The biggest bottle job in history

[sd_1992]

AC Milan - 2005

This is the way.

As someone who grew up supported Everton and AC Milan it was utterly crushing.

 

[Lapeno77]

Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl 51.
Up 28-3 in the 3rd quarter.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Any good boxing examples?

A big fight where someone got battered for like 14 rounds but then won it with a lucky punch in the 15th?

 

[Shaun the Blue]

Any good boxing examples?

A big fight where someone got battered for like 14 rounds but then won it with a lucky punch in the 15th?

 

[Rita_Poon]

What's the story here

Consecutive Olympic fails, when he was the best in the world for at least a decade.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Do we class Brazil 1982 as bottlers by the way?

Arguably they should have steamrolled Italy but the Italians ended up winning and used the momentum gained from that victory to go on and win the cup

 

[jaybx1878]

Jean Van De Velde in the Open

 

[hallamblue]

Any good boxing examples?

A big fight where someone got battered for like 14 rounds but then won it with a lucky punch in the 15th?

Errol "Bomber" Graham. Twice miles ahead on points in a World Championship fight, twice knocked out by a sucker punch in the final round. Never became a World Champion.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Watson's corner should have pulled him after that penultimate round, he was clearly not even remotely there and serving him up to Eubank was a highly lamentable oversight. Very sad, and a very strong man that was somehow able to survive as well as he has.

There's a few horror stories out there.

 

[Sharpies volley]

David Moyes.

Everton v Chelsea FA Cup Final 2009.

I could name loads were we're concerned, particularly against the RS.

 

[Sharpies volley]

Osman and Hobbert got hammered, but Ashley Cole and Florent Malouda were on fire at the time individually and as a flank partnership.

Think Moyes was daft playing Hibbert as he had a knock tbf.

Plus the fact it was dead hot and sunny on the day and Hibbo was being burnt to a crisp down that right hand side.

 

[maccavennie]

Jean Van De Velde in the Open

Always feel sorry for his wife on that video when it pans to her and her husband is having an absolute meltdown and doing his maximum best to throw away the claret jug.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Plus the fact it was dead hot and sunny on the day and Hibbo was being burnt to a crisp down that right hand side.

Figuratively and literally!

 

[Sharpies volley]

1985 was particularly bad. By far the best team in the league and cruising in the cup final till Gary Stevens gave the ball away. Never got over that season and still to this day don't know how we never won the double. We were better than them in nearly every department but bottled it and history and the media hail them, that Season, as one of the best ever. WTF.

 

[riddick]

Not football, but a pal of mine is a pro golfer, on the seniors tour these days. Was 5 shots clear at the final 3 holes of a decent paying tournament. Bogey, bogey, triple bogey. Finished 2nd or 3rd. Cost him circa £70k. He does not like talking about it.

Phil Mickelson at the US Open at Shinnecock, was like 5 ahead of the others on the last day and just....ballesed it up. Norman was known for this as well.