by stmichael » Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:59 pm
i can't say that i'm surprised with the result. chelsea seem destined to win the league. they've been sh#te in their last 3 games but still won all of them and kept clean sheets. when you're at the top and things are going for you, those deflected goals always go in your favour.
we can harp on about the blatant penalty that wasn't given all we want but it happens. it just reaffirms to me that we need video technology in football sooner rather than later because referees seem to be getting more wrong than they get right these days.
the fact is, despite our domination in terms of territory and possession of the ball, i think cech had to make one save of note in the entire match. we still flatter to deceive in the last third of the pitch. garcia has to be the most frustrating footballer i've seen for a while. he shows some great touches but his basic ball retention is woeful. the need for a top class target man and goalscorer is also evident.
on the plus side, i thought hamann was immense and proved why he deserves a new contract at the club. riise, gerrard and carragher were also very good. however, until we find that cutting edge we are always going to be that little bit short.
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stmichael on Sat Jan 01, 2005 5:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.