I have a feeling that it will be a tough encounter, Tottenham will be trying to stop us playing and will contest every single ball, that is normal for us but my one concern is our lack of cutting edge without Cesc
How blinking frustrating is that? A nervous Chelsea side met a positive Bolton side who passed the ball around and played without fear. Bolton should have been awarded two potential penalties, one of them as clear as you will ever see. Didier Drogba almost looked confused as to why the decision wasn’t given. His face said it all and one of two officials should have been able to see it. This might sound a little over the top here but I have watched clear penalties waved away against us time and time again this season since the Eduardo debacle. Then Vidic gives away a penalty against Aston Villa, is clearly the last man and is booked. John Terry does a fly kick on James Milner and doesn’t get sent off. Chelsea try their ‘hand’ at a spot of basketball and I am supposed to believe that all is fair and well with those in charge of the game in England.
I am sure many Italian felt the same about Serie A over the years but hey, I am not suggesting that…. oh no, you’ve just got me wrong. What I was saying is that the officials are just human and make mistakes. [take that any legal people]
I didn’t expect Bolton to take any points off Chelsea before hand and to see how shaky Chelsea looked is a positive. Two away draws or a defeat and draw in their trickiest away matches is very possible.
So, onto the game this evening. I have a feeling that it will be a tough encounter, Tottenham will be trying to stop us playing and will contest every single ball, that is normal for us but my one concern is our lack of cutting edge without Cesc and Arshavin. Against Wolves we reverted to a crossing team and it didn’t really work for us until the 94th minute or whatever it was when Bendtner rose and planted the ball past the Wolves keeper. I suppose the difference this time will be Samir Nasri starting the game. We need Rosicky and Nasri finding each other and dominating the possession.
I am certainly feeling the old butterflies rumbling around in my stomach at the moment, we do not want to lose to that lot at the best of times but in a game with such importance, defeat is just unthinkable.
Joan Laptorta has opened his Cesc rota for the month and Eric Abidal’s name has been scribbled out and replaced with Messi. After all Messi is flavour of the month and is the perfect way to get more made of the Cesc to Barcelona story.
Laporta, you are obsessed. You orange, fake looking control freak. Cesc is staying at Arsenal and there is nothing you can do about it. From what I am hearing, he is making this his personal goal. It is not as if they need Cesc to complete their team. They have a midfield that is playing arguably the second best football in the world behind us [and yes that was a little tongue in cheek]
According to John Cross of the Mirror, Wenger sounded very convincing when he said that Cesc will be staying at Arsenal. The player has said this enough times already so I have no reason to listen to any bull that comes and will keep coming all throughout the summer. Give us £100 million + Messi and the board can sit down and discuss it. Barca may still not get Cesc but at least Arsenal can think about it, anything less then they can shove their tapping up where the sun doesn’t shine.
Right, going to keep this short today, if you want to read my pre match thoughts then Click Here
Come on you Gunners. PLEASE.
Back again tomorrow.
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