Monday 23 April 2012

Jose , The Blues are coming to get you !!!!

Can anyone remember that scene from from FIRST BLOOD 2  , when Rambo was tortured , and forced by the Russians to radio base ( Wolf Den ) and confirm he had been caught as a spy in vietnam ? When he finally caved in to their demands , what he said to his boss - Murdoch ,  on whose orders it was to "abort the mission " abandoning him , and evidence that would have ultimately proved there were American soldiers left behind in Vietnam :   " Murdoch " , Rambo called over the radio..... , "am coming to get you !!   " cue mayhem , as Rambo smashed his way out of captivity .

I am sure Abramovich would relate to that scene assuming the climax of the plot i am envisaging comes true -  A  REAL MADRID  VS  CHELSEA  champions league final . Watch out Jose, your old chums would have a nice slice of your bum in munich - pay back time,  baby !!  i can imagine The Chelsea benefactor conceiving , with a wry smile when Captain John Terry holds aloft the greatest prize in European football.
Pay back ? yes ,  for Jose Mourinho has said in the past : he won " a lot of trophies ",  and  Chelsea a " few" since he departed Stamford Bridge . Mourinho has always alluded Abramovich made a mistake sacking him , and Chelsea have been worse of for it . Probably true , but  hypothetically , the stage is being prepared for the Blues and Abramovich to stick-it to their former manager , and say : " we got the one major prize you never could give us " .  In addition , they would have stolen the thunder of  the truculent Portuguese . We all know how Real Madrid covet  The Champions League , and if Mourinho fails to win it this season due to a Chelsea triumph  in the final ,  Abramovich would have gotten even with Mourinho for his jibes before the Champions League semi-final 2 years ago while the latter was still Inter Millan's Manager .

Get real , i hear you blurt !  But strange things do happen in soccer - remember the Danes winning Euro 92 when they were a last minute replacement for Yugoslavia ! More recently , in 2004 ,  we witnessed Otto Rahhagel inspire the Greeks to an unexpected victory in The European championship .  If the Chelsea players dare to dream to the same proportion as their elevated performances lately , they can make their owner's dreams come true.  On paper , they are the weakest of the 4 semi-finalists , and cannot match the pedigree of Madrid , Barcelona , nor Bayern Munich. But under Roberto Di Mateo , they have regained a lot of the elements they had under Mourinho's  tutelage . Notably , being solid , and difficult to beat.  I know Chelsea have to first get past the wounded Barcelona , and if they are unlucky to face a Barca backlash tomorrow night , then this hypothesis would remain just that. But i do have a hunch we are set for some of the most un-usual set of circumstances  this illustrious competition has seen.

As for Real ,  i am almost certain they are going to breeze past Bayern on wednesday night . Madrid's fire power is simply awesome , and the Bavarians shall wilt at The Bernabeu .  Jose Mourinho's team have power ,  pace , and goals....  and the special one has transformed them into a side with an extra-ordinary desire to win . That is till they match-up with Chelsea in the final . Unlikely events lay in wait .

2 comments:

  1. I have the feeling that the final is going to be between bayern and Barcelona. Chelsea won't be able to cope with the speed of passes of Barcelona on that massive pitch tonight, if Barcelona fails tonight these could be the end of their reign as you had earlier mentioned in previous post.

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  2. Congratulations on successfully tipping Bayern to make it to the finals . They were certainly worthy winners tonight , and very few would have predicted accurately the two teams to make it to the finals . We all thought it would be the spanish giants . Congratulations Bayern Munich , and well done for proving me wrong .

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