Football Focus

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Can only repeat what I said when Chelsea beat Napoli - Fair play - good game - great win. Delighted for Di Matteo (and for Torres) and can't help but be pleased Terry is going to miss the final - I think it may actually help them (c/f Roy Keane in '99).

[murphy]

Well done Chelsea, great performance to see out that game after Terry once again proved what an idiot he can be.

Poor tactics from Barcelona, as Hoddle said afterwards they should have been looking to go much wider and have overlapping runs.

Outrageous dive from Fabregas, no contact at all and right in front of the 5th official who did nothing. Pleased for Torres after all the grief he has had. Geoff Shreeves, what an interview, couldn't believe his question, well done Ivanovic for not reacting.

[Bluerevolution]

[red devil]

Well done Chelsea...poetic justice with Terry missing the final. I think they will miss Ramires in the final far more than Terry, and replacing Ivanovich could be a problem too...I wouldn't fancy Boswinga's chances against either Robben or Ronaldo...maybe Essien will have to fill in.

Should be another great game tonight, Madrid are on a roll after winning El Classico, but I'll stick with my earlier prediction that Bayern will go through and win it on home turf...

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red devil Wrote:

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> Well done Chelsea...poetic justice with Terry

> missing the final. I think they will miss Ramires

> in the final far more than Terry, and replacing

> Ivanovich could be a problem too...I wouldn't

> fancy Boswinga's chances against either Robben or

> Ronaldo...maybe Essien will have to fill in.

> Should be another great game tonight, Madrid are

> on a roll after winning El Classico, but I'll

> stick with my earlier prediction that Bayern will

> go through and win it on home turf...

To do that they are going to have to be very careful tonight against the (ahem) trickery of Real and Ronaldo as seven Bayern players are already on a yellow.

[Devil]

I say, absolutely spiffing performance by The Blues. Amazing night. Brilliant. I am so pleased. The chappie, 'Razors', a few pages back on this thread predicted this win and so well done to him.

Now to watch the fun as all the hangers on cluck and pray about 4th spot . . . .Up The Blues.

[red devil]

I say, if I didn't know any better...

[Jah Lush]

you'd think Razors and Devil were the same person wouldn't you? (just finishing your sentence for you RD).

[Devil]

I say, rather below the belt what? It is possible for two people to share the same opinion is it not, what? Jah, how is 4th spot looking now? Can Harry count or does he struggle with that too?

[Jah Lush]

4th? You're having a laugh. We're doing a splendid job screwing that up just like I predicted.

[Undisputedtruth]

Fourth spot is not enough for champions league qualification if Chelsea win the final.

[Otta]

Indeed. I bet Newcastle were gutted last night.

[Jah Lush]

I was aware of that. Anyway. Germans, penalties. Same old story.

[Annette Curtain]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> you'd think Razors and Devil were the same person

> wouldn't you? (just finishing your sentence for

> you RD).

All you need now is Tarot/Captain Scarlett to post 'their' views/wisdom on the subject

Well done though to Bayern Munich tonight

Oh & JT's gone up a notch (who'd have thought that possible) on the knob-o-meter

Netts

[ratty]

Harry lost the dressing room when he accepted the england job after the FA cup qtr finals apparently. The man just cannot be trusted. Heard spurs fans were singing for Martin Jol at the QPR game.

[Jah Lush]

It's not what I've heard ratty. I think this is more like it though. Squad rotation.

That coupled with Harry's heart scare, court case and yes, his connection with the England job have all conspired against us but mostly the main core of Spurs players are knackered. The way things are I think 5th or 6th is about where we'll end up which isn't good enough after a season that promised so much. That's the thing about being a Spurs fan - a long suffering one at that - it's the hope that kills you.

[Undisputedtruth]

Spurs have one of the highest injury list in the premiership. Sometimes such a list is an indicator of unhappiness in the team.

[Otta]

Are they throwing themselves to the ground in despair, and hurting themselves?

[Undisputedtruth]

Here's the injuries table.

http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php

[Jah Lush]

Hoorah! At least we're top of something. We could win that.

[El Pibe]

"are they throwing themselves to the ground.."

if that was the cause of injuries surely Chelsea would be waaaay out in front and Drogba's career would have been over ages ago (if only)!!

[red devil]

There you go again Jah, getting ahead of yourself...before you know it they'll be leaping off the treatment table proclaiming ''It' a miracle, I can walk!'' and you'll be back to mid-table mediocrity ;-)

D Bentley...Knee Injury...No return date...yep, in more ways than one :)

Muamba's 'injury' was an interesting one...Computer says: ''What the fook do I put for heart stopped for 78 minutes''

[ratty]

Heard it from a director at Sky Sports - probably pony but who knows?

LOL at winning the injuries table! Do you get a trophy?

[Jah Lush]

I bloody hope so. At least we'd have something to show for what has been an interesting season.

[david_carnell]

But then Newcastle have 8 out injured to Spurs 10 and are romping along.

Que?