Firstly, congratulations to Man Utd. They showed in Moscow that durability can win games. Commiserations to the team I support, Chelsea, for their part in a pulsating game that either side could have won. Top quality? I don't really think so. Loads of energy, dazzling skill in patches, but there were far too many mistakes to really compare either of these teams with Real Madrid, Inter or Barca at their peak.
Now, much as Didier Drogba's flashes of brilliance are a wonder to behold, I for one will not be sad to see him depart Stamford Bridge. He's an idiot who believes he can cheat and bully his way through life. His behaviour last night was unbelievably stupid, as was the behaviour of the rest of the Chelsea players who decided to throw a collective tantrum. Why? Because Tevez, in returning the ball to Chelsea after an injury, kicked it out of play instead of passing it to the goalkeeper, meaning a Chelsea player would have to throw it to Cech instead. What kind of lunacy is this?
It's pretty safe to assume that as Chelsea's main striker, Drogba would have been one of the first five penalty takers and it most probably would not have been necessary to call on John Terry. And Chelsea thus might have won the Champions League if Drogba had not decided to slap Vidic's face in front of two officials four minutes from the end of extra time.
The Terry penalty, which as we know he missed, would most probably have been taken by Drogba and he would be crooning to himself today rather than being regarded as a complete prat.
It's pretty safe to assume Drogba will blame the entire world before he considers taking any responsiblity himself. But I really hope that one of his coterie of hangers-on has the balls to tell him that in a match that was so close, his moment of stupidity may well have cost his team the proudest moment of their lives.
That said, congrats to Man Utd, especially Ronaldo for an excellent performance and well done to Lubos Michel for a commanding performance in the middle.
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