Jase 43,479 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 yep And i hear eddie newton has been a big help tacticallyReally? Well, it's always good to have an assistant who can help out with that.Fair point but I think that RDM has actually balanced his sides v the teams he has played against! Used the cattle at his disposal relevant to the game.I think tbh that AVB At times was on the FIFA play station versus what's on the line today!Yeah. RDM basically played more to the strength of the players we've got than AVB. He tried to implement his style of play but ultimately failed because our players are not suited to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sololamaglia 27 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Hi blues! I couldn't watch the game so I just came to congrats for the victory! It's always tough to win at Da Luz.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Hi solo You shouldn't watch the match it wasn't that great.. we defended really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Borgs 262 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 C'mon chelseaaaaaaaaa!win also for naples fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace. 4,352 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Nevermind Kalou, apparently getting the result needed also turns embarrassing games into displays of tactical intelligence and defensive solidity.This game is easily one of the 5 worst I've seen this season and despite the inspiring performance by David Luiz we could have easily been 2 down in the second half.This. I thought we were not good at all. When defending we were okay, but whenever we had the ball our players seemed embarrassed with the ball between their feet. Drogba was right to be happy, we were lucky to be against this team, I found Benfica horrendous (I never expected to encounter a team that bad in a CL quarter-final).That being said, I am obviously delighted about the result, and happy we maximized our chance to get to the next round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 If Mata had scored it would of been awesome. We got the win though and that's what counts, i thought we were fantastic tactically !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Borgs 262 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 This. I thought we were not good at all. When defending we were okay, but whenever we had the ball our players seemed embarrassed with the ball between their feet. Drogba was right to be happy, we were lucky to be against this team, I found Benfica horrendous (I never expected to encounter a team that bad in a CL quarter-final).That being said, I am obviously delighted about the result, and happy we maximized our chance to get to the next round.Do you think also naples could win against that benfica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Do you think also naples could win against that benfica? Absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalBlues 2,817 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace. 4,352 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Do you think also naples could win against that benfica? Do I think Napoli could have won against Benfica ? Yes, definitely for sure. You would have put their defense in great troubles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Borgs 262 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Absolutely.OMG...We are very disappointed for having wasted a great opportunity....so we hope you will win also for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Borgs 262 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Do I think Napoli could have won against Benfica ? Yes, definitely for sure. You would have put their defense in great troubles.mmm...probably!we are disappointed for this...we had a great opportunity!but now c'mon guys! lets destroy Benfica also for us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,539 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Great result,great performance but only half time and hopfully can get job done at the Bridge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedsBlue 1,549 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Chelsea fans have to make sure that Stamford Bridge will be as noisy as the Benfica stadium or heck even louder.Had to watch the game on mute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,539 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 With the amount they're charging and all think thats gana be bloody hard to do..if anything be the Benfica fans making the noise again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,580 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 We Were Lucky Because they didn't get a Penalty (John Terry's Hand). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogzola 283 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I feel we could have put another goal away on the counter, especially towards the end of the game. I know we had a game plan and it was done well but just imagine two unanswered away goals! Luiz was awesome and Ferreira was also great, why only use him now, he is better than Bosingwa? I would have liked to see Drogba in the last few minuets as he is great at ending a game and he has some of the best defensive headers I have ever seen and they were sending in the long balls. Otherwise a decent performance but we not home and dry yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I think some people here should give more credit to the team for stopping Benfica getting into their rhythm rather than complaining how bad Benfica were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachman40 357 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I'll come back with some more in depth comments, but just quickly.... everyone is hilarious here with their comments about Benfica's quality and all of a sudden Napoli would beat us, and we should've had 4-5, and I'd never expect to meet a team so poor at this stage of the CL, etc... has anyone actually stopped to think that Benfica had a bad game relative to their potential? Chelsea have tons more experience at this stage and players who have been through the battles and Benfica have a young team that weren't mentally ready, period. The first half even Chelsea were surprised at how Benfica held back and didn't push offensively. Believe me, Benfica fans were surprised as well. We couldn't string easy passes together, were afraid to make mistakes, and generally playing like hot garbage. Instead of getting all high and mighty about how poor Benfica were, Chelsea fans should be disappointed that Benfica weren't made to pay more for their off game. Do you know why Benfica weren't made to pay? Its because Chelsea weren't anything special yesterday either. It was a shit game all around where tactically both coaches played too timidly and were afraid to go out for the win. I'm not one to cry about refs, but the game was 0 - 0 at the time of the JT play and if that pen was given I'm not sure how happy everyone here would be today with RDM's tactics. Personally I think it was a clear penalty, others have mentioned how most defender go out in that situation with their arms pinned back behind their backs but JT had his arms out. If the situation was reversed and Jardel had his arms out when Torres crossed to Kalou for the goal and blocked it "at close proximity" I'm sure everyone here would say its NEVER a penalty.The good news from a Benfica standpoint is that even though we played miles from our best, we are only one goal down and Chelsea can easily be had. Again, this post isn't to start shit, its just a reality check for those people who are booking their flights to Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfordblues 299 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 gr8 game loved every minute of it,normal service is resumed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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