Archive for March, 2008
CHELSEA VS ARSENAL – PLAYER RATINGS
“You don’t know what you’re doing.” – Perhaps it’s the first time a crowd has sung that to itself as Avram Grant made two substitutions to turn this thriller from defeat into a victory and push us up to second place. When Makelele and Ballack were replaced by Belletti and Anelka 20 minutes from the end and with us ...
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SUPER DIDI SLAYS ARSENAL
Avram Grant masterminded a magnificent Chelsea comeback, as the Blues’ took their unbeaten run of games at Stamford Bridge to 78, coming back from 1-0 down to topple Arsenal and steal second place on the table. With Paulo Ferreira mysteriously absent, Michael Essien started at right back, with Ashley ...
GRANT CAN BEAT THE BIG BOYS
Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 at Stamford Bridge this afternoon, yet it could have been so much worse. After initially going behind to yet another set piece, Avram Grant made changes to the side and removed two of the most experienced players in our squad; Claude Makelele and Michael Ballack, to shaken ...
VIEW FROM THE NORTH STAND – ARSENAL
Earlier today I took a trip to the grim outreaches of Holloway, the most recent in a string of homes for our nomadic friends and London rivals Arsenal. Surveying the rubbish dump now known as the Emirates Stadium I came across Darren Bowser, Editor & Founder of www.arsenal-land.co.uk ...
CRUNCH TIME
In case you’re wondering, the title to this piece doesn’t refer to Ashley’s crazy lunge at Hutton on Wednesday night. It’s more about the big four extravaganza (no puns please) this Easter Sunday. After the emotional roller-coaster of the Spurs game I’m not sure my nerves ...
MIDFIELD BATTLE WILL BE KEY
It would be cynical to suggest that it is anything more than a quirk of the fixture list as the big four come together for another “Grand Slam Sunday” this weekend. The clashes not only bring together the four biggest teams in the Premier League, but it sees some of the Actim Index’s ...
ASH TO LET THE CASH DO THE TALKING
On Wednesday night a meeting with a North London club put us on the ropes, with Robbie Keane’s 88th minute goal for Spurs a huge blow to Chelsea’s slim title hopes in an incredible 4-4 draw. Another heavyweight knock-out on Sunday to our northern neighbours, and the Blues will almost certainly ...
YOUTH BEAT ARSENAL
A single goal from a player in the form of his fledgling career saw Chelsea triumph 1-0 over Arsenal in a very entertaining and well-fough Good Friday academy fixture at Cobham. Some 36 hours after scoring the winner at Villa Park to put Chelsea into the FA Youth Cup Final, the first-year striker scored ...
ARSENAL KIDS AT COBHAM
On Easter Sunday teatime millions around England will tune in for Sky’s Grand Slam Sunday as Chelsea take on Arsenal. By way of fate, the fixtures man has decreed that 48 hours earlier on Good Friday at Cobham, the two Under 18 teams will face off in what should be a game of the highest quality. It ...
ONLY ONE POINT, BUT WHAT A GAME!
Chelsea were involved in their second 4-4 draw of the Premiership season, this time against Juande Ramos’ cunning Tottenham side, at White Hart Lane. Drogba, Essien and Joe Cole twice were on target for the visitors’, Woodgate, Berbatov, Huddlestone and a stunner from Keane for the home side. It ...
GALLAS: TO BOO OR NOT TO BOO?
There’s been a lot of debate on the CFCnet Forums over whether William Gallas should be warmly welcomed back to Stamford Bridge or given a heavy booing (http://forums.cfcnet.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=34210). Those in the ‘warmly ...
GOALS GOALS GOALS AT THE LANE
An enthralling match at White Hart Lane this evening saw Chelsea and Tottenham score four goals a piece to end honours even on the night. Some great football from Chelsea, and Joe Cole in particular, took us into the lead on a number of occasions, however pressing football from Tottenham, and a shaky ...
VIEW FROM THE NORTH STAND – TOTTENHAM
Someone told me that we’d played Tottenham twice before this season, but strangely enough I can only remember a 2-0 victory at the Bridge in January. I do have a vague recollection of a bunch of players in Blue, who didn’t in any way resemble a professional football team, let alone one as ...
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