Chelsea post match thread

[Skillz]

**** me Shaggy this is getting a bit spine tingling. I might even invest in a satellite subby to watch the reds on the big screen!

We are finally in a position to add one world class (funds permitting) player per season rather than a raft of shoe ins. Although I don't think we will see this as Rafa's youth system is about to step up and start producing.

I fully expect to see Nemeth come in next season and the key was waiting for the first team to start playing to Rafa's Valencia system. Putting the lad in while we weren't playing to this system would affect his football education.

Playing to a team ethos rather than being a team of individuals means players are far less likely to leave and are far more likely to exude confidence and show their true attributes. In Nemeth's case, this is ****ing exciting

Hopefully Rafa will start to get the credit he deserves for building this club into a strongly competitive club at all levels. I want him to get a contract soon, put it to bed before the media use it to unsettle us which they will.

[cled the red]

Hopefully Rafa will start to get the credit he deserves for building this club into a strongly competitive club at all levels. I want him to get a contract soon, put it to bed before the media use it to unsettle us which they will.

[el matador]

I never thought i would be saying this but at times, some of the football we played at staford bridge yesterday was simply breathtaking.

Some of the exchanges between alonso, gerrard, riera and keane were top top draw and something we havent seen from us for a long time. Some of the one touch football was fab.

You can see why robbie keane will be a massive player for liverpool because he is quality. He hasnt scored a lot of goals yet but his overall play has been of a high standard and he still needs time to settle in yet.

Also aurelio makes a big difference for us when he plays because he is top notch.

It was actually great to watch.

[lfc1394]

I think Reira was the most influential attacking player yesterday, without him we wouldn't have been able to get over half the moves going that we did. The way he held the ball up, played excellent 1-2's just a joy to behold. We wouldn't have been anywhere near as effective without him.

[pondus]

I think Reira was the most influential attacking player yesterday, without him we wouldn't have been able to get over half the moves going that we did. The way he held the ball up, played excellent 1-2's just a joy to behold. We wouldn't have been anywhere near as effective without him.

agree, it's like the ball is glued to his boots, a type of player we have badly missed for quite some time!

[Mike]

agree, it's like the ball is glued to his boots, a type of player we have badly missed for quite some time!

Ditto to that

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[pondus]

Ditto to that

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1000 posts and top of the league, can it get any better?

[Mike]

1000 posts and top of the league, can it get any better?

You have got me stumped there

[5times]

still early days posting on this forum for myself, but i reckon:

- alonso is key to our title push, brings wingers into the game very well and works well when agger plays at centre half. agger and alonso both have wonderful distribution and it helps us gather possesion and actually keep it

- mascherano was immense once again, the guy never stops running and his tacking/ break up play is world class.

- very happy with the progression of riera, has alot to improve on, and definatly should have squared to keane in the 20th odd minute when he shot but he adds an extra dimension to our play.

[pondus]

They are the new bitters


Liverpool turned up determined to get a result and played some very impressive football. Kuyt was tireless, Alonso was hungry and Riera was dangerous. They deserved at least one goal and came away with a perfect win.

Chelsea`s performance, in my opinion, was still a good one. We worked hard together and dominated possession in the first half. We had more chances than Liverpool and should`ve put them all away.

A win for Liverpool was a lucky result though.

The goal came from good initiative from Kuyt, a dangerous header into the box, before Alonso struck with power and the ball was in the back of the net. 1-0, ten minutes gone, Game on!

I want to look into the moments leading up to the goal in context with the whole match. Howard Webb thought he was going to referee the match with respect and finesse. If anything was going to test him, the opening two fouls did. Riera and Alonso both clattered into the players they were tackling, dangerously.

Later on in the match, Webb was handing out yellows for any little challenge, just look at Malouda`s card; he had no chance to get out of the way and it`s debatable whether it should`ve been a foul. But back to Webb! Quite a few referees have sent people off for less dangerous challenges than Alonso`s first one. If he had sent him off, where would the goal have come from? If Bosingwa hadn`t swung and missed his clearance, where would the goal have come from? If the shot had been placed, Cech would`ve saved it so where would the goal have come from? I think you get what I`m trying to say. The goal was lucky, yes it went in and any goal is a goal but Liverpool didn`t have to react like they`d found a cure for cancer.

In my local pub, in Surrey, the landlord is from New Zealand. He supports Liverpool. Most of the pub were Liverpool supporters on Sunday and any little glimpse of going forward was met with "GO ON". All the crappy little wide shots from their team were met with giant "OOOOHHHHSSS". Any of our misses or close encounters were met with laughter and jeering. It was, in truth, sickening.

We were 300miles away from their team with none of the pub growing up in Merseyside or even close.

All the pundits and supporters think the second half was one of the text book displays ever. All Liverpool did was put 11 men behind the ball and play long ball attacking football. I laughed when I read what Benitez said in the post-match interview.

'We can go to any stadium and win games.'

'Against a very good team, a very offensive team, we showed we were thinking about winning."

They were thinking about winning, about attacking for the first 10 minutes. After a very lucky goal, some very lucky bookings (should`ve been a red for both teams) and a lucky 80 minutes where Chelsea had the most possession and chances.

The record comes to an end in a performance that deserved a draw. Oh well, lets go and win it all anyway!


http://www.chelsea.vitalfootball.co....e.asp?a=510870

[Marky]

**** everyone else, lets not get too worked up about some article on a chelsea website.

[fah-q]

Ha ha, what a prick.

[fah-q]

Err... that was aimed at the Chav, not you Marky

[Mike]

Talk about digging a hole.

[Marky]

Err... that was aimed at the Chav, not you Marky