branny wrote:Original Dub wrote:No we weren't. It was a very even game for goal scoring opportunities. Poor finishing and our passing being well below par made it even.
Had we been on our game it wouldn't have been even. No even close.
That in itself is a positive to take away.
This is how I'm thinking for the cup game. It's unlikely that we'll play that bad again or that Chelsea will play that well. We made some decent chances but for once didn't manage to find the back of the net. I'd be gobsmacked if they kept us out again.
I think people are thinking we were dominated because we left too many holes in midfield, and both Dzeko and Negredo (particularly Negredo) had poor games.
Yet despite this, we actually created lots of good chances and with better finishing Mourinho's 'masterplan' wouldn't have looked so amazing.
It doesn't detract from the fact that Pellegrini, disappointly, failed to react to the midfield situation and try to rectify it. He needs to learn from this.
But we weren't completely shite or dominated like some people are making out.
