The first big match of the season and not all were convinced about Chelsea's chances to the title this season. In an exciting derby, Chelsea prevailed over Arsenal 2-1 with Juan Mata being the stand out performer with an assist and a goal. Here are my thoughts on the game:
RDM certainly has the guts to play an attack minded side
Last season in spite of winning the Champions League and the FA cup, RDM was criticized for the 'park the bus' strategy in the champions league semi finals and the final. Clearly he didn't have the team to run around and match the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich and all he did was employ the best strategy. Now the condition is different as an influx of attack minded midfielders means that RDM has to choose an attacking line up and he certainly did that against Arsenal even though it was a tough away game. With the holy trinity of Hazard,Mata and Oscar starting behind Torres, and to include Ramires as the Central midfielder instead of Lampard was a master stroke.Ramires won the Sky Sports man of the match award and just proves that Chelsea should use Ramires in that position more often.
Good goal for Torres
Torres had a good game against the Gunners. The goal scored from Mata's free kick was a poacher's goal and he really worked hard chasing down defenders. Of course he hasn't hit the top form he had in his Liverpool days, but 3 goals in 6 EPL matches is not such a bad return and he will surely score more as the team gels together.
Work in Progress
Our attacking trio is still a work in progress. Hazard and Mata seem to have established a rapport already but Oscar went missing in the match many times and it will take some time before the combination can be called a lethal trio.
What would we do without Cech
The difference between the sides was Cech as the number 1 made 3 very good saves in the match to protect our lead. Arsene Wenger described Cech's display as outstanding and it just proves that whatever attack minded team you have, you need a reliable goalie like Cech between the sticks and Cech is not just reliable,he is brilliant.
RDM certainly has the guts to play an attack minded side
Last season in spite of winning the Champions League and the FA cup, RDM was criticized for the 'park the bus' strategy in the champions league semi finals and the final. Clearly he didn't have the team to run around and match the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich and all he did was employ the best strategy. Now the condition is different as an influx of attack minded midfielders means that RDM has to choose an attacking line up and he certainly did that against Arsenal even though it was a tough away game. With the holy trinity of Hazard,Mata and Oscar starting behind Torres, and to include Ramires as the Central midfielder instead of Lampard was a master stroke.Ramires won the Sky Sports man of the match award and just proves that Chelsea should use Ramires in that position more often.
Good goal for Torres
Torres had a good game against the Gunners. The goal scored from Mata's free kick was a poacher's goal and he really worked hard chasing down defenders. Of course he hasn't hit the top form he had in his Liverpool days, but 3 goals in 6 EPL matches is not such a bad return and he will surely score more as the team gels together.
Work in Progress
Our attacking trio is still a work in progress. Hazard and Mata seem to have established a rapport already but Oscar went missing in the match many times and it will take some time before the combination can be called a lethal trio.
What would we do without Cech
The difference between the sides was Cech as the number 1 made 3 very good saves in the match to protect our lead. Arsene Wenger described Cech's display as outstanding and it just proves that whatever attack minded team you have, you need a reliable goalie like Cech between the sticks and Cech is not just reliable,he is brilliant.
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