BridgeMonkee
01 May 2005, 06:51 AM
In 1955 Chelsea visited Manchester United with the title theirs. They were applauded on to the field by the opponents while the band played 'See the conquering heroes come'.
50 years on. . .
'This is such an exhilarating feeling,' said Lampard who also revealed that he and his team-mates received a half-time dressing down from Mourinho that transformed the game. At half-time, with the game goalless, he tore into his players individually and collectively: 'He went round to every one of us and told us to liven up,' said captain John Terry - but it was before the game that the Portuguese manager produced his ace, ordering former Bolton striker Eidur Gudjohnsen to deliver the pre-match team talk.
'The manager told me before the warm-up that he wanted me to make a speech in the dressing room,' said Gudjohnsen. 'I did not rant and rave, I just kept it cool and calm. I said, "Look around the room, look at each other, today we can make history by winning the championship." 'We always believed we were going to do it and now we can go to Liverpool with confidence,' said Terry 'We were pretty much at full strength and the theory behind that was we wanted to go to Liverpool as champions. If that doesn't fill you with confidence, nothing will.'
50 years on. . .
'This is such an exhilarating feeling,' said Lampard who also revealed that he and his team-mates received a half-time dressing down from Mourinho that transformed the game. At half-time, with the game goalless, he tore into his players individually and collectively: 'He went round to every one of us and told us to liven up,' said captain John Terry - but it was before the game that the Portuguese manager produced his ace, ordering former Bolton striker Eidur Gudjohnsen to deliver the pre-match team talk.
'The manager told me before the warm-up that he wanted me to make a speech in the dressing room,' said Gudjohnsen. 'I did not rant and rave, I just kept it cool and calm. I said, "Look around the room, look at each other, today we can make history by winning the championship." 'We always believed we were going to do it and now we can go to Liverpool with confidence,' said Terry 'We were pretty much at full strength and the theory behind that was we wanted to go to Liverpool as champions. If that doesn't fill you with confidence, nothing will.'