That's why I said kind of satisfied, of course you're not entirely satisfied losing. We weren't sacrifising EVERYTHING in order to grab an equalizer either, players were still tracking back.
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[Champions League] Chelsea 1-0 JUVENTUS (02/25/09) (3 Viewers)
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True he was lucky against Bremen, and he did pass Real Madrid btw 
but still I don't see Ranieri doing anything better than Capello in CL not that I am complaining about it, but he is no better, he is still at second stage and could be eliminated from a team that I doubt they are going to make the final..
but still I don't see Ranieri doing anything better than Capello in CL not that I am complaining about it, but he is no better, he is still at second stage and could be eliminated from a team that I doubt they are going to make the final..
Poor passing and a very good Chelsea defense is what I was watching! Some things I want to mention
Chiellini has to learn, how to pass the ball. He was awful today.
Molinaro was begging for that red card. We were very lucky.
SHAME that Camo is injured again!
But lets face it: We have been playing against the last years finalist, who hasn't lost a home-game in Europe for 16 games now.
I take the result and think we have still every chance to still qualify. Anyboby who says the opposite is simply ignoring the reality!
Chiellini has to learn, how to pass the ball. He was awful today.
Molinaro was begging for that red card. We were very lucky.
SHAME that Camo is injured again!
But lets face it: We have been playing against the last years finalist, who hasn't lost a home-game in Europe for 16 games now.
I take the result and think we have still every chance to still qualify. Anyboby who says the opposite is simply ignoring the reality!
In the end, you need to score. If you don't but still manage to create chances it won't take you in the next round or give you 3pts if your playing in the league BUT it shows that you can "box" with the other club and it gives you hope for the return leg.
Execution is the key word and that will take us to the next round. Let's concentrate, leave the nerves in the dressing room and make those key plays.
We have the will and "balls", now it's time to put it in the f*ckin' net.
Execution is the key word and that will take us to the next round. Let's concentrate, leave the nerves in the dressing room and make those key plays.
We have the will and "balls", now it's time to put it in the f*ckin' net.
I don't really follow EPL much but this Chelsea does look less pacey than Arsenal or Liverpool 3-4 years ago. That might be the reason why we could handle them better than the flying Arsenal for example. So, to sumarize, i don't think Chelsea's tempo was so high.
But this Chelsea is physically much stronger than that Arsenal. Drogba on on end, the defenders on the other, and strong guys like Ballack and Mikel in the center make it harder for us to take advantage of our main quality, and that's primarly our physical strenght.
It will be tough but Roma did beat them 3:1 after losing 0:1 in London. Yeah, group stages are different, you play for points, you don't care about the aggregate, but it still says that Chelsea are beatable by 2 goals difference.
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But this Chelsea is physically much stronger than that Arsenal. Drogba on on end, the defenders on the other, and strong guys like Ballack and Mikel in the center make it harder for us to take advantage of our main quality, and that's primarly our physical strenght.
It will be tough but Roma did beat them 3:1 after losing 0:1 in London. Yeah, group stages are different, you play for points, you don't care about the aggregate, but it still says that Chelsea are beatable by 2 goals difference.
FORZA JUVE
I never said Chelsea were "passing more", whatever that means. What I did say was that they were troubling us more through making more incisive moves in on us.
If you want to go by your statistics, then either way, we both lose 1-0.umpkin:
If you want to go by your statistics, then either way, we both lose 1-0.
umpkin:
And as I said, that's all because were conceded very early in the game.
Our tempo in Turin will need to be much higher.
If Camo is out, we should switch to a trident. Nedved and Marchionni on the counter isn't good enough for Europe. We can manage in Italy, but against a pacey team like Chelsea (in comparison to us), we should play Del Piero behind Trez and Amauri.
Where was Seba today btw?
If Camo is out, we should switch to a trident. Nedved and Marchionni on the counter isn't good enough for Europe. We can manage in Italy, but against a pacey team like Chelsea (in comparison to us), we should play Del Piero behind Trez and Amauri.
Where was Seba today btw?