Makelele remembered the mood in the dressing room after the game as very sad and tense. He said that the team had agreed on a specific order for the penalty takers, but it was changed at the last minute.

According to Makelele, John Terry took the last penalty instead of Salomon Kalou, which he believes was a mistake. He thinks that if they had followed the original plan, the outcome might have been different.

Makelele also expressed his disappointment with Terry's missed penalty, saying it was a chance that many young players wouldn't get. He felt that Terry should have put the team's needs ahead of his own desire to be a hero.

Makelele believes that Terry's actions ultimately cost Chelsea the trophy. He thinks that if Terry had put the team first, he would have been a hero and lifted the trophy.