1-0 to the Arsenal
we almost paid the price for not killing them off. seriously, chelsea had some shots on target from long range, but we had the best chances. how many open goals did we miss? and the net actually bulged THRICE. sure, van persie's was offside. but even I dun quite understand wads' wrong with adebayor's goal cos tal ben haim was hugging him too. and i noe all abt adebayor's idiosyncracies, but i still think it isn't a foul.
almunia-7
man of the match. he was there when we needed him. made a few great saves. of cos the ideal is always that the keeper doesn't get tested, but he did well when he needed to. he is my MOTM because i think i have criticised him alot this season, but at least today i can have no complaints.
clichy-6
much better today, compared to the previous 2 games
sagna, toure-6
both look more like their usual selves today
gallas-6
yet another crucial goal. but defensively not as perfect as i would have liked.
eboue-6
some dazzling footwork, but again it's the final ball. got injured, probably at the right time. he brings alot of energy to the right flank, but i think it's time to change the approach a little, with van persie fit again.
flamini-6
worked like a dog. right at the start there was a chance, but he wasnt fast enough. still, i couldn't have asked for more, after the kind of crap diarra and gilberto had been giving.
fabregas-5
to be frank, even though he wasn't on his best, he was worth a 6, even if he had missed two open goals, even if he made a few bad passes tt really put us under a lot of pressure. it's the tackle on ashley cole in the dying moments which pissed me off. sheer stupidity. i know tt there's bad blood, but we have won the game already, so please use your head. don't be an eboue
rosicky-7
outstanding today, especially defensively.
hleb-6
some hesitation, got caught in possession a few times, but glad to have him back.
adebayor-6
he didnt really do any of his stupid things today. and didnt screw up our counter-attacks.
van persie-7
he made an impact when he came on. almost immediately. you could see his desire. i would ahve loved to see him score, but it was not to be.
gilberto-6
when he came on, i was really hoping tt he wouldnt screw us up. and when he gave away tt freekick with which shevchenko forced a great save from almunia, i was fearing for the worst. seriously he didnt do anything. he was too slow to close down. and somehow, he wasnt cutting out passes. i was just glad he didnt screw us up. credit to him for tt.
bendtner-6
he came on for 3 minutes or so, maybe less, but almost created a goal with some brilliant work. i dunno how long he could be kept out of the starting lineup. he needs to be more patient, because ultimately he must realise tt arsene wenger is his manager, not me.
basically this game would have been more comfortable if we had taken our chances. but for a period in the second half, we were really looking like we were at newcastle and boro. and tt brought back bad memories. we pulled it off and dealt chelsea a big blow.
but nothing's achieved yet. we only have a miniscule 1 point lead over man united. now we must make sure our dismal performances at newcastle and boro dun come back to haunt us.
almunia-7
man of the match. he was there when we needed him. made a few great saves. of cos the ideal is always that the keeper doesn't get tested, but he did well when he needed to. he is my MOTM because i think i have criticised him alot this season, but at least today i can have no complaints.
clichy-6
much better today, compared to the previous 2 games
sagna, toure-6
both look more like their usual selves today
gallas-6
yet another crucial goal. but defensively not as perfect as i would have liked.
eboue-6
some dazzling footwork, but again it's the final ball. got injured, probably at the right time. he brings alot of energy to the right flank, but i think it's time to change the approach a little, with van persie fit again.
flamini-6
worked like a dog. right at the start there was a chance, but he wasnt fast enough. still, i couldn't have asked for more, after the kind of crap diarra and gilberto had been giving.
fabregas-5
to be frank, even though he wasn't on his best, he was worth a 6, even if he had missed two open goals, even if he made a few bad passes tt really put us under a lot of pressure. it's the tackle on ashley cole in the dying moments which pissed me off. sheer stupidity. i know tt there's bad blood, but we have won the game already, so please use your head. don't be an eboue
rosicky-7
outstanding today, especially defensively.
hleb-6
some hesitation, got caught in possession a few times, but glad to have him back.
adebayor-6
he didnt really do any of his stupid things today. and didnt screw up our counter-attacks.
van persie-7
he made an impact when he came on. almost immediately. you could see his desire. i would ahve loved to see him score, but it was not to be.
gilberto-6
when he came on, i was really hoping tt he wouldnt screw us up. and when he gave away tt freekick with which shevchenko forced a great save from almunia, i was fearing for the worst. seriously he didnt do anything. he was too slow to close down. and somehow, he wasnt cutting out passes. i was just glad he didnt screw us up. credit to him for tt.
bendtner-6
he came on for 3 minutes or so, maybe less, but almost created a goal with some brilliant work. i dunno how long he could be kept out of the starting lineup. he needs to be more patient, because ultimately he must realise tt arsene wenger is his manager, not me.
basically this game would have been more comfortable if we had taken our chances. but for a period in the second half, we were really looking like we were at newcastle and boro. and tt brought back bad memories. we pulled it off and dealt chelsea a big blow.
but nothing's achieved yet. we only have a miniscule 1 point lead over man united. now we must make sure our dismal performances at newcastle and boro dun come back to haunt us.
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