Match Reaction - 0-2 chelski

[Alpha]

Don't disagree. The ref was appalling. But his incompetence was impartial, he was just clueless not biased. Certainly if Cahill had been sent off it would have affected the game. But we shouldn't be relying on a red card to get results, we have the players to compete with anyone 11 vs 11. But we don't have the manager to do that unfortunately. My fear, even if Cahill rightly got his marching orders, is we'd still have lost. The team selection was stupid, the formation was stupid and the tactics were stupid. That was the real problem.

True we shouldn't be counting on referee 's charity to win a game . We should have been able to compete 11 vs 11 against any team . But sadly we are not at that level anymore .
Any refereeing mistake against us can be costly .

[Bumble]

We are only in the 3rd month of the season and have Wenger for another two more years. Things aren't going to get any better. He isn't going to leave and he wont be sacked unless we finish 7th or something.

We will still finish top 4 as I just cant see Liverpool and United both finishing above us. Although if we lose to Liverpool I might change that opinion.

[Özim]

Everyone knew we'd lose this game, if was predictable, the reason it's predictable is we have a manager who is tactically not good enough and doesn't ever really address problem areas in the team.

The guy just never learns, he never adapts or sets the team up based on the opposition, therefore we always fail to win, it's not coincidence anymore.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

As per usual, another one in what seems an unabated string of losses against quality teams. One common denominator in all this.

Glad to see some of his disciples have little bit taken off their blinkers, albeit reluctantly.

Wenger Out!

[Munchies]

Wenger Out!

[Marc Overmars]

Any referee action can have a big impact on a game .
Imagine if he didn't give Chelsea their deserved penalty on Hasard and he mistook it for a simulation and gave hasard a yellow card instead . Do you think Chelsea attitude and confidence would have been the same ? I doubt it very much .

Considering they were playing Arsenal, I'm sure their confidence would have remained the same.

I don't understand the point you are trying to illustrate though, imagine this, imagine that etc. Just seems like an excuse really to avoid holding the manager and team to account.

[Power n Glory]

Considering they were playing Arsenal, I'm sure their confidence would have remained the same.

I don't understand the point you are trying to illustrate though, imagine this, imagine that etc. Just seems like an excuse really to avoid holding the manager and team to account.

Indeed. After hammering us last season and considering their record at Stamford Bridge and Jose's record against Arsene, one penalty decision wouldn't have dented their confidence. It was a predictable game. We were lucky to finish with 11 men and the same applies for them.

[Globalgunner]

We haven't won any of 15 games against our top rivals. It can't be the referee in every case. I would wager we won't beat either Chelsea, City or even United this season. Only Pool don't always expect to beat us. We start each season 12 points behind those 3. We rely on the Sunderland s of this world to help us beat them to reduce our points deficit.
Wenger Out!

[AKBapologist]

I thought our tactics and organisation where OK yesterday. Problem was a few players just didn't perform, theres did. The first goal really killed the game, after that we where just chasing. Ozil was a disgrace, Welbeck didn't spend enough time in the box and we didn't create a shot on goal. We've been struggling to score for years now, it's only just coming to roost this season.

[Alpha]

Considering they were playing Arsenal, I'm sure their confidence would have remained the same.

I don't understand the point you are trying to illustrate though, imagine this, imagine that etc. Just seems like an excuse really to avoid holding the manager and team to account.

Well ,every time things don't go your way you need an excuse for that .The referee shouldn't has allowed us an excuse . He should have sent Cahill off and awarded us a penalty on Fabregas handball and saw what would have been our next excuse .
Had we won the game because of Cahill red card you could still have said it was not a proper win .It is a no win situation really .