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These paint a slightly different picture.

 

http://www.chelseafc.com/article.asp?hlid=...sub=latest+news

 

 

still delighted they went out, but these look a bit more thought out, then the ones he made initially.

 

 

 

José Mourinho was quietly reflective in the wake of Chelsea?s Champions League exit in Barcelona, believing the real damage was done at Stamford Bridge.

 

 

 

After a second-leg in Spain in which Chelsea?s goal came far, far too late to knock the home side out of their confident stride, the Chelsea manager quoted a statistic to highlight the uphill struggle his players had faced.

 

 

 

?When a team lose 2-1 at home, in the history of the Champions League, only a couple of teams have changed the game away from home. For me the crucial point was the result at Stamford Bridge.

 

 

 

?We haven?t seen two games when both teams had 11 players. We haven?t seen Barcelona win against 11 players.

 

 

 

?At this level of football, small details can make a big difference. When I was coach with Porto, we scored a goal in the last minute and that got us through,? he recalled, referring to a dramatic win at Old Trafford.

 

 

 

?Last season against Liverpool, we couldn?t score with one minute to go when we had a chance and we went out. This season we play almost an hour with ten men.?

 

 

 

Despite the disappointment, he did have some words of complement for the victors.

 

 

 

?Barcelona are certainly a great team. We are completely different teams. They have great qualities in one aspect, we have great qualities in another. But if they are in the next round, they deserve to be there. They can think about the quarter-final, we can think about the Premiership and the FA Cup.?

 

 

 

The fact that Chelsea fired just four shots on target and won no corners in Camp Nou, despite the need to score at least twice on the night led to suggestions that the approach had been too subdued. It was an accusation Mourinho refuted as he explained the thinking behind the game plan.

 

 

 

?It was a performance where we knew we have to score one goal. I was saying to the players, even if we score in the 85th minute, we have big chances. But when you score in the 91st minute, it is very difficult.

 

 

 

?If we couldn?t play the game Barça wanted. They were different to normal. They were pressing much more, they were more defensive, the lines were much more compact. They were waiting for counter-attack for the chance and to score and kill us.

 

 

 

?I am not staying we had 20 chances to score. In the first-half, we had a good situation for Joe Cole to score and another one for Arjen Robben. In the second-half we had a great chance for Hernán Crespo. If you score one of those chances, the pressure is on them. But we couldn?t do it.?

 

 

 

Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard could fully understand the Chelsea approach.

 

 

 

?I wasn?t surprised they played more or less their usual way,? he revealed. ?What they do is very good and sometimes the better you play against them, the more dangerous they are on counter-attack. It was a tactical game and if you are good at something, you have to show it in the big games as well.?

 

 

 

Before heading back to London, Mourinho was asked if he would now like to see Barcelona go on to win the Champions League. He answered in the negative.

 

 

 

?I?d like Benfica to win it but I don?t know whether they can win tomorrow. I was at Barcelona for four years which I enjoyed but I am a true Portuguese.?

Posted

His comments on ITV were embarassing bringing up some stat that means absolutely nothing and then complaining things go against them because they arent in the G14.

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Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard could fully understand the Chelsea approach.

 

?I wasn?t surprised they played more or less their usual way,? he revealed. ?What they do is very good and sometimes the better you play against them, the more dangerous they are on counter-attack.?

 

He could have been talking about our 4-1 reverse at anfield there

Posted (edited)

just been on a Chelsea forum to see whats going down and came across this corker:

 

Remember we beat them over the two legs last season 4-2, they could only beat us 3-2 this season.

 

 

 

:lol:

 

thats a quote from a CFC fan I must add, not Mourinho

Edited by Barnesy_10
Posted

Where is the main CFC site which we've posted on here before. I can't find it at all!! Someone posted it about 2 days ago i thing. I can't wait to read the match thread! Anyone!?

Posted

Where is the main CFC site which we've posted on here before. I can't find it at all!! Someone posted it about 2 days ago i thing. I can't wait to read the match thread! Anyone!?

www.cfc-net.co.uk

Posted

Didn't need to hear any more than the opening statement :

 

Interviewer : So Jose did the best team win ?

 

Maureen : No.

 

 

 

Just made himself sound ungracious, pathetic and stupid after Barca battered them and played scintillating football for most of the match.

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