And the fact that his little flick pass started the run forward and then had to run himself to get into the box and be steady enough after his run to score.
And the fact that his little flick pass started the run forward and then had to run himself to get into the box and be steady enough after his run to score.
Fair comment, but victories over WBA and Palace does not give me cause to get over excited.Originally Posted by Letters to Santa
Yep, he sure showed us.
Well no, nor should it. These games we should be winning but at least we did.
And it's games like Everton and City that will probably make the difference between us being champions and not, but when Chelsea go winning 13 games in a row it's hard to live with. They surely have to start dropping points soon but I'm not sure we're the most likely to benefit if so. Hard to look past them right now.
If I'm allowed just to have a rant about this Chelsea winning run, if I may
We won 13 on the bounce on our way to actually winning the league (and 14, of course, if we include our first game of the 2002/03 season- I know we drew the 15th to West Ham in a great comeback game at their ground)
En route to winning the league, we were fighting on three fronts. During the 13 game run we were in Europe (OK, we went out in the second group stage, but we still had the wherewithal to come back from adversity in the league) and we were in the FA Cup.
This run of Chelsea's which the media seem to love is admirable but only because they've done it under the radar. For the umpteenth season in a row, they're not being televised (for the purpose of keeping the viewing population awake) and therefore aren't under the pressure of playing last in a weekend where the pressure is on because most of your competitors have won.
Probably for another thread this, but COYS on Wednesday. Well, come on the draw. Nil Nil with plenty of suspensions
Formerly TMOKJ
Whilst I haven't supported the recent anti Ozil bandwagon that's occurred, our play did go up a level in terms of fluidity and speed with Iwobi as the number 10 today. And this was with Giroud up front as well.
Mind you as has been said, Palace are a pile of shite right now. Thank god we got them out of the way before Fat Sam really turns them around.
Frankly some of the other games Ozil has not featured in for us has yielded diabolical performances (yes granted we have put those on with him in the team).
I still prefer to have Ozil in the side but I think Ill or not he should have been dropped anyway.
Wenger is still struggling to find his best side so he can beast it to death.
I don't think it really matters when you play. You either have the drive required to win the league or you don't.
It was instinct. The ball was played behind him and like most players would, he tried to get as much contact on the ball even though it was a bad cross. Most players would have attempted to get contact on the ball but often fail. You see it all the time when someone flicks a leg out. It was the right height and Giroud had the desire to get something on the ball. Luck, instinct, skill, desire... great goal.
I think the Giroud and Ozil partnership doesn't work. Not a huge fan of either player and as a combo with Ozil as the 10, it has it's problems. Too easy to nullify. They work best when Ozil is wide crossing the ball in. We don't need to play Ozil as a number 10. Always thought Giroud was the main problem but seeing how things are with Sanchez up front and Ozil behind, Ozil still isn't that influential.
Iwobi can play as number 10 and I think Sanchez could play there as well. Ozil should play wide left in that support role Iwobi often plays.
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