The Double

BBC’s Phil McNutty:

Chelsea’s supposed lack of history has become a familiar refuge for the desperate and just the plain old jealous since the advent of the riches of the Roman Abramovich era.

The refrain is used around Premier League grounds to suggest any success enjoyed at Stamford Bridge is solely down to the wielding of the mighty Russian chequebook – and is a factual nonsense.

This is, of course, the club that won the European Cup Winners’ Cup by beating Real Madrid as far back as 1971… (read the rest of the bbc entry here)

For a quiet a while the money and history excuse has been thrown around by the posers, strikingly similar to Jay Leno’s spiral into lameness. Yes! You were kinda funny in your hay day… not so much any more. Heck Obama’s is better than you!

Moving onto the match:

• The Venue: Sony PIX.
  Gave us the privilege of seeing Wembley splashed in Blues. Sony should probably be given the rights to manage the pitch too, 3D LED grass could very well be the future!
• The Opening: Chelsea stamped all over it.
  My sentiments echoed that of Drogba’s. The darn post kept the ball out 5 times. With Terry’s header, Lampard’s and Drogba’s free kick being the spectacular and Kalou’s shin up the blunder.
• The Scare: Michael Ballack.
  My personal favourite, being replaced and limping around. Good news is that Carlo expects him to be fit for the World Cup.
  UPDATE: Further scans reveal he’ll be out for 8 weeks.
• The Rivals: Portsmouth. Pompey.
  They put up a good fight and honestly they were more exciting than the other big four. First vs. Last, Rags vs. Riches… and the work rate the players have put in gives that shiver of a thought of an upset. A huge upset it might have very well been, had it not been for Boateng’s lack of confidence and Cech’s heroics at the penalty spot. A nod to former boss Avram Grant as well.
• The Specialist: Didier Drogba.
  Free kick. Thunder. Winning Goal.

Double Cheers!