Rambo 1,729 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Cech MOTM. Definitely deserved to lose today, great goal by Salomon however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,959 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Thank god for that. Cech and Essien with his block before the Kalou goal saved our day and won the game for us - at Goodison, with such an awful performance, with the chance of having a replay at the Bridge, I really do consider it as a win.Petr Cech once again, top class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 It appears to me we should be the far happier side - Everton have blown their chance of winning the tie as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F. 1,484 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Where is Sturridge ? Is he injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Again poor, poor first half. I think it's official now, we can't create chances from build-up play anymore. We just pass the ball around with no imagination, no idea. It's so sad to see. We've become so static. We were always pretty static but now it's ridiculous. Our players up front just stand still except for Anelka who seems up for it these last three games or so. The concept of possession/build-up play is move, receive, pass. What we do is, stand still and pass. You won't get anywhere playing like that and even a League One side can defend against that. We only seem to be dangerous on the break but even on the break you spot our lack of real pace which messes up those opportunities too.We've been like this since October yet the club's main target this transferwindow was a CB. I couldn't believe it, still can't believe it. We need (effective) movement (and players who can go past men) up front and pure playmaker in the middle. Only then will the 4-3-3 formation work.The best thing to do now would be to bring Josh in centre midfield, not defensive midfield, and take off Malouda (who has poor for months) for Kalou since Sturridge isn't on the bench.Haven't really enjoyed a Chelsea game since September I think .No words for the second half performance. Everton deserved to win but thanks to Kalou, again great goal, we get a replay. It seems we just can't perform the way we should. Starting to wonder if we'll ever get back to the way we used to be.Cech - 8Bosingwa - 5Ivanovic - 5Terry - 5Cole - 3.5Essien - 4.5Ramires - 5.5Lampard - 4Anelka - 5Drogba - 3Malouda - 3.5CA we have a serious problem. Please fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spuz 143 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 We still look like a sack of shite then I see.Carlo I thought we were out of our bad moment now. If our midfield continuously looks over run and non existent why the hell not change it? I won't be sorry to see him go in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Agree! Kept us in it with bloody great saves. God knows how we managed a replay but hey ho. And haha back to savage and co and their desk on the pitchside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corlett 202 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Back to the negotiation table now then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Essien5 33 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Ramires MOTM and Cech. We were lucky don't to lose this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Drog 1,110 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Bit flat today but at the same time I dont think we deserved to lose the game. Set pieces are still a problem that really need to be worked on. Petr Cech entered another excellent performance but I think its safe to say that our best player was Ramires who was excellent going forward and reliable defensively, producing in particular one wonderful last ditch block to save a goal. A replay at the Bridge now where we will surely be a bit more confident of progressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Full Time - Happy with that result considering the circumstances. Cech and Ramires just keep playing so good! Very happy with them both at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spuz 143 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 We could have splashed out £70m on Pienaar,Luiz and Torres and played them all today and still looked awful. Torres will be completely isolated the way we're playing at the moment and Luiz will be busy as there's no protection from the midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Essiens qualities are wasted as the holding midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caesarblues 51 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Jagielka n cahill will back,gonna be tough for us...anw im happy with this draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCFC 45 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Kalou sure saved our bacon,as well as Ramires and Cech.Not a good performance,nowhere near Monday night's but we're slowly still getting back into the swing of things and i guess a draw is a fair outcome.Should beat them at the Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,959 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Ivanovic, well apart from that one horrible second, was pretty solid as well, as always. Especially today he looked superb, as John made him look like that Terry really must hate playing at Goodison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Essiens qualities are wasted as the holding midfielder.Agreed! Which is why I was relived when Mikel was brought on, I believe if he'd have started we'd have put in a more positive display than we actually did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Blue 469 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 How come no one shits all over Kalou now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King11Didier 916 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Wow god and Cech save us!!But we make our situation very bad.We have very difficult programe.We have many matches and with this short bench we will have many problems We had to buy players.But no Carlo think the team is perfect and we will win against every club.He will see his mistake when our team will bi VERY TIRED.I don't see the club to win theirs matches in three days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 How come no one shits all over Kalou now?He isn't Lionel Messi all of a sudden.Good goal, but he's had an unprogressive & frustrating career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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