Arsenal V Chelsea

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

53 mins, 3-0 to Arsenal................Taxi for Ancelotti

 

[Beach Hut]

Two gash defensive errors

 

[Ernest]

Fixtured

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Two gash defensive errors

John Terry, I hope.

It could not happen to a nicer club.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Chelsea are FINNISH

 

[Beach Hut]

3-1

 

[Spun Cuppa]

John Terry said they haven't got the depth of squad they used to have

Well spotted Poirot!

The top flight are limited to 25 player squads, with a certain proportion needing to be 'home grown'

Can't just throw money at it and mop up the silverware

Good thing IMO

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Looking at Chelsea's starting XI, there are so many weak links, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Mikel and Kalou. They're midtable players at best.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Would be rather funny to see Arsenal throw away a 3 goal lead. Wonder what the odds are....

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Havent won in 6?

They could struggle to finish in top 4

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Definitely can see Chelsea scoring again, but then Arsenal should do too with the pace on the break

 

[Meade's Ball]

Looking at Chelsea's starting XI, there are so many weak links, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Mikel and Kalou. They're midtable players at best.

World-class teams aren't fully made of world stars. Chelsea's spine has been a little missing in recent weeks, but that is not down to those players.

 

[TrueFan]

Looking at Chelsea's starting XI, there are so many weak links, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Mikel and Kalou. They're midtable players at best.

Not really weak links are they?

 

[defrocked priest]

Would be rather funny to see Arsenal throw away a 3 goal lead. Wonder what the odds are....

11/1 three all draw.

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Would be rather funny to see Arsenal throw away a 3 goal lead. Wonder what the odds are....

Unlikely I would have thought, as it is Chelsea they are playing after all

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Ferreira peaked years ago, Kalou is not a player you want when the going gets tough.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

World-class teams aren't fully made of world stars. Chelsea's spine has been a little missing in recent weeks, but that is not down to those players.

True. But when your top players are out of sorts, Drogba, Malouda etc you need dependable players supporting them. Nothing spectacular, but solid back up. Chelsea don't have that

 

[Sam Ovett]

Yes, a good win for the Premiership Brighton

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Yes, a good win for the Premiership Brighton

Good analogy

 

[NMH]

The managers have been changed and chopped so many times by Abramovich and his money-spinning demanding ways, that it's hard to see why Chelsea should deserve to walk the league. Good football still requires some consistency of management as I see it, and Chelsea will watch their .....5th? manager in 7 seasons losing the league title to one who's been in his job for 24 years, and was given a while in the job as a comparitive 'failure' before things took off for his side.

Chelsea appear to 'formulate' their game across the squad without a lot of personality to any of the players' style, and they have become a little dull to watch, for me.
Arsenal still play a strong game and get better players in, then as they play together longer they seem to improve as a team. Players like van Persie and Febregas have been complimented with players of their level of quality - it's hard to identify a weakness in their sides and they possess depth off the bench too (which Chelsea don't seem to). I bet Arsenal aren't playing in the highest wage/costs budget either, they have been careful about speanding in the past.

One other thing though - Anelka should have made a bit of a difference for Chelsea for this match - and Drogba wasn't much good tonight in my opinion.