pbrown7582
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Jose is back.
What a thoroughly bore draw...:blah:
What a thoroughly bore draw...:blah:
4-6-0 boo.
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dufferman
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It wasn't that bad. It's a point, Chelsea are still top of the table, not many teams take a point away from Old Trafford...
One Planer
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I think it's safe to say the only thing to win out of that game was Jose' tactics.
Played for a draw from kick off and set-up accordingly.
Played for a draw from kick off and set-up accordingly.
Doon frae Troon
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Watched the '' highlights''.
That must have been a tough job for the video editor.
Used to be boring boring Arsenal, I think Chelsea under Jose will now claim that title.
That must have been a tough job for the video editor.
Used to be boring boring Arsenal, I think Chelsea under Jose will now claim that title.
Very poor game, neither team showed any signs of having a devestating charge forward, if this is how moyes and moaninho want to play it, all the best, Liverpool will have a great year!
jimbob.someroo
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In fairness, that's how they won the league under Jose first time round. Used to win everything 1-0 and just set up not to concede. Not great to watch but effective.
Edit Just had a quick look and in Jose's first two seasons with Chelsea they only conceded 37 goals in the league (15 in 04/05 & 22 in 05/06) in the 05/06 season alone Manchester United conceded 34 goals. As above, boring but effective.
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Doon frae Troon
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Glorious defeat is always much better than a rubbish win.
I'm a Scotsman, I should know.
I can remember quite a few golf matches when I have played very well and lost.
I can't remember much about my wins when I have not played well. [apart when I lost the last four holes and won on the 20th.]
I'm a Scotsman, I should know.
I can remember quite a few golf matches when I have played very well and lost.
I can't remember much about my wins when I have not played well. [apart when I lost the last four holes and won on the 20th.]
Aztecs27
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Total waste of an evening.
Foxholer
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Must be why I follow West Ham! Maybe that's inglorious defeat too!
Or is it that you can get an entire season's emotion in a single game!
dufferman
Journeyman Pro
Not if you want to win the title!
jimbob.someroo
Journeyman Pro
Yup, as a Blackpool fan I can tell you all about our 1 goal wins against Liverpool and 3-1 against Spurs in the premiership. Much less about our 3-2 loss to Villa or our 5-3 loss to Everton. Would have gladly taken 0-0 in the Villa and Everton matches and stayed in the league.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Not the best game to watch but a point away at your rivals is a decent result & Jose knew that.
arnieboy
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Rubbish game but Rooney played as if he wanted to stay or maybe he was trying to impress the special one.
Should have been one of the highlights of the season and was like watching paint dry. Not a great advert for the qualities of either side.
Odvan
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Only reason I enjoyed it was seeing Chelsea keep a clean sheet thus meaning points in the fantasy league. Aside from that it was a victory for Chelsea, just without the extra 2 points.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
It was never going to be a classic so early in the season. Too cagey.
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
So if they only scored one per game in that season, can you explain how they have the second best goal difference figure, +57, of any modern Chelsea team other than Carlo Ancellotti's double winners of 2010, who had +71? And which other teams eclipse that boring team of 2004/05 in terms of a better goal difference. There is just as much of an art in good defending as there is in goal scoring.
As for last night's game, no it wasn't a stunning advert for Premier League football. But when you visit the home ground of the defending league champions, I'm not aware of any rule that says you have to stand back and roll out the red carpet for them. Incidentally, according to Sky's statistics, boring old Mourinho's team had 33% more attempts on target than Man Utd.....
pbrown7582
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boring old Mourinho's team had 33% more attempts on target than Man Utd.....
you mean 1 more on target .......
but 60% less off target well done wellbeck who kept row z busy1 :lol:
Blue in Munich
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No, I definitely meant 33% more on target!
I'm also glad we had 60% less attempts off target, I thought the general idea was that you put the attempts on target
