This is a question which will haunt most football fans around the world. So is it really possible?
Well, first things first in recent history I can remember only two teams who have done a treble of sorts. One is obviously Manchester United and their famous treble of 1999. But ask any ardent Manu fans and they'll only tell you how lucky they were to win all the three trophies.
With 2 games left in the premier league, Arsenal had a 2 point lead over Manu,but while Manu won Arsenal lost to a late headed winner by Hasselbaink in a 3-2 thriller at Elland Road. That gave the Red Devils the one-point cushion which they were able to maintain till the end.
In the FA cup semi-final against Arsenal,after being down to 10 men,first Schmeichel saved a Bergkamp penalty in extra time before a sensational solo goal by Ryan Giggs gave them victory in the semis and ultimately the final Talk about luck!!!
Finally i dont think anyone needs reminding of the CL final in 1999 where Bayern did everything to win and to deserve to win but sadly,it wasn't their name on the trophy.
Leaving Manu aside,many people often forget the cup treble of Liverpool in 2000-01(do correct me, am not sure about the year). Now i have no hell of an idea how they won the Carling(then the Worthington Cup), but i do remember their FA cup and UEFA cup victories.
Again in the FA cup final,Arsenal had again probably deserved to do everything to deserve the victory but a 1-0 lead is never ever enough. A late Michael owen double crashed the Gunners' hopes and Liverpool were the winners of the FA cup.
In the UEFA cup, Liverpool down Spanish outfit Alaves 5-4 after extra time. It was one of the most see-sawing matches of football which required luck to win and Liverpool had that.
So, there you go....we all know luck does play a big part in football, but for a club chasing a treble, you not only need luck but loads of it!!! Ultimately the team with the most luck goes on to win most trophies. So the Abhramoviches can spend as much as they want and still come up short(as we just recently saw) if they have no luck at all...
Look at United....but for that late header by Tevez against Blackburn and that late,late,late,lateeeeeeeee header by him again against Tottenham coupled with Heskey's late header against Chelsea, and John Terry's infamous slip in You-know -where, we might have been looking at different Premier League and CL winners.
Maybe its time to worship Lady Luck rather than spending millions on players!!!!!!WHAT SAY??!! :D
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5 comments:
i think differently.
of course uve seen much more football than i have, but i do NOT think it has anything to do with luck. its all about players doing the right (or wrong) things at the right time. 10000 ppl screaming and shouting around u, the pressure of the last few minutes of the final, the hopes of sooooo many supporters.... it'll all get to u, and one single "slip" is all that makes the difference :)
Duaaa Well this blog was actually written a year back if not 2..am not sure....btw now that Barca have done the treble oh-so easily ..i take back my post :P
btw slip >.<
dont forgt abt eni victory
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very well writen write more football stories try real life also
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