Blackpool Vs Chelsea - match ratings

[Tomo 21,751]

Petr Cech 7 - done nothing wrong.

Jose Bosingwa 4 - So sloppy and so frustrating, his sloppiness nearly got Blackpool a late 2nd.

David Luiz 7 - Solid, although was sloppy a couple of times, his least spectacular performance so far.

John Terry 8 - Great header from the corner and lead from the back all game.

Ashley Cole 6 - Solid but still lacking his form of August/September.

Ramires 6 - Strangely quiet tonight, a couple of neat bits of skill.

Frank Lampard 8 - Best game for a while, am i the only 1 seeing a late surge to 20 goals?

Micheal Essien 7 - Got to grips with the game more and more as it went on.

Yuri Zhirkov 4 - very poor, looked completely diffrent to the Yuri that played United.

Fernando Torres 5 - cant fault his effort but that price tag is really weiging him down atm.

Didier Drogba 4 - awfull in all honesty, if he wants his place back he needs to do better than that.

SUBS

Florent Malouda 6

Soloman Kalou 8 (thought he was fantastic tbh)

Josh McEachran 6

[JoulJoul 20]

Petr Cech 6 -

Jose Bosingwa 3 -

David Luiz 7 -

John Terry 8 -

Ashley Cole 5 -

Ramires 6 -

Frank Lampard 8 -

Micheal Essien 6 -

Yuri Zhirkov 4 -

Fernando Torres 3 -

Didier Drogba 4 -

SUBS

Florent Malouda 5

Soloman Kalou 8

Josh McEachran 5

[zagger 47]

Petr Čech 6

Jose Bosingwa 5

David Luiz 6.5

Terry 7.5

Ashley Cole 5.5

Ramires 6

Lampard 8

Essien 7

Zhirkov 4.5

Torres 4.5

Drogba 5

Subs:

Malouda 4

Kalou 6.5

McEachran 6

[HRiver 1,512]

Cech 7

Bosingwa 5

David Luiz 6.5

Terry 8

Ashley Cole 6.5

Ramires 6

Essien 7

Lampard 8

Zhirkov 5

Torres 6

Drogba 5

Subs:

Malouda 5

Kalou 6.5

McEachran 6

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Cech - 7 - a couple of excellent saves, very few goalkeepers would have been able to stop Puncheon's late strike.

Bosingwa - 5 - he was good going forward, but defensively quite poor. He's played much better than that recently, I'm disappointed.

Luiz - 6 - he was unspectacular and did what he had to do. That's what I like from my centre halves.

Terry - 8 - excellent performance all-round, and a goal to cap it off. Man of the match without doubt.

Cole - 6 - the opposite of Bosingwa, really. Great display defensively, but he seemed very reluctant to offer width going forward.

Ramires - 7 - Mr Consistent was again the driving force. He remains under-appreciated despite this consistently fine form.

Essien - 7 - Essien seems to have regained his fitness and as a result he's finding his form once again. A great box-to-box performance.

Lampard - 6 - two goals, granted, but in fairness he did very little else.

Zhirkov - 4 - as much as I love the guy, he was awful. His work-rate was non-existent and he was constantly giving the ball away. Ironic, since we all wanted him in the team.

McEachran - 6 - composed performance, he doesn't possess the same defensive steel as Ramires and thus I thought we looked a little threadbare when he came on, but that is no reflection on Josh who played well in my opinion.

Malouda - 6 - I don't understand the criticism of Malouda in this match; he came on and gave us some attacking impetus down the left and had two goalscoring chances. He did nothing wrong and he worked hard to cover Cole.

Drogba - 5 - he seems interested one minute and couldn't give a shit the next. An indifferent performance, though he and Torres were both betrayed by a lack of service from the midfielders.

Torres - 5 - like Drogba he was let down by the fact no-one passed to him. But this game is testament to the fact he and Drogba simply cannot play in the same side.

Kalou - 6 - we saw the good and bad of Kalou with two assists but then him letting himself down on occasions with bad decision-making. He also missed a sitter in trademark fashion, but he certainly fit well into the system and did nothing to hurt his chances.

[Kostas 1,468]

Petr Cech 6 - Was lucky not to do a Reina in the first half. Think he should have dealt better with their goal.

Jose Bosingwa 5 - He was fine offensively, responsible for their Blackpool's goal and a couple other lost balls.

David Luiz 6 - Unimpressive but solid.

John Terry 8

Ashley Cole 6 - Regular

Ramires 6 - Not as good as in previous games, certainly not bad

Frank Lampard 8 - Average in the first half but got better later on, can't look past his 2 goals.

Micheal Essien 6

Yuri Zhirkov 5 - Tried but lost the ball too many times.

Fernando Torres 3

Didier Drogba 5 - Did some neat things but still a frustrating figure as he's on a different wavelength

SUBS

Florent Malouda 6

Salomon Kalou 7.5

Josh McEachran 6

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Petr Cech 6 - Was lucky not to do a Reina in the first half. Think he should have dealt better with their goal.

Jose Bosingwa 5 - He was fine offensively, responsible for their Blackpool's goal and a couple other lost balls.

David Luiz 6 - Unimpressive but solid.

John Terry 8

Ashley Cole 6 - Regular

Ramires 6 - Not as good as in previous games, certainly not bad

Frank Lampard 8 - Average in the first half but got better later on, can't look past his 2 goals.

Micheal Essien 6

Yuri Zhirkov 5 - Tried but lost the ball too many times.

Fernando Torres 3

Didier Drogba 5 - Did some neat things but still a frustrating figure as he's on a different wavelength

SUBS

Florent Malouda 6

Salomon Kalou 7.5

Josh McEachran 6

You're kidding me? That finish was unerring and the likes of van der Sar, Reina and Casillas would all struggle to stop that.

[Kostas 1,468]

You're kidding me?

Not at all. He should have done better, simple as that.

[ElNinoSemper 18]

Jose Bosingwa 4 - Uneven performance. Started off well and ended badly and almost let in a goal very carelessly.

David Luiz 6 - No fireworks for him today. Thought he struggled a little bit actually, which was a bit surprising.

John Terry 8 - Very solid, great composure and a goal to boot. He didn't look half pleased with his lads at the end though.

Ashley Cole 6 - Quiet game. Didn't really make an impact.

Ramires 6 - One of the better players of the night but still decidedly average by his burgeoning standards.

Frank Lampard 8 - Good game from him. Looked sharp and solid.

Micheal Essien 7 - Solid. No complaints from me about him.

Yuri Zhirkov 3 - dire today. Total contrast from the Man U game. Not really helping his cause with this sort of performance.

Fernando Torres 5 - one his weaker games in a blue shirt so far but largely down to the ridiculous lack of service. The team was just not behind him today.

Didier Drogba 4 - moody performance. Needed to grab the bull by the horns and put on a commanding performance but he looked like he couldn't be bothered.

SUBS

Florent Malouda 4 - his me me me show was extremely irritating. Wasted what could have been surefire goals trying to be the last minute hero.

Soloman Kalou 6 - his turn to pull a 'Zhirkov' and make an impact with his substitution. He upped the tempo of play but also wasted some nice chances.

Josh McEachran 5 - unremarkable but just glad he's getting some playing time.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Not at all. He should have done better, simple as that.

You're doing a disservice to Puncheon...

[neel 257]

Do not want to rate our players. Only postivie is Essien is coming back. At this point of time do not care about the quality . I am happy that we won United way, Crappy performance, Flattered scoreline and BIG BIG 3 pts. Cheers

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Flattering performances and scorelines that don't reflect the game are completely irrelevant in football. The only thing we should be concerned about is the fact we won 3-1 (maybe some of you thought we lost with all the pessimism around here?), and we got three points from the game. Fucking smile!