Once again we were undone by the brilliant Drogba, in the end he was the difference between the two teams. I actually thought we played fairly well today and after losing two early goals we responded well with a bit of fight that was lacking last week. Our defending was poor for both goals, the sad thing is that we learnt nothing from the Utd defeat. The second goal was a carbon copy of the Rooney strike last week, the way he cut inside to shoot was just too easy and we left ourselves a mountain to climb for the remaining 70 minutes.
The fact is that we dominated the match, the midfield played well but were let down by a lack of killer instinct up front. Even when we did break through the Chelsea defence, Nasri wasted a golden opportunity. The football was nice but there was no end product, if Drogba was in our side, we would have won the game. We have now gone three games without scoring which is a bit of concern, if only Wenger had reinforced in the transfer window then we would have had a real shot at winning the title. Sadly, our premiership season is now more about retaining our place in the top 4, we need to be looking over our shoulder as should we lose against Liverpool on Wednesday then things are wide open in a bad way. The game is a crucial one, Liverpool are not Utd or Chelsea so I would expect us to beat them. It's hard to criticise the boys as they did play well, we are close to having a great team with just a few players short of something special. After Wednesday we go into a period of games where we shouldn't drop points so anything is possible.
One thing that did get on my nerves today was Sky's coverage of John Terry, it was disgusting the way they talked about him as a victim rather than someone who cheated on his wife with his best mates girlfriend. Sky really need to take a good look at themselves as I thought they were a disgrace.
Player Ratings:
Almunia 5 - Didn't do much wrong but once again he concedes with the first attempt against his goal, kicking was his usual poor standard.
Sagna 7 - solid but can't cross, let's give him a rest and play Eboue who is much better going forward.
Vermaelen 6 - Never gave up and made some decent challenges, has to take some of the blame for the two goals.
Gallas 6 - Did okay, tried to drive the team forward.
Clichy 5 - Poor for both goals, did better going forward today.
Song 7 - Good performance, used the ball well.
Diaby 7 - Thought he had a good game, was commanding in the middle even though not fully fit.
Fabregas 7 - Tried but lacks quality ahead of him.
Nasri 7 - Did play well today but should have scored.
Walcott 4 - I've never seen a player with so little awareness of what's around him, Theo your time is up - a career in the championship beckons.
Arshavin 5 - Should have scored in the first half, too easily muscled off the ball - not a central striker.
Subs:
Bendtner 5 - Gave us something different, still doesn't look fit.
Eboue 7- Did well when he came on, was good going forward - should start on Wednesday.
Rosicky - 6 - Did okay, should have had a free kick when he was bundled over by Cole.
The fact is that we dominated the match, the midfield played well but were let down by a lack of killer instinct up front. Even when we did break through the Chelsea defence, Nasri wasted a golden opportunity. The football was nice but there was no end product, if Drogba was in our side, we would have won the game. We have now gone three games without scoring which is a bit of concern, if only Wenger had reinforced in the transfer window then we would have had a real shot at winning the title. Sadly, our premiership season is now more about retaining our place in the top 4, we need to be looking over our shoulder as should we lose against Liverpool on Wednesday then things are wide open in a bad way. The game is a crucial one, Liverpool are not Utd or Chelsea so I would expect us to beat them. It's hard to criticise the boys as they did play well, we are close to having a great team with just a few players short of something special. After Wednesday we go into a period of games where we shouldn't drop points so anything is possible.
One thing that did get on my nerves today was Sky's coverage of John Terry, it was disgusting the way they talked about him as a victim rather than someone who cheated on his wife with his best mates girlfriend. Sky really need to take a good look at themselves as I thought they were a disgrace.
Player Ratings:
Almunia 5 - Didn't do much wrong but once again he concedes with the first attempt against his goal, kicking was his usual poor standard.
Sagna 7 - solid but can't cross, let's give him a rest and play Eboue who is much better going forward.
Vermaelen 6 - Never gave up and made some decent challenges, has to take some of the blame for the two goals.
Gallas 6 - Did okay, tried to drive the team forward.
Clichy 5 - Poor for both goals, did better going forward today.
Song 7 - Good performance, used the ball well.
Diaby 7 - Thought he had a good game, was commanding in the middle even though not fully fit.
Fabregas 7 - Tried but lacks quality ahead of him.
Nasri 7 - Did play well today but should have scored.
Walcott 4 - I've never seen a player with so little awareness of what's around him, Theo your time is up - a career in the championship beckons.
Arshavin 5 - Should have scored in the first half, too easily muscled off the ball - not a central striker.
Subs:
Bendtner 5 - Gave us something different, still doesn't look fit.
Eboue 7- Did well when he came on, was good going forward - should start on Wednesday.
Rosicky - 6 - Did okay, should have had a free kick when he was bundled over by Cole.
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