Matches, Premier League - Written by BlueChampion on Monday, December 11, 2006 12:50 | 1,708 Views | 25 Comments | Add Comment
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal: A Chelsea win, as I see it!
How close can you get? One inch wider in the last 5 seconds?
That’s why we’re Champions! How many times would the team conceding the first goal of the match in the 80th minute will look like winning the match? Especially the opponent is a ‘top team’ (for clarity, I’m talking about Arsenal here) still challenging for the title. and any neutral fans (read Man Utd fans) watching this match would clearly know what the Chelsea team is made of. It was a fantastic match which showcased the ‘Never Say Die’ spirit of Chelsea.
Throughout the match Chelsea did not allow Arsenal to play their natural game and won the ball from the midfield too often. While Arsenal did attack in the first half none of them were real chances as such. Most of these attacks were aborted by our midfielders or cleared by our defence with ease. Chelsea were never genuinely troubled. Drogba was fouled inside the box and even with the lenient of referees, that must have been a clear penalty. Arsenal’s luck with referees continues and Jen ‘rogue’ Lehmann should have been red carded, but Arsenal’s lucky luck with the referees still continued.
Robben and Shaun were introduced and they made such an impact in the game, that I could realise what sacrifice Jose makes by playing Sheva in 4-4-2. I would like to see Chelsea in 4-3-3 with Robben and Shaun/J.Cole starting with Drogba in the centre. If there is an impact player who cange really change a match, it can be none other than Robben. Man, he was live wire and Arsenal just couldnt keep him silent. Throughout the match Arsenal looked like they would be content with a point and did not press too much for a win, which was a shame for ‘title contender’.
Jose said:
But for me it was a bit of a surprise for a team who are 18 points behind the leaders to come here not to win just to go with a draw it almost says we don’t want to win the Premiership, we just want to make a positive result at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea hit the woodwork on numerous occasions and had the Arsenal hearts thumping quite too often. Nearing the 80th minute, Hilario committed a rare error in his positioning and that resulted in a goal for Arsenal. Anybdy who thought that the match was over for Chelsea did not know about the spirit of Chelsea (ask Barca!). Arsenal must have been ruing the fact that they had to score the first goal of the match. Chelsea’s reaction to the Arsenal goal was brilliant. As a champion team, they could not accept a team like Arsenal coming to Stamford Bridge and winning! After that moment, there was raid and raid from Chelsea and Lehmann was the busiest man for the last 15 minutes or so.
A beautiful attack by Chelsea in 84th minute, had Essien blast a 35-yard stunner, very well set up by Lampard. It was a fantastic strike which swerved out and curved in just enough to beat the rogue goal keeper. It was great to see Jose celebrating as if he struck the goal! After this moment the last 10 minutes must have been Arsene Whinger longest 10 minutes this season.
The moment Chelsea equalised, I was sure that we would win, even if there was only one minute left. Arsenal players, coach and supporters must have been praying for a draw and well, those were answered. Chelsea had almost half a dozen chances to win in the last 5 - 10 minutes. Jose is yet to be beaten in a home league match for the last 4 years!
Quick questions & answers:
After the final whistle of Man Utd vs Chelsea match, which manager must have felt relieved? Sir Alex
After the final whistle of Man Utd vs Arsenal match, which manager must have felt relieved? Arsene Whinger
After the final whistle of Chelsea vs Arsenal match, which manager must have felt relieved? Arsene Whinger
This tells you all!
Anyone thinking that the title race is over is mistaken. May be, that’s very well true for North London. But in the West, we still have more than half of the season to go and lot more to see. With this kind of spirit, Chelsea would win the title, without doubt.
[tags] Chelsea, Arsenal, Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Alex Ferguson, Essien, Hilario, Lampard, Stamford Bridge [/tags]
25 Comments
1. joeblue
2. Siddharth
BC, in ur blog mostly u r talking about last 10 mins. of the game.
I was quite upset the way we played 1st half. We should’ve won easily, especially when they were without Gallas,Toure and Henry. I know we were unlucky with hitting woodwork 3 times and denied clear penalty, but no exccuses, we should have won.
Why can’t we kill the game. Why we have to wait till Arsenal’s first goal to happen before really playing to our true potential?
Sheva should only play against minnows now. Once he gets his confidence back, bring him against top teams. Yeasterday, he was always in ill position to handle the ball.
Ballack was invisible except for few fouls and once shot off the target.
We shuld revert to 4-3-3, with Robben,Kalou / J.Cole / SWP should play.
We missed Cech, Cudicini yesterday. The mistake made by Hilario was pathetic.
I’m not saying title race is over but its difficult now looking at the way Man U are playing.
3. roman
We will lbe playing ManUre at Stanford bridge
And deliver the killer blow then
We do not need Arsey or Liverpuddle to knock off points for us
and “help” us win the title
We will get it of our own merit
You saw the juggernaut in the second half last night
JM will unleash it time and time again
We are scoring difficult “real “goals
We are not getting sitters like ManUre
We only need to concentrate on the Sheva / Ballack muddle
I think that Sheva looks tired, not stressed , but a 30 yr old guy has got to have lots of more rest and recreation than a 23 yr old. He should be getting it around now.
concerning ,Ballack i am dumbfounded
I think JM is going to rally everyone and once we start winning 3-0 ,4-0,5-0 against teams big or small ManUre will start feeling the heat from our charge .
And what happens to them then is their own business
When they crack, they crack ,it just takes one tactical error ,that’s all to lose a game and if they start falling like dominos , so be it . If they lose only a few games this season so be it. But ManUre’s form has nothing to do with us .
The third title is gonna be is gonna go down to the wire
And I relish a good fight and struggle
If the other teams just started to fade away as they have done for some time , wouldn’t it be so boring
It’s not just money that gonna win us the title but great fans with unshakable belief , players with balls like Essien , some great decisions by JM and all the supporting staff
And Early Merry Chrismas to U all
Roman
4. abdullah
That was the most stressful lat 10 minutes i have seen this season (excluding the barca game)….i mean just 4 the effort we put in the last 10 minutes we deerved to win but there is one question. why did we start hammering down shots on arsenal only after they scored? i mean i understand the will of not giving up and it was well shown by the chelsea side but if we want to win the title we’re gonna have to do this from the starts of the game so we can get a comfortable lead and then ease up on the pressure. the two games we lost against middlesborough and tottenham were cleary and i do say this with complete honesty PATHETIC. i liked the way chelsea had an early goal but then what happens….we get under pressure and we concede two golas to end up losing. Another problem is ballack and sheva. I beleve that they both or at least one of them should not start every game like they do because they are just taking up the space of players who can give more like robben, j cole, SWP, or kalou. I think sheva shouldn’t be a starter especially in big games….but when we get a comfortable lead i don’t mind him or ballack getting in. That might inspire them to prove themselves worthy again and maybe do something useful in the playing time they are given. We need to stop losing or drawing with small teams as our results with them is what makes a difference. But really judging by the last 10 minute performance against arsenal…..this title will be fought for till the end. manchester united are going down.
5. Anonymous
Ballack was invisible… yes totally agree… 
i hope we win against newcastle!!
6. Lady Ballack
yeah! ballack was invisible!! but… well i hope… we win against Newcastle!!! yeah! :P
7. siren
Hi hi =) Love the look of your blog! Can’t say I am a particularly big Chelsea fan, but I’m in love with John Terry.
8. Anonymous
Jose must e under so much pressure these days. if he can’t beat Arsenal at home when Bolton can. It will be interesting to see what happens if Chelski fail to win both the premiership and the Campions league.
9. Jumbo
i can’t say it’s entirely pleasing to draw at home to the arsenal - even though we did come out and equalise with a brilliant goal. lampard’s miss at the end was agonising!
hilario should have stopped flamini and i couldn’t help thinking that starting with robben would’ve been better. SWP tried very hard but lost the ball in key moments.
though the most important thing for me was our spirit and fighting to keep the unbeaten run at home. so important for our belief and in keeping the bridge a fortress.
must win game against newcastle and hope that man utd drop some points soon! they are looking good…
10. Emma
Lol. Good game.
11. joeblue
Hey u dan how r u feeling???? Delighted to come away with a point , right that must have been great for u keeping in mind ur teams current form it looks like u gonna earn more than half ur points this way anyway before the season ends!!!
Guys i am pissed of by the draw we were by far the better team striking the woodwork 3 times does not help either ; i dont know about u all but Sheva is past his prime now and the players we should focus on r Joe and Robben not old dogs like Sheva and Ballack, i have tested my patience and this is as far as it goes if this goes on then the title race is over!!!!
And BC we should have a discussion abt Sheva and Ballack maintaining their place in the side i surely feel Sheva aint gonna fire and Ballack’s role is as confusing for me whats going on????
There are times during the match when one can see Ballack just standing in the middle of the field reluctant to go forward and not deep enough to defend infact he was obstructing Essien and Lamps on more than half a dozen ocassions!!!!!!! What exactly is he supposed to do???I dont see the commitment , sorry to say!!
12. joeblue
Sorry mates but i have got a very bad news to convey -wonderboy J.Cole will be out for the whole month including the busy christmas period with a stress fracture in his foot!!!!!!!
13. Anonymous
Chelsea? History? The two don’t go together!!!
14. Anonymous
Chelsea 1 - Arsena 1, chelsea drop 2 points as I see it. You obviously failed to excell in maths at school. I always laugh when I see such inane statements. Keep them coming, you are a source of endless fun, just like your manager and your PR machine.
15. Anonymous
Far better team against Arsenal??? Did you watch the first half, or were you still in the toilet???
16. blue champion
We’re just 2 pts off the leaders. Take a walk, buddy!
17. Anonymous
Chelsea could n’t beat Arsenal, who had half their top players missing. Come on Man U.
18. Anonymous
Is it me, or is Frank Lampard really as bad as everybody says he is???? Sheva , what a great signing he’s turned out to be!!!!!!!!! Can’t wait to play you lot at Ashburton with a full compliment of fit players, then we’ll see how good you are, as oppossed to how good you THINK you are!!!!!!! Still you won’t be winning, sorry, buying the title this year, the Mancs have seen to that.
19. blue champion
Mr.Anonymous!
Let’s see who needs to go to school.
For whatever reason, Arsenil is fighting for a Champions league spot only and title is miles away. Dont say you’re challenging for the title and dont be a joke. And your current fourth position is a myth. If you’re a literate, you can see the table and find out what is the point difference between you and the team in the 10th position.
Chelsea is all set the win the hattrick of premiership titles. We’re just 2 points off No.1.
And why am I having an argument with you? Arsenil is not even in the competition with Chelsea! Go fight with Pompey, Bolton and Spurs. That’s you league and competition.
20. blue champion
Well, Arsenil could not even beat CSKA in Ashburton Grave (i spelt it right). You know how many teams you could not beat at your home! Jokers!
21. blue champion
Mr. Anonymous - You are a rank coward and thats why you prefer to be anonymous still.
Hang yourself. Dont waste our time here. Good luck with your UEFA Cup. Goodbye!
22. blue champion
That arse jerk has been banned. He did try to comment, not once or twice, five times. All these are deleted before they appeared in the blog. We dont have to waste time on this joker. Peace.
23. arsenal rule and this website is a big lie
GO AWAY MR STINK I WILL SWEAR SOON
ARSENAL RULE
24. EA Sport
without Henry nd Van Persie Arsenal r nutin.But I won’t lie there pretty strong at the Emirates i’ll give them that
ARSENAL WIN CARLING CUP FINAL ARSENAL PLAYERS IS VERY GOOD PLAYERS
sO
HENRY BEST PLAYER OF THE WORLD BAPTISTA HE WANT WIN CARLING HE GOAL ARE SEX GOAL TOTTENHAM 3-1 LIVERPOOL 6-3 ARSENAL WIN WIN WIN WIN CHELSEA LOSSER CARLIN CUP IT WINNER PREIMER SHIP SO DO I ARSENAL FA’CUP’ AND UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGE
Knock off Sheva he does not deserve a place in the side he aint performing and thats plain and simple!!!! We all saw the havoc Robben ran when he came on and imagine him 90 min on the pitch!!!!!
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