Video: A visceral visual journey through today’s match, as documented by Nic Cage

By: Jack | October 29th, 2011

Today was, for the lack of a better, more elegant, phrase, fucking nuts. There are several moments in the video featured below the jump that mimic many of my initial reactions to some of the ridiculousness that took place in today’s astonishing 5-3 loss to Arsenal.

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An emotional man

To better help you understand where I’m coming from, I’ve created a mini-timeline below the series of moving pictures to give you some insight into what I’m talking about. The time given points to a moment in the video that best mimics my reaction to a particular moment from the match. Enjoy.

I also reckon the same exact soundtrack served as the backdrop to me losing my mind time and again this morning. Kind of uncanny.

As for the game, we can only hope such craziness never surfaces again. Pretty please.

@ :10: Daniel Sturridge fluffing a square ball, with an unmarked Fernando Torres waiting to pounce, inside five minutes.

@ :20: 30 minutes after full time.

@ :25: Allusion to full-on catharsis mode Halloween night.

@ :34: On 10 minutes after we’d wasted a good 13-14 chances to take the lead.

@ 1:04 – 1:10: Full time.

@ 1:20: The entire second half.

@ 1:38: Talking to Jose Bosingwa and Florent Malouda. Using my inside voice, obviously.

@ 1:47: The wretched Andres Santos scores.

@ 1:52: Theo fucking Walcott scores to give Arsenal the lead despite slipping, losing the ball and having three Chelsea defenders in a position around him to clear the danger incredibly easily.

@ 2:18: Deconstruction: Ten hours from now.

@ 2:25: Deconstruction: Twelve hours from now.

@ 3:10: Deconstruction: Twelve and a half hours from now.

@ 3:48: Devin’s deconstruction. Currently happening.

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Maysam

I missed both games against QPR and Arsenal; I was on vacation inTurkey.
When I read about QPR game, I gussed some strange incidents happened, we were playing 45 minutes with 9 players and they scored on spot. That is understandable.
I have not watched our game against Arsneal yet but it does not matter, I am feeling we cannot beat big clubs. AVB is the man for Chelsea but he is not good enoufg to get result against big clubs. therer are 9 ponits difference between us and City and City is much stronger that United and Arsenal.
I just want to see our young players such as Lakuka,MacEchram and Romeu. We will not win anything this season.
Orion

Stay strong there, we feel your pain. I'd have you win the league over the Manchester clubs every day of the week.
Devin Anand

3:48 - still happening...
Tom

i was laughing from comedy and cause its so true the pain of it all especially the

"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUu"
ph0bolus

BEST post of the season thus far! A shame it came under such circumstances...
Jake Gold Lion Westergaard

Now we're a proper attack-minded team! Score three goals and still lose the match? I'm fine with it. Anyone who was crying out for us to ditch the defense-minded strategy of Mourinho and play "attractive" football, got a taste of what that comes with today. We may win less matches, but we're still a fantastic footballing side and the most entertaining in the League for my money. So while i may want to vomit when somebody calls the effort of our back four today "defending", i'm not gutted and i love us going forward. Also, i might add that this was an A-typical performance and i don't expect the team to concede that many goals again.