After the 3-1 win at the Hawthorns, it was fittingly followed up by another 3-1 victory against Birmingham on Wednesday night, which also saw us overtake the Gunners after their 3-3 draw at WHL, albeit only on goal difference.
On Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge, Carlo Ancelotti again chose to leave Torres on the bench, and started with Drogba up front, in a 4-3-3 formation, along with Kalou and Malouda on either side. This is something that has been tried and tested at Chelsea and has proved to be successful for the last few seasons. It seems that Chelsea are now coming out of a 'bad moment' as Carlo would say, and after last 2 games, we can safely say there has been some good football from the team. Yes, Fernando Torres has been reduced to appearances from the bench, but I think at this stage of the season if our old front guard is working well, it is best to stick with it. As the saying goes 'if it ain't broke...don't fix it'. Fernando will get goals, but for now it is important to let him settle in the team, which I don't think will happen fully until he has pre-season under his belt. But I am optimistic,that he can grab at least a couple of goals before the end of this season, and as he showed last weekend at West Brom, he is getting closer.
On Wednesday night, the team proved that they have still got it, and many doubters of players such as Malouda and Kalou will have perhaps changed their opinions after their fantastic efforts. Furthermore, Drogba was also in fine form on Wednesday, and although he didn't score, he is getting back to his best, and playing at the same level he was before suffering from malaria earlier in the season. Just as he had done against West Brom, Didier gave the Birmingham defenders a tough time.
Malouda, who had been struggling to form lately, scored an early first goal, which was followed by a fantastic second goal from Solomon Kalou. Chelsea took a 2-0 lead into half time, and in second half continued to press Birmingham, and it was not long before Malouda added a third goal, his second of the night, to make it 3-0 on the hour mark. It was pretty much game over and 3 point in the bag at this point. The only negative aspect to take from this game was when Luiz gave away a penalty with a rash challenge. Larsson stepped up and scored for Birmingham, but it did not matter as the point were secure.
With the Gunners faltering that night at Tottenham, we have now managed to overtake them into second place. We are now level on points with Arsenal, with a superior goal difference and only 6 point adrift of the leaders Man United. Although we should take it one game at a time and just concentrate on winning our remaining games, with United still to play us and the Gunners, the title race may not be over after all. Our aim is to finish as high as we can and end the season on a positive note. Where we finish at the end.....we will see.
Whether we can mount a late challenge to retain our Premier League title or not, one thing is for sure there is still life in us yet and WE BELIEVE!
Win, Lose or draw up the chels, and bring on the Hammers on Saturday!
KTBFFH
On Wednesday night, the team proved that they have still got it, and many doubters of players such as Malouda and Kalou will have perhaps changed their opinions after their fantastic efforts. Furthermore, Drogba was also in fine form on Wednesday, and although he didn't score, he is getting back to his best, and playing at the same level he was before suffering from malaria earlier in the season. Just as he had done against West Brom, Didier gave the Birmingham defenders a tough time.
Malouda, who had been struggling to form lately, scored an early first goal, which was followed by a fantastic second goal from Solomon Kalou. Chelsea took a 2-0 lead into half time, and in second half continued to press Birmingham, and it was not long before Malouda added a third goal, his second of the night, to make it 3-0 on the hour mark. It was pretty much game over and 3 point in the bag at this point. The only negative aspect to take from this game was when Luiz gave away a penalty with a rash challenge. Larsson stepped up and scored for Birmingham, but it did not matter as the point were secure.
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| Kalou celebrates after his goal |
With the Gunners faltering that night at Tottenham, we have now managed to overtake them into second place. We are now level on points with Arsenal, with a superior goal difference and only 6 point adrift of the leaders Man United. Although we should take it one game at a time and just concentrate on winning our remaining games, with United still to play us and the Gunners, the title race may not be over after all. Our aim is to finish as high as we can and end the season on a positive note. Where we finish at the end.....we will see.
Whether we can mount a late challenge to retain our Premier League title or not, one thing is for sure there is still life in us yet and WE BELIEVE!
Win, Lose or draw up the chels, and bring on the Hammers on Saturday!
KTBFFH
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