Chelsea

Well what happen to our blue bus? Broken? Yokohama tires are not good enough? No cech as the bus driver? no mr. conductor lampard? It been a bad bad start for the champions. 1W 2L 1D is not what champions are made of. Maybe we are just tired? or maybe we think that we are a comfortable champion last season that we take things easily this season?

I don't know the answer but i do know that IVANOVIC is not the player he was before. Seem like he is aging way too fast in the summer break. Just look how Montero of Swansea and Sterling pass him like he was nothing. Oh yeah don't forget Crystal Palace. Terry is not mr. reliable anymore. Cesc gives the ball to cheaply and his passing so far is terrible. Hazard is not hazardous by the look of it. Willian is not WILLING to created somethign special anymore. So with the rest of the squad. But Congrats to Falcao for his 1st goal in the BPL this season. That is something to be happy with.

Anyway, Jose needs to motivate his player and adjust his strategy fast. Don't really care about park bus at least we have 3 points!!! KTBFFH!!!

So sad

Browsing the net today and just realized  that Glen Johnson has transferred to Stoke City. But by the looks of it, he is not a very happy man. Just look at him~~~~

muahahhahahahaha. picture by others.

look at himmm

lookkk at those eyess... 

That is all~~~ hahaha

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE!!

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE

     19/5/2012 is the date that Chelsea FC makes create our own history by becoming the 5th different teams to win the UEFA Champions League. A single goal from the legendary Didier Drogba and Lampard, Luiz, Cole through penalty seal our fate ending 9 years of waiting under Abvramovic. With moscow still lingers on the player's back 4 years ago agains bitter river Manchester United, a win against Bayern Munich is somewhat special. Special in a sense that it surely the last appearance and goals for chelsea number 11, Drogba. Roberto di Matteo has selected Bertrand instead of Torres at the wing, Solomon Kalou, Drogba, Lampard (Captain replacing Terry), Luiz, Cahill, Cole, Bosingwa, Mikel, Mata and Cech with the formation of 4-2-3-1 while Bayern also opted for the same formation.

     Personally, i do prefer playing Torres at the wing instead of Bertrand but i think that RDM has a strategy where Bertrand and Cole are playing together to stop Lahm and Robben. Pretty effective but it will give us a dull and boring game as we can expect that the home side will attack us almost all the time. The first half I remembered that we has so little chances on goal and embarrassing enough, no corners and <40% possession. Bayern really dominated the game and want to go for the ultimate glory. There's alot of shots but only 2 or 3 shots on goal from Bayern. They look very dangerous going forward as shown by Robben with a driven shot only or Cech to block it with this foot and off the post for a corner. Needless to say, Chelsea and Bayern has nothing to show off in front of goal but the pressure is more for Bayern with their control of the game.

     Second half start exactly like the first half where all the attack comes from the men of red but nothing to show off on the scoreboard. Again, the two Bayern wide players are really selfish in my book. Dribble from the wing and cuts back to the middle and go with the shots themselves, rather that crossing the ball for Gomez and Muller in the middle. The two powerful forward left clueless in the middle of the box, looking like idiots waiting for something to come. And something did came, Kroos with a cross from the right side found Muller near post and he headed the ball toward Cech with an awkward bounce before beating Cech on his top post. It was 1 - 0 on the night and Bayern were awarded a goal for their consistence pressure (FINALLY!!). 

     And came on Fernando Torres for Bertrand. He needs no introduction as he dribbles pass Bayern defender before winning a corner for Chelsea, Mata took it and Drogba headed it home with a powerful header pass Neuer. Chelsea finally broke Bayern defencea. Amazing scene. The home crowd must be devastated with the outcome of the goal as it is near 90 minute and the game goes to extra time.

     Extra time came positively for Chelsea as they maneuver some attacking threats to the Bayern goal but it is Drogba to blame as he gave a penalty to Bayern after he brought down Ribery in the box. A foolish error from the legend as Cahill can easily handle the threat. This is what happen when a attacker tries to defend. Instant zero from hero. Out come Robben to take it and Cech SAVES!!! Not the best penalty from Robben as the fired a low shot to the left of Cech and a comfortable save for the goal keeper.

     At this moment i realized that Bayern has been demoralized and played with a wrong team structure as Muller has been substituted by Van Buyten in the second half, allowing super fresh Torres to terrorize Bayern's defences. Chelsea do attack but the game ended for the penalty kick.

Chelsea Kicker

1. Juan Mata

2. David Luiz

3. Frank Lampard

4. Ashley Cole

5. Didier Drogba

Bayern Munich Kicker

1. Lahm

2. Mario Gomez

3. Neuer

4. Olic

5. Schweinsteiger

     Only Mata, and Olic's penalty being save by the goal keeper while Schweinsteiger's hits the post. So the cup is decided o Drogba's Penalty. Concentration and placement as he hits the ball to the bottom right side of the goal leaving Neuer dives to his left as WE BECOMES THE CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE!!!!!

P/S : IMAGE WERE TAKEN FROM CHELSEA OFFICAL WEBSITE~~~

     

CHELSEA 2 - 1 LIVERPOOL FA CUP FINAL

Another great day for Chelsea, We won the FA cup!!!! It is a highly contested game with both team going for the win. The game started slow as both teams as expected. BTW, HERE'S THE FINAL REPORT FROM CHELSEA FC OFFICAL WEBSITE. I DO NOT OWN THIS....

The Blues secured our third FA Cup in the space of four years with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Wembley in a game which we dominated for large spells, only to find ourselves hanging on at the death.

Ramires gave us an early advantage when he raced on to a wonderful Juan Mata pass and drilled his shot into the bottom corner, via the aid of a deflection off Pepe Reina's leg.

There was a lack of clear-cut opportunities in the first half, but we doubled our advantage minutes into the second half when Didier Drogba took a Frank Lampard pass in his stride and drove his effort beyond Reina into the far corner, becoming the first player to score in four FA Cup Finals.

It was no more than we deserved, but Andy Carroll threw Liverpool a lifeline after coming on as a substitute when he fired a powerful angled strike past Petr Cech to reduce the deficit.

From that point onwards, it was all Liverpool. Carroll appeared to have equalised when he rose to meet a Luis Suarez cross, but replays proved the ball hadn't crossed the line. Instead, Cech had made a miraculous save in pushing it onto the bar.

It was tense stuff in the closing stages, but we managed to hold on to lift the trophy for the seventh time in our history.

Our immediate attention now turns towards a league game against the same opposition at Anfield on Tuesday, but we will, of course, be hoping to make it a cup double when we take on Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final two weeks from now.

Team news
Roberto Di Matteo made only one change to the side which beat Tottenham 5-1 in the semi-final last month. Branislav Ivanovic, who missed that game through suspension, partnered John Terry in the centre of defence with both David Luiz and Gary Cahill missing out through injury. Didier Drogba was given the nod in attack with Fernando Torres having to be content with a place on the substitutes' bench against his former club.

Liverpool's hero from their semi-final win against Everton, Andy Carroll, started on the bench for Kenny Dalglish's side, while Craig Bellamy, Steven Gerrard and Stewart Downing were tasked with supporting striker Luis Suarez.

First half
As expected, it was a cagey opening few minutes with plenty of slow build-up play from both sides without any significant penetration.

Dalglish appeared to have set his side up to stifle the Blues, with Bellamy playing out wide on the right in a bid to stop Ashley Cole from bursting forward and Jay Spearing paying particularly close attention to Juan Mata.

After a slow start, however, the game sprung into life in the 10^th minute when the Spaniard was allowed too much room in the middle of the park. His perfectly weighted pass allowed Ramires to get there before Jose Enrique, and as the Brazilian raced through on goal he powered his drive past Pepe Reina at the near-post to give us an early lead.

It was a wonderful start for the Blues, but on reflection Reina will certainly feel he should have done better.

Liverpool's response was almost instant; Glen Johnson, the former Chelsea man, whipped in a teasing delivery which Ivanovic headed into the path of Bellamy, and as the Welshman volleyed towards goal the Serbian did well to divert the ball away with his leg.

Di Matteo's men were looking dangerous on the break, and Martin Skrtel had to be alert to clear on a couple of occasions as Salomon Kalou attempted to release both Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard.

The Ivorian was enjoying an impressive opening spell, and he came close to lighting up Wembley with a fantastic solo run, only to be crowded at the crucial moment when he looked set to pull the trigger.

As a spectacle, aside from the goal there had been a lack of real goalmouth action; the Blues seemed content to defend deep and play on the counter-attack, while Liverpool's efforts to utilise the pace of Stewart Downing and Bellamy in the wide areas was proving to be a struggle.

Shortly after the half-hour mark, Ramires, whose opening goal ensured he became the first ever Brazilian to score in an FA Cup Final, won a free-kick after intelligently drawing a foul from Jose Enrique, but Mata's delivery was headed away by Agger as Ivanovic threatened.

John Mikel Obi became the first player to enter Phil Dowd's book for a late challenge on the Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, while a minute later Drogba went close with a powerful drive from long-range.

As the half wore, Liverpool pressed forward looking to restore parity before the break; Luis Suarez, who had been a peripheral figure for most of the opening 45 minutes, failed to connect with Jordan Henderson's back-post header, while Agger joined Mikel in the book for a dangerous challenge on the Nigerian.

Second half
Both teams emerged for the second half without any changes to personnel, and Cole, making his 250^th appearance for the club, had a fantastic opportunity to double our advantage inside the opening minute of the half, but opted to cross when he probably should have shot.

A minute later the left-back forced our first corner of the game following another lung-busting foray, but while John Terry appeared to be held down by Skrtel, the free-kick was surprisingly given against our captain.

Gerrard felt he should have had a penalty moments later, but the Blues went straight up the other end and took a stranglehold on the game. Mikel fed Lampard who, in turn, played a wonderful ball into the path of Drogba, and the striker drove a sweet left-footed strike into the far corner to make it 2-0 and send the Blues fans behind the goal delirious.

The goal ensured Drogba became the first ever player to score in four FA Cup Finals, while also maintaining a truly remarkable record of scoring in every competitive fixture he's played in at the stadium for the club.

Dalglish's response to our second goal was to replace the largely ineffective Spearing with Andy Carroll, while Kalou went close for the Blues on the break.

Drogba, buoyed by his goal, was beginning to enjoy his evening, while Lampard, who was growing came close to scoring with a free-kick not dissimilar from the one he converted in the semi-final.

Against the run of play, Liverpool were back in it in the 64^th minute; Downing dispossessed Jose Bosingwa, and as the ball fell into the path of the substitute Carroll, he smashed his strike beyond Cech into the roof of the net.

It was a goal which Liverpool's play hadn't merited, but equally one that changed the complexion of the match; after having the game all but wrapped up, we were now defending desperately to repel Dalglish's resurgent side who now had their tails up.

Both Johnson and Gerrard tried their luck with volleys from outside the box, while the goalscorer Carroll was proving a constant threat every time the ball was played into the penalty area. Cech then had to save well low down to his right from Suarez after the Uruguayan exposed both Bosingwa and Ivanovic.

Sensing the need for change and to offer our defenders some protection, Di Matteo made our first substitution of the evening; it was no surprise to see Raul Meireles enter the fray against his former employers, but the decision to withdraw the impressive Ramires was certainly met with raised eyebrows by some, although he was appearing to tire.

Dirk Kuyt came on with little under 15 minutes remaining at the expense of Bellamy, shortly before Cech kept his side ahead with a stunning save from a Carroll header, somehow palming the striker's effort on to the underside of the bar, and as the ball bounced down, with the Liverpool fans and coaching staff already celebrating, Ivanovic cleared away. It had been just a couple inches away from crossing the line.

Liverpool were knocking on the door, and when the ball fell to Skrtel, who was unmarked yards from goal, the defender somehow contrived to waste a glorious opportunity, while in the last minute of normal time, Terry made a wonderful block to deny Carroll.

Florent Malouda, scorer of our fifth goal in the semi-final, came on for Mata in the closing minutes as we defended deep and in numbers.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech; Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry (c), Cole; Mikel Obi, Lampard; Ramires (Meireles 75), Mata (Malouda 89), Kalou; Drogba.
Unused substitutes Turnbull, Ferreira, Essien, Sturridge, Torres
Scorers Ramires 10, Drogba 52
Booked Mikel 37

Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Reina; Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Jose Enrique; Spearing (Carroll 54), Henderson; Downing, Gerrard (c), Bellamy (Kuyt); Suarez.
Unused substitutes Doni, Kelly, Carragher, Shelvey, Maxi Rodriguez
Scorer Carroll 64
Booked Agger 44

Referee Phil Dowd
Crowd 89,102

FA Cup Semi-Final

Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspurs

Indeed it is a very special day for me as a Chelsea fan to see my team made it through to the Final of FA cup. It is a very tough match between a resilient side such as spurs and to make it 5-1 on the day is even magnificent. A touch of class for the ever present Didier Drogba, a controversial goal from Juan Mata, a superb through pass to the feet of Ramires for the third goal, a sublime free kick from the legend Frank Lampard and an icing to the cake, a goal from Malouda on extra time.

The final in the new Wembly is schedule in May is very indeed a perfect venue and against a team like Liverpool, this could be as difficult as Barcelona this coming Thursday morning. But with a renewed confident and the old guns fired regularly at the moment, I don't expect anything less from chelsea. We will give our 120% of commitment and football this coming May and also the Champion League Semi-final at stanford bridge.

Lets recap the match againts spurs

>Van Der Vaart

A 36minutes header beautifully headed by Van der Vaart but Terry with that important save on the line with Cech stumble hopelessly. Three minutes later he also have a venomous shot which just pass Adebayor over the side post. Any contact from Adebayor means a goal for spurs.

>Didier Drogba (1-0)

A visionary pass from Lampard from chelsea half finds Drogba with Gallas hot on his tail. The ivorian stricker chested the ball beautifully and turns to the left of Gallas making a yard for him self before scoring into the top left corner of the goal with Cudicini least expected the shot with Drogba's left foot.

>Juan Mata (2-0)

A very controversial goal in my opinion. For me the ball didn't pass the line. A corner from lampard meet David Luiz's head. as Cudicini palms the ball away, it didn't travel much. Instead, John Terry manage to head to ball back to the goal which saves by Cudicini again. Terry muscle his way into 3 spurs defenders which he is entitle to win the ball, and for me there's no foul on the challenge.

There we a crowd of bodies on the line of the goal and miraculously, the ball rolls back to Mata which he side footed back into the goal. The ball hits Terry but some says the ball didn't actually cross the line and so do i. But the referee gave the goal to chelsea and we leads 2-0.

> Gareth Bale (2-1)

A splitting through pass from Parker to Adebayor before he is tackled down by Cech in the box but the ball rolled into Bale on the left and needing a simple tapping to make it 2-1m he didn't disappoint himself . Cech should be sent off but he's lucky. Really2 lucky.

>Ramires (3-1)

Forward ball pass from Mata converted with a little chip beating Cudicini. Subtle as you like. we leading 3-1 at the moment.

>Lampard

The best freekick of the tournament in my point of view. Lampard struck it from 30 yards out of the goal. The ball swerve and moving on the air before beating Cudicini on the left side of the goal

> Malouda (5-1)

The substitute coming on for Ramires didn't take long for his goal of the game. The winger strike late in the injury time to make it 5 for chelsea. Another lob pass from mata which is chested by Malouda then slotted it home underneath Cudicini legs to make it icing on a cake.

VIVA LA CHELSEA!!!! CAME ON LADS HAVE THIS SPIRIT VS BARCELONA!!!