Talk about ending the season on a high!
To neutrals it might have been a forgettable game but thank you very much... by winning the sixth trophy for Chelsea, Jose Mourinho has made a clean sweep of all domestic trophies on offer in England! And history can be very kind to winners I can tell you.
After the heartbreak of the Champions League semi-final to Liverlesspool ( I will NEVER forgive them!) and lending out the Premiership title to Manchester United, the sweetness and euphoria of winning the oldest football cup competition in the world was the perfect panacea to the events of the last month.
And apart from the cagey cautious game played by both teams, one other sight that warmed my heart was the impressive showing of the talented young Nigerian in the Chelsea midlfield. John Mikel Obi. The young giant saw so much of the ball and completely outclassed Carrick in the battle of the midfield. This portends well for my other football love, the under-achieving Super Eagles of Nigeria. I can only hope that our German coach Berti Vogts was watching the game.
And apart from the cagey cautious game played by both teams, one other sight that warmed my heart was the impressive showing of the talented young Nigerian in the Chelsea midlfield. John Mikel Obi. The young giant saw so much of the ball and completely outclassed Carrick in the battle of the midfield. This portends well for my other football love, the under-achieving Super Eagles of Nigeria. I can only hope that our German coach Berti Vogts was watching the game.
And Mikel was the one that supplied the pass to Drogba who played a one-two with Frank Lampard (who played it back on the first touch to Drogba; a lesser striker would have let the goalkeeper get to the ball first. A poke at the ball, and the ball was in the net! Very fitting that Drogba be the one to score the winning goal to take the FA cup. His 33rd goal of the season too!
I just bought two Football jerseys from a colleague in the office (who happens to be a Liverlesspool fan...yes its true) and one of them is a medium sized Long sleeved shirt with "Drogba" and Number 11 printed on the back. Needless to say I will be wearing the jersey for every subsequent Chelsea game! The other one is a short sleeved medium sized one with "Lampard" on the back and is going to one of my best friends as a gift.
But now the football season is over (at least for the moment) in England. I can prepare to watch Milan show a thing or two to Liverlesspool in a couple of days in the final of the Champions League. And the title race is yet to be decided in La Liga in Spain and is indeed still winnable by four different teams. And this is just with three games to go!
But now the football season is over (at least for the moment) in England. I can prepare to watch Milan show a thing or two to Liverlesspool in a couple of days in the final of the Champions League. And the title race is yet to be decided in La Liga in Spain and is indeed still winnable by four different teams. And this is just with three games to go!
I had the most interesting weekend this last weekend. Visited a Maori home, went shopping, celebrated my flatmate's birthday, attended a tenth year wedding anniversary and met the most beautiful woman called Penny! And then I did even more shopping! Guess where I will be next weekend?
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It was as they say a "peach" of a goal! Didier doing what he does best:) enjoy the victory!
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