Everton 1-2 Chelsea

[Madmax 9,219]

Won't it be just typical if we get City away and Utd get Palace at home?

[Madmax 9,219]

Replay on CTV at midnight (uk time)

http://www.firstrows...chelsea-tv.html

On now, thanks!

[Sheva. 5,373]

Anelka's penalty

[Tortilla9 390]

Just saw Anelka's miss - not good at all. So non-chalant and not even close to the target.

[zolayes 14,489]

what was pleasing all 4 of our young players seemed to do well

[middleoftheshed 388]

Palace away next round pleeeaase

[bluephoenix 1,125]

Anelka's penalty

very lousy

[nullabletype 987]

Just saw Anelka's miss - not good at all. So non-chalant and not even close to the target.

I don't think it's particularly note worthy that Anelka's effort was non-chalant since that's how he takes most of his penalties. It may look like he's not trying, but that's why they look so good when he converts them. Unfortunate, but it happens. I'm sure the laser pen didn't help.

[Rambo 1,729]

World class strike by Kalou LOL

[Tortilla9 390]

The goal - Everton keeper made an absolute mess of that. I think even I could have caught that.

[Sheva. 5,373]

And i missed the goal lmao

[Tortilla9 390]

I don't think it's particularly note worthy that Anelka's effort was non-chalant since that's how he takes most of his penalties. It may look like he's not trying, but that's why they look so good when he converts them. Unfortunate, but it happens. I'm sure the laser pen didn't help.

And maybe that's why he gets so much grief when he doesn't. Oh, well, the team won so ultimately that's what matters.

[Tortilla9 390]

Damn Saha elbowing Romeu in the head. Nasty gash there.

[Rambo 1,729]

Eva Carnerio :eyebrows:

[Tortilla9 390]

Thank goodness Distin moved the open header on the corner. Who was marking him other than nobody.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Watching this half, it's all but settled. Romeu > Mikel.

Bertrand has been good, Lukaku always looking a threat. McEachran has been meh. Anelka very poor though.

[nullabletype 987]

And maybe that's why he gets so much grief when he doesn't. Oh, well, the team won so ultimately that's what matters.

That's my point though, 9 times out of 10 he'll score them and when he does they look so cool it's unbelievable. In contrast, Frank Lampard's penalties always look full of effort, he scores the vast majority but if he did miss, few people would say anything about it. In reality it's the same thing. Non-chalant is Nico's style, it would be fair enough if he always hit Frank efforts and then took a lazy one like tonight and missed. But we all know how he hits them, and so on the rare occasion he does miss we shouldn't be quick to complain.

Edited October 26, 2011 by kylehimself

[Kieran. 6,317]

The Anelka "greedy" moment was harder than the BBC announcers made it out to be.