Chelsea were victorious over Liverpool after a fantastic performance which saw Hazard playing to the very best of his abilities. Liverpool had a dream start, however Chelsea then kicked on with goals from Hazard and Eto’o
It truly was a nightmare start for Chelsea with Eto’o’s needless challenge handing Liverpool an early lead. Ironically it was a collision between Suarez and Ivanovic that let the ball drop at the feet of Skretl. 0-1
Obviously Chelsea didn’t kick off until the third minute, Liverpool’s early lead ignited a revival for the blues. Lampard struck a powerful shot destined to rattle the top right corner, however a fantastic save from Mingolet denied what would have been a wonder goal!
Chelsea were soon ahead, an interchange between Hazard, Willian and Oscar set the blues on the front foot. Oscar attempted to play the ball towards the rushing Eto’o the ball fell kindly to Hazard who sublimely curled the ball into the top corner. Without a doubt a fantastic goal. 1-1
The game continued to be fast and certainly it was furious with both sets of players contesting at every opportunity possible.
Moments after the 30 minute mark, we witnessed a pure poacher’s goal via Samuel Eto’o. The ball deflected off Sakho’s arm Howard Webb said no penalty… Fortunately the ball fell to Oscar who played a neat ball to Eto’o who managed to squeeze the ball past Mingolet. A pure poachers goal! 2-1
Liverpool nearly equalised before half time however Cech was on hand to save Chelsea. Joe Allen’s deflected shot appeared to be an awkward shot for Chelsea however the veteran Cech superbly tipped the ball over the bar.
2-1 HT
The second half continued in similar fashion to the first, with a quick lively tempo to the game! In the opening five minutes Liverpool were almost level. A Luis Suarez free-kick met the head of Sakho who’s looping header clipped the bar.
Then it was Chelsea’s turn, a swift break away saw Eto’o one on one with Stefan Mingolet in the Liverpool goal. Eto’o the goalscorer decided to blast the ball near post yet Mingolet was equal to his powerful strike.
A debut was handed to Brad Smith after Joe Allen left the pitch due to injury. Frank Lampard was replaced at the start of the second half by John Obi Mikel.
Oscar almost sealed Chelsea’s victory after he won the ball and then attempted to slot the ball in the bottom corner… the Brazilian was agonizingly close to wrapping up the victory but the ball was just wide of the goal.
With five minutes left on the clock both teams respectively made changes, Iago Aspas replaced Glen Johnson and Fernando Torres replaced Samuel Eto’o.
Torres, the former Liverpool striker almost had an instant impact for the blues! He attacked on the left hand side of the pitch, he beat one then effortley glided pass Skretl however his shot was saved by Mignolet. The game ended 2-1
I hope you’ve enjoyed this article, KTBFFH!
@carbislli
A was in big confidence that we will win. . .as a real fan u need to have a spirities. . .Go chelsea we gona be there.
This is the spirit blue is d colour good performance guys get the result if the opposite team act stubborn harzad continue like this in the next few years uwill be gunning for world best
Good one
Yes yes yes, Chelsea is Boring, boring. Oh, where are the haters?? We play good football.
celebrate the victory men.this is my best xmas gift.
Why r u not saying eto’o was useless today guys?give dem time!
useles eto with useles goal for useles cfc celebrated by useles fans.u see why we must control our emotions b/cos the one we abuse 2day may be the one 2 bring us joy tomorrow.
Jose mou is still the best tactical master. Hat off for him. I told u here i ve a feeling willian will start. He is a typical brazillian. Lucas is big cunt! Hazard is the boss, oscar assist to eto! wow? Eto’o samuel is improving, am i d only one who love mikel & luiz pivot? Orgasm! Azpi is a beast at right back. Terry and cahil is our best cb. Cole? He scared hell out of me atimes but finally com to d match. A satisfactory performance. Cech? Still d best in the world. #joseknowsbest. Dont ever doubt him. He always sees things frm different angle. Torres cameo was fantastic. I can see willingness in my beloved team today. #ktbffh am proud of cfc
mikel/luiz pivot@ cfc obsesd i reserve my coment until i see them play 4 90min.i hope they impress & compliment eachoda.mikel didnt impress me yesterday.
Mikel did play well yesterday. U know we play different game which is defensive in d second half. His passes were accurate and dominant in the hair. Dats wot he does best. To my suprise luiz didnt do anything wrong yesterday. Honestly i fancy him him to partner either ramires and mikel in lamps absent.
This match show why Mata cannot be front of William or Oscar. Hazard and Oscar follow very well mou instructions. Why mata cannot?? A player has to update the coach philosophy.
Great stuff from the Great Adam! Agee on this 100%
Willian ll soon become undropable. A typical brazilian and mou player. He understand d type of game we re playing very well. We ve seen anytin frm him cos he is still settling. Its becoming glaring now, mata ll need to do more to impress mou. This s a competition i enjoyed most. They re all genius
Nice win for chelsea., unfortunately here in my side in Nigeria, yesterday, one of us, a dedicated blue fan died on the pitch coaching a Chelsea team in a competition where chelsea beat liverpool 3-1 around 1:20pm, west africa time….. He is a member here in 360, he come once in a while to give comment……..I don’t remember the name he used here but his real name is Wale kazeem……. As a blue fellow, am dedicating this win to him….. RIP bro……. Blue for life.
R.I.P brother. Hope you are proud of Chelsea right there in heaven
Nice win for chelsea., unfortunately here in my side in Nigeria, yesterday, one of us, a dedicated blue fan died on the pitch coaching a Chelsea team in a competition where chelsea beat liverpool 3-1 around 1:20pm, west africa time….. He is a member here in 360, he come once in a while to give comment……..I don’t remember the name he used here but his real name is Wale kazeem……. As a blue fellow, am dedicating this win to him….. RIP bro……. Blue for life……..
yes,yes @adam ask where they are,mou haters.this will continue to be great.@abayomi nd koo.
Where is Abayomi the guy who wants Mou to be sacked. Absolutely amazing performance by Blue. I told you guys I believe in Mou more than anyone. Mou you are a fuckin legend<3
Finally, this is the kind of performance I want to see every week.
@Emile I never said I wanted Mourinho sacked. I v always bin critical of our pattern of play and the committment we show. This performance showed our grit and strenght to always come back from the jaws of defeat, reminds me of the Chelsea of old (Winning Mentality). If we play well, I am happy.
This performance made me happy.
Even bayern, barca, juve, real do come back frm jaws of defeat atimes. Mou is building a team that ll be hard to beat in d first intance, just like d old days. We played two different tactics against liverpool. One in d first half, and d other in d second half. Everytin is not about sexy football, if u ve a striker capable of firing every game, then ure good to go but if u dont, u need to tighten up not to lose.
@Abayomi. Try to read mou press conference before a match and his post match view. U ll understand things alot. Is like u tend to read goal.com and daily ‘fail’ a lots? There writers re way too sentimental. Dont take them serious. Read frm telegragh, our own pat nevin frm our site.
*thier*
@CFC- Every Man to his opinion. Respect each others views.
Oh may hrs soul rest in perfect peace amen back 2 d game that is life if you er doing good you get many family but if things is not going well with you nobody we call there self member of your family my fellow fans i always tell you people that let give this man time be 4 we started jug him anyway chelsea 4 life
May his soul rest in perfect peace….blues is my blood..we wil be there by Gods grace