QUOTE(Ivan Sac @ Oct 17 2010, 06:43 PM)
The result is ok for me as we did not deploy our full strength squad yesterday..
On negative side :
We really need a good back up for Drogba and Lampard..
Yesterday Anelka keep on dragging the ball either to the left or right hand side and expecting some one would be waiting inside or outside the box..Normally Drogba will be waiting inside where else Lampard will be waiting outside the box...But yesterday I couldnt see anyone doing that job up to Drog and Lamps level..
On the positive side :
We do have a good backup for Lamp..Ya itz Josh..Another 2 or 3 season he can be our next Lampard but for Drogba i dont think Daniel going to replace Drogba as he is more to Anelka type..
My MOTM will be Ivanovic and Mikel..
As usual Iva is superb in handling all the critical situations..
And for Mikel , few seasons back I hate this guy, but now he have tremendously improved..Good vision,good ball control..
Overall Im satisfied with the draw...

To add on Mikel, I first spotted him on world cup U20. At that time, he played as Attacking Midfielder. He won the Silver Ball back then. In his first season at Chelsea, he was assigned to play as DM, which is not his familiar position. It might be due to his built. He seems to commit foul every time he tackled. One of the most unforgotten moment was when he received a straight red card when we played against United in 2007.
But that's then. Now, look at him. At the moment, I would say he is one of the best DM in Premier League. He can pass, he read up play very well, his work rate is good, his tackle is good and we got 1 position covered for at least another 5 years. Its time to think for another position that we need a youngster to fill in.
Now, I think Kakuta is in the same position as Mikel 3 years back.
Be patient and I belive, we will see the real Kakuta in 2-3 years time!
This post has been edited by jenglots: Oct 17 2010, 08:06 PM