Rant Box: Sunderland v. Chelsea

By: Jamie | February 1st, 2011
   

It’s time for revenge. Last time we met Sunderland, they embarrassingly thumped us 3-0 at our own ground as our minor slump took a turn for complete disaster.

Our new boys, Torres and Luiz, will not feature in tonight’s match. Torres instead took in a training session at Cobham today, preparing to score a few goals this weekend!

Ancelotti is expected to play the same eleven that started at the weekend against Everton. We know how well that went up at Goodison – hopefully the boys can pull it together today.

Line-ups:

Chelsea: Cech, Cole, Ivanovic, Terry (c), Bosingwa, Mikel, Essien, Lampard, Kalou, Anelka, Drogba.

Sunderland: Gordon, Onuoha, Bardsley, Bramble (c), Ferdinand, Richardson, Henderson, Sessegnon, Malbranque, Elmohamady, Gyan.

No Ramires? I can’t believe it. I would have taken Essien out before Ramires.


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  • Devin

    I've never seen Nico more poised and in control than in the position he played today. Perhaps we've uncovered his true calling? Playing the classic #10 slot behind two strikers?

  • As I said on Twitter: 4-2, done and done. Very good win, even better performance. Luiz and Torres still to join? *Salivates*

  • Chelsea

    4:2

  • Chelsea

    Game is Over! Thank You Anelka! What an offensive maestro it was today.

  • Chelsea

    Kalou does not know simple. Kalou makes everything difficult to impossible. Thats why we are always aghast when he scores.

  • Chelsea

    Malouda was also spectacular as a sub!

  • Agreed.

  • Anelka caps it with a deserved fourth. That, as they say, is that my friends.

  • Chelsea

    What a goal from Anelka! Poised and simple!

  • Chelsea

    ANELKA ICED IT!

  • Chelsea

    5 minutes of added time!

  • Mateo

    i haved prayed for anelka to leave for the last months, but today i think he has silenced me, MoTM?

  • Chelsea

    Anelka is MOTM !!!

  • Chelsea

    He was very influtiential today. He silenced us for today's game...and he must silence us for every remaining game. His past performances were inexcusable, and we criticized him accordingly. So he must keep proving us wrong and keep performing as he has today, and we will keep quiet about him.
    Same for everyone else!

  • By a country mile.

  • Need to hold on to this. Could've been 6, 7, 8-2 the way we've played in the second half.

  • Chelsea

    FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!

  • Chelsea

    Malouda for Kalou

  • Chelsea

    Drogba....gggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  • Chelsea

    A high paced high intensity game. Mikel is having cramps. Ramires for for Jon Obi Mikel.

  • We're going to have to debate that Kalou miss in a post. Simply unbelievable.

  • As

    wtf kalou......

  • Chelsea

    Amazing Anelka!!!

  • Chelsea

    Why can't Anelka play like this in every game?

  • Chelsea

    Just Brilliance!

  • Torres joins. Anelka provides his best display in over a year. Coincidence?

  • Chelsea

    F U KALOU!!!

  • Chelsea

    Kalou against the empty net! He misses it by hitting the post.

  • Chelsea

    I won't that ridiculous wont haunt us.

  • Chelsea

    If this is how we play in every remaining game we will need fresh legs! I cant keep up all the misses! Just a win pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaase

  • Chelsea

    wooooooooooooooooooooow

  • EBJT with a stunning half-volley! 3-2

  • Chelsea

    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL JOHHHHHHN TERRY

  • How on earth did we not score in one of those two instances?

  • I'm not sure what to say about those 45 minutes.

  • Chelsea

    Halftime 2:2

  • Chelsea

    Bosingwa you have lost your touch defensively and offensively! I don't even take you seriously anymore. I would never be afraid of playing you 1-on-1!

  • Chelsea

    Did you see that?????????Kalou!!!ugggggggghhhhhhhh

  • Chelsea

    More like Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr?!?!

  • I really don't know what to say. This game is absurd.

  • Chelsea

    I have never been so scared for our defense like I am today. Bosingwa and co. are being turned and dribbled backwards and forwards 360 style.

  • It's really not the fullbacks' fault, though. They're being asked to play basically as wingers, then track back at speed when Sunderland break. It's a ridiculous ask.

  • Chelsea

    Kudos to Anelka for being a great distributor in today's game so far.

  • Chelsea

    COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMME OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!
    Almost Goals!!!Essien...Ivanovic!!!!!!!

  • Chelsea

    Cloooooooooooooooooooose but not in yet!

  • Chelsea

    Damniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.........our Defense is indisciplined and we have conceded. Deservedly so. Is that even a wall?

  • Chelsea

    John Terry is horrendous so far. He is showing frailties!

  • Chelsea

    Our Defense is all over! No discipline whatsoever.

  • Chelsea

    What a visionary pass from Anelka and a visionary goal from Kalou!

  • Chelsea

    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL thats VAN BASTEN'esque from Kalou

  • The enigma! He's nearly in again, too, ha. Anelka has been superb; you can tell he's motivated after the Torres move.

  • Chelsea

    Marco Van Basten would have never missed what Kalou just missed.

  • Ha. That is what we've come to expect from the enigma.

  • Chelsea

    Kalou in the same sentence as Van Basten is a sacrilegious insult to San Marco!

  • Chelsea

    That was as close of a defensive collapse of our part as you will ever get.

  • Sir Frank Lampard buries a penalty! 1-1 - and game on.

  • Chelsea

    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL

  • Chelsea

    Lampard to take it

  • Chelsea

    Penalty in Chelsea's favor thanks to Ashley Cole

  • Chelsea

    Lampaaaaaaaaard you must score that!

  • Chelsea

    Carlo keep chewing on that gum. You better get a victory here! You are the only coach in Chelsea history to be given such a leeway.

  • ph0bolus

    Good to see we're off to a shit start...We don't start playing until we're a goal or two down anyway.

  • Chelsea

    And why is Kalou playing?

  • Are you kidding me? Phil Bardsley?

  • Chelsea

    Damnnnnnnnnnit it!!!!!!!!!! I knew it! I could smell it it coming. They seem to be more fired up than we are!

  • Up the Chels!

  • Mateo

    anyone knows about a live stream (free) for this match?

  • Did you google? Try veetle.

  • Mateo

    just found one livetv.ru is anyone is intrested
    thanks!

  • Devin

    Unfortunate that the Ram has to take a seat for this one. He should be rewarded with another starting berth considering his excellent performances of late.

  • kelly

    i luv chelseafc

  • MrTwister75

    uhhhh what is cech looking at? kind of creepy

  • He's giving Ash a bit of the angry side-eye for the backpass that led to Sunderland's third goal, perhaps.

    Mind out of the gutter!

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