First, here's why I'm bringing this thread back up:
1- I wasn't able to be here for the past month, since my HD crashed.
2- I want to ask Shokz if he can put those highlights back up again. (PLEASSSEEE, mate!!)
Here's the stuff I have to get out of my chest (hope anyone reads it):
- This was the best year ever for Porto: we got ourselves a new, fantastic stadium, won the league again, and capped it all with a victory in the most important club trophy of the world, no matter what sport we're talking about.
- Paulo Ferreira is the best RB in europe right now. That goes to all those who didn't take us seriously (bcs he played in the portuguese championship) when we've been saying that for quite some time. Same goes to Ricardo Carvalho. Also, don't know what will happen with Mourinho in Chelsea, but at least for the past 2 years, he was by far the best coach in the world. As was his team!
- Check my prediction back in page 2. It all went according to plan.
- I partied as if there was no tomorrow: went downtown until 3 am, got up the next day 4 ours later and saw the VCI (most important freeway that runs across Porto) completely halted, cars stopped in the sideways, waiting for the bus carrying the champions to pass by. (I got a few pics of that).
-Don't know why, but last year's UEFA Cup win was more emotional. Winning so much in this short amount of time somehow ends up putting things in perspective...
- Winning a Champions League nowadays has nothing to do with winning it 20 years ago. There's the Chelseas and the Real Madrids, who have money to buy all good players out there. You need a deep squad, filled with quality players, and that costs money. Conquering the UEFA Cup and the CL in consecutive years is a fantastic achievement even for teams of the magnitude of the ones I mentioned above. Winning it with Porto is a historic feat!
Some realized it and gave us the deserved credit, many didn't. Like someone wisely said back there, being hated by many is, in this world of pettiness and envy, a sign of greatness. I honestly don't care about them.
- Finally, congrats to Monaco - a great team with a great coach; congrats to all Porto fans in the world and in this board - our behaviour prior and after the game proved one can't take the part for the whole; and we'll be in debt for ever with the champions who gave us this joy - I hope to reach 70yo and tell my grandsons the story of that day and the men who played.
Thanks for reading!