The Official Thread of Chelsea FC

Norf Tyrone · October 05, 2009, 02:32:39 AM

Chelsea essentially won a game of half chances, with both defences very much on top.

However when it came to the crunch, the Drogba/ Anelka combo offered much more than the Torres/ Gerard version. In fact Gerard was AWOL most of the game. Again it highlighted that quel those two and the Scousers have little to offer. Personally I was delighted to see Benyoun on the bench.

At the other end the Percy/ Terry axis was superb, and gave nothing away. Behind that Hilario was top notch, and his command of the box was critical to the victory as it settled the whole team down.

The other thought was that it was kinda ironic that the key moment of the game resulted in a scouser being robbed of possession.........

new devil · October 05, 2009, 02:39:36 AM

A Quinn Martin Production · October 05, 2009, 09:28:14 AM

Quote from: Norf Tyrone on October 05, 2009, 02:32:39 AM
Chelsea essentially won a game of half chances, with both defences very much on top.

However when it came to the crunch, the Drogba/ Anelka combo offered much more than the Torres/ Gerard version. In fact Gerard was AWOL most of the game. Again it highlighted that quel those two and the Scousers have little to offer. Personally I was delighted to see Benyoun on the bench.

At the other end the Percy/ Terry axis was superb, and gave nothing away. Behind that Hilario was top notch, and his command of the box was critical to the victory as it settled the whole team down.

The other thought was that it was kinda ironic that the key moment of the game resulted in a scouser being robbed of possession.........

Do I see a pattern here?

Due to family committments I didn't see the game but I knew Chelsea had won when my phone didn't go crazy at 6:00pm with texts from scouse fans. Silence is Golden.

A Quinn Martin Production · October 24, 2009, 05:19:41 PM

Joe Cole makes a welcome return to the starting line up for today's game with Blackburn. He seems to be playing at the head of the diamond formation.

Archie Mitchell · October 24, 2009, 06:45:46 PM

Game won already. F**k I hope Blackburn go down. Horrible team to watch. Big Sam partly to blame. Would rather see them go down than the likes of Stoke, Wolves, Burnley. At least they have a go at the big boys anyway. Blackburn went to Chelsea today not expecting anything and are playing like they don't care either. No wonder they haven't won away from home in donkeys. I would be pissed off if I was following them.

tyroneboi · October 24, 2009, 07:10:18 PM

Quote from: Archie Mitchell on October 24, 2009, 06:45:46 PM
Game won already. F**k I hope Blackburn go down. Horrible team to watch. Big Sam partly to blame. Would rather see them go down than the likes of Stoke, Wolves, Burnley. At least they have a go at the big boys anyway. Blackburn went to Chelsea today not expecting anything and are playing like they don't care either. No wonder they haven't won away from home in donkeys. I would be pissed off if I was following them.

"Big" Sam will probably blame Trappatoni for the defeat afterwards. Bad side and like you I hope they get relegated.

A Quinn Martin Production · October 25, 2009, 12:36:51 PM

Blackburn...bad side...bad manager, they could struggle this season. Chelsea could have had 7 or 8 easily...declared at 5! Now hoping for a Liverpool win, a rare situation for me!

Norf Tyrone · October 25, 2009, 05:50:53 PM

Blackburn were woeful yesterday. With Samba and Dunnout they lacked teeth and belief. Good phrase used below that Chelsea declared at 5. It really could've been double figures.

Another positive too was that it allowed CA 20 minutes to give Jeffery Bruma a run out.

Good to see Joe Cole back, brought some much needed imagination and opened up Bburn often. However the wee f**ker missed a sitter after 30 seconds and I had £10 on him at 8-1.

Norf Tyrone · October 28, 2009, 10:20:13 PM

13 goals for and zero against in the last 3 games.

11 wins from 11 at home this season.

25 goals scored, 1 conceded.

28 games unbeaten at the Bridge.

Starting to build a head of steam Carlo? Critical away game this Saturday.

mountainboii · October 28, 2009, 10:34:00 PM

Quote from: Norf Tyrone on October 28, 2009, 10:20:13 PM
13 goals for and zero against in the last 3 games.

11 wins from 11 at home this season.

25 goals scored, 1 conceded.

28 games unbeaten at the Bridge.

Starting to build a head of steam Carlo? Critical away game this Saturday.

Who's your next home game against?

Norf Tyrone · October 28, 2009, 10:39:29 PM

Quote from: AFS on October 28, 2009, 10:34:00 PM
Quote from: Norf Tyrone on October 28, 2009, 10:20:13 PM
13 goals for and zero against in the last 3 games.

11 wins from 11 at home this season.

25 goals scored, 1 conceded.

28 games unbeaten at the Bridge.

Starting to build a head of steam Carlo? Critical away game this Saturday.

Who's your next home game against?

One game at a time as all the best cliches go...

Archie Mitchell · October 28, 2009, 11:39:04 PM

Just when I was watching the highlights from Chelsea's game there, I just realised just how strong their squad is. They could field 2 teams that would match each other and most in the league. Not many other teams have the strength they have.

2 teams would be:

Cech, Ferreira, Terry, Alex, Belletti, J Cole, Essien, Ballack, Zhirkov, Drogba, Sturridge.

Hillario, Boswinga, Carvalho, Ivanovic, A Cole, Deco, Lampard, Mikel, Malouda, Anelka, Kalou.

2 quality teams. Is there a squad of this quality elsewhere in Europe?

mountainboii · October 29, 2009, 12:23:47 AM

Quote from: Archie Mitchell on October 28, 2009, 11:39:04 PM
Cech, Ferreira, Terry, Alex, Belletti, J Cole, Essien, Ballack, Zhirkov, Drogba, Sturridge.

Hillario, Boswinga, Carvalho, Ivanovic, A Cole, Deco, Lampard, Mikel, Malouda, Anelka, Kalou.

2 quality teams. Is there a squad of this quality elsewhere in Europe?

Madrid probably the only ones that come close

Casillas, Ramos, Marcelo, Pepe, Albiol, Alonso, Diarra, Kaka, Ronaldo, Raul, Benzema (4-3-3)

Dudek, Arbeloa, Metzelder, Garay, Van der Vaart, Gago, Diarra, Granero, Guti, Higuain, Van Nistelrooy (3-4-3)

A Quinn Martin Production · October 29, 2009, 10:04:39 AM

Quote from: AFS on October 28, 2009, 10:34:00 PM
Quote from: Norf Tyrone on October 28, 2009, 10:20:13 PM
13 goals for and zero against in the last 3 games.

11 wins from 11 at home this season.

25 goals scored, 1 conceded.

28 games unbeaten at the Bridge.

Starting to build a head of steam Carlo? Critical away game this Saturday.

Who's your next home game against?

Some bad lot who were humped in their last away game by a mid table team. Looking forward to a "massive" game agin' that sleeping giant Wolves on the 21st Nov

Norf Tyrone · November 01, 2009, 12:05:52 AM

Superb stuff by the Blues today, and I have to admit that the fluidity offered by the diamond can be awesome. Anelka was given free reign today, and with the movement of the middle four, Bolton had not got a clue how to deal with him. In addition it allowed Ivanovic to raid forward time and time again. I still think that the diamond can be exploited by a team with decent wide players, but I'll worry about that another day.

Two final thoughts today.

Chelsea's fourth goal today was Harlem globetrotters style football.

I wonder will CA leave some of his big guns at home this Tuesday night. No subs used today suggests that Mssrs Drogba, Anelka, Lampard etc may get a few days off this week.