Drogba11CFC 108 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 2-2 FTFFS Turnbull you are allowed to stop opposing strikers shots with your hands you know, you're not Henry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 2-2 Full Time.Through the group stage undefeated.Sorry i didnt update the game, i was watching stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 (edited) Hows Kakuta playing Badboy?He was killing them for the 70 mins he was on his vision was brilliant, very similar to kaka the way he picks passes out without thinking. His through ball lead to drogba's goal and he put joe cole through as well he played clever one two's and his pace was lethal. He played behind drogba and later on in the match carlo told him to play further forward in the aguero rooney role. apoel played 10 men behind the ball and he still found space, the boy is a talent and i can see him starting against everton. Edited December 8, 2009 by Badboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Was it Obi Mikel's back pass that lead to Apoel scoring their second? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueboy 14 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Was it Obi Mikel's back pass that lead to Apoel scoring their second?Yes, why do you ask? Did you had your suspicions xD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Was it Obi Mikel's back pass that lead to Apoel scoring their second?Yes it was very very sloppy from obi really bad back pass from mikel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Bloody hell.......From the second we went in front we wasted numerous chances to kill the game off. we've no one to blame but ourselves. We took our foot off the gas and fucked around too much and the passing became very sloppy. The first 20 minutes we were murdering them down the left side....why didnt we concentrate more on exploiting that?Turnbull should have done better with the first goal. Imo he's not a keeper brimming with confidence. A Keeper on top form would have been diving straight out at his feet instead of slide tackling ffs. The 2nd goal was the tip of the iceberg and showed we need to stop fannying about thinking we have games won. Mikel should be fined a weeks wages for a pass like that. I know it was a nothing game and the result has no consequences, but had that been in the knockout stage when away goals become so much important we could end up out on our arse.Thats 3 below par performances in a row now. We have to pick ourselves up against Everton and get out of this rut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddandrewblue 19 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Looks like the Blackburn CC loss has had its effect, as I predicted. The psyche of the team is damaged. There is no way in hell we should draw against APOEL at home with the squad we put out today. No way.And people have to stop saying, "Well at least..." after these losses. After Blackburn it was "At least it was only the CC, who cares." After City it was "At least we're still 2 points up on United." And today its "At least we finsihed top of the group". If we're not careful these same people will be saying "At least we're within 1 point of United" after Everton this weekend, and "At least we finished second in the league" at the end of the season, or "At least we got to see some of the young guys this season"."At least" is not good enough for a team of this caliber. They need to play better to achieve "the most".It really is starting to feel like deja vu, with Carlo playing the role of Scolari. How long til they call Guus back? Good thing Russia missed out on the WC - he might actually come back...COME ON YOU BLUES! GET BACK ON TRACK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddandrewblue 19 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Bloody hell.......From the second we went in front we wasted numerous chances to kill the game off. we've no one to blame but ourselves. We took our foot off the gas and fucked around too much and the passing became very sloppy. The first 20 minutes we were murdering them down the left side....why didnt we concentrate more on exploiting that?Turnbull should have done better with the first goal. Imo he's not a keeper brimming with confidence. A Keeper on top form would have been diving straight out at his feet instead of slide tackling ffs. The 2nd goal was the tip of the iceberg and showed we need to stop fannying about thinking we have games won. Mikel should be fined a weeks wages for a pass like that. I know it was a nothing game and the result has no consequences, but had that been in the knockout stage when away goals become so much important we could end up out on our arse.Thats 3 below par performances in a row now. We have to pick ourselves up against Everton and get out of this rut.They've all got consequences, though. This team is broken right now. It is not working properly, and that is a cumulative result of the past 3 games. Everton is on a high and we are as low as we've bneen all season. A home loss this weekend would not surprise me, although it would anger and sadden me greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 (edited) Back from the game,bloody annoying to concede so late on esp as really Turnbull had little to do but hey ho,they had all to play for we just wanted to perform well which at times we didnt but things to look at etc.Very sloopy play at times but hopfully we can get it out the way before Sat..better do anyway and we had 2 offside goals Katuta though great performance never stopped running!!Just hope Essien ok Edited December 8, 2009 by Laylabelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Drog 1,110 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Positives : -Kakuta was excellent , looks like a genuine top prospect.- We finished the group top and undefeated- Drogba scored againThe Negatives :- Complacent. You got to see out games like that , confidence looks a little fragile at the moment.- Defensively frail , we have looked welland truly weak at the back in the last 3 games , not good enough.- Under performing by certain players ( Malouda , Belletti , Mikel , Turnbull )- The tip of the diamond. I know Joe Cole is working his way back to fitness still but seriously from a creative stand point it wasnt good enough again tonight , too many missed passes , too many mis-controled touches , too many flicks that didnt work. Its a clear problem area in the side.- I miss Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I was at the game with my dad, and I thought the Mikel backpass was just stupid! He might as well just given them a point on a hot steaming plate. And to think we had dozens of chances to kill off the game. APOEL have one chance to score in front of the visiting fans and they don't disappoint.Turnbull needs to get the next ticket out of this club, he's just no fucking good at all. I would have much rather seen Hilario between the posts if Cech wasn't starting, although I think he's injured, which is just as well. I think it makes sense to point out that Turnbull has proved to be a right dunce of a signing since he came from a relagating Middlesbrough side last season.On the other hand, Gael Kakuta really impressed me. He got stuck in, and he fed in a terrific through ball to Zhirkov, who set up Drogba's goal. Give him a few games more and we'll be saying "who the fuck is Aaron Lennon??"Finally, what was going on with the Apoel supporters?? Seriously, I've never heard such a noisy bunch of bastards in my life. I seriously felt I was supporting an away side. They really did teach us how to follow a team through a match, totally outsang us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskoviolente 425 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Carlo seems to be furious concidering the latest comment on the clubs website.and so am I. it is not exactly what we´ve needed after two losses in a row - not a draw against a team no one has ever heard of before.i don´t think that the situation is the same as last year with Scolari because even if we play bad we still play better than last winter.I am sure we will win the next game against Everton, because after today, every single player has understand (or at least has to ) what it means having to play like champions.there are some positivities about todays game though: we fought back, turned the game around with two very good goalsand having two real diamonds in Gael Kakuta and Borini for the future.of course, that wins us nothing but is something to build on for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) REACTION: TOO SOFT, TOO SLOW Carlo Ancelotti believes the 2-2 draw with APOEL on Tuesday night was the worst performance since he has been manager.Having clawed our way back from behind to lead,our concentration slipped in the closing minutes as we allowed ourCypriot visitors to equalise, ending a run of 12 straight home wins.'It was not a good evening. We did well firsthalf, played well and scored two goals with intensity but the secondhalf was totally different, we lost intensity, we lost concentration,played too slowly, too soft. The second half was not good,' Ancelottisaid afterwards.'I am unhappy because we have to play 90 minuteswith intensity and concentration. The result was not important, but itis important to play our best every game. Tonight was not like we want.The second half, I don't have problems to say this, we played bad.'I think it is psychological. I see every dayplayers train very well in all psychological situations. Tomorrow willbe different.'There was concern also for Michael Essien,who limped off with a hamstring injury after smashing home our first ofthe evening. He is not expected to be fit for the visit of Everton onSaturday.'He has a problem with his leg, we have to lookthe next days and we will do a check tomorrow I think,' the managersaid. 'We hope that it is not a big problem, but he is not availablefor Saturday.'One bright note was a first start for 18-year-oldFrenchman Gael Kakuta, who played 72 minutes before making way foranother youngster, Fabio Borini.'Kakuta is the only one who I think tonightplayed well, he showed his talent and did fantastic passes for thesecond goal,' Ancelotti said. 'We have to look at him, stay calm and hewill be the future of Chelsea.'CFC Edited December 9, 2009 by Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Joe Cole was brilliant. I'm not at all worried by the result; we'd already qualified and we've come through the group stages unscathed. Fairest result was the draw; we were wasteful, yes, but APOEL played well. Credit to their fans as well, they outsung us bar the period we equalised and went 2-1 up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 On the other hand, Gael Kakuta really impressed me. He got stuck in, and he fed in a terrific through ball to Zhirkov, who set up Drogba's goal. Give him a few games more and we'll be saying "who the fuck is Aaron Lennon??"Kakuta already has a more advanced footballing brain then what lennon has. Kakuta showed that he is just not a quick skilful dribbler he showed he is creative too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Big blow to confidence that we have gone 3 games without a win now! Even though the result was not important. Missed too many chances to put the game to bed and wasn't up to standard again.Zhirkov had a good game and is getting better all the time, i am still waiting to see him played higher up the pitch, i think he would do well there for us. Kakuta had a great game too, showing some lovely touches and his passing was very impressive, one thing we are missing from him though playing in the role he is, is that we are not getting the chance to see him run at defenders which is something he is exceptional at. For me he has earned the right to play against Everton ahead of Deco and Cole... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueboy 14 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Something i picked from this game was that we could play Kakuta instead of Joe Cole/Deco coming saturday. Maybe something like Joe Cole in the first half, Kakuta in the second. We shouldn't put too much pressure on him, so maybe a game like against Everton isn't exaxctly what he needs because it's so crucial for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alee. 182 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Mikel needs to learn how to pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Mikel needs to learn how to pass To be fair to Mikel he was having a very good game up until that point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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