bayern's next best chance of the game in the dying minutes of Extra Time; his shot/cross flew across the mouth of Chelsea's goal, with van Buyten stopping short of poking it in. Had he not been brought on, and had Muller been in the same position... would the same have happened?
The cruelty of penalties emerged. Memories of The Pain In The Rain flooded back. Surely, it could not happen again? Not again...
Bayern's captain Lahm stepped up first. With typical precision, he buried his penalty into the goal to Cech's left.
Juan Mata stepped up to take Chelsea's first. He drove low and weak. Neuer saves. The Pain In The Rain loomed large. Surely, it could not happen again???
Mario Gomez took Bayern's second. Drilled into the bottom corner to Cech's left, it was unstopable. Bayern led 2-0.
David Luiz took a 100 yard dash run up to his penalty. Through my fingers, I saw him smash it home, high and into the top corner. Brilliant penalty.
Confusion surrounded Bayern's third penalty. Nobody appeared to be making the long walk up for Bayern. Then Manuel Neuer walked towards the spot. Goalkeeper v. goalkeeper. Neuer's shot was not the most convincing in the world, but it just had enough to beat Cech. 3-1 to Bayern, but Cech had gone the right way for every penalty he had faced so far.
The captain for the night stepped up for Chelsea. Conviction in his eyes, Frank Lampard knew what he had to do. And he did it. Powered high down the middle, it was still 3-2 to Bayern.
The first non-German to take a penalty for Germany was Ivica Olic. He stepped forward. For a moment, I personally saw hope; he did not look confident at all. Please... oh, please... Prayers were answered. Olic's shot had placement, but not power. Cech went the right way and palmed the shot away.
Ashley Cole strode forward, the diminutive left back oozing cool confidence. It was with good cause. His was a driving, nigh-on unsavable shot into the left of the goal, hitting the side netting. The shootout was now levelled at 3-3. Two spot kicks remained. Destiny beckoned.
For Bayern's final penalty, Bastian Schweinsteiger strode forward. Of all the players on that pitch, he was the one that was almost a cert to score the penalty. He staggered his run up, he drove low and to Cech's left........ and found Cech's outstretched fingertips that put the ball onto the post and a miss. One kick away.... just like in Moscow. One kick away from glory.
Cometh the hour, cometh the man... The man for whom there would be a great underlining of his whole Chelsea career. His conversion rate for Chelsea was superb and he had a knack of scoring crucial goals. More than any other kick of a ball he had made for Chelsea, this one would be the most vital. Two steps was the length of the run up. Neuer dived to his left. Drogba shot low to Neuer's right. Neuer cast a despairing look over his shoulder as Drogba's cool penalty slotted into the bottom corner. Drogba peeled away and embraced Petr Cech. Chelsea players surged off the half-way line and celebrated in front of their fans. The suspended players stripped off their tracksuits and revealed stips and joined in.
Michel Platini presented the trophy to John Terry and Frank Lampard. And six little words, six words I feared that would never be uttered, summed it all up: Chelsea Are The Champions Of Europe. 0 -
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There wasn't much good about last season for Inter fans but here are a couple:
Inter 4-2 Milan
As I already said, this was a terrible season for Inter and with only one game after the derby Milan needed to win and keep their title challenge alive. 3 penalties, some awful refereeing and a cracker from Maicon topped off what was a very good game.
Stramaccioni
He started the season as coach of the Primavera side and was promoted to the first team after winning the NextGen series. He started what was an amazing season for Inters underage teams, winning 3 of the 4 national leagues at underage levels, something that has never been done before. He also brought a new life into the first team and had them playing the best football they had all season, bringing a little bit of hope back for the fans after the disaster that was Gasperini and Ranieri.
Bad
I could probably go on all day and still not cover all the bad areas from this season but I'll keep it to 3.
Novara
Being beaten home and away by a team that eventually got relegated finishing 19th in the league, two of the worst results from an awful season.
Juve winning the scudetto
They may have deserved it, but it is still a hard thing to watch for any Inter fan and Inter beating Milan also handed the title to them so we even gave them a helping hand.
Piermario Morosini
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Good: The introduction of Papiss Cisse to the Premier league and his awesome goals.
Bad:
Steve Kean in charge of Blackburn at the start of the season.:mad:
Worse: Blackburn Rovers relegated.:(
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Papiss Cissé, and Newcastle United's season. Absolutely remarkable. This goal just about summed it up. It was his second in arguably the best brace I've seen in the history of the Premier League.
The Bad:
From a NUFC perspective; this tackle. Absolutely horrendous, Coloccini (arguably our player of the season) managed to avoid breaking his leg here, how, I'm not quite sure.
Anything Inbetween:
Like many have said, that finish to the Premier League. Unforgettable.
Us hammering MUFC at home 3-0, don't see that too often!0 -
Went to San Paolo for this game. Atmosphere was like nothing i've seen in my life. Napoli's tifosi are the greatest in Europe if not the world itself.
So nice to stop Juve doing the double. And rub my Juve mate's nose in it!
first time Leeds concede 7 at Elland Road. Nice payback for the 4 they put past us at City Ground
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