Re: Premier League - Chelsea vs Arsenal

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 2:48 am

~~His~~ Their best yet :coffee:

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 2:55 am

by Nedved Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:05 am

I am surprised Cesc was booed. Chelsea fans have more class for sure.

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:06 am

I wasn't.

They boo all of their own.

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:18 am

Surprised? By Arsenal fans? Booing?

Where have you been the last few years?

Former player returns/faces them – booooooooooooooooooooo
Team struggles in the first half – boooooooooooooooooooooo
Team fails to win a game – boooooooooooooooooooooo
Wenger makes a substitution they don't like – booooooooooooooooooooo
Gust of wind blows overhead – boooooooooooooooooooooooooo

They've damn near got a patent on it.

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:43 am

Was also the first time a team kept them from having a single shot on target in a game since 2003 Laughing

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:49 am

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:54 am

And now no football for 2 whole weeks Sad

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:05 am

I know

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:40 am

Though when things resume, we have 4 games in 3 competitions in the space of 10 days cheers

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:42 am

That's not overly fantastic Laughing

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:44 am

Are you telling me games against Maribor and Shrewsbury aren't fantastic? Clubber

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:50 am

I'd rather play less games in a week Razz

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:40 am

Ever the contrarian Rolling Eyes

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:45 am

am not

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:21 pm

Football Association will not punish Arsene Wenger over José Mourinho shove:
Arsene Wenger will not face punishment for shoving José Mourinho during Arsenal's game at Chelsea on Sunday, the FA has confirmed
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/9506579/premier-league-football-association-will-not-punish-arsene-wenger-over-jose-mourinho-shove

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:20 pm

Chelsea in complete control, say Neville and Souness:
Chelsea were in complete control against Arsenal on Sunday and showed they’re on a higher level to their London rivals, Sky's Gary Neville and Graeme Souness say
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/29326/9505737/chelsea-v-arsenal-victorious-blues-in-complete-control-says-gary-neville

“Chelsea seemed to be in control of everything in the game. It was comfortable.”

“I didn’t think Arsenal played badly – I thought they started the game well, as Jose Mourinho said – but you never felt Chelsea were in danger of not winning.”

“You always felt Chelsea had a gear to go up to if they needed to, while John Obi Mikel came on in the second half and they seemed to get stronger and sterner.”

“The big moments were taken by Chelsea – Hazard got the penalty with a great run and then the combination between Cesc Fabregas and Costa in the second half was a fantastic goal.”

“They’re at a higher level than Arsenal.”

“You look at Chelsea today and they’re efficient. They’ve got the job done.”

“They’ve got great game management. They’ve got a few players out there who work out how the game is panning out, long before they get a message from the touchline or the dressing room at half-time.”

“They are very impressive as a team – with some stars in there. Watch the Chelsea players when they lost possession, how quickly they got back in position, how quickly they got goal-side.”

“It’s not just about doing clever things with the ball. When you’ve got great players and some very good players, all willing to put a shift in, it makes them a very dangerous animal.”

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:09 pm

I get the feeling Mikel is going to be an important sub for us this season.

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:12 pm

Here is a vine of Ivanovic getting punched by Sanchez.

Classy.
https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/D06D85C8FC1130991623384485888_264bf390152.5.1.3732344538908677005.mp4?versionId=.hs3cvBpEV5HTBpVT4oLQO5BgApsrddl

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:13 pm

I cringed when I saw him coming on especially as they were just starting to get a foothold late in the match and thought inviting pressure on was the last thing we needed to be doing. But it worked brilliantly.

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:14 pm

Kick wrote:Here is a vine of Ivanovic getting punched by Sanchez.

Classy.
https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/D06D85C8FC1130991623384485888_264bf390152.5.1.3732344538908677005.mp4?versionId=.hs3cvBpEV5HTBpVT4oLQO5BgApsrddl

As I said yesterday...

Shed wrote:

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:18 pm

Perhaps that banner is a sly dig at Ozil and Sanchez, since both were bought? hmm

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:24 pm

That's the irony of their constant pontificating about money, class, and how the two are related. Their argument all this time has been:

spend big on players = no class
spend big on wages = no class

That the 2 most expensive players on the pitch yesterday were both Arsenal ones, and that they now have a higher wage bill than we do, makes their moralising about "class" hilariously ironic, especially when you consider the thuglike behaviour they showed yesterday despite sanctimoniously accusing everyone else of having none of it.

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:28 pm

Will be curious to see if Sanchez gets anything for that punch.

by Shed Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:32 pm

Usually these things (or at least inquiries into them) are announced on the Monday immediately after. Since there's been nothing, I doubt it.

by Kick Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:34 pm

Yeah but this seems to have only surfaced today.

If there is a big enough outcry, it might.

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