I confirmed today that the fortunes of Chelsea Football Club SW6 1HS London United Kingdom is very dear to my heart!
I got back from my second job at 06:45 (NZT) and hurried to switch on the TV to Sky Sports 2.
Unfourtunately for me, it was the other Quarter-Final match between Manure and Roma FC of Italy that was being screened live from the UEFA Champions League competition.
Unfourtunately for me, it was the other Quarter-Final match between Manure and Roma FC of Italy that was being screened live from the UEFA Champions League competition.
Since I started work again at 1300 (NZT) I decided to go to bed and get my requisite 5 hours of sweet slumber. It was anything but!
I tossed and I turned and I kept waking up, drifting back to sleep and ended up dreaming I was a member of the Chelsea squad and we were getting hammered by Valencia FC in Spain. I woke up in a cold sweat and realized after a 10 second delay that it was a dream! I looked longingly at my computer and almost got up to check the live scores from ESPN.com but decided not to!
Eventually, I got up at noon and pounced on my computer. The headline screaming at me from the Sports Page was "Manchester United Storm into Semi-Finals". And as a sub-header, "Essien puts Blues through" YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Apparently, Manure steam-rollered Roma 7 goals to 1! (Holy Shit!) while, more importantly Michael Essien, the Ghanian powerhouse scored a winning goal in the FINAL minute to put the Blues through into the Semi-final of the most prestigious club competition in the world!
Despite not getting enough sleep, I have been in a buzz the whole day and everything just seems to be hunky-dory! Its amazing how the fortunes of my club (yes its mine!) can make such a huge difference! Even manure getting through is a plus for us. Because it means they ALSO have 2 extra games to play and it becomes that much more difficult for them to defend their lead at the top of the Premiership! Not enough depth in squad. Saha, Vidic and Gary Neville are all side-lined, no one to replace them.
Another interesting thing is that Manure is looking to become finalists opposite us in the remaining three competitions we are pushing for honors. Premiership, FA Cup and Champions League. Of course we still need to get past Liverpool in the semis of the CL but hey...!
I Love this Game! I love Chelsea and when I grow up, I want to be exactly like Jose Mourinho!
Jose Mourinho is without a doubt the best manager in the world. Apart from being a genius of a tactician who can read a game to the finest detail, his colorful character and outrageous quotes have livened up the English Premiership as a whole. His substitution (a returning Joe Cole for Lassana Diarra) at half-time of this game against Valencia showed without a doubt that truly, he is a "Special One"!
No matter what Roman Abrahamovic holds against him, this victory against Valencia must have made him stop to think. If you get rid of Jose Mourinho in the summer, it would be the single biggest mistake yet in the history of the English game!!!
I can only hope that Jose becomes synonymous with Chelsea as Sir Alex Ferguson has become with Manchester United!
LONG LIVE THE BLUES!!!
3 comments:
whatever about long live the blues...you know my feelings on Jose :)
Much as i may admire your optimism (and i do, really) I can't help but worry for you that you should think more about that pending semi-final with Liverpool.
Of course, i would be more than happy to give some advice on how to actually beat them. Beat them twice, that is ;)
I don't think you need worry about our strength in depth either. Neville, Vidic & Saha will all be back before our trip to West London :)
Dude...Jose is god, there is a debate initiated here by "The Sun" newspaper, to sign Jose as the coach of the English team!! They say to turn around the future of the English football they need someone will "balls".
I am with you...a die-hard Blues fan myself...I watched the game live and it was amazing!! Essien "the train" chugged us through with a powerhouse of a kick. As for Chelsea FC critics...atleast we are the first English team to win at Valencia since 1967...beat that ;)
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