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I was a bit surprised when Mueller went off, too, but then you're 1-0 up in the final minutes of a Champions' League Final. I know I wouldn't want to be the one making tactical decisions in that kind of situation. Either way, it did still seem odd, I agree, and I suppose those are the decisions Heynckes is paid his fortune to get right. Either way, yeah, I keep hearing all these things about Gomez but in all (three) of the games I've seen him in he's been well below par. I obviously can't argue with his record, though (Messi's last three games have hardly done justice to his reputation either, so it's all pretty meaningless really - just two clearly very good footballers, slightly out of form when they could least afford to be). And yeah, I noticed Robben and Ribery making some fairly unlikely shots.
Ah, interesting, on the Ribery/Drogba foul. We must've seen it from different angles cos, while Ribery obviously wasn't faking it, I just couldn't equate what I saw Drogba do (which looked to me like little more than a tap on the ankle) with the damage done. I'm sure you're right and we just had a different tv angle in the uk but it did puzzle me for the rest of the game.
As for the Man of the Match/MVP, I personally would've given it to Ashley Cole. He was outstanding tonight. A real 'wow' performance for me. But Drogba was ultimately the difference maker. Add to that this may well be his last game for Chelsea so, while my head says Ashley, I suppose my heart says Didier. I definitely wouldn't have questioned it if Cech had got the award but like I said, I thought Ashley Cole was simply outstanding and it could be argued that Cech might've done better with Mueller's goal ... maybe. I'll be buggered if I know who decides who gets it, though.
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