Like Chelsea fans who were 'sick' at the presence of William Gallas, the backstabbing Woolwich captain who left Chelsea in such acrimonious circumstances two years ago.
Prior to yesterday Didier had scored five goals in six games against Woolwich including 'The Knee of Drog,' plus the two in the Carling Cup Final when he battered the Woolwich defence all over the Millenium Stadium and Woolwich went 1-0 up that day too.
At Stamford Bridge yesterday afternoon Didier proved once again what an all-round centre-forward he is. Woolwich didn't know how to play him and with the unfortunate double knee bounce in the 25th minute of the first-half, Didier could have well had a hat-trick. A long ball from JT saw Dids break beyond the Woolwich defence, the ball bounced off one knee onto the other and the blonde haired 'lets dive spectactularly for the cameras' Alumunia managed to smother as the ball ran away from Didier. Another chance after his two goal salvo came when 'the blonde haired puesdo hollywood actor' dived smartly to turn a Didier shot round his left-hand post.
As for Woolwich's attacking intentions - the so-called 'we play beautiful football team' - Woolwich scored from a corner in the 58th minute after Chelsea left the near post unoccupied and in slipped Sagna for his first goal in Woolwich's colours. At the start of the second-half, Carlo made a smart save from Flamini and prior to that Van Persie slashed one over the bar in the first half and that was it from Woolwich. There was a clear penalty shout denied in the first-half as Kalou was flattened by Eboue in Woolwich's penalty area, but Mark Clattenburg waved play on. Two minutes after Woolwich's goal Ashley Cole had the chance to do a 'backstabber Gallas' but his unmarked header went painfully wide.
In the space of twenty minutes and 1-0 down the emotions of Chelsea fans went from despair to deep despair when Grant brought on Anelka and Belletti for Ballack and Makelele and started singing (remembering what happened at Tottingham in midweek) 'You don't know what you're doing,' and 'Jose Mourinho' - Essien was pushed into midfield from right-back - suddenly Chelsea were level. A long ball into Didier who controlled it off his chest, the ball rebounded off a red shirt and Didier pounced to blast it past 'the blonde haired puesdo hollywood one.'
Grant got lucky because Drogba's first goal could have easily been given offside, but the second goal nine minutes later, there was no doubt. From a free-kick taken by Belletti, after a handball from Clichy, Anelka backflicked it on and Didier was there again to shoot past 'The blonde-haired puesdo one,' who could only manage to parry the ball in the net.
GALLAS
GALLAS WHAT'S THE SCORE?
GALLAS WHAT'S THE SCORE?
GALLAS
GALLAS WHAT'S THE SCORE?
GALLAS WHAT'S THE SCORE?
HIGHLIGHTS:
Chelsea (4-3-3) Cudcini, Essien, Terry (c), Carvalho, A Cole, Ballack, (Belletti 72), Makelele (Anelka 72), Lampard, J Cole (Mikel 88), Drogba, Kalou
GOALS: Drogba 74, 80
BOOKED: J Cole 31, Ballack 33, Drogba 74
Arsenal (4-2-3-1) Almunia, Sagna (Diaby 71), Toure, Gallas (c), Clichy, Flamini (Bendtner 88), Fabregas, Eboue, Hleb, Van Persie (Walcott 75), Adebayor
GOAL: Sagna 58
BOOKED: Eboue 4
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