[farhan]

Chelsea 2-1

Essien MOTM

[Juwel]

We've kicked off!

And United are infact 4-4-2! With Fletcher and Ronaldo out wide, and Giggs and Rooney up top.

[Juwel]

Chelsea have more of the ball in a quiet game so far. Disappointing that we haven't started a lot faster, as is our wont in the League.

[chocolatebear]

what a deadly boring game so far
i hope it livens up

[Juwel]

Seems to be the tactic of choice for top teams against Cristiano Ronaldo; double up on him when he gets the ball.

Not that United have been doing much of that. Chelsea have been slowly piecing moves together.

Long hard season and all that, but one last push isn't out of the question is it?

[afcwill]

Drab and sooooooooooooooo boring at the moment, Red Arrows were the best thing about the final so far, and of course seeing Ian Wright and good ol' Safe Hands.
Liven up the final come on! First FA Cup final at Wembley has to be summat special!!

[Juwel]

We've had a good many second half performances and upshifts in tempo this year. We'll need another.

[Juwel]

Half time. Wahey.

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And Carlos Queiroz and Chelsea fitness coach Rui Faria have resumed an argument that started mid-game.

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Fergie, do whatever magic you do to get us up for the second half.

[Mellie]

The football is atrocious, probably even worse than the rubbish supporters who are barely making a squeak. I still think and hope Manure will win though.

[afcwill]

I wont need any Nytol tonight!!!!!

[IzzTheGreat]

Am I the only one who's getting fed up of the commentators going on about how boring the match is? I' not denying that it's boring, but I don't need to hear it every 30 seconds - for the amount of money they're paid to commentate you'd think they'd think of something more original to discuss!

[Juwel]

And they compound the boredom by reminding you of it

[farhan]

I think it's safe to say we can only rely on Liverpool for entertaining finals in recent seasons.

For the sake of 'occasion', hope it livens up in the second half.

[Juwel]

I've fallen asleep during a couple of Liverpool games on TV.

True story.

[Epitomessence]

Yum!!!!!!!!! They just showed my boy Arjen warming up! *dies*

But in all seriousness, my God, what a boring match so far!

[Juwel]

Second half about to begin, and one change.

Exit Joe Cole, enter Arjen Robben.

Likely to be an injury to Cole.

[farhan]

(Original post by Juwel)
I've fallen asleep during a couple of Liverpool games on TV.

True story.

Everyone's falling asleep now. True story

Do those couple of times include any finals by any chance?

[Juwel]

(Original post by 37927)
Everyone's falling asleep now. True story

Do those couple of times include any finals by any chance?

They were both European games.

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Marcel Desailly says:

"Chelsea players are nervous because they know they're the ones who have to do something. United have the capacity to change the pace at any time - Chelsea don't have that so they can't control the game. Robben has to come on for Chelsea."

I'm not so sure Marcel.

[Juwel]

(Original post by Mellie)
The football is atrocious, probably even worse than the rubbish supporters who are barely making a squeak. I still think and hope Manure will win though.

Well to be fair, only half of them are actual football fans. Thank you very much FA.

[The_Bear]

What the **** is Ronaldo doing on the left? Have him run at that fat **** Bridge. Plays giggs on the left, get Fletcrap off and play another striker.