Closed Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

[FabHazard 655]

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.

It is not his fault that if some other player miscontrols when he passes the ball..yeah i agree he lost the ball few times...in a game like this there will always be pressure

[Polo7 3,496]

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.

Fabregas controlled the midfield bro. He was excellent today.

[didierforever 7,349]

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.

so we are down to his "assist". predicted as much

yes, it was a wonderful ball to pedro, but thats his MO. he ll provide you a moment of magic.

it was not just about that counter. i remember another counter which he misplaced a simple pass to hazard. he is as good in closed spaces and in and around the opposition D, as i guess cahill would be. how many times did he lose the ball in a very good position trying to "pass his way thru". the only diffrence being, oscar is brilliant in covering up.

also, lets not say what "posters" think. zouma is getting the MOTM according to the polls? why? one brilliant tackle and the goal. oscar was heads and shoulders above most of our players today and brilliant in defense and in attack. but since he did not assist or score, a total of 2 people have given him MOTM. even hazard has got 7 votes which is hilarious cos he seemed lost most of the first half and infact till we scored our first goal.

[didierforever 7,349]

Fabregas controlled the midfield bro. He was excellent today.

he controlled the mid because arsenal were a man down. it was not cos he won possession. in 11v10, what ofcourse we would control the mid (psg was a one off).

[didierforever 7,349]

It is not his fault that if some other player miscontrols when he passes the ball..yeah i agree he lost the ball few times...in a game like this there will always be pressure

if you pass the ball at the edge of the ball, there will always be pressure. defenders will try to come out of the D to try and stop the shot or win the ball back to start a counter. both of which happened plenty of times today.

[Azpinator 2,325]

This summarizes how I feel right now:

[I_Just_Blue_Myself 29]

boy do i love beating arsenal. and i love how this victory is probably the best at making their fans go crazy.

[The Skipper 20,593]

so we are down to his "assist". predicted as much

yes, it was a wonderful ball to pedro, but thats his MO. he ll provide you a moment of magic.

it was not just about that counter. i remember another counter which he misplaced a simple pass to hazard. he is as good in closed spaces and in and around the opposition D, as i guess cahill would be. how many times did he lose the ball in a very good position trying to "pass his way thru". the only diffrence being, oscar is brilliant in covering up.

also, lets not say what "posters" think. zouma is getting the MOTM according to the polls? why? one brilliant tackle and the goal. oscar was heads and shoulders above most of our players today and brilliant in defense and in attack. but since he did not assist or score, a total of 2 people have given him MOTM. even hazard has got 7 votes which is hilarious cos he seemed lost most of the first half and infact till we scored our first goal.

So you're willing to overlook Oscar's several sloppy passes (he finished with 78% in passing accuracy - he had a good game though) but not Fabregas' (who finished with 87%)? And don't think Zouma had a good enough game today to be named MOTM? Okay then, I'm done debating.

[Polo7 3,496]

he controlled the mid because arsenal were a man down. it was not cos he won possession. in 11v10, what ofcourse we would control the mid (psg was a one off).

We outplayed them after the first 10mins. So he controlled the midfield from 10 to 40 odd when they went down to 10 men. Chill out and stop being so negative.

[The Skipper 20,593]

he controlled the mid because arsenal were a man down. it was not cos he won possession. in 11v10, what ofcourse we would control the mid (psg was a one off).

Last thing I'll say is that actually, our best passage of play came before Arsenal had their man sent off, and Fabregas was the center piece who orchestrated it all. He was pulling the strings in that passage of play.

[DYC. 7,542]

he controlled the mid because arsenal were a man down. it was not cos he won possession. in 11v10, what ofcourse we would control the mid (psg was a one off).

Fab was playing well 11v11. He deserves most of the criticism he's received but not today.

[didierforever 7,349]

So you're willing to overlook Oscar's several sloppy passes (he finished with 78% in passing accuracy - he had a good game though) but not Fabregas' (who finished with 87%)? And don't think Zouma had a good enough game today to be named MOTM? Okay then, I'm done debating.

oscar's sloppy passes were mostly in and around the arsenal D. take out cesc's "useless" sideways passes that took our game no where yet gave the impression of him "controlling" the mid, and the stats would be fun to watch. or rather, i would like to see how many of his misplaced passes were exactly which part of the pitch.

zouma had a good game, nothing more. MOTM in the general sense that he scored and changed the game, yes. but in overall play, it was oscar for me, hands down and i dont like him either but i can say so without much problem.

[bluephoenix 1,126]

fucking made my morning woke up to see chelsea 2-0 Arsenal, that jolted me up from sleep. I thought it was a late match.

Finally a win and that too over Arsenal. I haven't watched the match yet but i would like to know how we played I know people are basking in this victory.

I just wanted to know that we played better football. Because of the poor start to the season people now are again not worried about how we play as long as it is a victory (which quiet frankly, even I am in that state of mind) but I want to know the team is improving the football that we play be it even the smallest aspect

[The Skipper 20,593]

oscar's sloppy passes were mostly in and around the arsenal D. take out cesc's "useless" sideways passes that took our game no where yet gave the impression of him "controlling" the mid, and the stats would be fun to watch. or rather, i would like to see how many of his misplaced passes were exactly which part of the pitch.

zouma had a good game, nothing more. MOTM in the general sense that he scored and changed the game, yes. but in overall play, it was oscar for me, hands down and i dont like him either but i can say so without much problem.

Not at all. Oscar's misplaced passes mostly actually happened in the centre of the game at around the half way line.

Carry on hating Cesc for no reason though. Those not blinkered by unnecessary hate will appreciate that he had a good game today.

[Jase 43,479]

How is not an official match? It's an official match in every other country. League winner vs Cup winner to kick off the season. A goal will count in a player's season total.

Unless the rules are different in England. How certain people view a match is irrelevant.

No, it isn't an official match. Have seen other countries not regarding it as a competitive match. It's just a (glorified) friendly, nothing more.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

We dont just win against arsenal. We do it in fucking style haha

Great victory, many positives, but our attack is still poor as fuck. They were one and then two down and we still couldnt break them. They gave us all time in the world even when 11vs11, put little pressure on Cesc or Matic, and yet we couldnt find our way through. Cesc is alot better when we dominate/play against parked bus tho. As for the rest, not so much. There is little connection and runs between players, but hopefuly we improve.

However Iva put great performance, that is kinda miracle itself so I wont complain about today anymore.

[didierforever 7,349]

We outplayed them after the first 10mins. So he controlled the midfield from 10 to 40 odd when they went down to 10 men. Chill out and stop being so negative.

i am not being negative. he had one great pass in that time (10 to 40) - pedro chance.

arsenal were a massive threat (ramsey chance which he for some reason decided not to shoot) or the number of times walcott could have got behind but his runs were way off or we held a good line.

arsenal gave the space in mid. its like people saying herrera "controlled" the mid when united came to the bridge towards the end of the season. technically yes, but how many chances did he create. same for cesc.

[didierforever 7,349]

Not at all. Oscar's misplaced passes mostly actually happened in the centre of the game at around the half way line.

Carry on hating Cesc for no reason though. Those not blinkered by unnecessary hate will appreciate that he had a good game today.

no no. he had a greeeaaattt game. put in willian instead of oscar and i would love to watch how this game would have panned out on some of the loss of possessions that cesc had.