Closed Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal

[HNKS 508]

Great 3 points. I like how everyone is blaming Rafa for the poor second half performance. Our players took the foot off the gas a bit and Arsene gave a do or die speech. Ofcourse Arsenal would out play us second half, they had nothing to lose. Saying that why the fuck did Torres play so long? At least Ba will be uber fresh for Wednesday.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Not a Rafa fan but to say he said something negative to the players is absurd and childish.

Nobody said that. People just said it was his decisions and his words at the half-time that almost costed us a game.

[robdog 2,084]

Well we got the win which is the main thing even though rafa tried to fuck us up. Terrible from our manager there... Shocking... Torres can sit on our bench forever...

we got 3 points and for that I am extremely happy. But rafa can fuck off.

I told you last week that torrid would start. You said he wouldn't cause it would be suicide. What do you think now? I laughed so hard when torrid was subbed. Mr. Abramovich clapped very happily to see Ba Despite telly tubby's best efforts to throw the match, we prevailed. Excellent team effort. Good performances all over the pitch for Chels. le voyeur has lost the plot, but like the rest of the Chelsea fans, we want Wenger to stay @ le arse. One last thing, wilshire a freakin' twat. How he didn't see yellow is beyond words

[YouNameIt 1,511]

Nobody said that. People just said it was his decisions and his words at the half-time that almost costed us a game.

And what were those words? I guess u were in the locker room with the team?

[DH1988 1,348]

Why is it our CBs both have issues with ball watching?? They consistently let people run in behind and lose players. So annoying happens most games!!

First half we looked like a real top European side but second was abismal but we managed to scrape through, game cried out for terry.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Torres played quite poorly, but you're lying to yourself if you didn't get excited by those two brilliant runs he made.

You're also lying to yourself if you knew he wouldn't mess them up.

LOL...

Got me on the edge of my seat though.

EDIT: I'm also slightly bewildered at peoples negative feedback on Ramires in terms of selfishness and decision making. He strikes me as a team only player and works for the rest of the guys out there, more so than anyone else. He also constantly looks for his teammates but doesn't have that craftiness with his passing game to sometimes pull it off.

Poor decision making and selfish are completely different things. I have never said he is selfish. I said it, very frustrated by his clumsiness sometimes.

[DH1988 1,348]

Btw how was Ashley not motm? With this contract stuff behind him he out in a brilliant brilliant performance.

[Rupert 130]

Wooooooooooow. Second half was indeed nerve wracking. Thought Cole and Ramires had a very good game, particularly in the first half. Shout out to Ba for showing more than Torres in 10 minutes. Should be clear to everyone not blatantly delusional that Ba should be leading the line. Massive 3 points, but we need to be aware of complacency. Could have gone worse. Rafa, take note! 80 min sub is pathetic.

Rubbish - your anti -Torres and anti-Rafa bias blinds you. Although Torres did not penetrate much in the first half he dragged the defence around and allowed others access through the middle. He played a lot from the wings. In 2nd half he was Chelsea' main hope forcing Arsenal back and causing them to hesitate when in full attack mode - and he did this by himself without any support. How many times was he on the move only for his teammates failing to pass or messing up a pass to him?

[Thomas Williams 166]

One of the things I like most about Ba is that if we kick it up field, he is very likely to win the header, and help us keep possession. He's good at keep possession in general (especially compared to torres) which helps in so many ways besides just helping us score more.

Midfield looked awesome first half and dreadful second half, I don't know how to explain it, maybe they're getting tired with all these games...

On defense, Cahill looked solid, Ivanovic has been more questionable lately, which upsets me because he's always been one of my favorites. Azpi and cole played pretty well too.

As for Torres, well, we all knew how torres would play. Nice to see him use his pace a little today (I think a lot of us forgot he had it)

[DH1988 1,348]

Agree with ramires decision making is terrible, gets into such good positions infront of goal or has options to pass for tap ins

[xPetrCechx 13,571]

Btw how was Ashley not motm? With this contract stuff behind him he out in a brilliant brilliant performance.

too many fouls.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

And what were those words? I guess u were in the locker room with the team?

I guess you didn't watch the second half.

[Heisenberg 1,824]

At least we could say that this season we had some joy.

[Amblève. 4,995]

This forum is really shitt. Can u stop complain about rafa and others?? Enjoyyy

"If you don't go forward, you go backwards."

Credit where it's due, and criticism where it's due.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

I guess you didn't watch the second half.

So you think few words can change the performance? Wow I can be top manager then.

[Peppi85 110]

Cant give it to Ramires. How on earth does he decide to shoot himself from that angle instead of layin off for a 99% certain goal?

Cole MOTM by far for me.

[Rupert 130]

That's why I find it so hard to like RB. I mean you know Wenger will say something in the dressing-rooms at HT, you saw the outcome early in the 2nd half >> Make changes yourself immediately. Oscar was really struggling then and he needed to be subbed 10 mins or so before he actually was.. Not to mention the ladyboy (or in today's case, Britney Spears) thing that we all know.

Exactly what I was about to say.

So why didn't Wenger "say something" before the match. As for Rafa's half-time talks did you never hear about Istanbul 2005, Champions ;League final - Liverpool down 3-0 at half-time went on to win the match and the 5th CL Cup? The difference might be the difference between the supporters. As Chelsea team knows that a slip-up in 2nd half means they get booed at home. So they get jittery. A LFC team knows they never get booed even when they are 3-0 down. They get cheered to the final whistle.

[Jype 6,398]

A good win but not a good second half performance. It has gotten to a point where the first half is usually great but something happens at half time and the opponent completely dominates the second half, doesn't matter if it's a shit team like QPR or a top side. Something needs to be done about this, surely someone at the club has noticed this too because us fans sure as hell do see it every time beforehand and it's frustrating.

[Jase 43,479]

Finally, a home win! But goodness me, that was a torture watching the last 10-15 minutes! A massive win nonetheless given our recent home form and chance to pull away from our Top 4 rivals.

On the other hand, think this game reflects the inconsistency in us at the moment. Completely outplayed, outpassed and outfought Arsenal in the first half but saw none of that whatsoever in the second when we just almost switched off and allowed Arsenal back in the game.

At the moment, when we play well, we really really do play well. However, when we play badly, we are really really bad. No consistency or lacking that middle ground of both aspects. Must improve the consistency if we are to achieve what we can achieve this season.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

So you think few words can change the performance? Wow I can be top manager then.

Not only that, a few words can win you a match you practically lost or the other way around. In this case we were lucky not to concede another goal because they've outplayed us in the second half. Whatever he said in the HT could have been costly.

I honestly doubt you could be a top manager btw.