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I have to say on todays performances if Chelski gel as a team it will be hard for them to be stopped as title winners
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i really enjoyed todays game but i dont think the game bared any relation on how the two teams are going to peform in the PL this season.
I thaught that howard played quite well but i am still sure that barthez will get plenty of games next season.
It is a shame that RVN missed his pen, that was quiet unusual but it was a good peformance all the same.
I am just suprised no one is talking about how man utd coped without veron and backham.
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I thaught that howard played quite well but i am still sure that barthez will get plenty of games next season.
It is a shame that RVN missed his pen, that was quiet unusual but it was a good peformance all the same.
I am just suprised no one is talking about how man utd coped without veron and backham.
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Again only time will tell it would be nice though to see a 4 horse race for ethe title rather than two running away year after year
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As boring as Arsenal are that statement Jazz incinuates that they are about to get a boredom boost
i think that Chelski will strugle away from home against smaller teams but will definetly take points off us (man utd) and arsanal.
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I thought they looked slightly imbalanced on the right for a while, but Ole soon put that to rest with his mauling of Cole
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I cant understand why everyone is underrating Chelskis chances
they now have amazing strength in depth and I would be very scared if they gelled as a team early on as they could go on and win the title before xmas
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dont forget I was sat 2 rows away from the back of the stadium it looked like a mauling from up there
Originally posted by *FLASH*
dont forget I was sat 2 rows away from the back of the stadium it looked like a mauling from up there
I would say he had the better of Cole but mauling is abit of a harsh word to use
From this performance I think we need to bring in Aliadiere as our new striker. Jeffers is poor and Bergkamp is past it. Also wouldn't mind Pennant being thrown in.
Defensively we looked decent, when i realised Toure was marking RvN i was about to collapse but he played VERY well. I was well impressed, last season he was like a maniac, he was very composed and not rash at all today.
Originally posted by *FLASH*
I cant understand why everyone is underrating Chelskis chances
they now have amazing strength in depth and I would be very scared if they gelled as a team early on as they could go on and win the title before xmas
No chance whatsoever, The players they have bought wouldnt get into the starting 11 of any of the top 4 (bar duff and cole) the players in chelsea's starting lineup last season are better man for man (bar Pettite ) than those who are supposed to be replacing them.
4th place for chesea at best.
I would even go as far as to say boring boring Liverpool will give them a right old tonking next week end if Raneri makes wholesale changes from the team that beat liverpool last season.
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Originally posted by Dtab
Just as we (Liverpool) always stumble mid-season and wonder what might have been,and Spurs would be good if they could keep everyone fit,Chelsea will always flatter to deceive -its just the way of things
Its all change now thou isnt it
Todays performances by both teams will have no impact on how season is likely to turn out.
I doubt chelsea will win league this season, id be surprised if they push arsenal, newcastle and man utd out the top 3.
Last season they conceeded a LOT of goals away from home and i dont see that changing this year as they have same keeper and centre backs
I doubt chelsea will win league this season, id be surprised if they push arsenal, newcastle and man utd out the top 3.
Last season they conceeded a LOT of goals away from home and i dont see that changing this year as they have same keeper and centre backs
Originally posted by astraman
Cough !!! What about Scholes First Half?? Ok like Most Man U fans suffer from Memory loss,
well it's true they can never find the ground hehe thank God for Sky,
and what about Van missalots dive in the box whe he tried to cover up his miss !!!!!!
you only sing when you are winning, thought you were poor ,flat,boaring, lacked any ideas . y
Umm, well Spurs drew today & I am not a Man U fan so I am neither singing nor were my team as you describe.
Originally posted by Jazz
I see you have been watching the match with ur tinted glasses
Oh deary deary me. No tinted glasses here, imo retalliation = red card. Cole, Jeffers & Campbell each retalliated after a tackle & should have been off, thus there should have been no chance for Arsenal to be a better team as they would have been crushed most likely. Nothing like seeing it through tinted specs...I cannot see how if you are trying to be impartial you can disagree. Arsenal may have played better in the 2nd half...but they should never have had that chance.
Regarding Scholes iirc that was a late challenge, a kick to the shin & worthy of a yellow card, nowt more, maybe a 2nd yellow for Lauren for play acting or clearly he buys shin pads made of paper.
Added to the fact there should have been no free kick for your goal, maybe you should take off your specs
Oh come on. He dived for the free kick, he could have EASILY stayed on his feet, he also play acted on every foul made on him throughout the game, he probably spent the longest on the ground than any other player. A shame as he is an excellent player.
On a side point, wtf was your keeper doing for those first 2 penalties, bizarre technique which didn't work.
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hehe just like to go back to the interview with wenger after the match, i was sitting thinking christ here we go, hell go on about ow he didnt see the Jeffers incident or something stupid, but no, he said he deserved it, i was like WOW maybe wenger has a new season resolution, but then he said no i didnt see the other 2 LOL got me in stitches, i love watching wenger interviews.
Oh and i know people have Mentioned RvN and his late reaction dives, as a Man U fan it naffs me off n all, he is soo classy he just doesnt need to do stupid things like that
. i love him all the same though
Oh and i know people have Mentioned RvN and his late reaction dives, as a Man U fan it naffs me off n all, he is soo classy he just doesnt need to do stupid things like that
. i love him all the same though 
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great getting the first bit of silverwear 
i thought we played well in bits and bobs with neither side at their vintage best.
Djemba Djemba looks a very good midfielder. Impressed me with his work rate at the Confederations Cup. He seems to be just as good defensively as going forward and not afraid to shoot either
Howard, besides the goal i thought he made a very good debut. Bout time we had a quality conventional keeper to calm the defense but needs to improve his communication skills with the defense.
By the looks of things Fergie wants to pack the midfield with hard working players both capable of defending and attacking. Kleberson should sign tommorrow hopefully and if we can get two top defenders and another striker we could be in for a good season domestically. Still think we are along way short of Real Madrid though.
i thought we played well in bits and bobs with neither side at their vintage best.
Djemba Djemba looks a very good midfielder. Impressed me with his work rate at the Confederations Cup. He seems to be just as good defensively as going forward and not afraid to shoot either
Howard, besides the goal i thought he made a very good debut. Bout time we had a quality conventional keeper to calm the defense but needs to improve his communication skills with the defense.
By the looks of things Fergie wants to pack the midfield with hard working players both capable of defending and attacking. Kleberson should sign tommorrow hopefully and if we can get two top defenders and another striker we could be in for a good season domestically. Still think we are along way short of Real Madrid though.