I have to say before the match, not many actually gave Pool a
chance of winning this. If we are honest to ourselves, at the
very best, a draw would have been the best most expected of Pool.
Credit to them for winning this and ending Chelsea's amazing home
record.
But to be fair, Pool wasn't exactly fantastic in the match...
Their defence hold up not because they were tight or great... It
was more like Chelsea had no good and proper striker in this match.
I can only imagine what Drogba or a Robinho could have done...
Anelka was totally quite useless in this match. He hardly or never
ever threaten the Pool defense. His style of playing is he has to
have space and Pool players didn't gave him that... Drogba would
have been a different kind of opponent... He is more physically
stronger and won't get push around.
And lastly, amazing is not because the match itself was, it was
Chelsea's record that was amazing... Even losing away to Hull won't
be amazing cos Chelsea have lost to lesser sides away from home.
But at home, they have been amazing for the past 4 over
years.
