"7h@ch" <essetm@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1115265212.017966.30850@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...>
Just watched the game again. We were no where near as bad or as> defensive as some people here seemed to think. There were moments> Chelsea put us under severe pressure in the second half, but rather> than tactical ineptitude, it was because: a. tireness, b. passes went> astray because players weren't where they were supposed to (i. some of> them have been out injured for a long time ii. they felt the pressure> and instictively retreated to defensive position due to lack of> confidence).
Exactly. Also someone should tell Mourinho that the better team should have tried to get more than 1 shot on net.
Just watched the game again. We were no where near as bad or as> defensive as some people here seemed to think.
I agree, the second half was very defensive, but far from Houllier's times - no comparison to the game at Barcelona, e.g.
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