Mr Marquee

By Since66
September 12 2010

So there was no 'curse' of the manager of the month award as Carlo's Champions and Double winners steered themselves to a fourth successive win - 100% perfect (so far), still top of the Premiership, 17 goals scored - the only blip being Scottie Parker's brilliant side foot lob over Cechie boy who could do nothing after clearing with a massive punch from a late West Ham corner.

Hmm!! When Parker is in range he can do what he wants.

Remember last season at the Bridge?

Too late for Cechie Boy to do anything about it now, but still when Parker is about, expect the unexpected.

With Robert Green though, expect the worst.

Shameful in the World Cup. his nerves still looked shattered when he fumbled, dropped Drogba's speculative 35 yard free-kick and to shred those nerves even more, hapless Matthew Upson rebounded his clearance off a surprised Salomon Kalou who gleefuly wheeled away to celebrate his and Chelsea's luck after the ball looped up and over a expressionless and shocked Green to put Chelsea 2-0 up.

In between, Michael Essien powered home two headed goals, the first inside two minutes, the second to seal the victory seven minutes from full-time.

Michael is our MARQUEE signing.

Out injured for the best part of last season Double winning epic, his return is like having a major new signing and Michael is re-born.

Must be his Mother's cooking and all the sleep Essien has - renound for about 16 hours a day.

Unlike Piquionne's fare and feast.

He has scored against Chelsea in his Pompey days from a greater distance than he missed (on Saturday) from ONE yard when he hit the bar (makes Malouda's miss last season look almost straightforward).

Had that effort gone in Chelsea may have suffered a Sir Alex and Darren Ferguson effect as their sides drew 3-3 and lost 4-3 respectively, after having winning leads wiped out in the final minutes.


West Ham: Green, Jacobsen, Ben-Haim, Upson (c), IIunga, Parker, Behrani (Piquionne 70), Boa Morte (Dyer h/t), Noble, Cole, Obinna

Goal: Parker 84
Booked: Parker 44, Noble 90


Chelsea: Cech, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry (c) (Alex 80), Cole, Essien, Mikel, Ramires, Anelka (Kakuta 73), Drogba, Kalou (Malouda 83)

Goals: Essien 2, 82, Kalou 18
Booked: Cole 40, Ivanovic 64