Well done, Carlo

By: Jack | September 30th, 2009

Chelsea may have won 1-0 at APOEL today, but it was from an acceptable performance. In fact, during the second half, it was quite unacceptable. Furthermore, I think you’d be hard pressed to deny the Cypriots a point following their inspiring display after the break.

Ancelotti seemed to agree with my assessment:

“I’m not satisfied,” CA said afterward. “I wanted Chelsea to play better and to take more control, to play with courage. We have to change, for sure. The players did strong work, for sure, and ran a lot on the pitch, but we have to play better. It was a good result but not a good performance, particularly in the second half. We tried to control the game with possession, but we made a lot of mistakes.

“Apoel played very well in that second half and deserved to draw this game. That is football. Sometimes that happens: one team wins like Chelsea did today. In the first half we showed good application of the system and took good control in defensive positions, but the second half was totally different. We lost a lot of balls. We allowed Nicosia to get back into the game. We would not be so lucky if we played like that against Liverpool. But we will not play like we did today. We will play better, for sure.”

Can we all applaud this man for telling it like it is? Now, what to think of Frank Lampard’s distincly subpar start to the term…

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• ASR |  September 30th, 2009 at 10:01 pm

  
  
  

  Well a lot Lampard’s lack of goals with this new setup has to do with the new formation. It prolly wont give him the number of opportunities he’s used to. He is still getting his assists in though. He had a couple of opportunities he shoulda finished today though… oh well hopefully he’ll be able to step it up and finish the chances that do come his way..

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• Ph0BoLuS |  October 1st, 2009 at 3:08 pm

  
  
  

  Lamps gave the ball away so many times against Wigan and Nicosia…I never saw him give away so many balls.

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• steven. |  October 1st, 2009 at 6:59 pm

  
  
  

  that one is just too easy ..

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• Jack |  October 1st, 2009 at 7:47 pm

  
  
  

  You love balls, eh steven?

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• FFFFFFFFF |  October 1st, 2009 at 11:05 pm

  
  
  

  Bye bye chelsea

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFOnkhqK9MY&feature=related

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• steven. |  October 2nd, 2009 at 5:49 pm

  
  
  

  always the lowest common denominator with you, Jack .. making fun of me for being Canadian? “EH” this buddy ..

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