- Jun 22, 2008
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Although I doubt it, I know it actually is. Well, nothing is impossible. We'll be home, the fans will be vociferous and I hope, I really hope, we go for it and produce a display worthy of all that (in our European campaign) preceeded Tuesday's debacle.
I don't want a half-hearted display. I want us to go for it, to go down fighting like warriors. Anyway, to keep my mood optimistic I looked up two legged European comebacks and noted, that whilst there didn't seem to be a recovery from 4-0, I was actually at one game mentioned.
Back in 1987 I saw Werder Bremen beat Spartak Moscow 6-2 after losing the first leg 4-1. I remember it mostly because it was 4-1 at full time and due to heavy mist one of the guys with me had 'missed' a goal, and thus couldn't understand why we weren't leaving at the end of the 90 minutes!
The greatest comeback, it seems, was Bayer Uerdingen's 6 goals in the last 30 minutes against Dynamo Dresden in 1986 which saw a 1-5 deficit transform into a 7-5 win.
I must add I was also at (the one off) Spurs/United in 2001. It's a comeback I'd like to forget. I will never forget the guy next to me saying at half time, "I'd feel more confident if we had scored four".
Now Real have four and I'm less confident than that guy, but I do know that things can change quickly in football. You must never stop believing, dreaming and praying to the football gods (I did a lot of that as a kid).
So, even though it's very unlikely, never say never. I live in hope and wish I could be there next week with all you who are lucky enough to have a ticket. I'll be getting up at 1:30 in the morning and believing the greatest comeback of all time is about to unfold! Bring it on!
I don't want a half-hearted display. I want us to go for it, to go down fighting like warriors. Anyway, to keep my mood optimistic I looked up two legged European comebacks and noted, that whilst there didn't seem to be a recovery from 4-0, I was actually at one game mentioned.
Back in 1987 I saw Werder Bremen beat Spartak Moscow 6-2 after losing the first leg 4-1. I remember it mostly because it was 4-1 at full time and due to heavy mist one of the guys with me had 'missed' a goal, and thus couldn't understand why we weren't leaving at the end of the 90 minutes!
The greatest comeback, it seems, was Bayer Uerdingen's 6 goals in the last 30 minutes against Dynamo Dresden in 1986 which saw a 1-5 deficit transform into a 7-5 win.
I must add I was also at (the one off) Spurs/United in 2001. It's a comeback I'd like to forget. I will never forget the guy next to me saying at half time, "I'd feel more confident if we had scored four".
Now Real have four and I'm less confident than that guy, but I do know that things can change quickly in football. You must never stop believing, dreaming and praying to the football gods (I did a lot of that as a kid).
So, even though it's very unlikely, never say never. I live in hope and wish I could be there next week with all you who are lucky enough to have a ticket. I'll be getting up at 1:30 in the morning and believing the greatest comeback of all time is about to unfold! Bring it on!