Stats 7,144 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Such a shame that Costa did not convert that beautiful pass from Fabregas in the first half. That should be another assist to his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azpinator 2,325 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 When it comes to cunts and dickheads, Stoke City always delivers. That twat Bardsley should be punished for his "football" in the 1st half.I hope this is only the beginning of Matic, what a player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinblue 27 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 went for costa....battled all night long even tho they kicked several shades of shit outta him...he never shirked a tackle once, they spent all night trying to get a reaction and the ref never helped once..................matic a monster, as has been said.... and Hazard put the fear in them every time he got the ball....................hard fought and a great winstoke play like that every game and they will cause a lot of teams trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y123CFC 69 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Great stat:Mourinho has led the league at Christmas during seasons:11/12 with Real Madrid09/10 with Inter Milan 08/09 with Inter Milan05/06 with Chelsea04/05 with Chelsea03/04 with Porto02/03 with Portoand won the league at the end of each of these seasons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannyfreshh 164 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Matic is amazing, hazard amazing defense was never in serious danger. Mikel is excellent at doing he's job. Great win, very happy that this win makes me. Next west ham, possibly without hazard?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Matic and Mikel had SIXTEEN successful tackles between them! That's just got to be the highest for a midfield duo this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Matic and Mikel had SIXTEEN successful tackles between them! That's just got to be the highest for a midfield duo this season! Matic 15 Mikel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Matic 15 Mikel 1 9 and 7, actually. Not bad for a useless piece of junk, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg 1,824 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 9 and 7, actually. Not bad for a useless piece of junk, right? Mourinho effect on Mikel ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petre.ispirescu 4,928 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Matic, Xabi Alonso and there is no point in talking about the other defensive midfielders as they are irrelevant at this point. Such a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Even our players at the time say that they never felt he was really part of the team. Not directly, but I've heard Wise and Gus imply it on a couple of occasions in interviews with CTV. Mark Hughes has always looked like the kind of person who keeps his distance away from others. Think he's a decent fella, just probably not a very warmth and/or approachable one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/15116/9617766/premier-league-chelsea-show-the-fighting-spirit-in-their-2-0-win-at-stoke-that-can-take-them-to-the-titleAnalysis of the victory on Sky Sports.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Mark Hughes has always looked like the kind of person who keeps his distance away from others. Think he's a decent fella, just probably not a very warmth and/or approachable one.His house would be the first I'd search if there were several murders in the neighborhood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I sometimes think that Costa just looks angry but he actually controls himself very well. He provokes everyone and they get yellows lolCompletely agree here. I can count 20 instances where I thought he would go off based on what I had heard about him, but you're absolutely right, he seems in absolute control of his emotions. Knows exactly what he can and can't get away with. The few yellows he has gotten, you could argue were probably because of his reputation and not really yellows when you compare to what others get away with on a weekly basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Hello, hello 3 points. Clean sheet. Top of the league. F*** off rainy, cloudy, windy, gloomy monday night at Stoke. And people still hate Mikel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Buzz 487 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Superb three points tonight! I had requested an early lead in this one in the pre-match thread, and at 2 minutes, there you are Thank you, JT!Matic turned in a brilliant performance tonight, but I had to go with JT as MotM after his hard work on the back line and first PL goal in 12 months. JT is taken for granted at times, I think, and he is the rock in our defense, and is a terrific skipper. He is playing perhaps his best in 10 years. Great job JT!!Fabregas, Hazard and Costa showed excellent effort tonight. Wish Diego could have slid one home.Top of the league on Christmas day, on Christmas day, we are top of the league!! :getin:Come you Chelsea!! :blue scalf: :blue scalf:Oh, and I will add, Bardsley should have been sent off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog 2,084 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Mourinho effect on Mikel ? well if you add up all of his CFC appearances, it totals 328 matches. If you want to say Jose then go ahead, but there is a reason why he hasn't been shipped off. Some people here will say no one is buying, but why is he playing if he is so terrible? I seen CFC fans say Scott Parker, Tiote, Huddlestone, etc... are better than him, but it comes down to the fact that Mourinho knows what he can get out of him & trusts him. Like it or not Mikel is a CFC player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I'd like to mention Courtois.Didn't do much aside from the crosses... but then... that long shot that got deflected and was going into the back of the net for sure... absolutely incredible. He made it look easy, but to me it was fantastic goalkeeping.Matic was MoTM, but had that gone in and it would've been 1x1 and Stoke would've parked the bus making it a lot more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedsBlue 1,549 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 We played like Champions. Proud of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Very professional win. Stoke are incredibly dirty - they seem to be getting worse every season.They are just playing up to their stereotype as the dirty cunts of English/European football. That's the only thing they have going for them anyway. You could see they were trying so hard to retain their prestigious crown and their fans are equally vile and horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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