# FA Cup, 2008

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fa-cup-2008/440731>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 9, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fa-cup-2008/440731 "2008-03-09T16:28:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fa-cup-2008/440731/21 "2008-03-11T14:11:10Z")

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Chelsea wanted to win definitely, but didn’t put out their best 11- Cech probably wouldn’t have made a mess of the winning goal like Cudicini did, for example.

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**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fa-cup-2008/440731/22 "2008-03-11T16:44:53Z")

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[QUOTE=Wee Bairn]  
Chelsea wanted to win definitely, but didn’t put out their best 11- Cech probably wouldn’t have made a mess of the winning goal like Cudicini did, for example.  
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Which is exactly the point made by **garius** both teams were complacent and Chelsea thought they only had to turn up to win, this is complacency to the point of arrogance.

Putting out a team which was not their strongest was ridiculous

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