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cimenk

Senior Member
Jul 23, 2008
3,139
Snider is just amazing. I think he became freeier after the ballack sub.

Shouldn't Diego have a similar role? He should throw in those killing touches all the time rather than holding the ball. I am not bashing diego at all. Just thinking out loud.
I don't think Diego can do that. At inter, they play with width and pace. They have 2 fullbacks (Zanetti and Maicon) that marauding forward. And also play with 3 strikers upfront while Eto'o and Pandev play most of his time on the wing. Their strikers also has pace, dribbling, and can do passing.. And he has support from Motta that is not DM in the midfield and their DM (Cambiasso) can make good passes..

Compare with our players. We don't have decent fullbacks, we don't have strikers that provide width and pace. And we usually play with 3 DM (Momo, Melo, Marchi) behind Diego and 2 of them (Momo and Melo) not so good at passing.. Diego really can't do that alone and with our system right now
 

sateeh

Day Walker
Jul 28, 2003
8,020
For those who wondered why did Mourinho start with Pandev and Eto'o on the sides:

“Chelsea are a very predictable side, they always play exactly the same way, but it's tough to take them on because they are predictably suited to their players.

“Ivanovic and Zhirkov attack, so we'd be forced to defend. If they are under pressure, they have to think twice before pushing forward. In fact they were not as effective as usual and we played the kind of game we wanted.”
I think he played it perfectly where it wasn't the fact that they were attacking but simply the prospect of it. Most of the time they were pegged back in their own half helping the full backs which allowed both cambiasso and motta the chance to mark their midfielders and help the center backs.

He had attacking players doing complete defensive duties and the counters didn't start until about the 60th minute mark when Chelsea were feeling anxious and started making mistakes.

Well played Inter and I don't like the guy but cunt face managed a very good game. I thought there would be a clear winner and that happened but as any CL game there were fine margins that could have completely changed the game.

Lets if they can deal with a more mobile team now (most of the teams left are imo).
 

Buck Fuddy

Lara Chedraoui fanboy
May 22, 2009
10,893
Very enjoyable game last night. I kinda expected Inter to go through, but I certainly did not expect them to play such a good game. Inter were in control the entire time, except the last 5 min of the 1st half. Very impressive.
And it is pretty incredible how fast Sneijder thinks & acts with the ball. I have honestly never rated him that much, but what he has been showing lately is just :drool:

That being said, Chelsea should have gotten (at least) 1 penalty, which would have obviously changed the game.

Also, the key word of the night: width. Which is exactly what we've been lacking far too many times this season.
 

Fred

Senior Member
Oct 2, 2003
41,113
The pushing and shoving in the penalty area is something that happens in every game. Its fair game if the ref gave a penalty for it, as the rules would be with him. But at the same time, its common practice to not give those penalties, as they are perceived to be "soft" penalties nowadays.

I don't think Chelsea have any right to complain. Other than the ref not committing any match changing mistakes, i thought they were rather mediocre.
 

Buck Fuddy

Lara Chedraoui fanboy
May 22, 2009
10,893
I know there's pushing & shoving in every game, and you're right that sometimes the penalty is given & sometimes it's not. But what happened last night (2 different instances, Motta & Samuel iirc) was a bit more than mere pushing & shoving.

And Chelsea obviously shouldn't complain. The better team won, no doubt.
 

IrishZebra

Western Imperialist
Jun 18, 2006
23,327
The pushing and shoving in the penalty area is something that happens in every game. Its fair game if the ref gave a penalty for it, as the rules would be with him. But at the same time, its common practice to not give those penalties, as they are perceived to be "soft" penalties nowadays.

I don't think Chelsea have any right to complain. Other than the ref not committing any match changing mistakes, i thought they were rather mediocre.
An Arsenal fan standing up for referees letting a rough game play on :lol:
 

Fred

Senior Member
Oct 2, 2003
41,113
I don't think refs should let a rough game play on. There is a big big difference between dangerous tackles and pushing and shoving inside the box.
 

blondu

Grazie Ale
Nov 9, 2006
27,408
The pushing and shoving in the penalty area is something that happens in every game. Its fair game if the ref gave a penalty for it, as the rules would be with him. But at the same time, its common practice to not give those penalties, as they are perceived to be "soft" penalties nowadays.

I don't think Chelsea have any right to complain. Other than the ref not committing any match changing mistakes, i thought they were rather mediocre.
man did you see that rugby tackle of samuel on drogba in the first half?...awful mistake..that was a cristal clear penalty..not to mention that it was after a corner kick was taken so the ref was there..at 5 meters.
 

JCK

Biased
JCK
May 11, 2004
125,395
Yeah, I've heard that too many times in the past.
Did you hear it from me too many times before?

You simply hate Inter too much that you are just refusing to admit their excellence, because that's what they produced on the pitch last night....excellence.
 

blondu

Grazie Ale
Nov 9, 2006
27,408
GRAHAM POLL: German inefficiency robbed Chelsea of two deserved penalties against Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan

Chelsea can once again bemoan their luck with penalty decisions in the Champions League after Wolfgang Stark refused to give two clear spot kicks after fouls from corners.

When the holding is slight and the blocking clever you can understand how difficult it is for the referee to detect it; but last night it was open, clear and obvious.


Boiling over: Referee Wolfgang Stark shows the red card to a frustrated Drogba

Frustration at tangling with Thiago Motta again in the final few minutes led to Didier Drogba appearing to stamp on him and once again see red as Chelsea exited Europe.

An inexperienced Norwegian saw Chelsea off last season — this year it was German inefficiency.

(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ved-penalties-Jose-Mourinhos-Inter-Milan.html)
 

icemaη

Rab's Husband - The Regista
Moderator
Aug 27, 2008
36,372
Its all a big conspiracy:andyandbarcelona:

I saw only the first half yesterday and then I went to sleep. But in that 45 minutes it was plain to see which team came to do what. My hate for Inter knows no bounds, but I'll admit that this team has what it takes to go all the way. And the way Chelsea played (in the first 40 or so minutes) they didn't deserve to go through. They may feel hard done by the ref a bit, but if anyone is to blame for them going out its themselves. They didn't play to win and it was obvious. (All observations made based on the first half :p)
 

Azzurri7

Pinturicchio
Moderator
Dec 16, 2003
72,692
Did you hear it from me too many times before?

You simply hate Inter too much that you are just refusing to admit their excellence, because that's what they produced on the pitch last night....excellence.
Nop, I heard it from too many people. And you're not indifferent from people to take your word seriously;).

I hate Inter but I didn't mind them qualifying last night. And who's denying they were excellent last night?:shifty: Did I?

I just think they will never win that trophy, and I think I make sense here thanks to their past.
 

blondu

Grazie Ale
Nov 9, 2006
27,408
icεmαή;2394102 said:
Its all a big conspiracy:andyandbarcelona:
if you watched the 1st half please tell me if those 2 were pk's or not?...cuz i'm feeling :bianconero: here...at 1-0 the game was played imo..i can't imagine inter scoring if chelsea would had locked in the defence.
 

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