Without the fans it's a completely different game. Being at home is much less of a advantage.
Missed that one thank goodness but when up there in the 80s. Open away stand, no roof, the good old days, wind, rain and sh*t football.
That was a horrible game, made worse that I had a massive hang over and the journey was horrendous. We absolutely battered them for ages but couldnt score then they break, one good cross and a goal. I still have no idea how we didnt score in the last 10/15 minutes as we the ball was basically in their box the entire time.
remember getting back on the coaches and being told children to sit away from the windows, and driving back out of Barnsley in a convoy, and the whole bloody town was out on the doorsteps of their horrible little pokey Northern terrace houses, waving flags and giving abuse, it was a coach journey to Doncaster to pick up the Chelsea train back to Kings Cross, I got home back to Chichester about 3am, then up at 8am for my lads Sunday morning football and a load of piss taking from the young lads and their parents, my two boys fired back with at least we were there and not watching in our armchairs, at that moment though the armchair seemed a better bet!
Great story mate. Children being told to sit away from windows - disgusting! I remember the area being a dump when I went there all those years ago. I remember a night game away at Wigan when I was a young teenager (cup game, can't remember what exactly) and I got home about 5am. Had some cereal and toast, a cup of tea, did my paper round and then went to school. No armchair options on the agenda. By lunch time I wanted to go home and sleep for England. I was a football zombie!
I would agree with all those except giving CHO a rest and Pulisic in. It is impossible to guess the formation with Tuchel, that's not a bad thing.
We had a pretty decent line up that day as well ... Cudicini, Belletti, Terry, Carvalho, Bridge, Essien, Ballack, Malouda, Wright-Phillips, Anelka, Joe Cole !!!
I wouldn’t play Alonso at left back even if we were playing the Barnsley Senior Blind Team. I don’t think he even cope with the pace of walking football!
