It is just a matter of more matches and chelsea will be firing on all cinliders. We are scraping up points now and many clubs are playing well but still losing or dropping points. Thats why we are chelsea. Even not playing well, the points keep coming in. Things will soon change back to normal and the confidence will bring the rythm will need within the team. I believe so much in Morinho tatics. He knows what is best for this team , so He can either go on 433 or 442 and we get our results. Common Blues

Chelsea right on the top of the premership Finally!!!
However, I am sad to say that it was a real slothful performance by chelsea. In the end , when portsmith was attacking aggressively, I was begining to wonder that 1 goal was not enough.

I hope that this not so stellar performance was because of the fatigue left over from midway international duties, rather than chelsea unable to breakdown pompey’s defence.

Consequently, it was good to see belleti in action. Even though, he remained suspect at the RB postion. I hope he can settle quickly in the premiership.

we should stay on top, until the last match of the season! :-)

where are those lampard bashers? see this is what class is all about. he is a great player who can step up his game and overshadow everyone else. long live lampard!

mikel played well today but ashley cole was the MOTM esp for the def header at the end. very good match and i never thot chelsea were in any trouble about getting those 3 points.

If this is not our best , Everyone should be afraid of our getting better.

Great goal by Lamps , muscleman Drogs was amazing.

It’s a long season… and don’t you guys like being pragmatic once in a while ?

Whatcha want ? quick fluid passing moves, perfect triangles in midfiield til kingdom come and a DRAW at the end of the day ?

Gimme three points !
And gimme a beer !

It ain’t pretty , but it did the trick !
3 points and confidence !

[...] for Arsenal and maintains their unbeaten start to the season. As I mentioned earlier, with the club trailing Chelsea by just 3 points and with a game in hand, the platform has been set for Arsenal to challenge for the Premier League [...]

So, when are we going to have a good match for a change??
And when are we going to lose? It may be a long time before either. Lampard’s such a winner, after so much criticism, he’s bounced back, and with a vengeance. He’s the reason we’re FIRST IN THE LEAGUE!!!
In other news, Derby County and Manchester United are the only teams yet to win in England. Out of three tries, they’ve both managed to be 19th and 20th. Not too shabby

Patience concerning beautiful stuff
Hey I wanna see stuff too !
But
I think JM will put on the flair with the smaller clubs and club the middle clubs into submission and play chess with the biggies.

That’s my analysis !
Whatcha think guys ?

RomanHolidays : of course, it was not our best , if it was our best, i would tell you we will not win anything this season . Chelsea should improve more, and I am sure they will .

Fill in the blank Man uth vs pompey - Draw(away)
Chelsea vs pompey - Win(home)

Man utd vs Reading - Draw(home)
Chelsea vs reading - Win (away)

Man utd vs man city - lost (away)
chelsea vs man city - ???

scott-sinc,
I have proved that you are a fool who talks rubbish about others (Sheva’s disallowed goal against BARCA), and you still dare to say something to me.
Now, you’re not only a fool but a shameless fool.
Congratulations.

BC, you should take a good view on this article. It is awesome and i will like everyone on the blog to go though it and shed more light.
http://www.chelseablog.com/2007/08/24/spoilt-fans-and-reality-check/

Did Chelsea have any major injuries?

ballack get well soon

just read somewhere that Abramovich is going to make a 40m bid for Ronaldinho…how true is that…

CHELSEA ALWAYS STUTTER AFTER INTERNATIONAL WEEK BUT AT LEAST WE STILL WIN 1 NIL , WHO CARES 3 POINTS IS 3 POINTS EVERYONE STOP BASHING THE CHELSKI - AT LEAST OUR PLAYERS STEP UP TO ENGLAND DUTIES UNLIKE THE LIVERPOOL SCUMBAGS - BEST NEW PLAYER THIS SEASON….SWP

I’ve heard abt it too frm tribalfootball….a webby full of rumours…i think its nt true..chelsea have so many midfielders and furthermore mourinho said there will nt be any more signings…onli maybe a sale of a defender

manishchandra: it is completely untrue.

Man utd 0-0 Tottenham (Half time)
Manchester did not play very well , I don’t know what happened to them :))

We didn’t play our best football on the day, but we still managed to win.
I think the players were just a little bit fatigued both mentally and physically.

Throughout every season you will get matches like this, so this is nothing new. A satisfactory game, but we managed to manitain our good home record.

Man U looked fragile at the back…but the prospect of having Ronaldo, Nani, Rooney, and Tevez all together gives me a bit of a scare. Nani was good today.

Man Utd have many good and world-class players in thier team. Can anyone tell me what Chris Eagles is doing there?

Does anyone think Diarra is a good player, never mine world-class. I don’t see a single shred a talent in the young lad.

Do you guys think JM is on drugs?

I know why Chris Eagles and Diarra (blues player) is in their respective squads.

The managers play them to give the elusion that these guys know how to play Once you’ve seen them a couple of times they become Cheslsea and Man Utd players respectively.

And then they sell these no talent wonder kids at a profit!

Hi Guys, its been awhile. glad to be back to the happy Blue Blog. Hey Midfiled_Decider, good to know you are well and still KTBFFH and waving the Anti Mour Red flag.

Manure just got an extremely lucky three points. But has anyone heard their fans complaining? No! Why, because that is the name of the game. You cannot always be spectacular every day but when you get the three points its beautiful.

Guys, remember that even in 05 and 06 when we strolled to the title, we did not steam roll every opponent. I think sometimes we demand too much of the boys and disrespect the opponents too. Pompey yesterday were playing fantastic football. The sheer energy my countryman, Muntari and my next door Utaka were exuding in that midfield was no joke. Our boys did well under very tough situations.

I have no complain. We will definitely settle more and more as Riccy comes back to partner Terry and Essien assumes a more permanent role.

Blue is Bliss guys. and Manure knows it.

nani was good today? apart from that defelected goal, the commentators to a one agreed he was average. As for Tevez?

M_D - i know that u must be reading this blog secretly having sent yourself off in a knee-jerk reaction.

here is my response to you: blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

Andy made a good point. Seems that Chelsea never play great after the players come back from their international duties. Past few seasons, they looked sad in such matches. Let’s see what the next few games look like before we get too critical.

yeh only CHELSKI players go on international. thts y thy stutter.

COMMON stop chattin S, stop makin ridiculous excuses if u didnt play well u didnt play well. u won, bottom point. thts the chelasea way, win & bore. 4 u recent chelsea fans( which seems 2 b every1 on this site) u wont no ne differnt, but believe me uve been borin football fans around the world 4 a long tym, we r nearly use 2 it.

PS DIARRA is a good player. has(d) great potential b4 joining chelski,as did robben n alot of players. wht does tht tell u.

but once again seen as all of u hav only statred supportin chelski in da last 3-4 years u wouldnt hav knwn bout diarra, who was i beleive at lyon/marsielle. he’s just been played in the wrong postion, n his lac of concentration is probsbly due to been bored on the pitch wit the style of football.

and as 4 eagles hes been touted a a great talent 4 years, and hes only 20.he need time, coming frm the clubs academy. something chelski wouldnt hav a great idea about.

and y did he play, WELL seen as we are missin 5 1st teamers, hes wht weve gt 4 cover. but u wouldnt no bout tht, cos we havent made a big deal out of it, using it as an excuse, lyk chelski (boredom epitomised) have. we just get on with it.

can n i ans me this who on this site has been a chelsea fan B4 the NEW millenium, or(as impossible as this may seem) since the premiership strted or beyond tht

@Michael M : no doubt , Diarra is a great talent .
I am sure Mourinho is not on drug , but you seem to be

by the way , it was just kidding , i don’t mean anything bad.

football guy please take ur rants else where. Nice to see you back guys(scott sinc and MD). We”ve got the three pts and thats what matters. Its in the blood.

Hiya there M_D !

Nice to read you again !

Well, well, well, FootballGuy is back out of the cave where he went hiding until a fluke victory against Spurs gave his team three points yesterday. wonders will never end. FootballGuy, we are on top of you and will remain there till the end of the season. Football is a competitive game with victory as the major objective. Else we will pull out of the EPL anf join some exhibition football league where we can let idlers clap their hands to blisters watching fanciful stuff. You know why william hill and other bokmakers have droped you into second spot and put us into top spot? because, they know that we have the Character to do the business. last year, you were saved by a plethora of key injuries we faced, but this season, we are well covered. by the way, how good was Manure yesterday?

hmmm… guys the bottom line is that we were poor. Massive games coming up for next 3 weeks. Aston Villa next weekend remember we drew that one last year. ManU and Liverpool are having easier weekends. If chelsea dont improve massively I dont think we would remain on the top for long.

This footyboll weevil seems to have a mean streak.

when we started supporting chelsea is none of your business, FootballGuy. What has that got to do with the fact that over the last four seasons, we were 2nd, 1st, 1st and 2nd. and went to Champions league Semi three times. can you tell us what your performance has been over the same period, apart from the fluke, Blue-injury assisted crown you won last year?

I mean the footy-boll-weevil guy.

Giridhar,

over the last three seasons, we were poor in some matches too. That is the nature of the game. You cannot always be at the top of your game. The boys are human still and all humans have off days. Besides, we have not exactly had any easy matches yet tho. pompey this year is a whole different proposition and their subsequent matches will prove that. liverfluke always plays above themselves when they meet us. Reading at home is always a hard nut to crack. Playing a team like B’ham that is just back from championship and wanting to prove a point is always tricky- remember wigan two seasons ago?
So get 10 out of 12 max points and sitting on top of the table, cannot be a mean achievement, can it? So can we stop the moaning and get behind the boys to revv it up even more pls?

Chelsea has really spoilt us over the last few years. We have become pretty fastidious. but hey, that can only be good for us cos it drives us onto greater heights.

By the way, what if Roman is truly bent on getting Ronaldinho? I do not believe the report- but what if Roman really is intent and Ronnie through his brother agent is actually playing ball? Do you guys think we have a place for him in our structure?

I dont the story is true but if it is, i dont think he would really make a difference in the squad but would be a good buy for the business aspect-merchandise nd all. All in all, i dont think barca would be ready to sell.

I dont think barceona will be selling Ronaldinho to Chelsea.Hes the heart of their squad and they will definitely take time to cope with his deaparture.
If some miracle does happens and Ronaldinho does come in, very good for Chelsea.

He can add some of that flair that ‘FootballGuy’ keeps talking about:)..I think hes obsessed with Chelsea playing beautiful football:)
Bluegal is right in that he’ll increase Business,Merchandise sales n stuff.He also has an army of fans all over the world.So it will definitely increase our fan base as well.

He can easliy slot into our set up.Just pair him up front just behind Drogba in a 4-4-1-1 with Shaun/Joe and Malouda in the wings.He can also play on one of the wings in a 4-3-3 with Drogba Up front.

I wouldnt be too worried even if Ronaldinho doesnt arrive..Our present squad minus injuries is already one of the best and most effective squads in the world.Its true they havent played anywhere near their best for the 1st four games…yet we are top of the table..So they can only get better with each passing game.

There are a few lill things bothering me though………
Why isnt Sheva being played??..According to chelsea Fc, only ballack,carvalho & bridge are injured and unfit to compete.So why isnt sheva playing??..Mourinho should try him in our 4-4-2.It suits his style a lot.
And why isnt ALEX being played at CB in the absence of Carvalho???..Alex has come in with a better reputation that Ben haim.Why is Mourinho not trying Alex at CB???..Maybe he might Flop there..but we’ll never know till we try right.

What do you guys think of belleti??..I cant say anything because i feel too early to judge him..
If Bellti does comes good, would you guys prefer him at RB or Ferreira at RB???

Just read this on Sky Sports

‘Barcelona sport director Txiki Berguiristain has dismissed reports linking Ronaldinho with a move to Chelsea’

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11668_2688705,00.html

if you thought for a second , just for a second , you would find out it is not true . but for this kind of players always exist a place in every team.

To Maysam and the rest of my blue supporters.

Why are you guys so obsessed with Jose Mouriniho, its like the man can do no wrong?

Everything he does is right.

I really respect owner Abramovich for his commitment to the club…he not only wants trophies but attractive football also and is ready to dish out any amount of money for it….wish Mourinho could understand this…I really hope Ronaldinho doesn’t come…Mourinho will make him a crap too…and Roman will be really heart broken….I will advise him to kick Mourinho’s ass….all of his wishes for club will be fulfilled.

here we go again…..

its a bit like having a managing director. You spend time and money looking for the best candidate you can find to run your newly acquired company. You find one with a good CV…he accepts the job setting out clear deliverables and goes to work . He expects to be judged by results….and results he brings.

Slowly, your company performance is turned around. stock rises, you get many admirers and friends. you are turning into a worldwide brand. you even have your own private hate club. Your Manager is a good manager you think to your self. It does seem that you are on the path to recovery. Your product is acknowledged as pragmatic, effiecient, durable and effective. It grows quite popular in the market though some shareholders/consumers think the packaging should be a little brighter like that of the competition (which leads you to electric yellow).

Delinma, You should have a good reason for sacking an obviously good manager. The best grounds for that is non performance except of course if you are REALly MADrid. All performance indicators show everything is on track.

But your friends continue to argue that it is sufficient that the packaging of your product is not colorful.

What do you do?

I didn’t say Jose Mouriniho is a bad manager.

Or to suggests that he isn’t good, Mouriniho is not only one of the best in the modern game but in football history.

@Michael M : I like Mourinho , but i dpn’t believe he does not make any mistake. he is a human and makes mistake like everybody.
However, he is one of the best coaches in the world.

@Maysam good we can agree on something.

Good answer bigbadblue.

I just don’t understand some blue fans though.

Where can i see our goal from the Portsmouth game and the goals from the Reading game?None on youtube….footytube is also actin up.

try 101greatgoals.com has all the latest goals. The portsmouth game was not bad, i would consider it average for chelsea. I wouldnt say i was blown away by the performance but the important three points is what we got in the end which is why im not complaining. The only thing i cant stand really is essien in rightback. He is one of the best center midfielders in the world and has some great shooting too. Now that we have belletti and paulo, maybe diarra, even ben hiam as back up rightbacks i dont see why essien should continue to play in his irregular position. Go Chelsea this will hopefully be the historic season of the quadruple. Blue4lyfe

BigBadBlue, that was super analogy. Really brilliant. What a pity that we should succumb to the competition and opt for “Electric Yellow”? How sad!

Mr Michael

If you don’t understand ” our obsession” it’s quite understandable.
Sometimes we don’t understand ourselves.
Or at least I don’t understand myself.
When competition you gotta understand that you gotta believe that whatcha gotta got in the best to win
And we understand that !

I believe that this the year when we at least do a TREBLE !

Folks, I highly doubt SAF is done shopping, because Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has just retired, Rooney’s out, and Saha is pathetic. He needs one more striker to be competetive up-front all the time. Let’s see whether he can still improve in 3 days.

Owonatty @13

That link was already in the post itself!!!

chelsea is the best chelsea will win the champions league. chelsea will get a better managa. Im not saying jose mourineo is crap he is great.