Posts Tagged liverpool
“F*ck your history, we’re going to Moscow…”
After years of waiting we had finally made it: The Champions League Final
This is something I have been working on for a few months now, when I had the idea of writing an e-book on my experiences following Chelsea from the arrival of Jose Mourinho in 2004 to the present day. Let me know what you think.
I will never forget the night of April 30th 2008. Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool, 4-3 on aggregate. It meant we were going to Moscow and the first Champions League final in our history. The atmosphere at the Bridge that night was unlike anything I have ever heard, then or since. It was incredible and made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. The Matthew Harding Stand was literally shaking and my vocal chords took one almighty pounding.
After the pain of the semi final defeat in 2007 and the five-hour coach journey back from Anfield this was sweet revenge. If you had said to my Dad 20 years ago that he would have the chance to see his team in a Champions League final he would have thrown his head back and laughed. But in 2008 it became sweet reality. Read the rest of this entry »
Stoke City 1-0 Portsmouth
Posted by Alan in Football, Journalism on November 23, 2009
Yesterday I covered my first game for Goal.com, and it was the clash between Stoke City and Portsmouth at the Britannia Stadium. The Potters won 1-0 thanks to a second half strike from Ricardo Fuller.
Deja vu pervades as Ancelotti’s reign gets off to a flier
Picture courtsey of the Daily Telegraph
As far as new dawns go, the early days of life under Carlo Ancelotti have gone swimmingly for Chelsea.
A trophy in the cabinet at the first opportunity with a first penalty shootout victory in over 10 years and six points from six in the Premier League. You could hardly ask for more. Read the rest of this entry »
Chelsea dispatch Liverpool in European classic
After witnessing what can only be described as a classic at Stamford Bridge last night, I managed to calm myself down enough to pen this match report on this extraordinary game.
“Football: bloody hell”. Those words, uttered by Sir Alex Ferguson after Manchester United’s incredible comeback against Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League Final, have hardly been more apt in describing a football match.
Any director that proposed such a script containing the events at Stamford Bridge last night would be laughed out of Hollywood. But what happened last night in West London was no Hollywood blockbuster, just a Champions League classic that few inside Stamford Bridge and around the world will soon forget. There were goals galore, debatable decisions, and the pace of the game hardly let up over the whole 90 minutes.
The reward for Chelsea is a tie against one of Europe’s in-form teams: Barcelona. The Blues’ defensive display will be the cause of some concern, but the joy of such an exhilarating victory will override those worries for now. Read the rest of this entry »