Quote Originally Posted by Ice Berg Kamping View Post
...but in a specific, rather than a general way its stretching a point to say Chelsea bought that trophy on Saturday. They won firstly through sheer good luck, secondly through mental strength, and thirdly through pragmatic Mourinho-style tactics, the second and third of which are the main problems with Wenger's teams. So while the Chelsea win, and its ramifications for more or less ensuring that they will remain a stronger club than our's for the forseeable future - sickens me, it also turns an uncomfortable mirror on our own team.
Totally agree with this and this is the reason we can never get "lucky". Chelsea certainly had the rub of the green, but it takes that extra something to turn that into a trophy, basically what the Graham teams had in abundance.

They weren't the best, but they could upset the odds and beat the best through hard work, organisation and hard work and a sheer desire to win.