Yesterday’s crunch game at the Emirates was absorbing, if only to watch Chelsea’s grip on the Premiership title finally relax – they’ve been bravely hanging on with one hand to the edge of a cliff for several months now. A team with a lesser manager than Jose Mourinho would have capitulated long ago, so I give the Blues my respect for pushing Man Utd almost all the way. Goals were scored by Gilberto and Essien (what a wonderful cross by SWP).
Arsenal’s fans seemed happy enough that they had prevented Chelsea from winning the title, but that’s a small crumb of comfort to take from a poor season. The Arse had a great chance to beat Chelsea yesterday but couldn’t even do that against 10 men at home, so if I was a Gooner I wouldn’t take too much delight in Chelsea losing their crown. Okay, just a bit maybe.
Click below to watch Mourinho’s remarkable reaction to the final whistle…
You can totally see why Chelsea’s players love Jose and love playing for him. He’s the sort of manager who inspires loyalty through his actions.
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