Blue Traveler 256 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I agree those bloody drums were giving me a headache And a cowardly way to influence the visiting teams by creating artificial noises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouNameIt 1,511 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hazard-Oscar-Schurrle were pretty terrible for most of the game, so inaccurate and kind a apathetic but it was obvious the first two will get something out of those counter attacks, and they did which gave us the win together with some great defending from everyone.I thought Lampard was very good, seat deeper than usual (deeper the Rami in attack), controlled our attacks, got the ball forword and for the wings- exactly what we need from him. I want that to happen in every game, he should play deep, not run to score goals like he does in most of our more "easy" games.HAHAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 My match ratings:Cech - 8 - simply awesome when called upon. Total dominance of the penalty area and an excellent save from Neustadter to cap it off. Several other good saves from attempts later ruled offside, but he wasn't to know. Still the best in the business. Not exactly peppered with shots, but saved them when he needed to.Ivanovic - 6 - a steady game from Ivanovic; nothing too fantastic, but definitely showing some signs of consistency at last. He even closed the wingers down yesterday...Terry - 7 - top performance. We're a stronger side when Terry plays, and the way the defence was organised yesterday was top notch.Cahill - 7 - the same as Terry, he totally bossed it. His inclusion ahead of Luiz was totally justified, and he vindicated that decision with a great performance. Azpilicueta - 6.5 - another one who had a good game, albeit in an unusual position for him. You could tell, at times, he was a little uncomfortable as he was sucked inside quite a lot, but he defended very well on the whole. Seems to have lost some confidence in an offensive sense, though. That will come with game-time.Lampard - 5 - an abject performance from Frank, in my view. Not quite sure what his passing stats were, but he gave the ball away cheaply on a couple of occasions and seemed to be a yard slower than everyone else. Definitely needs a rest.Ramires - 7 - another one who had another good game; and he is having a top season overall. He was all over the pitch defensively, and of course set up Hazard's goal right at the end. Probably the most important player in our squad. Oscar - 6 - Oscar had flashes of brilliance - the run for Torres' second goal was absolutely incredible. But he was quiet at points during the match, but that is only natural when playing away against a very strong opponent. Not a bad performance by any means, and he did well in an defensive role last night.Schurrle - 5 - like Lampard, you could tell he isn't quite fit at the moment. He does a brilliant job for the team defensively and he had a couple of really good, probing runs from the wing, but he gave the ball away many times and didn't seem to be moving too well. Hopefully he hasn't exacerbated any existing injury.Hazard - 7.5 - our best midfield player last night. He warranted his goal and seemed to be the most dynamic of all our offensive players, bar Torres. He's definitely back. Torres - 8.5 - the Torres of old shows himself once more. Excellent all-round performance, and so unlucky not to have had a hat-trick last night. It isn't his goals that will endear him most to Mourinho, it is his work-rate, and the amount of times he worked back and won the ball and helped out the midfield... well, I lost count. That's why he will continue to be Mourinho's main man up front. He's our best striker and this performance proved it. Mikel looked good when he came on, as well. Eto'o didn't have enough time to impose himself, and all Luiz did was give the ball away twice before nearly scoring a 30-yard screamer (the story of his Chelsea career?). Overall a brilliant night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskoviolente 425 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Why did Azpi play LB last night and not Bertrand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Why did Azpi play LB last night and not Bertrand? Jose spoke about it and said German players are physical and Schalke like to get wide so he chose Azpi for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 PS: Hazard's Drogba celebration was epic! i think he knew lewandowski had scored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azpinator 2,325 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Why were the kits reversed? I think we could have played in the black one against their blue one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Arsenal downfall is coming, The blues are on the way boysand still with trips to dortmund and naples too (unlucky 10-pointer like us last season i hope), that top spot in bpl will be ours soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Why were the kits reversed? I think we could have played in the black one against their blue one.they might have a separate home kit for ucl because i think they also wore green for steaua in matchday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Blues 11 19 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 A great result in an away game. Torres was fabulous with good support all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 A great result in an away game. Torres was fabulous with good support all around.we have been quite good away from home as of late, it's unfortunate that we've already been to old trafford though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 i feel the back 4 needs consistency. just like in 2004-05, when ferrera-carvalho-terry-gallas was our back 4 unless the rotation was needed or injury forced mou's hand. Yes in an ideal world the back four need to be set. but when you have three players like we have right now rotation isn't a bad thing. And on the Cahill-Terry partnership there have been more than a few games when one of them have been caught out or held a bad line to play someone onside. For me, with JT closing in on the end of an era its important to have both Cahill and Luiz playing well and also playing. Its a delicate thing trying to find the right balance to keep everyone game fit but in my opinion Jose is rotating them effectively right now.Luiz always plays well in big games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,491 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Ivanovic - 6 - a steady game from Ivanovic; nothing too fantastic, but definitely showing some signs of consistency at last. He even closed the wingers down yesterday...About time really. He's okay at Right-back but I really wished he would close down wingers more. Seems to have improved on that now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Yes in an ideal world the back four need to be set. but when you have three players like we have right now rotation isn't a bad thing. And on the Cahill-Terry partnership there have been more than a few games when one of them have been caught out or held a bad line to play someone onside. For me, with JT closing in on the end of an era its important to have both Cahill and Luiz playing well and also playing. Its a delicate thing trying to find the right balance to keep everyone game fit but in my opinion Jose is rotating them effectively right now.Luiz always plays well in big games.rotation is needed if there is some instability, or u need to rest a player. u dont rotate your squad against the likes of man city. so far this season cahill-JT have been SOLID. absolutely brilliant. the only goal which we have conceded when cahill-JT have played is against villa which was scored by benteke and that goal in itself was unstoppable (off the post and in).if any1 gets a blame for that goal, it has to be iva who let agbanlahor run easily past him.moreover we look comfortable when playing with cahill-JT which is something that none of us can say for any of the games that luiz has started in so far this season. as for holding a line, cahill-jt are better at that then any1 playing with luiz who is found out of position so many times in just one match. moreover against good-foxy strikers like negredo we need some stabilty which cahill-JT provide rather than luiz's dynamism. so for me cahill-JT is a must start pair for the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I love seeing Arsenal loose like the next Chelsea fan, but I don't get why everyone want them out of the CL.First, them losing does no favors what so ever for the EUFA index of the EPL. Despite us winning it two back to back European trophies, English teams have been doing too well in Europe lately. In 11-12, both Manchester clubs went out from the group stages and we were the only English team in the quarter finals. Last season both we and City exited from the groups stages and no English team made it to the semis. A couple of seasons with no one making it past the quarter finals and the EPL could lose a CL place to Italy or even France.Secondly, and more importantly, the more Arsenal are occupied in the CL the more chance they'll have of dropping points in the league. We don't want them to have much less midweek games than us towards the business end of the season. We all know if they end up in Europa, Wenger would most likely play his U21s and get knocked out from the first or second round. The longer they go in the CL, the better for us. Plus, I would honestly rather play Arsenal in the quarter finals or semis (if we reach them) than Dortmund or Napoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog 2,084 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I love seeing Arsenal loose like the next Chelsea fan, but I don't get why everyone want them out of the CL.I understand your logic, but you need to realize that most CFC fans actually hate arsenal. One more thing you forgot the mention is the fact that w/ le arse out of the UCL, it's one less chance for silverware & CFC fans can continue the chant that 'You won fuck all, in the x number of years'. Cheers!!! & stop making sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I understand your logic, but you need to realize that most CFC fans actually hate arsenal. One more thing you forgot the mention is the fact that w/ le arse out of the UCL, it's one less chance for silverware & CFC fans can continue the chant that 'You won fuck all, in the x number of years'. Cheers!!! & stop making sense Even if they qualify, they don't have the slightest chance of winning the CL. I hate Arsenal as well, that's why I want their chances of finishing above us as low as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 since i did not see any updates being posted about our youth team and since i dont know exactly where to post it, i will just post it here our youth team too won against schalke in the youth CL. 2-0 with goals from baker (pen) and ake. we are the only team (except for barca) to have a perfect start (9 points out of 3 games) in the youth CL. cheers from our youth team!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 since i did not see any updates being posted about our youth team and since i dont know exactly where to post it, i will just post it here our youth team too won against schalke in the youth CL. 2-0 with goals from baker (pen) and ake. we are the only team (except for barca) to have a perfect start (9 points out of 3 games) in the youth CL. cheers from our youth team!!!And Real Sociedad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Any German speaker care to translate this post-Schalke interview of Schurrle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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