by Red Red Tom » Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:44 pm
Well, Chelsea came for a draw - no doubt about it. We didn't let them play though, and if they had wanted to rethink their gameplan they couldn't. They had a 10 minute spell in the first half, and a 5 minute spell in the second, other than that we were by far the better side. Perhaps in some way a goal would have put even more 'revenge' emphasis on Sunday. I'm confident we'll win that, we're the side that have been robbed. 2 penalties turned down, both clear, plus a possible third. From the TV it looked like Xabi had won it, but you have to wonder if that would have fired Chelsea up beyond belief for Sunday. And that IS the more important of the two games.
We have to win it, its that simple. And if we play like we did tonight, we will win. I think this shows why a bought team will always have the potential to come unstuck. Tonight our boys were brought together by passion and determination - provided in a large part by the crowd. When facing that a plastic team will usually come unstuck, whereas they will be fine against other hollow clubs. 3 points are coming out way on Sunday, and although the league has been bought and not won again this season, we could well finish second.
Tom