ya i know..nothing harm bro i only watch 2nd half (1st half didnt watch..got selangor kelantan hehe)

but to be honest..the intention of city is quite clear..
when mikel/lampard got the ball .. almost nobody of city players come to pressure him..so he can just hold the ball and make some boring play.i admit..it was fking frustrating when the game become so slow..esp after i just started to watch the game!!

city just park the bus and hoping some quick counter ..remember a 2nd city goal cud really change the game. we dont want that to happen..we'll be falling into the trap if we commit people upfront when 3 pts are more important

u see how spain with their boring tiki taka tactic? they're so good with 1-2 passes..so they 'need' people to pressure them so the back will be spacious & open..then they will punish u.

city the other way around...hoping CFC lose the ball at final third and makes quick counter..the intention is quite clear coz when our defence / dm got the ball..almost none city players pressure the ball.

after iva scored, their game plan hancur edi.. and with nothing to lose..the showboating of classes from our midfield begins (more players can commit upfront..coz almost nothing to lose edi)

p/s my opinion only la..coz 2nd half i admit quite boring..1st half i didnt watch

This post has been edited by syazwan: Oct 7 2012, 11:26 AM

Chelsea is now an attacking based team. Last night we attacked alot, but not to our maximum force.
I agree that we still have problems with our double pivot as long as mikel plays. And also our defense (other that cole & Iva) is kinda clueless to pass the ball upfront now. I love the fact that Luiz made a few good runs.

Azpilicueta seems like a good crosser to be. Perhaps Iva to the double pivot & Cesar take his spot?

Great great performance by us. Impressed by how RDM integrate all the talents we have got in the squad. The holy trinity between Mata.Oscar.Hazard is just pure tasty huh? I am quite pissed with the referee for not giving any penalty to us. One of those challenge outside the box could easily be a free kick. Why not a foul in penalty box?!

If we don't rely Torres on goals, he's pretty useful. In my opinion, he did pretty well last night. Missed some chances but scored an important goal. A goal is a goal, sometimes we expected too much from him. It's great to see Lampard is much more disciplined in his positional play when bombing forward. Remember the game against atletico madrid? He was bombing forward whenever he wants, left too much space in the midfield.

On players football technique wise, our players are just PURE CLASS. No, I am not exaggerating but pure class is the exact word to describe them. Look at how the players play in that tight Norwich defense, it's hard to resist from comparing this play to Barcelona and so you must be thinking Chelsealona? No no,we are Chelsea and we play a better and a more interesting play than Barcelona.

I am VERY satisfied with the 4-1 win. Great performance, and most importantly, 3 points in the pocket, what else can we ask for?

This post has been edited by ericling: Oct 7 2012, 12:05 PM

Iva as double pivot? u mz be kidding me....

and mikel has done well so far this season as the destroyer

Is great to see when hazard scores and that last goal from iva was pure class. He kinda has this striker type of finishing.

This post has been edited by Nabeyl: Oct 7 2012, 01:49 PM

mata, oscar and hazard. if we can keep this trio for at least another 2-3 years, the future looks bright...

i'm still amazed why people cant see the important of mikel, he's start 250 games for chelsea with zero goals. 250 games is a lot!
he's a DM. when during set piece attack or corner where JT, Brana & sometime Luiz was up there, who's staying down to defend? always mikel there to cover. when Luiz made a few forward run, its Mikel whose cover CB position.

mikel is a problem only when he's off form.

lately since Lampard becoming more to holding midfielder, only we can see a slow transition from defensive to attacking. that's why mikel-ramires is the best combination for now. ramires tend to break/intercept lot of passes and attacking.

+1
Mikel is extremely important. Sometimes he's a bit clumsy with tackling and passing when he's off form. But he is very disciplined as a DM. He's almost never at the opponent's box, which is a good thing. He does his job in a very simple and neat manner. If everyone's attacking, who's going to provide the resistance when the opponent are on the counter.

Lampard is not the best option to play alongside Mikel. He's little bit off with his passing when he tries to keep up with the pace of the other AMs. But he still can provide some goods, like his positioning for his goal and also played a part in the Torres goal.

U dont put in a player who cant score goals unless he has something else to add to the team. With 250 games and no goals. Underlines how important mikel is to chelsea cause he is still being pick to play.

It amazed me how Ivanovic always manage to get himself in scoring position. That volley also is a pure class finish. Certainly a one of the great signing by Chelsea over the years. credit to Avram Grant though

mikel did well yesterday...i oso dont understand why all this negativity towards mikel? without him our midfield and defense will lack a lot....the only think hes bad to me when he shoot from outside always to the stands one...other than that hes good...

totally agree on mikel issue. efficiency is the keyword here. he is a DM and he functions as a DM. he do basic stuff, but he do it to perfections. no need to ask mikel for goals. he pay back with other way.

since the season starts, mikel is one of the player (beside iva) that prove my early season 'prediction' a bit off. mikel now seems a bit adventurous with his passes. last seaveral season, back pass and side pass is all he knows. now, he makes forward passes more often. and somehow, he is given more authority (and chances) to shoot. i think there is a chance he will break his goal drought this season!

too many brazilians... beside i prefer falcao more...

Any chelsea fan interested with Home techfit size M? I have one to let go

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Last nite saw spaniard and brazillians played. the lad do played well.
Who do you want to come to chelsea, Neymar or Falcao?

spuds with AVB kinda in a good form huh..

avb kinda good form now, damm worrie when 20th face us.

Dembele macam gila !!
power siot!!

i prefer someone who is a natural CF like falcao. skill and flair, we got that already. hazard, mata and oscar can provide that to us...