Gem Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Funny word isn't it? Proud, I checked the dictionary definition: adjective 1. feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself Now, the footballing definition: adjective 1. (and only one meaning) Liverpool football club, honorable effort and always amazingly wonderful. However, after watching the Man Utd game last night, I would like to say how proud I am, of Chelsea Football Club. Everyone knows how Liverpool are in Europe, it's jammy, its flukey, but it happens, they are a completely different team. We knew we'd be under the cosh, regardless if we're at home or not, that's just how it goes. At 2-0 down and against a team who have the bit between their teeth (Europe, Hillsborough), how many teams would buckle? How many times would we have buckled? Not on Tuesday night, we came back and apart from the deflected goal that got them back in it, we were fantastic. Our passion was there, desire, the class, the skill... Why are the media denying us of the right to feel proud? So today, after watching Man Utd struggle against a poor Porto side, showing no real desire or work ethic (apart from Rooney)... I feel more proud of our boys than I did on Tuesday night. Essien's clearence off the line at the end summed it up for me, dedication, never-say-die. We all knew Liverpool weren't dead and buried, the media longed for their victory, but we stuck two fingers up to the lot of them. Chelsea, you make me cry, you make me smile, you give me heart problems... but I love you, I am a very proud Chelsea fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Bar Boy Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Wish the British Press would give us even a glimmer of credit Gem. If you covered up the result you would have thought Liverpool had won ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUENUT Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Wish the British Press would give us even a glimmer of credit Gem.If you covered up the result you would have thought Liverpool had won ?? Exactly Tea Bar - I can't believe we managed to go from 2-0 down and turn it around to 3-2, then to finish 4-4 - and Liverpool were hard done by. They lost by 2 clear goals eventually!!! Cracking match, but you'd think only one side contributed to it from what i've read in the papers recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gem Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Agreed, letting in 7 goals in 2 matches against us isn't heroic. We let in 7 too, 3 against Bolton and 4 the Scum... and once against we're not heroic. Jesus Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkw Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Agreed, letting in 7 goals in 2 matches against us isn't heroic.We let in 7 too, 3 against Bolton and 4 the Scum... and once against we're not heroic. Jesus Christ. its ridiculous isnt it. its almost as though us winnnig was almost an aside in the match. the REAL winners were liveprools heroes. i even saw on one site someone wrote he thought liverpool should have gone through because they would do better than chelsea against barca. and guess what his basis for this argument was. basically it was because we let in 4 at home so our defence is shaky. oh the ironing, he completely missed the fact they had let in 7 over the 2 games. that was 2 more than us.....they really should get education sorted in liverpool.., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evissy Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Funny word isn't it? Proud, I checked the dictionary definition:adjective 1. feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself Now, the footballing definition: adjective 1. (and only one meaning) Liverpool football club, honorable effort and always amazingly wonderful. However, after watching the Man Utd game last night, I would like to say how proud I am, of Chelsea Football Club. Everyone knows how Liverpool are in Europe, it's jammy, its flukey, but it happens, they are a completely different team. We knew we'd be under the cosh, regardless if we're at home or not, that's just how it goes. At 2-0 down and against a team who have the bit between their teeth (Europe, Hillsborough), how many teams would buckle? How many times would we have buckled? Not on Tuesday night, we came back and apart from the deflected goal that got them back in it, we were fantastic. Our passion was there, desire, the class, the skill... Why are the media denying us of the right to feel proud? So today, after watching Man Utd struggle against a poor Porto side, showing no real desire or work ethic (apart from Rooney)... I feel more proud of our boys than I did on Tuesday night. Essien's clearence off the line at the end summed it up for me, dedication, never-say-die. We all knew Liverpool weren't dead and buried, the media longed for their victory, but we stuck two fingers up to the lot of them. Chelsea, you make me cry, you make me smile, you give me heart problems... but I love you, I am a very proud Chelsea fan. Great post Gem. I am very proud Chelsea fan as well. Very proud moment was yesterday when my workplace's cafeteria owner came to me and shaked my hand to congratulate. After Scum beat ManU 4-1 he hung 3 Scum shirts at his coffeeplace window, a place that I always walk by just to stick it to me and a bloke who's a ManU fan. Everybody in the press are talking about how great Scum were scoring 4 away goals and what kind of a fight they put.. No one seems to remember that WE, US, Chelsea FC put 7 goals in two games against a team that rightfully trashed Real Madrid the peril of Europe and the Great Man United and let only one goal in those two games. 2 beautiful headers from a surprise star Ivanovic, 2 massive goals from our Hero Frank, 2 powerhouse goals from Drogba and one shot worth of its own song from Alex the brickwall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishman Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 The slanted coverage is ridiculous, summed up by Clive Tyldesley's embarrassingly one-sided commentary on Tuesday. This is yet another reason why we should pray that United win the league if we don't. The media have been intolerable after a Liverpool defeat, one in which they were not ahead at any point in the tie after our equaliser at Anfield. Just imagine how unbearable it would be were they to win the Premiership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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