Chelsea Ruthless Against Arsenal FC
Chelsea FC once again demonstrated their superiority over Arsenal FC at the weekend; thanks to the double of his talisman, Didier Drogba. The match was billed as a grudge match by Arsenal fans who lost 3-0 at home to us in the first round of the season.
Arsenal provoked us last season by beating us 2-1 in the first round of the season at Stamford Bridge thanks to 2 great goals from Fabregas. Since then, they have lost 3 games in a row against us: they lost 1-4 at Emirates Stadium in the second half of last season, 0-3 again in the first half of this season and yesterday they lost 0-2. We beat them at home and away this season.
The match had started on a good note for them, with the boys attacking seriously and showing some flair. They had revenge on the back of their mind to show the world that their loss to us in the first half was by mistake. But before the 10th minute of the first half the pendulum of victory was already swinging in our direction; Didier Drogba had scored the first goal, putting the Arsenal players under intense pressure. The first half ended with 1 goal in our favour, but the second half saw more fireworks from the visiting team.
Our goalkeeper Petr Cech showed that he also had a bone to break; he cordoned off the post making it virtually impossible for Arsene Wenger’s boys to score. The more they tried to equalize, the more the match outclassed them. And before anyone could tell Jack Robinson, Didier Drogba had added a second goal for Chelsea, thus sealing the win for us. Arsenal were lucky his free kick hit the crossbar in what would have been a hat-trick for Drogba. The free kick was taken professionally and of course the Arsenal goal was pinned to the ground as they watched the ball return after hitting the crossbar.
With his performance at the weekend, Drogba has shown that he is missed while he was away on national assignment during the Nations Cup tournament in Angola. Wayne Rooney gave him a spot on the scorer’s list for the days he was absent from the league, but he has announced his comeback by scoring in his last 2 games. He can catch up again and possibly surpass Rooney for the top scorer award. Chelsea really are making great progress when it comes to this year’s premier league title fight; and now that they are playing more compact football, I think they can win the league again and prevent Manchester United from winning the title for the fourth time in a row.