Save after save after save!
Not the best advertisement for a Chelsea game but we got the win we wanted. In the end, we should be happy that the gap is temporarily reduced to three points and this surely puts some pressure on Man Utd to go for a win in a difficult away match. In team selection, Jose got Terry only in the end which meant Essien started as the centre back and Maka held his place.
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Once again, Frank Lampard scores from a long range effort. That was one of the very few moments in the match for us to cheer about. For about 70 minutes or so, we were in complete control of the match and Charlton never looked like scoring. After that, with the home supporters getting more and more vocal, Charlton started to up their game. We had quite a few dangerous moments in the last quarter where we defended quite well but unfortunately did poor in the attack. With the kind of urgency Charlton was in, we should have made better use of the chances we got.
We lacked creativity in the attacks today. Our attempts and set-ups were very one-dimensional and we wanted to keep the game in the air and win it there. Though we were bossing the game in the air and winning more balls than them, we should have mixed up with more variety in our attacks.
Jose said:
I think we should have scored a second goal in the first half and made the game easier. It was always difficult and there was always danger in the last period, but I think we deserved the three points. But in my opinion Charlton, with their improvement, can dream of surviving in the Premiership.
Sheva had a mixed match. He played very well sometimes, was very unfortunate sometimes and also made some poor attempts. Drogba and Essien did their routine in this match too. Wayne Bridge had a very good match. He provided some very potent crosses which could not be converted by Sheva and Drogba. Surprisingly, SWP did make an good impact as a sub. He could have even found his name on the scoresheet.
Diarra was impressive once again but something needs to be done for his habit of frequent fouling in firing range. Not only he might get yellow cards but also could be fatal against better oppositions.
Terry made a short appearance in the end among by all probabilities he should play for more than a half in the next match. To see Terry on the pitch was so relieving that I’m getting more and more confident of winning this title.
Jose is delighted about Terry’s return and tells opponents to forget about the last two months!
It is the same as when we got Petr Cech back. We need JT as a player and as a person. We had a great leader in Frank Lampard, who set a very good example, but it is still good to have JT back and put Michael Essien back into midfield. I think now that opponents have to forget what teams have done to us over the last couple of months because now we have our defensive security back. I hope this was the last game Michael Essien played as a central defender.
My man of the match was definitely Petr Cech. He made some fantastic saves today, couple of which could have been goals with someone of lesser calibre. Whatever was Charlton coming up with, you can be sure of this man, giving his best effort. This also meant that for Charlton to score a goal, it should be special effort from them or a blunder by Cech or a complete collapse of our defence. As none of these happened, the score stayed at 0-1.
The win was all the more sweet considering that Liverpool and Arsenil have dropped points. Like we supported Arsenil just for that match against Man Utd, let’s get behind Spurs and let’s hope that they bring the Man Utd fans back to planet earth.
C’mon Spurs! Keep it at three points!
[tags] Chelsea, Charlton, Premiership, Lampard, Man Utd, Jose Mourinho, John Terry, Drogba, Shevchenko [/tags]
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its over 0-1
lampard is the scorer.
bridge,sheva and czech played well…….
terry came on 88th min for maka…………
An average performance, but there are 3 points and thats important. Bridge played very well, especially in first half, when most of actions went on the left side. Sheva had good performance, but he needs also a few goals and then he’ll be fine again.
Second half was a bit scrappy but we got the all important three points . Lamps was superb !
I think Mikel did quite well too. Although he needs to work on the killer thru ball to Drogs and Sheva.
JM had balls to play the youngsters but did he have much of a choice not to?
Whatcha think BC and everyone ?
And are we playing before or after Manure in next week’s games? If we play before them it would be a plus.
Charlton were good too.
OK , now let’s see how Manure fares tonight.
Next weekend, both Chelsea and Manu play at the same time i.e. 15:00.
Good thought Roman Holiday!
But I wouldnt say JM did not have much of a choice. The reason why JM allowed the squad size to be just 23 is having the young players in mind. If you look at any other big team, their aquad size is 28 or 30.
Whereas, JM must have already thought of using the younsters in the season and that’s why he had kept the squad size to 23. But I dont think, he thought of using a youngster in the defence. I dont think he would play a unproven centre back, given his philosophy surrounding efficient defence.
Diarra is better than all the young defenders in Arsenil. I personally feel that even though Fabregas is a very good player, he is over-rated. Obi can catch up with him very soon. Fabregas had the opportunity to stand up and raise his game whereas Mikel is surrounded by masters like Lampard, Ballack, Maka and Essien. And looks like, Scott Sinclair is lot better than Walcott. This is something Blueblood58 has been saying and I’ve started to realise too.
Whether option or no option, Jose using the youngsters will never get the limelight, because his name is not arsene wenger.
Who got the yellow card in the match?
Diarra got it.
Crappy Manu just won 4-0.
If those guys win the EPL they will totally deserve it.
But on the other hand, we can still catch up.
shaky performance but 3 well deserved points nonetheless. Man united killed tottenham 4-0 and van der saar had a an injury similar to cechs but it is much less serious. Next week we play middlesboro and it is time for revenge. Man u play charlton and i think they’ve got the three points. We have a very difficult game schedule in the last month of the EPL as for the last five games we play Man u, followed by newcastle, then bolton, then arsenal, then everton. So we need to collect maximum points and score a lot of goals and hope than manchester united start spilling some points. I’m not saying we should depend on that but it will help us greatly. Lookin 4ward 2 playin porto in a while as i beleive their only threat is their dagerous winger ricardo quaresma,but i think we can go through and whatever we do we need to stay strong and keep the faith.
Go Chelsea !!!!!
C. Ronaldo dived into the box to get a penalty and it changed all. I’ve watched the match and spurs looked as if they’re a team from the coca-cola championship. I’m puzzled why other teams ‘surrender’ when they play against ManUre and not us.
Manchester United wins again, again and again………It will be difficult for the title….
Main problem will be our fixtures in last two months. Look at them. Here is a list: @ April: Tottenham (H), West Ham (A), ManUre (H), Newcastle (A), Bolton (H); @ May: Arsenal (A), Everton (H).
Plus FA & CL fixtures.
It will be very difficult, but we have to believe in title!
van der sar will be out for some weeks due to a broken nose. they have kuzcak who is a decent keeper. it should be interesting.
Ever since starting off with a 5-1 win, ManUre have been the luckiest team in the league, and we’ve been the least lucky. Their talent is by no means better than ours, yet they’re 6 points ahead. But let’s see how they fare with Kuszczak (who I believe is still better than Hilario). I doubt we’ll win all our games, but we played well against ManUre away and were unlucky not to beat Arsenal at home, hitting the post three or four times. I think the most points we’ll drop the rest of the season is four; let’s hope ManUre drops 11.
I guess the the name of the game is to win win win win , that’s presuure ,pressure pressure .
If they snap they snap,
But if we keep coming up with the points.. one loss or draw for them will be the key to our overtaking them
. I gotta a feeling the first points they drop will be against Liverpool. I think that’s gonna be in the first week in March . So JM and the team have gotta put away M’boro next week and we’d be in a good position to catch up with them .
With JT and Petr back , Essien moving back into midfield and Lamps and Drogs great in front we gotta chance and it’s much more than just a mathematical chance to win the title.
ManUre’s second goalie between the sticks is gonna embolden a lot of teams to work harder against them.
Look at the number of yellow cards they picked up last night. Man a lot, it means they are depending on a lot more than just their skill. if there had been someone sent off from ManUre it would have been a different game .
And yes that cronaldo dived.
And also Spurs was really spineless too.
News just in:-
CFC reserves beat China natl teams butt.
Also, Bridge has been withdrawn from the England match because of a thigh injury.
But, I think its just a cover up by our management to keep Bridgey from playing an extra match but it could be otherwise.
Sorry for posting this in this topic BC. But, I feel that the Bridge news is important.
Berryfresh ,
yeah I read that about Bridgey too. But it’s gonna be easier to be without his services and Cole’s than without JT and Ricardo’s .
I guess JM can temporarily fill in the left back position with Paulo or Geremi, altho they usually are on the right .
And cause the midfield destroyer and hurricane Essien will be back in his best position , he can and will provide a lot of cover and I can already see him galloping upfield against Boro too.
Makes me chuckle that although we’ve been hit by so many defensive injuries we are still in all four competitions and already going for one piece of silverware on the 25th.
May not be the best of years( injury-wise) for CFC but you never know, we do have enough to pip Manure to the title and maybe even more.
hey cheer up guys we have the every chance of winning the title this season also….
first CFC should not loose any games ,not even draw before meeting MANU….
then if MANU drew one game and also loose another to any of the rest in the table,then the gap would be only 2…
and then at stamfordbridge…….
chelsea should beat them and if it happens then the confidence is high and our champ JOSE doesnt let us loose any more………
MANY MAY SAY THAT WE ARE DEPENDING ON OTHERS TO WIN THE TITLE , YES WE ARE BECAUSE THATS MATHEMATICS…..
THERE’S NOTHING TO BE SHAME ON IT……
SO CHEER UP GUYZZZZZZZZZZ
WE ARE GONNA WIN THIS
I completely agree with you Zubinj9. We are gonna win the Premiership for the third time and also the champions league and carling cup n everything else. JT’s also back so there’s no need to worry…….
WE WILL WIN
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I think Chelsea needed Terry to come on earlier on in the match this would have helped them alot. Also I still think Chelsea are the best. A big shout out to my bezzies Amy Cook and Carly Luck.