anyone read this report??
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/sports/story/0,4136,140888,00.html?
CHELSEA were awful. They had a whole lot of possession but failed
to make a significant impact. Scott Carson was hardly tested.
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Didier Drogba wonders what has gone wrong to his mighty Blues at
Villa Park. -- Picture: REUTERS
Aston Villa have learnt how to play the big teams. Soak up the
pressure and hit them on the break.
It was this tactic that reduced Manchester United to just three
goals in five matches. And it worked wonders for them.
Chelsea lacked invention. I thought Joe Cole would be a much better
option to start because he has the capability to turn a match
around with a moment of genius. He came on too late, and was the
only one who came closest to scoring.
Shaun Wright-Phillips has to work much harder on his crosses if he
is to progress further.
And Didier Drogba - what a pathetic diver! He was clearly cheating
his way through the match, going down as though he had been hit by
a bullet at the faintest of touches.
A man as strongly built as him cannot be going to ground that
easily, so it was plain diving.
Jose Mourinho also has some explaining to do. You could see how
frustrated Roman Abramovich was after Villa scored the second
goal.
He puffed his cheeks, stood up and headed for the exit. It's time
he gave his manager the 'hairdryer' treatment.
now, read the comments ->
- Ng Ghim Pheng, 17, student
MARTIN O'Neill must have studied Chelsea's play studiously to come
up with a winning formula.
His players stuck to the plan of marking Chelsea's forwards tightly
from the first minute, so much so that Drogba and gang couldn't
even muster a decent shot at goal for most of the match.
Martin Laursen defined what stubborn and effective defending means,
as he cut off Chelsea's attacks time and time again - so much so
that Carson in goal had not much to do.
Zat Knight's goal exposed Chelsea's make-shift centre-back pairing
of Terry and Alex.
It is not often that you see Chelsea conceding such a goal.
The second goal was a sucker punch. It happened just as Chelsea
were searching for the equaliser.
Villa deserved the win, and O'Neill a pat on the back and a big
bonus from management for showing them how Chelsea could be
beaten.
"It is not often that you see Chelsea conceding such a goal."
the truth burns.....
