Despite playing with ten men for most of this enthralling fixture thanks to 'Mr. Nice-guy' John Terry kneeing Sanchez in the back,
Roberto Di Matteo's side withstood the homeside's domination of the game to emerge with a creditable draw meaning they won the semi-final 3-2 on aggregate.
Indeed some credit must go, begrudgingly, to Chelsea and Di Matteo for the improvement in their results since the sacking of Villas Boas.
They have lost only once in all competitions and as we face them in FA Cup Final on the 5th of May, you have to ask, just how will we beat them on the day.
Chelsea have improved markedly of late, defensively, they are very strong and they also have the knack of scoring vital goals throughout the team with Didier Drogba(when he stops diving), Frank Lampard, Sturridge and others.
Make no mistake, Liverpool will have to be at their very best on FA Cup Final day to win the coveted trophy.
Liverpool will hope that Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll are at their sharpest in front of goal while the midfield and defence will need total concentration to stop Chelsea from scoring.
Expect a very tough encounter at Wembley Stadium in a few weeks time, lets hope we win.
terry actually kneed Alexis Sanchez... just saying
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ReplyDeleteI think that you are missing the fact that Chelsea played incredibly defensive in both home and away ties. Both goals were against the run of play, and Chelsea were under pressure for 175 minutes. Chelsea had 10 men behind the ball for nearly all of both games, and didn't look particularly good at all. They had, however, have 3 real chances and put them all away.
ReplyDeleteThey are not going to play the same way against Liverpool. The final will be a lot more open, with Chelsea actually going forward. Liverpool should have a lot more opportunity to score. It will be a totally different game, so I think we still have a good chance, depending on which Liverpool turns out on the night.
We have beaten them twice already this season, we can do it again.
All I can say is this is a different Chelsea compared the one we bang 2 times....I got some fear we might be like Barcelona...attack attack but no goals...example...Home game against WBA last sunday...
ReplyDeletemy mount is tightly closed about liverpool...bcs even if we have to play exeter now i ve no believe that we can win with daglish n his english summer signings..
ReplyDeletethe same way Barca struggles to beat chelsea,it is basically the same that chelsea also struggles to beat liverpool at any given day. we should mind the fact that we stopped chelsea's unbeaten run during mourinho era, so nothing is impossible...
ReplyDeleteThe only way Barcelona could have beaten Chelsea was if they had brought a D8 to move the bus from in front of the goal. There are too few surprises in the way Barcelona play. Terry, meanwhile, showed a seemingly shocked European audience just what he can do - what those of us who watch the Premier League have known for years.. Chelsea will not play the same way against Liverpool that they did against Barcelona; they will employ a much more attacking style, and the Reds will have to be on their guard. Back behind the sofa again, methinks!
ReplyDeleteHow we will win?By fielding a team of Luis Suarez,Dirk Kuyt,Gerrard,Skrtel&Agger,Bellamy.
ReplyDeleteHow we might lose?By fielding the likes of Henderson,Adam and Caroll
We have tended to get results against the big clubs and falter against the lower performing clubs this season. So on my side I have no doubt the cup is ours!!!!
ReplyDeleteALL HAVE FAITH...you are called "SUPPORTers" for a reason. YNWA
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