anyone read this report??
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/sports/story/0,4136,140888,00.html?CHELSEA were awful. They had a whole lot of possession but failed to make a significant impact. Scott Carson was hardly tested.
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Didier Drogba wonders what has gone wrong to his mighty Blues at Villa Park. -- Picture: REUTERS
Aston Villa have learnt how to play the big teams. Soak up the pressure and hit them on the break.
It was this tactic that reduced Manchester United to just three goals in five matches. And it worked wonders for them.
Chelsea lacked invention. I thought Joe Cole would be a much better option to start because he has the capability to turn a match around with a moment of genius. He came on too late, and was the only one who came closest to scoring.
Shaun Wright-Phillips has to work much harder on his crosses if he is to progress further.
And Didier Drogba - what a pathetic diver! He was clearly cheating his way through the match, going down as though he had been hit by a bullet at the faintest of touches.
A man as strongly built as him cannot be going to ground that easily, so it was plain diving.
Jose Mourinho also has some explaining to do. You could see how frustrated Roman Abramovich was after Villa scored the second goal.
He puffed his cheeks, stood up and headed for the exit. It's time he gave his manager the 'hairdryer' treatment.
now, read the comments ->
- Ng Ghim Pheng, 17, student
MARTIN O'Neill must have studied Chelsea's play studiously to come up with a winning formula.
His players stuck to the plan of marking Chelsea's forwards tightly from the first minute, so much so that Drogba and gang couldn't even muster a decent shot at goal for most of the match.
Martin Laursen defined what stubborn and effective defending means, as he cut off Chelsea's attacks time and time again - so much so that Carson in goal had not much to do.
Zat Knight's goal exposed Chelsea's make-shift centre-back pairing of Terry and Alex.
It is not often that you see Chelsea conceding such a goal.
The second goal was a sucker punch. It happened just as Chelsea were searching for the equaliser.
Villa deserved the win, and O'Neill a pat on the back and a big bonus from management for showing them how Chelsea could be beaten.
"It is not often that you see Chelsea conceding such a goal."
the truth burns.....