Jase 43,479 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Norwich vs ChelseaPOST-MATCH DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS Barclays Premier League26th December, Wednesday 2012Carrow Road15:00 Kick Off (UK time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Good result at a tough place. Luiz had a poor game, but actually improved when Mikel went off. Moses was MOTM for me though, just edging Mata because of his tremendous work rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,957 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 HUGE win! We drew there last season, Man United and Arsenal lost there this season, we won today. Brilliant. Man City lost! Man United could have dropped points as well but it is Old rafford, you don't expect them to do so at home so very happy with today! Bring on Toffees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Very Good Result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kojo 4,676 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Really thought Norwich would snatch a goal at the end, but we managed to hold out.3 points can't ask for anymore. 9 goals and 0 conceded in the last two games, perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetsajCFC 1,255 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Moses was great I thought but Mata was the difference with his brilliant strike, perhaps could have done better and scored another one later on but important 3 points away to strong Norwich team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber bullets 1,183 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Very solid defensivly, Mikel showed that he does have uses when it comes to defending, Holt and Hoolahan could not get a sniff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoChelsea 4,064 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Awful game but I'll always take a bad game and 3 points over what happened to Newcastle today. Good result and even though these are teams we should be beating, we do have to beat them. Hard to name MOTM as no one really stood out. Voted Mata because his one moment of brilliance won us the game. Moses was excellent as well and MIkel was top-notch in the first half. (Our central defenders were also solid but really had very little to do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Not the best attacking performance, but defense was awesome. Very important 3 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle 249 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I think I saw Torres, am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinineUltra 1,170 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Difficult game and a very closed game.. Mata made the difference.. Also mentions go out to Moses and Luiz.. well done.. good 3 points! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezza 1,965 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 average game, fantastic result..once again Mata proves why he is our best player. puts in so much effort, coupled with an excellent attitude and skill he's my MOTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corner 456 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Great game. I'll happily take the 1-0 win away from home and the 3 points. City lost, which is brilliant. Win our game in hand and we're 1 point behind.Thought Mikel was brilliant today and Luiz did a good enough job in midfield too. Moses and Azpilicueta were brilliant too I thought. It was good to see us keeping possession and just battling for the 1-0 win. We haven't done that in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,907 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Great birthday present, Chelsea!Mata you beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Fong 2,776 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I remember when Berry scored that last minute goal for Citeh some people here said it doesn't matter, well, does it now? If we manage to grab 3 pts off Toffees, Citeh will only lead us by 1 pt.BTW, I still believe we have the chance to win the league, we will see.Tough win, thrilled! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Cant believe United managed to win. For some moments I believed we could win the title, but the reality is we are only 2 points ahead Everton and West Browinch, and if Arsenal and Spurs win there will be a 2 points gap too.About todays match, it was a decent peformance in a game in those circunstances. David Luiz was a boss in the mid again, despite his 3 horror goal attempts, Mata was motm, and I dont really know what to say about Torres, there were moments in the game when it was easy to forget he was even on the pitch. Defensive system was solid, Cahill and Ivanovic almost got no work today, thanks to Mikel + Luiz partnership in the mid, and Moses also helped a lot in the defence.I dont even know who these guys that arrived in the final minutes is, but I really liked his hair. My new favourite player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,957 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Norwich's next game is at home against Man City. They will have a point to prove, just like them. We have to win at the Goodison! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Hmm if Utd had of dropped points - I would agreeI think 2nd is a realistic expectation, but lets keep the pressure on Utd, their luck WILL run out and we need to be there when it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippingStep 336 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I missed the first 25 minutes of the second half.But it seemed like the team was tired.And the heavy grass of the pitch didn't make things better.I understand why Benitez rested Hazard, he had a poor entrance and seemed like he could barely run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,439 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Good result at a tough place. Luiz had a poor game, but actually improved when Mikel went off. Moses was MOTM for me though, just edging Mata because of his tremendous work rate.His positioning is still off, especially when he has to be the more attacking member of the pivot. He sometimes wanders up the pitch to positions he shouldn't be in..like the wing for example.When he slips into the more defensive role, its not that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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