What We Learned From the Norwich City Match : 05.10.2012
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| What We Learned From the Norwich City Match : 05.10.2012 |
Chelsea Football Club played Norwich City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. An interesting and open match ended in a 4 - 1 win for the Blues. What we learned :
1. Torres is almost back.
2. Defense is very vulnerable.
3. Mata is our key playmaker.
4. Lampard-Mikel partnership is shaky.
5. “Mascarzard” linkup is brilliant.
6. Holt and Hoolahan troubled us.
7. Bad luck with the referees.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Reaction: Walk In The Park
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| Reaction: Walk In The Park |
Match Report: Chelsea 4-1 Norwich
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| Match Report: Chelsea 4-1 Norwich |
Pre-Match Analysis: Chelsea FC vs Norwich City
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| Pre-Match Analysis: Chelsea FC vs Norwich City |
Friday, October 5, 2012
Preview: Chelsea vs Norwich
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| Preview: Chelsea vs Norwich |
After a string of good away results that
has seen us beat our London rivals Arsenal and Champions League newbies
Nordsjaelland, Chelsea finally return to Stamford Bridge to take on
Norwich City. Norwich City the same side where we were fortunate enough
to witness Juan Mata for the first time in a Chelsea blue. Mata scored
that day in a 3-1 win coming on as a substitute.
Chelsea will go into this game hoping to
bag their 5th straight win something they haven't achieved since 2010.
On the other hand Norwich are enduring their worst start to a Premier
League season. History suggests that Norwich don't travel that well to
Stamford Bridge, losing on each of their last five visits and conceding a
whopping 17 goals in the process, while managing just one of their own.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Reaction: Harder Than Expected
In the end it seemed like just another day in the office, but Chelsea were made to work hard by a spirited Nordsjaelland side who actually controlled the game better than Chelsea at times. Juan Mata made it 1-0 in the first half and it stayed that way till the 79th minute when David Luiz scored from a free-kick. However, the period between the first and second goal was a tense one for Chelsea fans as Nordsjaelland looked likely to score. But the floodgates opened once Luiz scored and both Mata and Ramires scored in quick succession to ensure all 3 points for Chelsea.
Match Report: Nordsjaelland 0-4 Chelsea
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| Luiz after a thunderous freekick |
Chelsea
marched to the top of their Champions League group with a rather
unconvincing performance against the Danish Champions. Although the
scoreline suggests a different story, the Danish side pretty much
dominated the Chelsea side for most part of the game.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
FC Nordsjaelland vs Chelsea: Champions League Preview
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| FC Nordsjaelland vs Chelsea: Champions League Preview |
After
an amazing victory over Arsenal last week, Chelsea know that they cannot
afford to get complacent ahead of their visit to Denmark.
After
letting go a 2 goal lead against Juventus, Chelsea find themselves 3rd
in the group with Ukrainian Champions Shaktar acting as the group pace
setters so far. On the other hand Danish Champions FC Nordsjaelland lost
their first game in the Champions League 2-0 to Shaktar and find
themselves bottom of the group. Although it may be too early to say but
anything less than a win for Chelsea today could be a big blow in their
quest to retain their Champions League crown.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
What We Learned From Arsenal Match : 29.9.2012
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| What We Learned From Arsenal Match : 29.9.2012 |
1. John Terry is absolute class.
2. Juan Mata is still our key playmaker
3. Fernando Torres is back and firing.
4. Ramires-Mikel combination is great.
5. Can't afford to sit back after scoring.
6. Ashley Cole is in top form.
Match Report: Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea
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| Match Report: Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea |
Chelsea XI: Cech; Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole; Ramires, Mikel; Mata, Oscar, Hazard; Torres.
Arsenal v/s Chelsea Preview: Battle for London Supremacy!
“London’s first London’s finest”, “London is ours” these are the 2 obvious chants you will get to hear when the two sides meet at Emirates on Saturday. The two clubs have long fought for the supremacy in London and although history favors Arsenal, Chelsea have managed to turn things around in the past decade.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Chelsea v/s Arsenal: Arsenal's Tactical Analysis
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| Chelsea vs Arsenal - Arsenal tactical analysis |
Arsenal have a strong defense
which looks rather strange as they are used to having defensive
vulnerabilities. They have conceded the least number of goals in the
Premier League along with Chelsea. The only weak point of the Arsenal
defense are their flanks. Crosses are very common at the Arsenal box and
they just keep coming in; but thanks to Mertesacker most of these
corners are well dealt with.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Match Report: Chelsea 6-0 Wolves
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| Match Report: Chelsea 6-0 Wolves |
Line-up:
Turnbull; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Terry, Bertrand; Mata (Marin 70), Romeu,
Ramires (Oscar 60); Moses, Torres (Hazard 78), Piazon. Subs not used:
Hilario, David Luiz, Mikel, Ferreira.
Attendance: 32,569
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Thoughts on Chelsea vs Stoke ~ Will
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| Thoughts on Chelsea vs Stoke |
Well, we got the 3 points in the end. An Ashley Cole finish in the 86th minute was enough to give the blues 3 points after a really tight game. The finish was one that any striker would have been proud of, and was Ash's first goal since scoring the 8th in the 8-0 thrashing of Wigan in May 2010.
After Wednesday's 2-2 draw and the 0-0 draw against QPR last weekend, it was important for the blues to get back to winning ways, and sustain our position at the top of the league. Mikel, who received some harsh criticism from some 'fans' after Wednesday's mistake which led to the 2nd Juventus goal, was outstanding in the deep position, breaking down Stoke's attack, before distributing forwards to one of the front four. He even found the time to make a run into the box before having a very tame shot, but it was very unlike Mikel to be that far forward. I get the impression that he wanted to make amends for that mistake on Wednesday, and he most certainly did.
Tactical Analysis: Chelsea vs Stoke City
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| Tactical Analysis: Chelsea vs Stoke City |
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| How Chelsea set up |
Saturday, September 22, 2012
6 talking points from Chelsea vs Stoke City
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| 6 talking points from Chelsea vs Stoke City |
So, what can Chelsea take away from this well deserved victory?
Reaction: Hard-Fought Victory
A late winner from Ashley Cole was enough for Chelsea to seal all 3 points against Stoke and retain top spot in the Premier League, but the game wasn't without it's moments and Chelsea had to work hard to carve out a win against a defence-minded Stoke.
Match Report: Chelsea 1-0 Stoke
Chelsea needed a last-ditch winner from Ashley Cole to secure victory against Stoke to secure all three points in an encounter that saw very few clear-cut chances created. Chelsea dominated possession for long spells of the game but didn't quite manage to break down Stoke till very late in the game.
Tactical Analysis – Chelsea vs Stoke
Here’s my preferred formation
Preview: Chelsea v/s Stoke
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| Chelsea vs Stoke: Preview |
The last time these two sides met, Robbie Di Matteo recorded his first win as a Chelsea manager in the Premier League era with Didier Drogba also completing a milestone of 100 goals that day.
