We are Supermen.

History would have been made in the quarter finals of the FA Cup battle between Chelsea and Spurs. Our three-year unbeaten home record would've come to an end, we would've been out of the FA Cup, which means one less silverware out of the 4, and we, the fans, would have been horribly disappointed. To be down 3-1 at half-time, with such a poor defense, and an in top-form Spurs, scoring 4 goals against Fulham, Bolton, and West Ham days before the match, many of us thought the game was over for us. Had we lost, we would've been ridiculed and received some heavy bashing. I would've sung in my head, tuned after Five for Fighting's famous song Superman, It may sound absurd, but don't be naive, even heroes have the right to bleed. We may be disturbed but we won't concede, even heroes have the right to dream. It's not easy to be Chelsea. What all of us, especially the Spurs fans, didn't know was, we were up for some wild surprises.

In our most recent games, perhaps the first thing fans looked for before games start was John Terry. He wasn't there; Carvalho and Essien started at centre-back, while Ferreira and Cole were on the sides. Forget about first half. There was just so much to forget about it. As it's been said many times, it looks like a habit for the Blues to do poorly in the first half. After 45 minutes, I knew I had to rely on the second half, hoping for at least a draw. I knew that to ask for a win, while being down by 2 goals was asking for a miracle. How often have the Blues come back after being down by 2 goals anyway? More importantly, how many times have we conceded that many goals at home? Four years ago, against Arsenal during another Cup match, when we were still under Ranieri.

The first half had one of the worst defending I've seen. For Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov to score a wonderful goal could only mean some poor defending from our side; otherwise, it would've simply been a lucky goal. Admittedly, we conceded early goals, too during the tie against Porto and Arsenal, but to concede in the 5th minute was just too early. Add to that the 28th minute own-goal by one of the best players of the Blues, Michael Essien. For a player to defend poorly is one story; for him to score an own goal is another. Watching on replay, that was completely avoidable. When Frank Lampard scored an equaliser to Berbatov's 5th minute goal, I thought we were back on track to winning. Yet when Essien horrendously came after the ball, while seeing Cech right in front of him, ready to grab the ball, and he extended his leg out to kick it, it was just a complete disaster. Another equaliser was expected from the Blues; we don't give up easily. Yet when another strike from the other camp came in 7 minutes later from Hossam Ghaly, with a clear view of the Blues' absence at the back to stop the Egyptian midfielder, Stamford Bridge almost collapsed. That was moment for panic, at least for me. Every time Berbatov and Lennon came close to our goal, the tension just kept going up. A draw was all I asked for.

The Special One Jose Mourinho felt the worries of us fans. Three substitutions had to be made. First, Shaun Wright-Philips came in for Ferreira for a wider midfield, while narrowing down the already weak defense. We trusted JM. Second, Lasanna Diarra came out for Khalid Boulahrouz to go back to the starting form, making the defense stronger once again. Finally, a move to 3-3-4 was made, as the Special One felt the need for more strikers in front. Sure enough, the tactics of JM worked as Salomon Kalou contributed a very special equalising goal in the 85th minute to level up the game to 3-3. Hearts beating faster, cheers growing louder, and tension getting higher, fans were on the edge of their seats. Will the Blues exit the FA Cup? Will their three-year unbeaten home record come to an end tonight? Will they give it all up?

Not quite. It was a bad game for the Blues but it wasn't as bad as we would've expected. Losing 3-2, with one own goal from one of our best players, would be unbearable. The own goal would've scarred and haunted me for a long time. But while Liverpool sings "You'll never walk alone," we sing, "We're gonna make it a Blue Day." Certainly, we did that. No matter how poorly we do in the first half, we're always known to create threats during the second. Even Spurs manager Martin Jol had to say they needed to score 4-1 to make sure they run away with the ticket to the semi-finals; after all, 4 seemed to be their lucky number. He believed in what the Blues can do. To be 2 goals down and come back to draw against a tough team takes a lot of Blues passion and spirit. We certainly had that. Lampard's second goal for the day in the 70th minute kept the spirit alive. Had Essien's attempt in the 81st minute been successful, he would've made up for his mistake earlier. It had not been. Salomon Kalou saved the day with a goal 5 minutes from time. The fans were once again alive. We were once again alive.

Many fans thought that with Robbie Keane and Paul Robinson out, the game would be a bit easier, albeit it would still be tough. Lampard's first goal didn't seem planned, more than it was instinctive. To score 2 more goals to end the match with a draw against an in top-form Spurs was a big achievement. To get such result without John Terry and Joe Cole playing, without Didier Drogba scoring, and with Jermaine Defoe's shot during stoppage time hitting the top bar, people might say, we were once again lucky to be staying alive. Maybe we were lucky to have earned a replay at White Hart Lane, and we might continue being so. But considering Manchester United's situation- great play of football, in top-form players, Henrik Larsson for 10 weeks, and League leaders, alongside our situation- injured top defender, heavily criticized summer signing world-class striker, close to a season-long injured world-class midfielder, plus our race to the top of the table, it is just fair we get some luck on our side.

I am still singing Superman. We are the men in the shiny blue kits, digging for more silverware for our team. We are the men in the shiny blue kits, along with the Special One beside our team. It's not easy to be Chelsea. Indeed it is not- to be 2 goals down and come back to end with a draw, nothing else could be more heroic.