Was it really just two seasons ago? 18:06 - Jan 29 with 1101 views | somersetsimon | Just watched the bonus DVD that came with Jack to a King which features the League Cup run. The team that played in the first game against Barnsley included Dobbie, Gower, Agustein and Moore. It seems such a long time ago that they played for us. The other thing that struck me was how we rode our luck in the first leg of the semi-final at Chelsea. That could easily have been another 5-0 hammering! | | | | |
Was it really just two seasons ago? on 18:27 - Jan 29 with 1056 views | JethroJack | Indeed....Branislav Ivanovic, take a bow....or two. What are the chances, eh...of 2 brainfarts in one game...and hardly put a foot wrong since. We were eager to take full advantage, though...fair play to us. | | | |
Was it really just two seasons ago? on 18:57 - Jan 29 with 1007 views | SgorioFruit |
Was it really just two seasons ago? on 18:27 - Jan 29 by JethroJack | Indeed....Branislav Ivanovic, take a bow....or two. What are the chances, eh...of 2 brainfarts in one game...and hardly put a foot wrong since. We were eager to take full advantage, though...fair play to us. |
Indeed. Rode our luck for some of it. But what an amazing story, nice piece of silverware in the cabinet, and entered into europe. It really has been a dream come true. | |
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Was it really just two seasons ago? on 18:59 - Jan 29 with 1000 views | PapaLazarou |
Was it really just two seasons ago? on 18:27 - Jan 29 by JethroJack | Indeed....Branislav Ivanovic, take a bow....or two. What are the chances, eh...of 2 brainfarts in one game...and hardly put a foot wrong since. We were eager to take full advantage, though...fair play to us. |
It's amazing the mistakes that players will make when they're put under pressure by an effective pressing system. Monk could do worse than to watch back some of these videos... | | | |
Was it really just two seasons ago? on 22:58 - Jan 29 with 861 views | ScoobyWho | Thread starts off with a negative, typical Swansea, we won a cup ffs. | |
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Was it really just two seasons ago? on 23:05 - Jan 29 with 846 views | SwansNZ |
Was it really just two seasons ago? on 22:58 - Jan 29 by ScoobyWho | Thread starts off with a negative, typical Swansea, we won a cup ffs. |
BUT, we were lucky to beat Crawley. Rode our luck? maybe a little bit, but we defended well and it was really the perfect away 1st leg performance - I recall they had plenty of possession but were mostly limited to shots from outside the box. With the 2nd leg, I can only remember Ba having 1 chance early, the rest, I don’t think we were under too much pressure — were we? | |
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Was it really just two seasons ago? on 02:58 - Jan 30 with 755 views | JBT95 | To win a cup though a team will have luck/breaks, get the rub of the green etc. 91 other teams lost in that competition. | | | |
Was it really just two seasons ago? on 05:42 - Jan 30 with 735 views | icecoldjack | The thing that sticks out is how we were tactically switched on and cut our cloth accordingly to suit the opposition, this is where Laudrup seemed to have an edge that many never gave him credit for, the club was cruising on and off the field back then, something happened from that cup win to the summer months that soured everything. No matter what anyone says, Laudrup and his Spanish players give us the most special time in our History, and did it in our centenary year. Ive never seen us play football any better than some of the stuff played that season, it was almost perfect at times. First game QPR away, where we have never done well, fookin' smashed them off the park and Michu arrived in style! Beating and nulifying Chelsea over 2 legs has always IMO been played down a bit ,but it was a massive tactical achievement, especially the second leg where the team,manager and crowd were in perfect harmony. It was just 2 seasons ago but im sorry to say, it seems like another lifetime the way the personell and football has changed . | | | |
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