We Sent the Chelsea Out!
This was the chant of jubilant Charlton fans as they adapted the Palace down chant following the penalty shoot out victory by the Addicks over Chelsea in the Carling Cup, thus ending the club's jinx in the competition. Who knows, we might go on and win it! It was a joy to see the stunned and glum faces of the Blue boys on the tube afterwards, with only Russian supporters managing to sound animated. For me, this was one of the most exciting games I have seen since, well, since we beat Chelsea at home in the Premiership.
I had been in London for a meeting earlier and after delivering a spare ticket to a government building in Central London (a good job a friend doing the Knowledge had told me where it was as it had no identifiers), I enjoyed a ride on the top of a double decker bus down to Fulham. I met friends at the White Horse at Parsons Green with its very posh landlady. A number of them were honouring the occasion with their 'Deportivo di Wanka' shirts (it's a Peruvian 2nd division team). Chants such as 'Who needs Mourinho? We've got Mervyn Day' were heard. It was a very warm evening for late October.
Chelsea made seven changes in their side, but still played ten full internationals. For Charlton, Perry was rested. Ferreira hit the post for Chelsea early on, but Robben had the ball taken off him by El K. Bridge provided a good ball to Crespo, but he put the chance wide. Charlton were under pressure, but they dealt with it well. Rommedahl put in a good ball to Ambrose whose effort was just over.
In the last five minutes of the first half, Robben evaded the Herminator to win Chelsea a corner. Terry was unmarked and the two Charlton players in the goalmouth only made Andersen's job harder, allowing the central defender to put a bullet header into the back of the net.
Within four minutes, Huth made a casual 'It's only Charlton' back pass to his keeper, Bent seized the ball and put it decisively into the back of net to make it 1-1 just before the break.
Half time: Chelski 1, Charlton 1
The Herminator and Robben had a confrontation in the second half which left Robben clutching his face to the fury of Hreidarsson. The Chelsea free kick hit the wall and the return shot flew up in the air and missed the target. Nevertheless, Andersen was soon called on to make a good save from Gudjohnsen. Lampard and Cole were brought on on 60 minutes to bolster Chelsea and Lampard hit the post but had already been ruled offside by the alert lino. As the 90 minutes drew to a close, Bothroyd hit the post.
Charlton continued to battle in extra time. Robben was denied by Chris Powell and then the Herminator got the ball away. Andersen saved the ball on the line from Drogba, but then he was bundled over the line by Terry and required treatment. The conduct of the charm merchant could have been deemed violent, but referee Wiley settled for a yellow card.
Chris Powell reacted well to impending danger by conceding a corner. For some time the game looked as if it had been going to penalties with the odds favouring Charlton. From Bent onwards, all the Addicks penalty takers found the back of the net, but Andersen saved from the hapless Huth. Curbs admitted afterwards that they had not even practised penalties and had not decided on a running order for who would take them. No matter, the Addicks are good at penalties for the big occasion.
Even referee Wiley look pleased at the outcome.
Misery guts Mourinho did not take the defeat well. He said, 'I'm very disappointed, but we played a proper game, everyone did their best and we deserved to win.' Moaninio continued, 'Charlton fought a lot and they fought for that luck which they got. They were just lucky.' It was the first time he had been defeated at the Bridge, although he claimed it was not a defeat as it was by penalties!
And what happened to the programmes? I would have liked one as a souvenir. One is supposed to be able to get them via the Chelsea website if one has a ticket stub, but presumably that will only work for Blues and we will end up paying £15 on E Bay.
Match analysis
Given the odds against Charlton winning, third string Monty Martin from Blewbury, Oxon, was brought in as match analyst and the excitable spaniel presented the Silver Bone to Stefan Andersen for the penalty save which clinched the win, along with some stunning saves in the game itself. His throwing out was also excellent, in one case going the heads of their cehtre backs to release Bent for a run on goal. Chris Powell has been the subject of some criticism about his fitness recently, but he lasted the 120+ minutes (probably near 130) without flagging and dealt with Wright-Phillips much better than some people anticipated.El Karkouri failed to mark his man for the Terry goal and some of his long distance free kicks didn't work, but he made a substantial contribution. Young had a sparkling game, showing once again how much he has developed as a player. Hreidarsson had a great game, showing his passion, determination and skill. Holland was competent rather than outstanding, but he did his job well and you knew that you could rely on him for a penalty. Murphy probably had less of a chance to shine than in some games, but still performed well. Rommedahl was below his best and eventually substituted. The name of Hughes on the team sheet caused some hearts to sink, and he did mess up one great chance in the box, but he scored the decisive penalty. Ambrose came close to scoring, but otherwise was relatively quiet. Bent's goal was well taken, although he could have scored again towards the end of the match.Thomas was solid without being inspiring when he came on. Despite the fears of some, Kishishev was competent as a sub. Bothroyd hustled and bustled and although his penalty was not the best, he scored.
Juneau the Soccer Cat has given the Hiss of the Match to Drogba for his diving antics which justifiably earned Andersen's contempt.
Crowd rating: This is the first time I have given 10/10 but it was storming performance by the Addickted throughout the match. Among the new chants heard were 'That's why were second' and 'you're not invincible.'
I had been in London for a meeting earlier and after delivering a spare ticket to a government building in Central London (a good job a friend doing the Knowledge had told me where it was as it had no identifiers), I enjoyed a ride on the top of a double decker bus down to Fulham. I met friends at the White Horse at Parsons Green with its very posh landlady. A number of them were honouring the occasion with their 'Deportivo di Wanka' shirts (it's a Peruvian 2nd division team). Chants such as 'Who needs Mourinho? We've got Mervyn Day' were heard. It was a very warm evening for late October.
Chelsea made seven changes in their side, but still played ten full internationals. For Charlton, Perry was rested. Ferreira hit the post for Chelsea early on, but Robben had the ball taken off him by El K. Bridge provided a good ball to Crespo, but he put the chance wide. Charlton were under pressure, but they dealt with it well. Rommedahl put in a good ball to Ambrose whose effort was just over.
In the last five minutes of the first half, Robben evaded the Herminator to win Chelsea a corner. Terry was unmarked and the two Charlton players in the goalmouth only made Andersen's job harder, allowing the central defender to put a bullet header into the back of the net.
Within four minutes, Huth made a casual 'It's only Charlton' back pass to his keeper, Bent seized the ball and put it decisively into the back of net to make it 1-1 just before the break.
Half time: Chelski 1, Charlton 1
The Herminator and Robben had a confrontation in the second half which left Robben clutching his face to the fury of Hreidarsson. The Chelsea free kick hit the wall and the return shot flew up in the air and missed the target. Nevertheless, Andersen was soon called on to make a good save from Gudjohnsen. Lampard and Cole were brought on on 60 minutes to bolster Chelsea and Lampard hit the post but had already been ruled offside by the alert lino. As the 90 minutes drew to a close, Bothroyd hit the post.
Charlton continued to battle in extra time. Robben was denied by Chris Powell and then the Herminator got the ball away. Andersen saved the ball on the line from Drogba, but then he was bundled over the line by Terry and required treatment. The conduct of the charm merchant could have been deemed violent, but referee Wiley settled for a yellow card.
Chris Powell reacted well to impending danger by conceding a corner. For some time the game looked as if it had been going to penalties with the odds favouring Charlton. From Bent onwards, all the Addicks penalty takers found the back of the net, but Andersen saved from the hapless Huth. Curbs admitted afterwards that they had not even practised penalties and had not decided on a running order for who would take them. No matter, the Addicks are good at penalties for the big occasion.
Even referee Wiley look pleased at the outcome.
Misery guts Mourinho did not take the defeat well. He said, 'I'm very disappointed, but we played a proper game, everyone did their best and we deserved to win.' Moaninio continued, 'Charlton fought a lot and they fought for that luck which they got. They were just lucky.' It was the first time he had been defeated at the Bridge, although he claimed it was not a defeat as it was by penalties!
And what happened to the programmes? I would have liked one as a souvenir. One is supposed to be able to get them via the Chelsea website if one has a ticket stub, but presumably that will only work for Blues and we will end up paying £15 on E Bay.
Match analysis
Given the odds against Charlton winning, third string Monty Martin from Blewbury, Oxon, was brought in as match analyst and the excitable spaniel presented the Silver Bone to Stefan Andersen for the penalty save which clinched the win, along with some stunning saves in the game itself. His throwing out was also excellent, in one case going the heads of their cehtre backs to release Bent for a run on goal. Chris Powell has been the subject of some criticism about his fitness recently, but he lasted the 120+ minutes (probably near 130) without flagging and dealt with Wright-Phillips much better than some people anticipated.El Karkouri failed to mark his man for the Terry goal and some of his long distance free kicks didn't work, but he made a substantial contribution. Young had a sparkling game, showing once again how much he has developed as a player. Hreidarsson had a great game, showing his passion, determination and skill. Holland was competent rather than outstanding, but he did his job well and you knew that you could rely on him for a penalty. Murphy probably had less of a chance to shine than in some games, but still performed well. Rommedahl was below his best and eventually substituted. The name of Hughes on the team sheet caused some hearts to sink, and he did mess up one great chance in the box, but he scored the decisive penalty. Ambrose came close to scoring, but otherwise was relatively quiet. Bent's goal was well taken, although he could have scored again towards the end of the match.Thomas was solid without being inspiring when he came on. Despite the fears of some, Kishishev was competent as a sub. Bothroyd hustled and bustled and although his penalty was not the best, he scored.
Juneau the Soccer Cat has given the Hiss of the Match to Drogba for his diving antics which justifiably earned Andersen's contempt.
Crowd rating: This is the first time I have given 10/10 but it was storming performance by the Addickted throughout the match. Among the new chants heard were 'That's why were second' and 'you're not invincible.'
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