Chelsea Finally Relinquish FA Cup After Two Years of Domination

So after yesterday’s defeat to Everton we are out of the FA Cup having lost an FA Cup tie for the first time in almost three years, an unbeaten record that spanned thirteen rounds of competition resulting in four trips to Wembley and two trophies.

Yesterday’s defeat is dissapointing particulary as it represents yet another penalty shoot out defeat, as a side that scored 103 goals this season failed to outscore an opponent from twelve yards.

It has been so long since we had experienced defeat in the competition we could be all be forgiven for seeing today’s FA Cup quarter final draw and thinking the FA had made a mistake by omitting the Blues and I must admit the draw looks odd without our name in it.

However the run had to come to an end at some point and has given me and I am sure every Chelsea fan some great memories.

In the first of our back to back victories against Everton in the 2009 final the trophy was the highlight of a turbulent season providing the perfect send off for caretaker manager Guus Huddink in his final game of a short but memorable few months in charge.

In contrast the final against Portsmouth last season put the finishing touches to a record breaking season, securing the double for the first time in the club’s history.

The FA Cup is our competition and I would be lying if I said that I was not gutted that we could not retain the trophy but I would rather remember the positives and will be doing some follow up pieces later in the week.