Judi Online - It was as much leaving party as celebration for the champions.
Chelsea
legends Didier Drogba, 37, and Petr Cech, 33, were given a wonderful
send off as they bid farewell to Stamford Bridge during the post-match
knees-up on the pitch.
Drogba’s goodbye was bizarre as he was carried off shoulder high by his team mates - after being substituted to a standing ovation from the fans after just half an hour.
It was the sort of thing you only see in testimonials. And, in truth, it did feel like a friendly at times as Sunderland’s defending didn’t exactly make life difficult for Chelsea.
In
fact, Dick Advocaat’s men - already assured of survival - almost played
their part in the celebrations as they stood aside and let Chelsea
enjoy their coronation.
Steven Fletcher, with his first goal in six months, briefly
threatened to be party pooper as he gave Sunderland a 26th minute lead.
But it never really looked as if an upset was on the cards.
Diego
Costa, who came on for Drogba, equalised from the penalty spot after
Sunderland captain John O’Shea tripped Chelsea’s Juan Cuadrado in the
37th minute.
Chelsea substitute Loic Remy, who has been a bit
part player for so much of the season, showed he might have much to
offer next season with two goals, albeit courtesy of some woeful
defending.
Remy’s first came after 70 minutes when Sunderland
keeper Vito Mannone should have stopped his 20 yard shot. The second
came with a tap-in two minutes from time after the Sunderland defence
went AWOL.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho paid a glowing tribute to Drogba - who was
made captain - while the fans chanted at Cech “we want you to stay”
throughout the game.
Bandar Bola - Mourinho said: “The substitution was decided
because he had a problem with his knee and, in normal conditions, he
could not play for long. We left him on for half an hour.
“The
captaincy was John's desire, to give him the armband. The players to
bring him off the pitch? I think that was decided between them because
they like him a lot.
“It’s not just the fans, I also want (Cech
to stay). I didn't sing it, but I keep saying the same. He's a legend of
this club, but he's a legend at 33. 33 for a goalkeeper is a very young
legend.
"When Thibaut Courtois was injured, Petr made decisive saves in
matches for us. I'm not sure if Petr was not here in these seven matches
if we could be champions, so his contribution was decisive.”
Mourinho
held up eight fingers during the post-match celebrations to represent
the number of titles he has won at four different clubs. But he has
already set his sights on more.
“A lot, eh? I may run out of
fingers in the future,” said Mourinho who threw his medal to his
daughter Matilde into the crowd. “Let's go for ninth and tenth.
“We had the players from 2005 here. It’d be a dream to be here in
2025 and be with the champions of 2005, 2015 and 2025. That would be
fantastic, but my future doesn't matter. What matters is Chelsea's
future.”
Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat revealed he has been
offered a three year deal to stay but admitted the squad needs a major
overhaul and says he will announce his decision quickly.
Advocaat
said: “Wait and see. It's not up to me, because they offered me already
two or three years. But I have to be honest to myself and to everybody
what I will do for the future.”
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