Way back in the day, when Man U somehow contrived to score not one but two last gasp goals against Bayern Munich there was widespread revellry. Not only had an English team finally won the European Cup again, but we'd beaten the Germans too. A few years later Liverpool somehow overcame a 3-0 half time score to make the comeback of comebacks in possibly the greatest final ever. Even Everton fans were won over by it. Last night's final offered us none of this stirring drama, even if it did manage to be quite exciting none-the-less. Here are the football overdose highlights:
Frank Lampard dedicating another goal to his mother.
Ronaldo tumbling over like an unbalanced chess piece everytime anyone came within tackling distance.
Drogba also tumbling over like an unbalanced chess piece everytime anyone came within tackling distance.
Wayne Rooney, england's great white hope dope, being substituted.
Ronaldo missing a penalty, again.
Hardman John Terry, Chelseaman, missing a penalty and falling over at the same time.
ronaldo sobbing in relief into the turf that his penalty miss wuyld not cost themthe title.
Alex Fergusson's ice cream man suit. Make mine a 99 with hazelnuts and chocolate sauce. (I can't find a pic of this)
But yes, well done Man U, comiserations chelsea and Avram Grant (that will be the last we see of him).
OK- soon to come the fotball oversdose review of the year, and then its the Euros...
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I couldn't agree more about Ronaldo falling over whenever someone ordains to come within 100 yards of him. Very sad.
How much happier he made me, though, when his supposedly clever stop-start penalty run-up ended in abject failure. Marvellous.
Just two of maybe three great things to come from this year's final. The other, without question, being Fergie's ice cream man outfit. :)
cheers chris o- I forgot to mention Drogba's girly-wrist slap that got him sent off too. Boy did he show good wrist action...
Lampard's celebration was infuriating, as he made sure that he just rolled his eyes skywards long enough for the world to get the message and for the snappers to get their shots.
I thought Wes Brown could have outdone him by bringing on a coffin and placing it near the penalty spot to remind him of his deceased father.
Ronaldo actually was fouled continually and often blatantly, particularly as he burst around the first man and threatened to open play up. Carvalho's Chamber of Horrors challenge, seen in replay, was a proper 'reducer' but nothing much happened. Comparing him to Drogba is only fair inasmuch as he also received a variety of headbutts, elbows, and flying monkey punches from Vidic. This is now 'part of football'.
It was an entertaining match, though, and John Terry's slip was fabulous, the stuff of Carry On films.
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