Closed Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

[DYC. 7,542]

A goal doesn't count towards the league total in England. If that's what you meant by total.

No, I meant goals in all competitions. I'm sure I've seen Supercup goals count in a Messi or Ronaldo total of the season when people/sites get their calculators out.

[ZOS 580]

shit performance, great result.

bego - barely tested and when did, he was upto the mark.

iva - good performance. stuck close to sanchez and fouled him on every occasion that he looked to be turning. decent performance but we cant have 2 defensive full backs playing against the likes of whu, wba, stoke, etc etc. and when the winger is running at him, he looks poor.

zouma - brilliant display and that tackle... wow... good goal too.

GC - another brilliant performance except for when he lost the ball and the confusion between him and zouma.

azpi - azpi-esque performance. enough said.

matic - quite good. broke a lot of arsenal's attacks. but too slow in possesion.

cesc - someone told me he was a "world class" passer. he is so shit, i actually cant believe he is one of the first names on the team sheet considering the fact he is never dropped. how could he have not been able to play costa thru on that counter. unfucking believable. plus if its upto him. we should walk the ball into the net or something. absolutely atrocious.

oscar - MOTM for me. defensively brilliant. good in attack though lost the ball a couple of times in dangerous positions. nonetheless, quite a brilliant performance.

hazard - started the match so poorly. but got into the game. that shot was awesome which was saved by cech. all in all, hopefully, he gets to his best.

pedro - decent. though needs to work on his shooting.

costa - awful. absolutely awful. could and should have been red carded. his "link up play" was awesome again. cant count the number of times he lost the ball in brilliant positions. his "fakes" are so slow and ponderous that its almost laughable to look at.

we were lucky today. nothing else. this game does not solve anything. all our problems are still there. and teams will exploit them time and again.

completely disagree

it was an overall good performance by cesc and Costa. a huge improvement ..

[Etoo fils 45]

We needed to win this game and we've done it.

Great victory, good 3 pts.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Forwards were incredibly bad, and to be honest even when the result was 1-0, I saw the team conceding a stupid goal and match ending in a 1-1.

This is going to be a tough season to watch.

Of course you did because you're nothing more than a whiny little tit. You show up to talk shit and then when we win convincingly you vanish.

It'll only be a tough season for fairweather fan boys like yourself.

[bababoom 4,478]

How was it a shit perfomance? Jesus christ.

Bar the first 10 minutes, in the first half 11v11 we were excellent, completely dominated Arsenal and should have had a pen. Hazard, Cesc, Pedro, Oscar and Costa all linked up well and we were playing some lovely stuff. When Arsenal went down to 10 and later on 9. understandably we stepped off the gas, the pressing was eased and we just kept the ball and made Arsenal work. Special mention to Cesc and Oscar, is it a coincidence once Oscar returns and puts in a defensive shift (noticeable covering Cesc when he went forward) that Fabregas returns to his best? i'm not sure but when on form Fabregas is majestic. Zouma with another brilliant perfomance, it's scary to think he's only 20, i still hope we go in for Stones in Jan because that partnership will be mouthwatering. Cahill gets a lot of flak but today he played well, it's great having a more proactive defence, both defenders wasn't afraid to push up and move out of defence with the ball.

I also have to go on about this forum, people on this site are never happy, today when the team news came out certain members were literally calling for Jose' head there and then, it's pathetic, get behind the team ffs.

[bluesman2610 1,341]

Man Cesc must love when Oscar is in the team his non stop pressing forces teams to give up possession in areas where Cesc can get on the ball and make things happen

[Kieran. 6,317]

Man Cesc must love when Oscar is in the team his non stop pressing forces teams to give up possession in areas where Cesc can get on the ball and make things happen

Yep, Fab and Oscar compliment each other quite nicely!

[The Skipper 20,593]

shit performance, great result.

bego - barely tested and when did, he was upto the mark.

iva - good performance. stuck close to sanchez and fouled him on every occasion that he looked to be turning. decent performance but we cant have 2 defensive full backs playing against the likes of whu, wba, stoke, etc etc. and when the winger is running at him, he looks poor.

zouma - brilliant display and that tackle... wow... good goal too.

GC - another brilliant performance except for when he lost the ball and the confusion between him and zouma.

azpi - azpi-esque performance. enough said.

matic - quite good. broke a lot of arsenal's attacks. but too slow in possesion.

cesc - someone told me he was a "world class" passer. he is so shit, i actually cant believe he is one of the first names on the team sheet considering the fact he is never dropped. how could he have not been able to play costa thru on that counter. unfucking believable. plus if its upto him. we should walk the ball into the net or something. absolutely atrocious.

oscar - MOTM for me. defensively brilliant. good in attack though lost the ball a couple of times in dangerous positions. nonetheless, quite a brilliant performance.

hazard - started the match so poorly. but got into the game. that shot was awesome which was saved by cech. all in all, hopefully, he gets to his best.

pedro - decent. though needs to work on his shooting.

costa - awful. absolutely awful. could and should have been red carded. his "link up play" was awesome again. cant count the number of times he lost the ball in brilliant positions. his "fakes" are so slow and ponderous that its almost laughable to look at.

we were lucky today. nothing else. this game does not solve anything. all our problems are still there. and teams will exploit them time and again.

In what sense was Fabregas atrocious? I know you don't like the man but come on, must've been watching a different game.

He created our best chances in the game by far. A few sloppy passes but overall a good performance, more like it.

[zolayes 14,489]

wrong thread perhaps but similar to Arsenal .. Dumbarton drawing with Rangers at HT they havent beaten Rangers since 95 ..... 1895 ,,,,,thats HISTORY

[FabHazard 655]

It is not a shit performance by any means...even before the red card...we were better than arsenal..pressing higher up the pitch ,looking comfortable in possession..just some wrong decisions in the final third...

[Vytis33 1,144]

I'm not married but I'd trust Dave with my wife naked. Never a doubt with that guy.

[didierforever 7,349]

In what sense was Fabregas atrocious? I know you don't like the man but come on, must've been watching a different game.

how many passes did he misplace? how many simple through balls like that one on the counter did he misplace? i am sorry, but getting an assist on a set piece barely shows a "good performance". him and costa were both poor. the number of times we had the ball in and around the box, and costa tried to "fake" his way through while cesc tried to walk the ball into the net amid 6/7 other arsenal players was hardly any fun to watch.

[FabHazard 655]

shit performance, great result.

bego - barely tested and when did, he was upto the mark.

iva - good performance. stuck close to sanchez and fouled him on every occasion that he looked to be turning. decent performance but we cant have 2 defensive full backs playing against the likes of whu, wba, stoke, etc etc. and when the winger is running at him, he looks poor.

zouma - brilliant display and that tackle... wow... good goal too.

GC - another brilliant performance except for when he lost the ball and the confusion between him and zouma.

azpi - azpi-esque performance. enough said.

matic - quite good. broke a lot of arsenal's attacks. but too slow in possesion.

cesc - someone told me he was a "world class" passer. he is so shit, i actually cant believe he is one of the first names on the team sheet considering the fact he is never dropped. how could he have not been able to play costa thru on that counter. unfucking believable. plus if its upto him. we should walk the ball into the net or something. absolutely atrocious.

oscar - MOTM for me. defensively brilliant. good in attack though lost the ball a couple of times in dangerous positions. nonetheless, quite a brilliant performance.

hazard - started the match so poorly. but got into the game. that shot was awesome which was saved by cech. all in all, hopefully, he gets to his best.

pedro - decent. though needs to work on his shooting.

costa - awful. absolutely awful. could and should have been red carded. his "link up play" was awesome again. cant count the number of times he lost the ball in brilliant positions. his "fakes" are so slow and ponderous that its almost laughable to look at.

we were lucky today. nothing else. this game does not solve anything. all our problems are still there. and teams will exploit them time and again.

Fabregas was good today...one misplaced pass on a counter does not make him shit...He was direct and got into some really good positions..we cannot have shots taking from 40,50 yards everytime..what about the pass to pedro which was the best chance in the first half

[didierforever 7,349]

Fabregas was good today...one misplaced pass on a counter does not make him shit...He was direct and got into some really good positions..we cannot have shots taking from 40,50 yards everytime..what about the pass to pedro which was the best chance in the first half

it was not just one attack that he screwed. there were PLENTY of them. and the shooting i am refering to is from the edge of the box where cesc tends to play a 2 yard pass to pawn it off on some other player or simply loses the ball to start a counter against us.

[The Chels 2,502]

[The Skipper 20,593]

how many passes did he misplace? how many simple through balls like that one on the counter did he misplace? i am sorry, but getting an assist on a set piece barely shows a "good performance". him and costa were both poor. the number of times we had the ball in and around the box, and costa tried to "fake" his way through while cesc tried to walk the ball into the net amid 6/7 other arsenal players was hardly any fun to watch.

You are letting your hate for Fabregas blinker your thoughts. Okay, he failed on that counter attack but he immediately won the ball back and the chance was still alive but Pedro decided to shoot instead of giving it to Costa who was in acres of space.

He provided the game winning assist and was the catalyst for our best period of play, dictating the temp very well. Do you remember him creating a very good opportunity from deep when he spotted Pedro's run?

The fact that so many people are calling you out for saying Cesc's performance was shit should tell you that you're wrong. Or go to his player thread now. You're the only one that's saying that Cesc was awful.

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

Well that's kinda depressing to know.

[didierforever 7,349]

completely disagree

it was an overall good performance by cesc and Costa. a huge improvement ..

costa was dispossessed 5 times according to stats and i would relly like to recheck those cos i feel the number should be way higher.