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| Subject: No. As big as the goal was, it was only the icing on the cake. Chelsea was going |
| Posted by: Hoo in W. Africa on Wed Apr 25 2012 8:56:02 AM |
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through anyway, unless Barca could pull off a miracle in the final 2
minutes of stoppage time. And there was no evidence whatsoever that that was going to happen, as Barca was a psychologically beaten team by that point (i.e., they clearly did not believe that they could win it at the very end). In fact (according to the French announcer I was listening to), Barca simply complained to the ref that Chelsea had committed a hand ball in the penalty area as Ashley Cole cleared the ball; only 1 Barca defender actually bothered to pursue Torres if my memory serves. They pulled off a miracle (with a huge helping hand from the ref) in 2009, but it wasn't going to happen last night. one of the posters on Georgina Turner's (cnnsi) live blog astutely noted that the game was a near- perfect imitation of the one that Barca lost 2 years ago to Inter, when Inter was down a man & pulled everyone back in a defensive shell. I would say that Torres's goal was similar to a a slam-dunk by a basketball team with an insurmountable lead in the final 30 seconds. The nail in the coffin, but nothing more. That said, the goal could only increase Torres's confidence, which must be rather low. By the way, Georgina Turner remarked in her blog once or twice before the goal how bad Torres looked during the brief time that he was in. He gave up the ball when he was 1-on-1 with the Barca defender Marchano (spelling?) & there was another instance in which she was very critical. |
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So.... Torres has paid off? ** -- Wahoos1 Tue Apr 24 2012 6:30:11 PM |
How was Torres not offside on that goal? ** -- GypsyCatcher Wed Apr 25 2012 4:24:19 PM |
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Guessing he was on his own side of the field when the pass was made ** -- Wahoo Bill Wed Apr 25 2012 4:28:48 PM |
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Re: Guessing he was on his own side of the field when the pass was made -- GypsyCatcher Wed Apr 25 2012 4:52:20 PM |
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Yep. Had just crossed when ball landed. ** -- KCHoo Wed Apr 25 2012 4:42:27 PM |
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Not yet. If he scores a winner in the final then yes. ** -- TheVanillaGorilla Wed Apr 25 2012 9:23:42 AM |
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No. As big as the goal was, it was only the icing on the cake. Chelsea was going -- Hoo in W. Africa Wed Apr 25 2012 8:56:02 AM |
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TBHI thought it might have been a handball, that part was never replayed on FSC -- southdenverhoo Wed Apr 25 2012 9:04:33 AM |
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Here is the replay, although not a close up: -- nyhoo Wed Apr 25 2012 9:26:38 AM |
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Huge...Huge fan of Torres. I was happy to see him score... -- nyhoo Wed Apr 25 2012 3:12:44 AM |
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Supposedly winning the Champions Leauge is worth ~£120MM -- EnronX Tue Apr 24 2012 10:55:28 PM |
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Re: So.... Torres has paid off? (spoiler) -- blah Tue Apr 24 2012 6:37:37 PM |
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Cheaper than a miniature giraffe ** -- KCHoo Wed Apr 25 2012 4:43:57 PM |
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Re: Re: So.... Torres has paid off? (spoiler) -- 111Balz Tue Apr 24 2012 9:00:26 PM |
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Shoot they play Arsenal 2x a year plus cup competitions, -- southdenverhoo Tue Apr 24 2012 11:18:07 PM |
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Re: Shoot they play Arsenal 2x a year plus cup competitions, -- nyhoo Wed Apr 25 2012 3:10:12 AM |
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Yes country for old men. ** -- blah Tue Apr 24 2012 11:49:12 PM |
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Ha! Barca.... -- Wahoos1 Tue Apr 24 2012 6:55:10 PM |
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LOL. i made that mistake again. silly americans. ** -- blah Tue Apr 24 2012 6:58:10 PM |
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We would be happy to send the New Jersey national Guard to kick Spains ass. ** -- Wahoos1 Tue Apr 24 2012 7:09:51 PM |
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