Chelsea Lift FA Cup
2009-06-03 來源:BBC中國網
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Chelsea Lift FA Cup 切爾西奪冠足總杯
Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 on Saturday to win the FA Cup and lift their firstsilverware 獎杯for two years.
But theygot off to a terrible start 糟糕的開始when Everton opened the scoring after only 25 seconds. The goal, aterrific 棒極了strike from Louis Saha, was the fastest ever in an FA Cup final. Chelsea wererattled 慌亂by the early goal, but they overcame theirnerves 緊張的情緒andequalised 打平了through a header from Didier Drogba, before Frank Lampard scored the winner in the second half. The game wasa fitting farewell 恰到好處的歡送禮儀for Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink. The Dutchman, who has beenat the helm 掌管of the London club for four months asinterim manager 臨時教練, is now going toresume 重續his role as the national coach of Russia. Heranks 排名winning the FA Cup as one of the highest achievements in his career, calling it "something you truly cannot believe". "We had some wonderful performances in the Premier League and also in the Champions League and this is thehighlight 最精彩的時刻, to win the FA Cup," said Hiddink. Hiddink will be replaced by AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti, who will become Chelsea's fifth manager in 21 months following Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe Scolari and Guus Hiddink. Over at Everton, their manager David Moyes has been around slightly longer, since 2002. Reflecting after the game, he said: "We've come so far this season but when it comes to the real crunch and when you need that bit of quality we just didn't have it. We've had it this season but not today unfortunately.
"But we can all be proud of our achievements, we can all be immensely proud." The phrase when it comes to the crunch is used when talking about a situation where you have to make a crucial decision or give an important performance. Everton midfielder Tim Cahill was alsosaddened 遺憾,傷感by the result.
"I'm just gutted because this was a chance to win some silverware." To be gutted is a slang term which means to be very disappointed and annoyed about something. "We lose as a team and win as a team. We're going to hold our heads up high and take this on the chin," added Cahill. By saying "we're going to hold our heads up high", he means Everton have to stay positive and confident. The phrase to take something on the chin means to accept an uncomfortable defeat in a mature way, without worrying too much about it.
So, with the FA Cup final over, the football season comes to a close and England's clubs can now look forward to a summer withoutcompetitive matches 競爭性的比賽. Whatever next season brings, Guus Hiddink can look back on his brief stay at Chelsea and itsfairytale finish 童話般的完美結局. |