Words With You My Son

By Since66
January 2 2011

I really do not know what was going through the mind of Petr Cech aka Dracula, rooted on his line as Ciaran Clark stole in to glide in a header from an Albrighton cross, minutes after inspirational captain and legend, John Terry gave Chelsea the lead and an unlikely victory. As I write I am still stunned by Cech's decision. There was so much space for him to come out and at least go for the ball either catching, punching or taking Clark out completely. 

The rise and fall of emotions of a professional footballer were etched on the face of JT in those last few minutes.

First of all the elation, ecstasy and joy as he smashed Chelsea into lead. Racing up the touchline to jump all over the Boss 'Anco,' to sheer despair and desperation at the final whistle trying not to look at Dracula as he left the field.

I am sure Dracula would have been spoken to by his captain in the dressing-room afterwards.

To be honest a Chelsea win would have been unfair on Villa. We looked too edgy and nervous and gave the ball away on too many occasions, only Ramires looked up for it, challenging back every time he lost the ball, but Chelsea did manage to create the better chances.

Friedel saved brilliantly first from Super Frank and then moments later from Malouda.

A lot of players including Anelka, Ferreira just didn't turn up and it was Ferreira who was culpable for two of Villa's goals.

First Ferreira and Anelka spent too much time down Chelsea's right trying to clear a Villa attack. When Anelka realised the ball wasn't going out, he played the inside to Ferreira whose clearance took a deflection and Essien was penalised for a challenge on Reo-Coker.

Ashley Young delightedly smashed home the equaliser.

Young could have easily been dismissed had the referee taken action on his celebrations - incitement - prior to that he should have been booked for taking out Ashley Cole down Chelsea's left, only a throw was given much to the derision of the MHL faithful.

Ferreira's 2nd contribution came from a mis-directed backpass that Chelsea struggled to clear, the ball fell eventually to Downing who crossed for 'sack of spuds' Heskey to head in from close range.

Chelsea had taken the lead when Super Frank slotted home a penalty after Malouda was jumped all over by Collins, before being bundled on the floor.

Drogba, who was ineffective all game, apart from his equaliser gave Chelsea hope.

Friedel made a blocking save from Drogba's header, the ball returning to the edge of the area, for John Terry to smash home, finishing off the move that he started with one of his swashbuckling runs.

The home fans wild celebrations for an unlikely victory were brought crashing back down to earth - a minute or so later - stunned - as 6ft 5in Petr Cech, suffering from vertigo, aka Dracula, picked the ball out of his net, deep into stoppage time.


Chelsea: Cech, Ferreria (Bosingwa 56), Bruma, Terry (c), Cole, Ramires (Kalou 72), Essien, Lampard, Anelka (Sturridge 78), Drogba, Malouda.

Goals: Lampard (pen 22), Drogba 83, Terry 89
Booked: Ramires 38, Terry 75

Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Clark, Downing, Reo-Coker, Petrov (c), Agbonlahor (Albrighton 84), Young, Heskey.

Goals: Young (pen 40), Heskey 46, Clark 90
Booked: Petrov 19, Freidel 21, Collins 22, Reo-Coker 27, Agbonlahor 41, Clark 44, Heskey 48


NEXT UP: Wolves (a) Wednesday 5/1/11, kick off 7.45pm

Chelsea 3-3 Aston Villa: Hammer House of Horrors aka Cech

Discussion started by 50 Years Over 100 Years , 02/01/2011 19:38

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PDA
02/01/2011 20:05

so deflated, this is probably my one and only time i would second guess the boss on his selection of Paulo, a real woeful game by him and Drogba does not appear to be right, Anelka looks out of sorts no confidence, sorry for being so deflated but i also think Cech should have been all over that cross, just cant get over this one, the only thing is Utd looked shite yesterday and we gotta play them twice yet and City play the @#$%& this week, not all over yet but today was an emotional rollercoaster, Villa did deserve a point though.

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Since 66
02/01/2011 20:09

You are not the only one. I do my best to shrug off Chelsea results, but I havent felt like this since we lost to ManUre in the 1994 FA Cup Final 4-0.

Better team for an hour. David Elleray was the referee and gave Utd two dodgey penalties on a rain-soaked Wembley pitch.

Still

KTBFFH
COME ON CHELSEA
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notagolfer
03/01/2011 11:17

if you're blaming cech for that goal you have no idea what you are talking about. fans like you make me ashamed to be a blue.

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Since 66
03/01/2011 11:45

I could have come out and caught that cross!!!!



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PDA
03/01/2011 13:47

It is easier to come for the cross going forward than to have eyes in the back of your head and go backwards, who else would you blame?????

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PKGooner
04/01/2011 17:30

You're behind the filth

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Since 66
04/01/2011 17:53

Considering Cech was rooted to his line he did neither - backwards, forwards - come to think of it he didn't even dive.

And it wasn't even a powerful header!



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carefree
04/01/2011 19:40

Quote:

PKGooner
You're behind the filth

Not for long pk i can assure you

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dixon9
05/01/2011 01:12

Too depressed to comment earlier...apologies...



"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.

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dixon9
05/01/2011 01:15

Well Bruma (quite understandably in my opinion) says he wasn't at fault for their third:

"I was marking my man. I think everyone else was, or maybe someone forgot to mark his one," he told Chelsea TV.

He said: "He's a very strong guy. Obviously, when you play against a striker like him, you can't win every ball. You can't come always in front of him, because he's so strong."

"Everyone knows Premier League games are always fast, quick, strong, so if we don't play our game then they will play their game and you will see that they will dominate us," the 19-year-old said.

"It can happen. At the end, we were dominating them again and then you saw that we scored a goal.

"After, I think we should've kept the ball and been strong in the marking because the guy from Villa had a free header."



"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.



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