Closed Chelsea 4-1 Wigan

[Muzchap 8,966]

that was just mean what Al Habsi did to ladyboy, loved it

Yeah but both the header and shot were both at him.... Either side = 2 goals...

He just CANNOT cut it as a striker anymore...

[Muzchap 8,966]

And Finally a MOTD I will enjoy

[Milan 17,835]

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Cole had a shocking game today. Add di Santo to the extensive list of players that have done him time and time again this season.

Di Santo went around Azpilicueta as well, maybe even worse than Cole. Thought our defence did OK generally. Cahill had one terrible pass, but it was a foul that caused it, so hard to blame him. Goal was caused by Hazard giving away the ball and then Cech coming out when he should have stayed in. Other than that, we were pretty solid defensively.

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

Di Santo went around Azpilicueta as well, maybe even worse than Cole. Thought our defence did OK generally. Cahill had one terrible pass, but it was a foul that caused it, so hard to blame him. Goal was caused by Hazard giving away the ball and then Cech coming out when he should have stayed in. Other than that, we were pretty solid defensively.

Really ? I thought the goal had more to do with Cahill and Ivanovic being absolutely terrible at defending through balls...

[edetarod 2,155]

we now have scored 100 goals this season

only behind Barca and PSV

[Milan 17,835]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ4CW0MV2Qs

[zolayes 14,489]

Really ? I thought the goal had more to do with Cahill and Ivanovic being absolutely terrible at defending through balls...

Mikel did nothing to stop the pass ,,,

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Really ? I thought the goal had more to do with Cahill and Ivanovic being absolutely terrible at defending through balls...

They were pushing up the pitch because Chelsea were attacking. Hazard gave the ball away on the left hand side and Wigan counter-attacked with our defenders on their front foot. They didn't exactly defend it well, but Cech made a mess of it which created the goal.

[JDY 1,290]

We did what we needed to do. Fair play to Wigan though, thought they were decent in spells and 4-1 was slightly harsh on them. But a much needed win for us, finally I can enjoy the weekend and watch MOTD!

The guy who sits behind me had £100 on 4-1 with Ramires scoring first and won 7 and a half grand. He nearly had a heart attack when Al Habsi made the double save towards the end - luckily for him it was Torres on the rebound.

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

They were pushing up the pitch because Chelsea were attacking. Hazard gave the ball away on the left hand side and Wigan counter-attacked with our defenders on their front foot. They didn't exactly defend it well, but Cech made a mess of it which created the goal.

Come on, they had more then enough time to position themselves properly again. They just don't seem to be alert enough to pick up the runs. It's not the first time that it happened.

If you're going to blame Hazard and Cech then they deserve blame aswell if not most of it.

[Jase 43,479]

City lost 3-1. Only 4 points behind them and we play them next at the Etihad.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Come on, they had more then enough time to position themselves properly again. They just don't seem to be alert enough to pick up the runs. It's not the first time that it happened.

If you're going to blame Hazard and Cech then they deserve blame aswell if not most of it.

Not most of it. They do get some blame of course. Cech was mostly at fault because the defenders probably had it covered if he stays back, but Hazard was also to blame. That doesn't mean he had a bad game, he just lost possession and that led to the counter-attack which led to the goal.

[The only place to be 11,313]

The result was very flattering and we had the same problems we've had in other matches. Wigan just weren't good enough to exploit our weaknesses like other teams have.

Every problem again stems from the midfield failing to control the tempo of the game and letting it get away from them. We looked better with Luiz in midfield but the amount of shots he takes is getting stupid now. Again, he needs someone to play alongside him who can tell him to calm down, keep possession and not keep aiming for the top tier.

Torres worked hard but whatever talent he had has just evaporated. He was given plenty of space today but simply isn't a top-class striker.

The good points were the MOTM performance by Azpi (what a buy by the much-maligned board), Hazard's return and solid performance and the best performance by Oscar in a while bringing his Brazil form into his league games. But Wigan really are a pretty soft team and I think everyone was expecting them to score a second. Luckily Frank did what he does best and Wigan rolled over.

[chelsea blue 615]

Azpi

[The Skipper 20,593]

It's mad how we are still somehow 4 points behind City. Imagine if we didn't fuck up a couple of our previous games....

[different level 1,056]

It's mad how we are still somehow 4 points behind City. Imagine if we didn't fuck up a couple of our previous games....

They also fucked up quite a bit, now three consecutive league matches without a win.

[The Skipper 20,593]

They also fucked up quite a bit, now three consecutive league matches without a win.

Yeah, it's pretty sad to see United running away with the league like this. The teams around United (us, City, Spurs, Arsenal etc.) have not been good enough this year in general, always dropping points against unnecessary opponents.

Ah well, there's always next season. Hopefully we get our act together. Who knows, we might finish 2nd if City continue to falter and we pick up some decent form?