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29 Sep 2012 23:19:13
As if today couldn't get any better , fergie said he was disgusted by the amount of injury time given. Is that not the funniest thing you've ever heard !!
Jm10
He wanted Fergie time!
roan
Fergie is fast becoming a caricature of himself, thought that was priceless!
Alex ferguson is the most hypocritical b**** I've ever had the misfortune of stumbling upon.
Tk
29 Sep 2012 21:08:49
We were awesome today.. We need a defensive midfielder alongside Rami or Lamps..agreed..Obi was great in that role again today so please try to understand his job before slating the guy...
COYB
GJ
Romeu
29 Sep 2012 20:09:34
good match today from torres thought he was really good all round, great to see fernando cfcblue.
Torres scored a good goal but he was the worst player in a Chesea shirt by a mile. He gave the ball away nearly every time he got it..
Your talking crap, torres had a good game my friend what was you watching.
29 Sep 2012 19:44:55
Been at work today so misse game but I've seen few times that few people review each player and rate them?? Please?
29 Sep 2012 20:34:11
Cech-8- 3 key saves to deny Arsenal and no chance with goal
A. Cole-7- Struggled with Chamberlain's pace but still solid at old team's ground.
J. Terry-7- Caught out for Gervinho's goal but otherwise peerless and lead with example.
D. Luiz-7- Did fine, marshalled the air well and provided dummy for first goal. Pointless booking for shameful simulation
B. Ivanovic-6- Struggled against Gervinho's pace and regularly caught out. Also guilty of giving away possesion too easily.
Ramires-9- Man of the Match according to Sky's coverage and consistent workrate and pace shut down Arsenal midfield.
J. Obi Mikel-8- Gave possession away a few times too easily but several good early tackles to break Arsenal counters and shut down Arsenal midfield effectively alongside Ramires.
E. Hazard-7- Worked hard and tried to take on the very impressive K. Gibbs. Several useful crosses and settling very well
E. Oscar-7- Superb workrate and dealt with Cazorla effectively. Excellent link up with Ramires and David Luiz.
Juan Mata-9- My personal Man of the Match, good free kick into box to assist Torres scoring and superb second half free-kick which eventually settled the points. A real wonderful midfield developing.
F. Torres-8- Another hard working performance, superb half volley to score and challenged defenders aerially with a lot of success. More shots need to be taken, he could easily win the golden boot if he takes more shots.
Substitutes
V. Moses-6- Brought on to add some more energy to the attack but failed to make any important impact
G. Cahill-6- Brought on to give David Luiz a breather and stop him getting another booking, but had nothing to do.
Ryan Bertand-6- One notable cut-in late into added time and helped Cole to shackle Walcott but had virtually nothing to do.
Thats my ratings, like to compare them to someone else's?
CFCFOREVER!
Cheers mate really appreciate that. Wonder how motd pundits will slag is off tonight, mattm
29 Sep 2012 22:18:25
Match of the Day hate us so everything will probably be lucky and Lawrenson will continue slating Torres as usual. Boring to see it nowadays, make Harry Redknapp and Ray Wilkins pundits alongside Gary Lineker, that would be good.
EH17 {Ed061's Note - I wonder if they bring up Jenkinson's dive and kick out at Cole, aswell as Luiz's.}
I've never heard anything but constructive criticism of your team from the lads mentioned. Telling it like it is isn't always
palatable
Puzzled
29 Sep 2012 17:31:23
Great win at very difficult place.Well played to the team. The most important player that has changed the way the team is playing is Ramires in the middle and also Oscar,even though he did not have a great game he was the vital link up between Torres, Hazard ,Mata and the midfield.Torres was brilliant.His understanding with Mata and Hazard is growing and he is clearly enjoying playing with the ball to his feet.Mata was brilliant as well. Both Torres and Mata were involved in both the goal they scored.
Mikel made some good tackles but he just has to do more as he is not running and can certainly work harder.He tackles well in one on one situations but when the ball is passed the opposition team can easily bypass him.He also drops to the back line a lot instead of tackling in front of them and he also gets caught out of position a lot as he does not have the pace to recover.
The rest were brilliant and overall a very good display.Just waiting for Marin to play.Well done RDM for playing Ramires in the middle.
roan
29 Sep 2012 17:25:02
superb professional performance from the kings of europe keep it going blues and well done to roberto for great team selection today. CHELSEAFOREVER.
You've got to laugh haven't you? Each time I see this Kings of Europe tag I remember the game. When I remember the game I cringe on your behalf
Puzzled
29 Sep 2012 17:00:30
Super performance by all the players today. Mikel and Ramires were absolutely superb today, they kept Carzola and Arteta quiet, which is no easy job. Torres wad excellent aswell, held the ball up, scored an excellent goal and won a lot of the balls up to him. Defence were solid, by Luiz and Terry caught our by decent movement by Gervinho. Cech is class.
PR!
Dodgy typing on my phone, sorry chaps for the poor grammer! Aha
PR! {Ed061's Note - Cech was MOM for me.}
I agree ED061, but I think some of his kicks were poor, but his saves were just awesome! Rami or Mata for me!
PR! {Ed061's Note - His saves won us the game. Mata is seriously top top draw. Torres tracking back to steal possession was absolutely pivotal and he once again worked his backside off, although he still looks timid infront of goal. Ivanovic again left us exposed on the right and doesn't get back fast enough when we are countered and IMO its time to give Azpillicueta a stint. Its obvious Oscar and Hazard are still going to take a little time to consistently show their full potential on a week to week basis but with the football brains they possess, we will soon be watching breathtaking football week in week in. Ill be putting a decent bet on us for the league after that game, we have a SQUAD that will challenge.}
Agree 100% ed061, good shout.
Absolutely ED061! So true!
PR!
29 Sep 2012 15:55:29
good play. Great result. A lil mo width n fluency then we wil b d team to beat. 0Basics.
In English please
Puzzled
29 Sep 2012 15:01:11
Great result ... and Mikel's best perfomance in a Chelsea shirt. Assured, simple and confident on the ball, good pressing and closing down of Arsenal's creative players e.g. Cazorla and Arteta. Also Ramires put in a shift and dealt well with Cazorla.
Tim
29 Sep 2012 16:05:26
When arsenal got passed our midfield it was always through Mikel. Do people just think he had a good game because of his few tackles or what?
By his own average standards he had a good game, the question is can he perform like that every game. Probably not hence why so many people feel that we need someone stronger in that position. Romeou must get more time in my opinion.
That may be true but that was the pairing of him and Lamps which often left him exposed trying to do the job of 2. Romeu may be better and should get a chance but Mikel has been better alongside Ramires.
29 Sep 2012 14:54:09
Great result today, we are showing a lot of steel in our play. Not playing at our best, but have not been out played yet, this season. The new boys seem to be settling in well & the future looks bright, with all the great youngsters we have.
29 Sep 2012 21:37:39
erm !!!!! athletico madrid springs to mind..
Erm...., I think he ment in the vol plus that was a different starting 11.
30 Sep 2012 08:11:43
erm!! does not say that my friend says so far this season ok.
30 Sep 2012 16:54:11
erm!! why does this person keep saying erm!!
Must be a spinster with lots of cats or a camp flower arranger.
29 Sep 2012 14:47:04
Ramires CM won us that game, his pace and energy really can shut down the midfield, good win.
PB
He didn't win us that game. He put in a good shift and did a lot of running but he didn't win us the game. Mata was our man of the match, his efforts brought an assist and a goal. You could also say Cech won us the match with 2 worldies - but to say Ram won us the game is untrue in my opinion... although he did play fantastically.
Tim
29 Sep 2012 13:49:33
Like to see Moses in for Oscar, he did pick up his play but started very slowly. {Ed061's Note - I thought RDM got it spot on today with his changes.}
Yes he did. I got a bit frustrated though with the lack of quality up front with the passing. How many times the ball bounced off somebody's backside? If we had kept our composure we would have scored more goals. Proitos
That is true, the difference from last year is clearly team pace and everyone including ft9 working hard to get the ball back after it was lost. Tbh the 1st 20min of the 2nd half was very sloppy, we wasted about 5 good counter attacking chances but overall a great team win.
29 Sep 2012 13:03:13
Not showing the game here in the US! how do you not show this game. Anyways how are we playing fellas? The lineup looks good other them obi.
mikec
Espn 2
MB11
ESPN 2 .
29 Sep 2012 13:36:59
domionated possession was playing well untill 35 mins when we took our foot of the pedal, then when we do we lose a goal.
Oh rubbish! In didn't think of that channelmith college football and all on today thanks!
29 Sep 2012 12:17:19
We have one attacking player on the bench. We really don't need a left and right back on the bench. Marin should be on the bench.
29 Sep 2012 12:23:18
so he starts the line up you all want (apart from mikel is playing over romeu) yet you still complain ..... no please in some people
curt
29 Sep 2012 14:54:30
Look curt Torres scored. No pleasing some people! BLUEBOY1
yes i said torres is awful and yes i stick by the even though he scored yes he showed glimpses but quite frankly glimpses isnt good enough if he scores week in week out ill shut up going on about replacing him
curt {Ed061's Note - Curt I realise you love Chelsea but watch the game again. Torres wins balls back in midfield which he has no right to, and has a great understanding with Mata and Hazard. His link up play with them is looking terric. He is currently afraid to shoot when he has a sight of goal but this is his only flaw other than positioning at times. You are on his back every game mate. We won. He scored. We are top on the league, clear 4 points. Try and find more positives out of games, you will find it can actually be more calming.}
01 Oct 2012 12:41:44
i got bored of making positives out of games because people made stupid comments even then
if hes linking up with them so well why isnt he scoring for fun
you say his only flaw is hes afraid to shoot ....... correct me if im wrong but a STRIKER shouldnt be afraid to take shots thats what they are there for ............ out of all the flaws he could have he picks the worst one come on 061 lets be serious now if we buy falcao in january torres will be benched i know it you know it and everyone on this website knows it
curt {Ed061's Note - IF curt. Until Chelsea decide to purchase another striker Torres is our no.1. I can understand people getting frustrated with him at times curt, but not when he puts in a great shift. You shouldn't pay attention to people comments if you think they're stupid curt and give positivity another crack, it's a teffific time to be a blue!}
29 Sep 2012 08:07:19
its just few hrs left for kick off arsenal vs chelsea fc.....
the biggest issue for RDM will be again team selection.....
it will all depend how RDM approaches to this game....
will he play ramires again on right wing to give better cover for ivanovic and play lampard in pivot with mikel/romeu will remain to be seen....
i personally think RDM should play attacking trio of hazard-mata-oscar behind torres.....
all of above are getting better understanding of each other...
and RDM should play ramires in pivot with romeu or mikel....
lampard should come off from bench in second half......
in defence i will prefer cahill alongside terry instead of luiz for this game.....
while for full back cole never a doubt for starting XI also will prefer ivanovic because of experience....
my prefered choice starting XI will be
---------------------cech-------------------------
ivanovic-----cahill-----------terry------------cole
------------ramires--------romeu----------------
---------------------oscar------------------------
---mata--------------------------------hazard---
--------------------f. torres----------------------
but i guess RDM will go for........
---------------------cech------------------------
ivanovic------luiz----------terry-----------cole
--------lampard-------------mikel--------------
moses-------------mata-----------------hazard
------------------f. torres-----------------------
lets see what we get to see......
up for blues.......
samrat
29 Sep 2012 12:22:16
spot on samrat apart from mikel starts over romeu (real shocker)
curt
29 Sep 2012 05:50:05
The curious thing about John Terry's case is that how Ferdinand escaped any penalty after he had supposedly abused John Terry.
Terry was wrong to utter the words he uttered to Ferdinand and was duly punished for it.As the club captain he could certainly have done better than that.
But how come Ferdinand is not punished when he had supposedly also abused Terry ?
roan
Duh, because insulting someone happens all the time in every game. However,referring to the colour of someone's skin is another matter completely.
AJH
29 Sep 2012 08:56:43
but i bet when rio ferdinand was an executive producer with ashley cole in the film dead man running, starring danny dyer, tamer hassan, and curtis jackson (50 cent) i bet 50was like yo N to rio and i bet rio was loving it.