Did Chelsea purposely lose the game

[chuckyroll]

Reading various reports that it wasn't beneficial to qualify because of the expenditure percentage rule but surely europa wukd have given them a foundation to build on...or were we just too good for them again and it sort of detracts from how fkn unified weve became as a side.

 

[T_Bone]

It looked to me like they wanted to win.

 

[jobe]

People come up with the strangest things we were on top of them for large parts should of been 3 nill

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

Of course they didn’t purposefully lose it.

Our tenacity and desire just significantly outweighed theirs. And, on the day, quality as well.

 

[wigwams]

They certainly didn’t put the effort in we did.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Couldn't cope with the atmosphere

 

[not spavin]

They've been cack all season. Yesterday was one of the better performances I've seen from them.

 

[SWC LAD]

Reading various reports that it wasn't beneficial to qualify because of the expenditure percentage rule but surely europa wukd have given them a foundation to build on...or were we just too good for them again and it sort of detracts from how fkn unified weve became as a side.

Couldn’t give a shit

 

[Tees Exile]

No

 

[gluepot]

Possibly the daftest conspiracy theory I have ever heard

 

[Thatheaderman]

No

 

[durham.mackem]

I’m not going to say they purposely lost the game but their attitude and lack of any commitment definitely helped our chances of a positive result yesterday. Ohh and the fact they put one in for us helped too.

 

[Swindon On Tour]

Reading various reports that it wasn't beneficial to qualify because of the expenditure percentage rule but surely europa wukd have given them a foundation to build on...or were we just too good for them again and it sort of detracts from how fkn unified weve became as a side.

That is a load of bollocks.
You cannot and will not get 11 players on a football field not trying.
Like Everton yesterday they simply came up short.
Sunderland wanted that game more and won it on the day.

No different to Wembley 1990 when both teams went out to win a game of football.

 

[safc_graeme]

I don’t think they wanted conference but at half time Brighton were losing and Europa was a definite possibility

 

[bomber]

Possibly might not of wanted conference.

 

[Roadhouse]

Think they wanted to win the game but just weren't up to it.

 

[contrarian]

Tin foil hats out nice and early

 

[johnlights]

They checked out weeks ago.
Only 2 or 3 players played with full effort yesterday

 

[Coeus]

Looked to me that they had no interest in the game at all.

 

[ozz]

They certainly didn’t put the effort in we did.

Once they were down to 10 men their game changed and they gave it their all. It just wasn’t good enough !