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We can't keep dwelling on the past it's as simple as that. I think what happened with Frank will make him even more determined not to miss next time. What we should be celebrating is that it's an amazing achievement to be able to score 23 penalties in a row like that. All credit to him. I bet there are not many other players that can do that.

You certainly look as though you all had a good time.

LMFAO

Didn't the club say that a decision would be made before Christmas?

It didn't make one bit of difference that I was wearing my home shirt lol. Our performance was under par simple as that and it didn't help having Howard Webb as the ref.

Matthew Harding Upper for me

I think after Blackburn and Man City, I think I need a holiday and this looks ideal Seriously I love the pictures, peacful and tranquil.

Finally got home at 1.30am or there abouts. Wow that was diasppointing. Don't want to say too much but that I believe we will be bounce back. Just need to move on. Come on the Chels. Keep the Faith

Expected lineup as follows (4-1-2-1-2 formation) - source - guardian.co.uk Cech Carvalho Terry A Cole Ivanovich Mikel Malouda Essien Lampard Anelka Drogba Subs from Hilário, Turnbull, Ferreira, Zhirkov, Bruma, Borini, J Cole, Belletti, Matic, Ballack, Deco, Kakuta Doubtful A Cole (thigh) Injured Hutchinson (groin, 20 Dec), Sturridge (knee, 20 Dec), Alex (groin, Jan), Kalou (thigh, Jan), Bosingwa (knee, Feb) Suspended None Form guide WWWWWL Disciplinary record Y16 R1 Leading scorer Drogba 11 Match pointers • Chelsea have won 10 of their 12 visits to Manchester City in the Premier League • Only City (15 yellow, one red) have picked up fewer cards than Chelsea (16 yellow, one red) this season • Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in 12 of their last 14 league meetings with City • If this match ends in a stalemate, City will set a new record for consecutive draws in the top division of English football (eight) • Chelsea have played eight hours and eight minutes of league football since they last conceded a goal

I'm sure I read somewhere I think it was in one of the matchday programmes an interview with Cech and it said something about him reading players and in general how he mentally prepares for a game. I certainly can't fault him at all, from what i've seen so far this season.

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Very Festive, I like it

Drogba gets my vote he just has that ability to get the job done.

I took the day of as I new that I would be back so late, back tomorrow to work then up on Saturday to do it all again, although it won't so bad this time, hopefully back at 2am and I think my sister will pick me up.

We need another win here. Hopefully we will crush them with 3-0 or more. I don't think I can stand a draw.

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Yeah I joked with someone about this as the first time that I had worn the away shirt was to Villa and have wondered since then whether it was unlucky. I wore the home shirt yesterday, so now i'm not sure. The away shirt doesn't seem to be bringing us much luck. I think I may still wear the home shirt for Man City and depending on the result decide after that whether to wear the away shirt again.

Got back to SB at 4am and have just woken up lol. Wow what a match. Disappointed that we lost, but I know we can and we will bounce back. Amazing atmosphere. Didn't see extra time and penalties coming... OK, we need to focus and conentrate on the CL and the PL now. It would have been nice to have won the CC, but it's not the end of the world is it. Roll on Man City Keep the Faith :blue scalf:

Hopefully we'll crush them with a 4-0 win, like we did at Bolton. I think we need to rest some of the regular team for this match as we'll definitely need them for the game against Man City. I'm going to both these games and I can't wait. :blue scalf: :blue scalf:

TX you've made your point, this is getting really boring. Just move on.

Well another excellent result and a another great afternoon out, all be it wet!! We certainly showed those Gooners didn't we? Well done to Dider and I thought Petr put in a fine performance too. Strange how they Gooners left before the end of the match, can't think why that was...... :blue scalf: :champions:

Happy Birthday

Saw this and it made me laugh. Frank Lampard set to lose £20,000 in bet if Chelsea fall to Arsenal defeat Frank Lampard risks being £20,000 out of pocket if Chelsea lose to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium today. The England midfielder fell in with 12-year-old Jake Peach at a recent awards ceremony and Peach, a leukemia survivor, former patient at Great Ormond Street Hospital and, more importantly, an Arsenal fan, was canny enough to suggest a unique wager to Lampard: the Chelsea player will donate a day's wages to the hospital, Arsenal's designated charity, if Arsenal win, while Peach has to wear a Chelsea shirt for the day if Lampard is the victor. source - dailymail.co.uk

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