All the footprints you've ever left and fear expecting ahead (Chelsea)

A bit of a preview to the Chelsea game tonight  Another feature I used to do regularly and another one that, due to a bit of free time I've got today, I can revive for a special occasion (Tho my spare time is running out, so this preview might feel a little rushed...)

We can start with a bit of nostalgia... rewind to 2008 and the penalty shoot-out - relive it- not on here tho, because embedding was disabled on all the videos of the shoot-out I could find.

Watch it here...

Remember when Tevez was a decent human being...

Remember John Terry "The heart, the soul of Chelsea football club," as the commentator described him, preparing the stage for him scoring the winner, before he slumps to the floor with his head between his knees....

Not that I really believe any  rubbish about that game having a bearing on this one.

And for old-times sake, while we're reminiscing, after watching the Real-Spurs game last, watching Ronaldo and remembering the days.... here's his corker against Porto from the year after:

Brilliant.

And yet we don't need him this year.  We've got more than enough to beat Chelsea.  We showed that in the league game, even though we lost.  The main disappointment in that game, and the loss to Liverpool, was that we allowed ourselves to be kicked out of the game.  It was almost like watching Arsenal against a team that gets to them, and they can't cope.  We didn't have the fight.  Well, in the Champions League, with a better referee, we won't need the fight, we'll just be able to outplay them.  Which doesn't take away from the fact that we could do with more fight in midfield, doesn't take away from the restructuring needed in the summer to keep competing, but we've got more than enough to win this over two legs.  Seen a lot made of our record at Stamford Bridge.  It doesn't matter.  It's 2 legs.  I still think we can get a result at Chelsea, but either way, assuming the scores going to be tight one way or the other going into the home leg - we can do it at Old Trafford, against anyone, let alone a Chelsea side who are far from vintage...

And we'll be remembering it for years to come...