The players were magnificent throughout. But a special word for Juande Ramos.
He got it right with his initial team selection and gameplan. We dominated from the kickoff and were unlucky not to be infront early on. Then we got reckless defensively, gave away a series of freekicks on the edge of our box (mainly due to Zokora), and eventually, Drogba bluffed Robbo on one of them.
But Ramos (probably with the help of Gus) kept our confidence high, and then changed formation in the second half. He put Huddlestone on to match up against their three CMs, and we started bossing them again. Juande read the game like a maestro, and he outfoxed Grant & his negativity.
We dominated them, and earned the break we got with the handball.
And then, when we went 2-1 up, he closed the match out by putting Kaboul on.
Ramos = The Real Special One!
COYS :grin:
He got it right with his initial team selection and gameplan. We dominated from the kickoff and were unlucky not to be infront early on. Then we got reckless defensively, gave away a series of freekicks on the edge of our box (mainly due to Zokora), and eventually, Drogba bluffed Robbo on one of them.
But Ramos (probably with the help of Gus) kept our confidence high, and then changed formation in the second half. He put Huddlestone on to match up against their three CMs, and we started bossing them again. Juande read the game like a maestro, and he outfoxed Grant & his negativity.
We dominated them, and earned the break we got with the handball.
And then, when we went 2-1 up, he closed the match out by putting Kaboul on.
Ramos = The Real Special One!
COYS :grin: