MHL 47

When not even our fans can acknowledge that it wasn't Atletico that had a bad day, but that WE neutralized and limited them, and give credit to the manager where it's due then you know nobody is going to understand Mourinho did what he had to do. Atletico was toothless because we reduced their spaces (in a huge pitch) and they looked clueless. Then someone suggests us to actually try to grab a goal? With our two best attackers injured? Of course no one can say what would have happened if Mourinho had tried a more offensive formation from 75' on, but I think chances would be really small of us getting a better result. People watched RM yesterday (some for the first time in the year) and they think that's what we should have done. Right, that's because we had similar players to Alonso, Modric, Ronaldo, di Maria, Benzema and Bale at our disposal then... People seem to fail to understand (and that's not towards The Skipper) that we don't have the people to play what RM did... we just don't.
Then we try to be more offensive, it means one piece of the system Mourinho got has to be dropped and then we may invite Atletico back to the match - not to mention we were without our main keeper and our captain was also off injured. It doesn't make that much a wise move imo.
Now we'll play in a very small pitch that naturally means a space reduction for Atletico's standards in Spain. We'll hopefully have at least one between Eden and Sami recovered (praying for both) and we'll play at home. I'm one of those that don't think 0x0 is much better than 0x1 to Atletico (although nonetheless better, it's just as Rapha said, among all good results, 0x0 is the 'worst' good). So why risk everything in the first 90 minutes, if this is a 180-minute battle where we have the advantage of having the final word at home? It's not like we had someone who's the same caliber as RM attackers to get. Schurrle didn't do much and although he was probably instructed to defend more than anything else, I'm not that sure he was going to be the guy to win us the match.
Sometimes I feel people are sort of delusional in what they expect from this team, as if they haven't witnessed enough times this season that we can't create chances and we are really bad capitalizing them... then in a very risky situation given all players that weren't playing, they want us to give an unproved guy the free pass to attack (or at least relieve him from some of his defensive role). Yeah, not much sense in my head. Unless you have Cristiano, di María, Bale or Benzema.

People say (usually the corporate media, such as Sky who have a vested interest in covering anything dodgy up) that the Premier league is beyond corruption. I am not so sure. We've seen it in Italy and South America, China, Korea. etc
One thing is for sure they would do anything and everything to cover it up as its worth billions in TV revenue, and if anything was proven however small they would do all in their power to make it a damage limitation excercise

That is a set of questions that the club should levy at the FA and PMGOL.The same linesman who disallowed a perfectly good goal for us the same game.
Secondly why Riley met with Liverpool and would not meet us.
The club should submit one of Jose's dossiers to the FA, relating to the choice of officials quoting the game where Dean was not permitted to referee a game involving Liverpool. If they didn't appoint Dean to a L'pool match because of any alleged direct influence on the fortunes of them and his living in the area, it works either way, especially if he and his scouse assistant make decisions in a game that they officiate in that cause their closest challengers harm. Jose should just hold his line of '"congratulations". If they fine/ban him for some sort of insinuation, Roman should get his lawyers on the case and tie them up in knots and cost them millions.
Personally I hold both officiating bodies in complete contempt. Riley is a nasty bit of work, I've read two books now that slate him and from what I take from that it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he hasn't lobbied the FA to act, as regards Jose.

That is a set of questions that the club should levy at the FA and PMGOL.The same linesman who disallowed a perfectly good goal for us the same game.
Secondly why Riley met with Liverpool and would not meet us.
The club should submit one of Jose's dossiers to the FA, relating to the choice of officials quoting the game where Dean was not permitted to referee a game involving Liverpool. If they didn't appoint Dean to a L'pool match because of any alleged direct influence on the fortunes of them and his living in the area, it works either way, especially if he and his scouse assistant make decisions in a game that they officiate in that cause their closest challengers harm. Jose should just hold his line of '"congratulations". If they fine/ban him for some sort of insinuation, Roman should get his lawyers on the case and tie them up in knots and cost them millions.
Personally I hold both officiating bodies in complete contempt. Riley is a nasty bit of work, I've read two books now that slate him and from what I take from that it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he hasn't lobbied the FA to act, as regards Jose.

That is a set of questions that the club should levy at the FA and PMGOL.The same linesman who disallowed a perfectly good goal for us the same game.
Secondly why Riley met with Liverpool and would not meet us.
The club should submit one of Jose's dossiers to the FA, relating to the choice of officials quoting the game where Dean was not permitted to referee a game involving Liverpool. If they didn't appoint Dean to a L'pool match because of any alleged direct influence on the fortunes of them and his living in the area, it works either way, especially if he and his scouse assistant make decisions in a game that they officiate in that cause their closest challengers harm. Jose should just hold his line of '"congratulations". If they fine/ban him for some sort of insinuation, Roman should get his lawyers on the case and tie them up in knots and cost them millions.
Personally I hold both officiating bodies in complete contempt. Riley is a nasty bit of work, I've read two books now that slate him and from what I take from that it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he hasn't lobbied the FA to act, as regards Jose.

That is a set of questions that the club should levy at the FA and PMGOL.The same linesman who disallowed a perfectly good goal for us the same game.
Secondly why Riley met with Liverpool and would not meet us.
The club should submit one of Jose's dossiers to the FA, relating to the choice of officials quoting the game where Dean was not permitted to referee a game involving Liverpool. If they didn't appoint Dean to a L'pool match because of any alleged direct influence on the fortunes of them and his living in the area, it works either way, especially if he and his scouse assistant make decisions in a game that they officiate in that cause their closest challengers harm. Jose should just hold his line of '"congratulations". If they fine/ban him for some sort of insinuation, Roman should get his lawyers on the case and tie them up in knots and cost them millions.
Personally I hold both officiating bodies in complete contempt. Riley is a nasty bit of work, I've read two books now that slate him and from what I take from that it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he hasn't lobbied the FA to act, as regards Jose.

I hope jose asks for an explanation from them why the officials came from Merseyside, and why the linesman that gave Sunderlands winning penalty, in such a crucial game,once played for Liverpool.

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Seems like we have quite a few reporters here on TalkChelsea, haven't we?
*sending in resume to Neil Ashton. must beat the competition*

Breaking News - Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects the 96 by not mentioning them in an interview.

News just in, Morgan Schneiderlin will be investigated by the FA for praising Chelsea and Mourinho.

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"

Alternative headline - "Morgan Schneiderlin disrespects Liverpool, by not mentioning them once in an interview, and not wishing for them to be the new PL champions"