Closed Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Azpi was my MOTM and was just brilliant throughout. Willian and Hazard were also amazing.

But what a first half Lampard had! It was like watching Super Frankie of old. Completely bossed the midfield and was effective going forward. Such a shame he picked up that injury!

[Tomo 21,733]

What's the odds that when we go to The Hawthorns and Anfield, the ref's will want to "right the wrongs"?

[_007M_ 26]

Great game we played ,, all players were in big responsiblity and played very well !

& Even if ETOO hurry & Unlucky torres we would have won more 2

But anyways great game & Congratulations to all chelsea fans & this is best end for 2013 Chelsea's year

& this is gift for u guys https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mjLZiQTXlhE

[Chelsea Buzz 487]

Great match and effort all the way around. Posted prior to the match that I thought the guys were starting to hit their stride (and chemsitry). Wow, did it show today! I am starting to see why Willian is getting time over Mata. His hustle and movement without he ball has been excellent. Hazard? No need to say more. Cahill, Dave and Terry really shut down Suarez.

This was the best effort so far this year. Felt the team really controlled the match outside of the opening 3 minutes.

I still prefer Torres over Eto'o even with Eto'o's goal, which was excellent. Was hoping Torres would put it in there at the end.

Great joy in the 3 points today especially after getting harrased yesterday in shops near Atlanta by some Scouser fans. I was wearing Chelsea gear.

Come on you Chels!

[James 5,214]

What a photo this is.

[quickpassnmove 924]

And it's not just in this game that Frank's presence in central midfield has been influential. I said it before in the Lampard thread & I'll say it again, lately (particularly this month) he's been among our top performing players. It could be because Mourinho has been rotating him more with Mikel & Essien which might explain why he's looked sharper than he did before when he was basically playing every game. Whatever the reason is, he's put in a couple of really top performances this month. According to Choulo though, that's a "largely unpopular opinion".

Doesn't matter. The fact is, Chelsea didn't have enough in centre midfield before the summer window closed. I'm happy that Frank has been doing well recently, but he shouldn't have been expected to play as a starter in a 4231 formation every week or sometimes more than once per week. Chelsea need someone quicker who can drive past defenders with the ball and come up quickly for support on the left side while also being strong in front of the CBs.

[Pizy 18,419]

"Mourinho is a complete fucking twat.

Howard Webb is an incompetent serial bottler, who should have been kicked out of the game years ago. Chelsea should now have two players on a three match ban.

The Premier League is a fucking corrupt joke, God only knows how much it cost Abramovitch to buy today's result."

RAWK, ladies and gentleman.

[Blue Warrior 109]

Bit of humble pie for the doubters and naysayers.

[manco 38]

Thanks to Ramires ...being out

[guddy69 174]

As much as reading those RAWK meltdown quotes are hilarious (apart from the Hillsborough one, which was sick) i think if im honest the quotes are some saddo making them up out of thin air.

He doesn't even give the link, and is he really scouring RAWK just to find one stereotypical Liverpool fan quote? i doubt it, it's easier to just make them up if you are not providing the link.

They are quoted from the Rawk site on twitter, https://twitter.com/RAWK_Meltdown it copies and pasts quotes from the real Liverpool site... they are real..

Lots of followers because it is funny...

[AndersonBLUE 819]

Liverpool fans think the world is against them, surprise surprise. You were just fucking shit at the end of the day, and are back down where you belong.

[calculatingInfinity 1,452]

Suarez face when he didn't get that penalty

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Despite the goal Eto'o was still quite poor. Luckily his stupid tackle on Suarez didn't cost us the game.

I love this stuff. The guys the match winner and he calls him poor... LOL The objective of every striker is to score goals, when they do, particularly when its a match winner its job done.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

I love this stuff. The guys the match winner and he calls him poor... LOL The objective of every striker is to score goals, when they do, particularly when its a match winner its job done.

LOL as hard as you want, if you don't think he was poor then we were clearly watching different match. Good goal though I will give you that.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

My two cents worth...

A few things really stuck out for me today, Eden Hazard is blossoming right before our eyes. Every time he gets on the ball, whether it be in space or in tight spots, he's looking extremely dangerous. This team is ever so slowly starting to become his team... You can tell everyone is starting to elevate their game at this time of year but he's taking it to another level.

If we actually cultured David Luiz in a midfielder would there be any need for Pogba or whoever else you can throw out? Here's what I see about him, he has great ball winning instincts but is sometimes a bit too rash. He has good defensive awareness for a CB but as a DM it is exceptional. He's at his best when he has the ball in possession and loves marauding forward. He is a fantastic long range passer and can deal with aerials well... Honestly, Chelsea need to do the right thing after the world cup and train him for DM... it will save us from having to buy big (€45m for Matic??? really??) And focus on other areas on the pitch. He can play there and can probably be one of the best in the world if given time to adjust.

Eto'o was fantastic today. The goal is precisely what has been missing from our strikers, not the actual goal but how it was scored. Timed it perfectly to get in front of Skrtel and just stabbed at it with his left. That sort of hunger and awareness got the ball across the line, kudos to him.

Its says something about our squad when we lose Ivanovic at RB and his substitute is Ashley Cole... That is the reason I feel we're gonna win the league, by comparison Liverpool lost Joe Allen and brought on some dude name Brad Smith?

I didn't like Oscar game all the much today. Felt like on the key areas on the pitch to manufacture a scoring chance he often picked the wrong option, dwelled on the ball or gave it away. He worked hard but his final third work wasn't quite there....

Vital win where we basically showed our depth of squad against a top 4 contender, if we manage to get a striker, with Hazard an emerging world beater, we can be deadly... Disgustingly DEADLY

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

LOL as hard as you want, if you don't think he was poor then we were clearly watching different match. Good goal though I will give you that.

You got Drogba on your kit but you don't know what a striker is... Objective: Score goals and provide outlets for midfielders, did that to a tee... Almost had two goals today as a matter of fact.

[Reddish-Blue 2,355]

My two cents worth...

A few things really stuck out for me today, Eden Hazard is blossoming right before our eyes. Every time he gets on the ball, whether it be in space or in tight spots, he's looking extremely dangerous. This team is ever so slowly starting to become his team... You can tell everyone is starting to elevate their game at this time of year but he's taking it to another level.

If we actually cultured David Luiz in a midfielder would there be any need for Pogba or whoever else you can throw out? Here's what I see about him, he has great ball winning instincts but is sometimes a bit too rash. He has good defensive awareness for a CB but as a DM it is exceptional. He's at his best when he has the ball in possession and loves marauding forward. He is a fantastic long range passer and can deal with aerials well... Honestly, Chelsea need to do the right thing after the world cup and train him for DM... it will save us from having to buy big (€45m for Matic??? really??) And focus on other areas on the pitch. He can play there and can probably be one of the best in the world if given time to adjust.

Eto'o was fantastic today. The goal is precisely what has been missing from our strikers, not the actual goal but how it was scored. Timed it perfectly to get in front of Skrtel and just stabbed at it with his left. That sort of hunger and awareness got the ball across the line, kudos to him.

Its says something about our squad when we lose Ivanovic at RB and his substitute is Ashley Cole... That is the reason I feel we're gonna win the league, by comparison Liverpool lost Joe Allen and brought on some dude name Brad Smith?

I didn't like Oscar game all the much today. Felt like on the key areas on the pitch to manufacture a scoring chance he often picked the wrong option, dwelled on the ball or gave it away. He worked hard but his final third work wasn't quite there....

Vital win where we basically showed our depth of squad against a top 4 contender, if we manage to get a striker, with Hazard an emerging world beater, we can be deadly... Disgustingly DEADLY

Eto'o was poor today, other than the goal which was a good finish, he was fairly quiet.

Also, when Ivanovic got injured, the only real option from the bench was Ashley Cole.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Eto'o was poor today, other than the goal which was a good finish, he was fairly quiet.

Also, when Ivanovic got injured, the only real option from the bench was Ashley Cole.

Really? Are you forgetting the effort that was parried away in the second half? Are you forgetting the link up plays he had with Oscar and Hazard? What about his game was poor?

You're confusing... That's the point!!! Ivanovic comes off and his sub is an England international. Who were you expecting, Mata?