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Chelsea vs Newcastle United Wed 2 May 2012 7.45pm


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I just rewatched the game. some thoughts:

 

1. Santon is our back of the future, whether he plays left or right. He was absolutely brilliant; I know i wasnt here when enrique arrived but in other forums everyone wanted him gone. I thought back then he had a great future and it proved true. I can say that I think Santon will be much better than enrique.

 

2. I have never liked williamson. I think he is a mid-table serviceable CB. That still stands, besides the fact he had solid games and turned a great performance today. However all I could think today watching the game was: Is Williamson a lot worse when he has to play with Simpson? How much of his crappyness is attributed to Simpson being just poor? On the other hand, how much of Williamson playing solidly is actually due to the other 3 backs being better and covering for some of his mistakes or making it easier for him to stay organized? It may just be a matter of confidence.

Ultimately i dont think Williamson can improve much; i like him as a person and appreciate his efforts but at best he would be a squad playerfor us moving forward. I would think that with this season wemight be better off getting a good price for him and adding it to the transfer budget. I am sure some mid-table or just promoted team would pay us a tidy sum for him.

 

3. Perch > Simpson. A lot more upside and much more versatile, IMO

 

4. Without Tiote we are in trouble. Serious drop with raylor in there. I know not his natural position but I dont think Tiote is a player that could be easily replaced. We better figure out a way to keep him because we wont be able to get that kind of production from someone else.

 

5. Jonas, what a work ethic from the lad. Not the best touch and not the best passer but he works hard. I'd keep him in the sqaud but would like to challenge himfor the starting spot.

 

6. Cabay, HBA. Brilliant. Impressed by Cabaye's defensive chops; and more impressed with HBA tracking back and working hard to recover the ball. He is still weak on the defensive end, but at least he is trying. Without Cabaye and Tiote working for him it wouldnt work as well. He is still pretty bad in positioning but at least he is getting in.

 

7. Cisse - there are no words. Brilliant.

 

8. Ba - a true team player - still happy to contribute. Wish he had scored that crack that hit the bar. Unfortunate.

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One more:

 

9. Obertan - LOL, garbage at this time. Myabe he can get a bit better but he will struggle to challeneg a starting spot. With a revmped team i dont think he is better than just a squad player and at that he is blocking a younger player.

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Woke up this morning feeling tired, hungover but with a massive grin on my face. Can't believe that result last night, or those two goals. Or this team. I honestly thought we'd roll over after Wigan. I should have judged this team on the prrformances of this season, this lot arent the gutless donkeys we've seen at the club for the best part of a decade. Two games to go and we're right in the mix.

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Scouser on fb saying he didn't mean it. Was he trying to knock it into the stands like?

 

Mackem on RTG last night reckoned he was trying to hoof it as far as possible to run the clock down. :lol:

 

I'm pretty sure he was joking though.

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Scouser on fb saying he didn't mean it. Was he trying to knock it into the stands like?

 

What a plum. Was he crossing the ball to the invisible man?

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What a season, just when you think the good times over they pull this out of the bag. What a team, and what a fucking player.

 

Btw watching highlights on sky, commentator says Tiote basically deserved getting his head split open.

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What a season, just when you think the good times over they pull this out of the bag. What a team, and what a fucking player.

 

Btw watching highlights on sky, commentator says Tiote basically deserved getting his head split open.

 

Chelsea didnt get a single card. If we hadn't won I would be outraged at the ref.

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Tiote gets a bad rap sometimes, he got a yellow card early on but the referee didn't give yellows for challenges that were much worse as the game went on.

 

Mikel's elbow is worse than anything Tiote has ever done.

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