1. It's a strange one to take, I think if you had asked me before hand I would have said that it
was important Chelsea didn't lose the game. Saying that, to play well for the first ten minutes of
the second half and find ourselves 3-0 up was a bonus!. To throw it all away is tough to take.
2.
Gary Cahill made his long awaited debut for
Chelsea against United last Sunday and I thought
he did well and looked calm and composed. OK there is an argument that he was part of a defence
that conceded three goals but two of them were penalties and you he is in no way at fault for the
Hernandez header.
Listen, regular readers will know when it comes to Didier Drogba, his form is up and down and as a
result my opinion of him has changed from a few seasons ago. Back then, Drogba was THE number one
at our club, played well on a consistent basis and became the scourge of defences all over Europe.
Yeah, it's probably wise to protect your valuables at this point, Lukas. Images: AFP PHOTO /
PATRIK STOLLARZ, REUTERS/Phil Noble.
Are players getting a little big for their attractively coloured boots, Kickettes?
The reason we ask is that it's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the various examples of
players asserting themselves at the expense of their clubs lately.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 37 goal in 36 matches and proved that he can put the ball in the
net pretty much however he likes in Real Madrid's match against Ray Vallecano on Sunday. Ronaldo
chased down the ball as it rolled around the box after Mesut Ozil fired in a corner and though he
was running away from the goal, Ronaldo then took a big wind-up and kicked his leg backwards,
sending the ball trickling past a handful of frozen defenders, teammates and the goalkeeper.
Jay Heaps and his New England Revolution will finally get their first real preseason test on
Wednesday in Tucson, Ariz., when they kick-off the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup against the
defending MLS Cup Champions Los Angeles Galaxy.
Heaps is hoping for positive results from his team, the most important aspect of the preseason
tournament is getting his squad ready for the start of the MLS season on March 10th.
I think we have all read the comment and speculation that surrounds AVB and his job as Chelsea
manager. With him openly admitting for the first time that he doesn't know if he will remain as
manager or if Roman Abramovich will sack him you can imagine the press will now move into
overdrive.
I have said that I am surprised he is still here after also admitting that he hasn't made any
progress.
