Nott'm Forest 0-1 Chelsea

[DDA 9,928]

Our DNA is to defend like warriors and score on a madness.

That’s who we are. 

We saw that today. We saw our DNA coursing through these young guns veins for the first time when it matters. 

Very proud of our lads today.. especially Colwill, who got a lot of stick from myself throughout the season. Some of that deservedly so and some not but today, he showed he has the minerals.

Now, as good as today has been and thanks for proving me wrong because i was adamant we wouldn’t show up, we need to see proper signings from the owners and directors. There are literally no excuses now.

And a shirt sponsor would be nice too.

[Vesper 30,119]

[Vesper 30,119]

[Mário César 1,249]

1 minute ago, Vesper said:

stop with this images

put at least inside a spoiler

[Vesper 30,119]

Just now, Mário César said:

stop with this images

put at least inside a spoiler

spoiler?

[Mário César 1,249]

3 minutes ago, Vesper said:

spoiler?

dont spam the tpic with other clubs

you can put this in spoiler like this:

Spoiler

this is a spoiler

 

[Vesper 30,119]

6 minutes ago, Mário César said:

dont spam the tpic with other clubs

you can put this in spoiler like this:

  Reveal hidden contents

this is a spoiler

 

what that I posted was a spoiler?

it was just a few season recaps from a live stream

spoilers are when you post results that no one knows about already or ones that people ae trying to avoid as they will watch a game later

[NikkiCFC 8,300]

40 minutes ago, nyikolajevics said:

Now the CL is secured, we can play with no pressure, for Betis the pressure will be much bigger.

They also secured Europa League. So in the end it's a game for trophy and they face big team. They showed in games against Real Madrid and Barcelona how dangerous they can be. 

 

40 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Ange said it was a tremendous season, lolol

U know who are the biggest losers? If we win on Wednesday 6 English teams would lift a trophy this season. City, Newcastle, Palace, Liverpool, Spurs and us. Finishing 2nd but nothing to celebrate 😆

[ZAPHOD2319 4,803]

Haha Maresca post game conference he said; we are happy, Man City lost here, Arsenal drew here, Chelsea won here! So many people said that we will not get a result and Villa will be in the Champions League. They can all fuck off!!
🤣

Fair play to him, not one pundit picked Chelsea to win. Our away record is bad, 1 win and only 5 goals scored since January on the road. Thank goodness we were strong at home.

[Vesper 30,119]

 

Enzo Maresca’s post-match presser

 

How does it feel to beat your target for this season?

Very happy. I'm very happy for many reasons. First of all, because I think the players deserve it. Since day one they have been working very, very hard. With the club, with the owners, with the sporting directors, the players, we all go in the same direction. And I said many times during the season that the noise was more from outside than from inside.

A very tough game today. How do you manage all the emotions?

Yeah, no, very tough. City lost here, Arsenal drew here, Liverpool drew here and Chelsea won. So it's not easy. It's not easy. The players, they show how good they are, the effort they have been. And unfortunately we are in a business where the people judge us because of the results. And today, in case we were not able to win the game, probably all of you judge this season a disaster. But it was not a disaster.

I said many times that this season was already good. Twelfth two years ago, sixth last year and fourth this season. With probably the youngest squad in the history of the Premier League. So, very happy.

Playing purely for the result today?

The results always count for us in every game since day one until today, every time. But we have our way. We want to reach results in the way we want to play. And I think today the players, they were tough because they also adjust. We also adjust a little bit how to work off the ball. This environment is not easy. But they deal with that very, very good.

Different mentality to Newcastle defeat?

Yeah. But I think that from January on, we played many good games. Probably from some of you, they said that from January, we didn't play so many games. But I think from January, we played many good games. And today we achieved an important target for this club. And we are happy.

Proud of your young squad?

I didn't have any doubt about the players. The doubt was from outside. All the ones that have the answers or the ones that have the truth, they were saying that we are too young, we are not good enough, they were waiting for Aston Villa to drop points for us to achieve the Champions League. They were saying that we were not able to win on this pitch because we are too young, because we are not experienced. Unfortunately for them, they have all been wrong. All the ones that have the truth and have the answer to everything. So in English, how you say? F off to all of them, because the players deserve that. The effort they have been doing is fantastic.

Champions League gives you more options in the market?

Now, I'm not thinking about next summer, to be honest. Today is a day that we have to be happy because we brought this club where this club has to be in the most important European competition. And we did today and this is the most important day for them. Now from tomorrow we start to prepare for Wednesday final and then we have days to see for next season.

How much did you know about other scores during the second-half?

No, they told me just once and that's been when Man United scored the second goal. My assistant manager Willy Caballero said Man United scored the second one, it's 2-0. That was the only information I get through the game because I said before, everyone was waiting for us to draw points and see if Man United win. But I said to the players all week, we don't need to watch Aston Villa, we need to do our job. We need to win the game.

If we win, everything is okay. So the moment that we were winning, the negative part of today and how we need to improve and grow is that after we scored the goal, probably we were a little bit afraid to win the game. So we sit a little bit back, but it's also part of the development from the players.

Happy for an academy graduate in Colwill scoring the winner after all the money that has been spent?

Yeah, but I said that in the past I was not here. I don't think since I joined the club, we spent more money than the rest. I think since I joined the club, we spend money, but in the same way other clubs have done. Now in the past, I was not here, I don't know, but for sure we have players that they deserve to play in the best European competition, that is the Champions League.

How proud are you to achieve Champions League qualification?

Very proud because, first of all, because of the players. I feel part of their improvement, the way they grew through the season, and I feel especially proud for that because they are a fantastic group, a fantastic squad. They are good boys, they work hard, they try to help each other. And I said, probably most of the time, I was from outside, that we were not good enough, we were too young, we don't have a leader, blah, blah, blah, these kind of things. But at the end, it all comes from results.

How important is Wednesday night?

We were in four competitions at the beginning of the season. Today we finished in the Champions League, if we are able to win on Wednesday, we are out of FA Cup and Carabao, but I think overall we can say that it has been a very good season. I already said that for me it was a good season, but it can become very good if we are able to get to the Champions League and hopefully we can win on Wednesday.

[bigbluewillie 1,930]

Did anyone else notice that while the team were celebrating with the away supporters, Palmer was standing away to one side and not taking part.

[OneMoSalah 8,885]

7 hours ago, Vesper said:

 

Enzo Maresca’s post-match presser

 

How does it feel to beat your target for this season?

Very happy. I'm very happy for many reasons. First of all, because I think the players deserve it. Since day one they have been working very, very hard. With the club, with the owners, with the sporting directors, the players, we all go in the same direction. And I said many times during the season that the noise was more from outside than from inside.

A very tough game today. How do you manage all the emotions?

Yeah, no, very tough. City lost here, Arsenal drew here, Liverpool drew here and Chelsea won. So it's not easy. It's not easy. The players, they show how good they are, the effort they have been. And unfortunately we are in a business where the people judge us because of the results. And today, in case we were not able to win the game, probably all of you judge this season a disaster. But it was not a disaster.

I said many times that this season was already good. Twelfth two years ago, sixth last year and fourth this season. With probably the youngest squad in the history of the Premier League. So, very happy.

Playing purely for the result today?

The results always count for us in every game since day one until today, every time. But we have our way. We want to reach results in the way we want to play. And I think today the players, they were tough because they also adjust. We also adjust a little bit how to work off the ball. This environment is not easy. But they deal with that very, very good.

Different mentality to Newcastle defeat?

Yeah. But I think that from January on, we played many good games. Probably from some of you, they said that from January, we didn't play so many games. But I think from January, we played many good games. And today we achieved an important target for this club. And we are happy.

Proud of your young squad?

I didn't have any doubt about the players. The doubt was from outside. All the ones that have the answers or the ones that have the truth, they were saying that we are too young, we are not good enough, they were waiting for Aston Villa to drop points for us to achieve the Champions League. They were saying that we were not able to win on this pitch because we are too young, because we are not experienced. Unfortunately for them, they have all been wrong. All the ones that have the truth and have the answer to everything. So in English, how you say? F off to all of them, because the players deserve that. The effort they have been doing is fantastic.

Champions League gives you more options in the market?

Now, I'm not thinking about next summer, to be honest. Today is a day that we have to be happy because we brought this club where this club has to be in the most important European competition. And we did today and this is the most important day for them. Now from tomorrow we start to prepare for Wednesday final and then we have days to see for next season.

How much did you know about other scores during the second-half?

No, they told me just once and that's been when Man United scored the second goal. My assistant manager Willy Caballero said Man United scored the second one, it's 2-0. That was the only information I get through the game because I said before, everyone was waiting for us to draw points and see if Man United win. But I said to the players all week, we don't need to watch Aston Villa, we need to do our job. We need to win the game.

If we win, everything is okay. So the moment that we were winning, the negative part of today and how we need to improve and grow is that after we scored the goal, probably we were a little bit afraid to win the game. So we sit a little bit back, but it's also part of the development from the players.

Happy for an academy graduate in Colwill scoring the winner after all the money that has been spent?

Yeah, but I said that in the past I was not here. I don't think since I joined the club, we spent more money than the rest. I think since I joined the club, we spend money, but in the same way other clubs have done. Now in the past, I was not here, I don't know, but for sure we have players that they deserve to play in the best European competition, that is the Champions League.

How proud are you to achieve Champions League qualification?

Very proud because, first of all, because of the players. I feel part of their improvement, the way they grew through the season, and I feel especially proud for that because they are a fantastic group, a fantastic squad. They are good boys, they work hard, they try to help each other. And I said, probably most of the time, I was from outside, that we were not good enough, we were too young, we don't have a leader, blah, blah, blah, these kind of things. But at the end, it all comes from results.

How important is Wednesday night?

We were in four competitions at the beginning of the season. Today we finished in the Champions League, if we are able to win on Wednesday, we are out of FA Cup and Carabao, but I think overall we can say that it has been a very good season. I already said that for me it was a good season, but it can become very good if we are able to get to the Champions League and hopefully we can win on Wednesday.

I remember the days we used to take the piss out of Arsenal’s dressing room photos for finishing top 4 🤣

[Blue Armour 4,436]

3 hours ago, bigbluewillie said:

Did anyone else notice that while the team were celebrating with the away supporters, Palmer was standing away to one side and not taking part.

Hope it's nothing, and it's just Palmer being Palmer. He looked a bit subdued in the team pics too.

Hopefully next season he gets his motivation back. 

We absolutely need to surround him with more quality players though. If he has to do another one man job to bring creativity in our attack, he won't be sticking around for long.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

1 hour ago, OneMoSalah said:

I remember the days we used to take the piss out of Arsenal’s dressing room photos for finishing top 4 🤣

Mehhhh its been a few years.

[Mário César 1,249]

I don't think the top four should be celebrated, but this year I think an exception makes sense, but not, of course, effusive celebrations 

Is more relief than something else

Edited May 26 by Mário César