Comments on: What Was Avram Grant Thinking? http://www.epltalk.com/what-was-avram-grant-thinking/1461 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:03:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.epltalk.com/what-was-avram-grant-thinking/1461#comment-4702 Michael Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:46:52 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/what-was-avram-grant-thinking/#comment-4702 I never said that Chelsea won't go through; I predicted them to advance and even though I put them in my "Losers" category in my recent post and questioned Avram Grant here, my prediction still stands. The reason I put them in that category was because honestly, they had the most straightforward draw out of anyone at this stage. They very well should've gone to Greece, won by a couple goals, and put this tie to bed. Now, they have to go home and work a little harder in midweek then they would've wanted to. Not scoring on the road doesn't help them at all, and while I still think they'll advance, a fluke goal for Olympiacos early at Stamford Bridge could make things tricky. I never said that Chelsea won’t go through; I predicted them to advance and even though I put them in my “Losers” category in my recent post and questioned Avram Grant here, my prediction still stands.

The reason I put them in that category was because honestly, they had the most straightforward draw out of anyone at this stage. They very well should’ve gone to Greece, won by a couple goals, and put this tie to bed. Now, they have to go home and work a little harder in midweek then they would’ve wanted to. Not scoring on the road doesn’t help them at all, and while I still think they’ll advance, a fluke goal for Olympiacos early at Stamford Bridge could make things tricky.

]]> By: LemmusLemmus http://www.epltalk.com/what-was-avram-grant-thinking/1461#comment-4699 LemmusLemmus Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:41:34 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/what-was-avram-grant-thinking/#comment-4699 Michael, I've actually crunched the numbers and it turns out that in the history of the CL, 70.6% of the teams that played 0-0 in the first leg away went through. (Full results are <a href="http://churchofrationality.blogspot.com/2008/02/proven-by-research-chance-of-liverpool.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Michael,

I’ve actually crunched the numbers and it turns out that in the history of the CL, 70.6% of the teams that played 0-0 in the first leg away went through. (Full results are here.

]]> By: Michael http://www.epltalk.com/what-was-avram-grant-thinking/1461#comment-4677 Michael Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:22:59 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/what-was-avram-grant-thinking/#comment-4677 Chelsea, I wrote this article and no, i'm neither a Chelsea hater or a racist. Thanks. Chelsea, I wrote this article and no, i’m neither a Chelsea hater or a racist.

Thanks.

]]> By: chelsea http://www.epltalk.com/what-was-avram-grant-thinking/1461#comment-4672 chelsea Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:25:20 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/what-was-avram-grant-thinking/#comment-4672 Gaffer, I bet you were the one who sent those anti-semitic death threats to Avram Grant. You're such a Chelsea hater and a racist. Gaffer, I bet you were the one who sent those anti-semitic death threats to Avram Grant. You’re such a Chelsea hater and a racist.

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