Carling Cup Review:Portsmouth 0 Chelsea 4 | Anelka, JC, Pls read This

there wasn’t any coverage in my area, so what i’m writing is just what i’ve read, presumed and imagined from news reports. basically, we had a walk a in the park. 4-0 against Portsmouth, a team that had shown much promise during pre-season, (of course, we wallaoped them 4-0 in the opening BPL fixture as well) is amazing.

Lamps scored, twice. the first a penalty which sent Big Ol’ Calamity James flying the wrong way, and the second was pretty comical, based on reports. it seemed that the ball rebounded against Super Frank and trickled into the net. still its 2 goals for Lamps and this is going to be a great season for him. Ppl say midfielders get better the older the become, and looking at how things are, i say its darn true. Boy am I glad we managed to keep him.

Malouda scored as well. it seems that this bloke is really on his way to being rejuvenated. a constant figure in TSSO’s plans meant that he’s slowly but surely regaining his confidence and playing like how the old Malouda was at Lyon. thats 2 goals in a week for Malouda and i’ve put my hat down for the lad. he was one of those i expected to be cleared out come this season but he’s really tried hard and is beginning to show his worth.

And, King Salomon scores again. I’ve always thought that Kalou should be given more than just a bench role, and be selected ahead of Anelka or Joe Cole, and tonight he showed why. provided a brilliant assist and grab a goal himself, which makes 2 in 2. TSSO really needs to give this boy more games. he’s showing us what he can do, unlike Anelka. and yes Anelka if you’re reading this, buck up!

besides that, other good news was that Ivanovic finnally plays!! the Invisible Serb, signed for 9m in January by Sulky Grant replaced Bosingwa at rightback and perform superbly. he’s not a very attack minded fullback like Bosingwa and doesn’t perform those marauding runs down the right flank, but he’s a composed no nonsense hard tackling defender, a typical eastern european type, strong and tough. i guess 9m wasn’t too much, and it was a good thing Mr. Kenyon blocked his move to Milan. with Ivanovic finnally showing what he’s capable of superbly, i predict that its the end of Paolo Ferreira’s Blue career, no hard feelings.

and it was real encouraging to see that the bench consisted of young players like Michael Mancienne and Miroslav Stoch. even if they’re not playing, getting used to the atmosphere and TSSO’s lessons are good enough. it shows that we are a team that does focus on youth growth and not just mney splashing club.

More good news to follow was that Mineiro has officially signed for us. I don’t know much about him, but he’s Brazillian and TSSO has faith in Brazillians so i guess he’ll be good signing. he should be able to provide good cover in the middle of the park for us now that Deco is confirmed to be out for at least a month.

OH!! and before i forget, Man Citeh lost!!! to Brighton!!! on penalties!!! guess Robinho and a wad of Arabian moolah doesn’t change much huh.

Next up, Stoke City!

Chelsea 1 Manure 1|Ferdinand and Red Scum Might face FA sanction

yeap, a draw. i predicted a win, expected a win, but in reality I can’t say i’m very disappointed. we were damn lucky to be bailed out by an exquisite goal by King Kalou. we were unlucky to have Deco missed out on the game after picking up a knock during the warm ups and a half fit Ballack was forced to replace him. furthermore, we lost Ricky Carvalho after just 12 minutes.

even then we were pretty sluggish in the opening minutes and the damn red scum took full advantage by scoring a damn bloody lucky goal through Park Ji-sung. And after that, just like how they did against the Scouse, they basically parked their asses in front of the goal and defended. If you’re a Manure fan and if you do read this, i bet you’ll be pissed. but, do I care?

for me, the players did fine, except a couple, namely Joe Cole, Anelka and John Terry. JC was plain bad yesterday. sure he had the moves, but his finishing and crossing were simply apalling. i mean, he missed two bloody one on one situations after being put through superbly. Anelka, what can i say bout this bloke. its obvious that he’s not meant for the big team and the big occasions. he tries hard yes, but its simply not enough. he wastes too many opportunities and gets into wrong positions all the time. TSSO should consider benching him since the Drog is back from injury already. JC should be benched too. he’s getting inconsistent now that the starting slot’s virtually his. drop him for a few games and let the likes of Kalou or di Santo get more playing time.

JT, bad day at the office perhaps? he was shaky at the back and constantly asking for trouble. maybe the red card shouldn’t have been rescinded in the first place. that way we’ll get to see Alex and Ivanovic in action at least. i pity the lad, he hadn’t even made his official debut after 9 months.

but on a brighter note, Mikel was absolutely brilliant. he’s earning his keep well and slowly but surely ensuring that the holding midfield role is his. or is it holding attacking midfielder? And TSSO did praise him. according to TSSO, Mikel was everywhere, left right front and back. he did a brilliant job shielding the back four and broke up attacking plays with ease. and that freekick which resulted in Kalou scoring was simply beautiful. for me, he was the MOM.

Drogba playing was also a pleasent sight. although he did not contribute much, it was obviously his presence meant much to the team and during the second half we played with more spirit, hunger and precision. i’m hoping that TSSO will finally realise that Drog is the man to lead our attack and not Anelka, althouth Anelka did perform slightly better when pushed out onto the wings to accomodate the Drog.

The Good

1. The brillint Alex. he played as if Ricky’s injury did not mean much. and that was a superd block against Fletcher late in the second half.

2. Ashley Cole’s revival. he’s back, he’s finally back. he attacked well, defended well and made sure Horse Face Ronaldo did not venture down our left hand side. unfortunately for Horse face, Bosingwa was playing equally well too.

3. Mikel. i’ve praised him already, so nuff said. the lad’s a brilliant player.

4. Kalou scoring. now maybe TSSO will consider playing him more and he’ll rethink his decision to quit on us.

5. Red Scum getting 7 players booked.

6. Berbatov already showing his 30mil flop potential

7. Horse face getting tackled hard by Ashley Cole and earning a yellow after failing a tackle

The Bad

1. Ricky and Deco getting crocked up.

2. Mike Riley. after the idiot of Mark Halsey, we got Riley, simply perfect. that wimpering ref simply had no guts whatsoever to make the right decision. first, the very genuine Malouda penalty claim and second, by buckling under intense red scum pressure and ending the match when there was still 30 seconds left and a possible freekick at the edge of the area.

3. Cech. never really the same man after that injury and today’s performance shows it.

4. JC and Anelka. they were simply crap yesterday.

5. Horse face back to his usual con-man trickery. bloody wanker.

On a side note, Ferdinand and the red scum might face charges from the FA for failing to respect the ref. Ferdinand himself facing separate charges. thats good news for us and all other anti red scum supporters. this. this just shows that it is the Red scum who are the direspectful bunch and not the Blues. eat that world and Ferge.

Preview: Chelsea Vs Man Utd

I love it when the day I resume writing this blog, I get to give a preview of sorts for the Chelsea and Manure game. basically, its not really a preview since I’m hellbent on being bias, but anyways I figured it’ll be fun to insult Manure more seeing their form has been outright poor this season.

the last time we played the red scum, it ended into a streetfight with Evra and and one of our stewarts going for each other’s throats. we still won though, but it wasn’t enough to carry us on towards the title.

this time round, we are much more prepared and we have an awesome manager in the form of Luiz Felipe Scolari, or TSSO( The Super Special One), Deco who has been simply brilliant, playing together with Lamps in the middle of the park as if they’ve been playing together for years, and we also have Bosingwa. this lad’s gradually becoming one of favs at The Bridge. he’s attacking runs gives us an added dimension and yet he doesn’t shirk defensive duties, oh, and apparently he was snatched from under the nose of Manure, in the face.

last season, we started badly after the fallout with Mourinho and then sulky Grant’s takeover. this time round, we’re in superb form. i mean how can we not be in good form when supposedly hopeless players like Malouda and Anelka dish out good all rounded performances and score goals. besides, its 2 goals back to back for Anelka, thats gotta count for something. and John Obi Mikel is simply birlliant. forget Makelele, its Mikel’s turn to shine.

for this game, i think TSSO will stick to Anelka and Malouda starting despite Drogba and Ballack returning to fitness. he isn’t like Claudio ‘Tinkerman’ Ranieri, and I believe he will stick to his winning formula until something unexpected happens. but, with that said, i’ve got a feeling he might take out Malouda and put Drogba in since Vidic is out suspended. The Drog’s presence will intimidate Manure’s most possible center defensive pairing of Wes Brown and Ferdinand. and that means Lamps and Anelka will enjoy the space given to score. Perfect.

Mikel will definitely keep his place since it has been shown that all our best games this season so far have Mikel on the pitch. Our back four have also been good, in particular Ricky Carvalho, the English Portugese. that bloke just can’t resist to jump in for a tackle. and we will have our Captain JT to lead us out after the FA rightfully overturn a horrendous and stupid red card decision by Mark Halsey.

Enjoy division 2 Mr Halsey.

On the other hand, the red scum have been really looking unsteady and poor in form. their 30mil purchase of Berbatov is looking to be the worst transfer this season, and with no Vidic in their backline, i daresay they’re doomed. Gay Horse Face @ Cristine Ronaldo is back, but i doubt he’ll make an impact. 2 factors mitigate this, he was rushed back from injury and secondly, our fullbacks are in their form of their life. and if Van der Sar played like how he did against the Scouse, odds are definitely looking good.

Of course, i gotta add, never underestimate the opponents. Manure have a famed volleyball player among them, namely Scholes. apparently his volleyballed goal was even compared to Maradona’s hand of god. so, yea, we should be aware of that.

Predictions

there’s not much to predict actually. its pretty much straightforward. We will roll the red scum over with a 3-1 victory.

Blues Forever!

Back After Month Slump

hey to whoever who reads this blog( i know there isn’t many). I’m back and I’ll start posting again starting from now. Been away due to certain inevitable circumstances but now I’m back and will start posting regularly i hope.

by the way, to whoever who doesn’t like what I write, y’all can sod off. its obvious I’m a Chelsea fan, and i’ve even stated so, so i’ve got every right to diss Man Utd the way i see fit. I’m ok with criticisms, but if you really don’t like what I wirte, you don’t have to read in the first place.

ok, thats that, and lets get this blog rolling again.

Carlo’s A Blue Hero, Kenny, You’re A Fucking Disgrace

The Blues came, the Blues kicked M’sia’s ass, and the Blues left.

Basically I was pretty much satisfied with everything even though i did not attend the game at the Shah Alam Stadium as I was busy with college work.

The Official Chelsea Promo Ad

But i was deeply disappointed by 2 things, just 2, mind you, and i’m pretty sure all the Blue fans out there will be as well.

the first, is the lack of respect our national paper The Star showed my favourite goalie and hero, Carlo Cudicini.

Cudicini - has to be the best No.2 keeper in the world

Now Cudicini is my favourite Blue player. Basically he’s my idol and no one insults my idol.

Cudicini has been at the club since 1999, almost 10 years, and he is the longest serving player at the club so far besides Captain JT. He’s an excellent keeper, a fabulous shot-stopper and basically a world class keeper. the only reason why he ain’t in the first eleven is because we have an even better stopper in our ranks in the form of Petr Cech.

Now why I’m pissed is because some fucking thinks-he-knows-it-all reporter from The Star, whos conveniently a Scouse fan, wrote in his comment that he was very disappointed that Chelsea only presented a reserve, second rate player for their press conference.

to that reporter i reply, FUCK OFF

Don’t fucking insult a Blue player, especially not a fan favourite. Carlo aint no second rate player

and for his fucking knowledge, Cudicini has been voted best keeper in the EPL in 2003.

Bah!

Another reason why i aint happy is because this idiotic blogger in the form of Kenny Sia totally disrespected Cudicini.

I did know where he got his idea, but that fucking retard got it in his pea brain to ask Cudicini 2 fucking stupid questions.

firstly, he asked whether is it true that footballers are banned from having sex before a game and secondly, he asked whether has Cudicini ever took a bribe to throw a game.

YOU FUCKING RETARD

even a 5 year old kid can tell you thats some ridiculous and stoopid questions. Piss off Kenny Sia. I’ve totally lost any respect for you. You may be a very popular blogger, but you, are a retard. Pls fucking stay the fuck away from football. you are a disgrace to footy fans, and M’sians in general.

Bah!!

sorry for the French, been stressed up over college work.

Maka Tribute, Bridge Clear-out Sales Continues

5 years, 5 long seasons, 5 years worth of silent but efficient work that has prompted Chelsea back to glory days, despite setbacks in the last 2 seasons. Finally Claude Makelele has left the club to return to his homeland to play for PSG.

Maka - set to don PSG colors next season

Widely regarded as the best holding midfielder in this time, Makelele or Maka as he’s fondly known to us fans has been a great servant, loyal to the club for 5 good years. Finally nearing the pinnacle of his career at the grand old age of 36, his move back to PSG would no doubt be the best way for him to end his playing career.

Despite being small in frame and short in statute, Maka has never given any doubts about his ability in his position. His tackles are timely, and his passes, short no doubt but very accurate.

In fact, he performed his role on the pitch, the link between attackers and defenders to almost perfection that the holding midfielder position has been even named the “Makalele position“.

Maka holding off Beanpole Crouch

In fact Maka’s so good, even big strikers find it tough trying to get past him. From the word Go, Maka will be constantly tailing the man he’s supposed to mark, giving him absolutely no chance of free space. Franky Lampard & Drogs might be the men who bang in goals, but without Maka, there will be no Chelsea of today.

Its true Maka do not score much goals, but when he does, its of top class quality. Remember the Spurs game? No? it was an absolute screamer. Sure, we lost that game, but the way Maka drilled that 25 yarder volley into the bottom corner of Paulie Robinson’s right hand corner will forever be remembered by us Blues faithful as the best Maka goal ever.

Maka scores his only EPL goal, against Spurs

So, to Maka who’s already packed up and back in France, We at The Bridge will wish you good luck and thank you for all that you’ve done for us so far. Sobs. hah

MEANWHILE

Chelsea’s summer clear-out sale continues, with Tal Ben-Haim the latest to be dumped from the Bridge setup, with the likes of Malouda, Pizzaro and SWP soon to follow.

Ben-Haim who was practically crap in the few meagre appearances he made in a Blue shirt last season will be the third player to leave the club following Steve Sidwell’s transfer to Aston Villa as well as Khalid Boulahrouz’s move to VFB Stuttgatt. and I say GOOD RIDDANCE.

oh by the way, Sidwell score an own goal on his Villa debut. Simply the best way to introduce yourself as Gareth Barry’s replacement huh. Good Job Martin O’Neil. Luckily Big Phil was smart enough to shove him out ASAP.

Bye Siddy, we ain't gonna miss ya!

Another douche bag at the Bridge that really needs to be shown the exit is Florent Maloucheda. Despite all the promises of attacking flair and quality, Malouche only played well in the first few games before totally fading away and finally ending the season on the table. Great lot of promises huh. Good think Roma is interested in a douche bag such as this because we’re simply not.

leave you lousy kaki bangku bugga..we DON'T want you!

With transfer rumors nothing but simply rumors, the best news so far was that Michael Essien and Wayne Bridge signed new deals to stay Blue.

Oh, another bit of good news is that RUMORS had it that Barca had already prepared the €25mil needed to bring Drogs away. Finally!

Now, before I sign out, lemme remind you guys that Chelsea will playing in Malaysia on July 29. GO, by hook or by crook and watch the game! Blues Rule!

Cheers!

Milan Coup

Today lets all forget about impending transfers as well as rumors and lets take a look at one already outstanding done deal.

I was browsing through Goal.com when i came upon this interesting bit of news. it tells of the most impressive summer capture so far, and i can only duly agree.

whilst Spurs have lit up the market by signing the impressive Luka Modric, as well as Barca for beating out competitions by bringing in the best attacking fullback the world has seen since Roberto Carlos in the form of Dani Alves, it seems those are not as good as AC Milan’s efforts.

Modric - set to don the Lilywhite of Spurs

Dani Alves - 2 thumbs up Barca

well if you were thinking of one toothy Brazilian rabbit, you’ve thought wrong.

that toothy Brazilian may be a masterclass signing, for only €16 million, yet Milan have another signing which could be the best this summer.

Dinho - faded star?

That comes in the form of the unheralded Frenchman, who yet played a huge part in Arsenal’s season as the versatile combative midfielder, Matthieu Flamini.

bye Whinner@Wenger, thats for not offering me a better contract

Flamini was a relative unknown when Arse Whinner signed him a few seasons back. But Whinner’s signings have always been good, and true enough Flamini soon established himself as a first team regular in the side, disposing Gilberto Silva( who has hence moved to Panathinaikos) of his holding midfielder’s role.

Being a French, many would expect him to be a lightweight of sorts and thus be unsuitable for that position. But Flamini’s adaptability and versatility soon proved critics wrong.

He was instrumental in Arse-nal’s early charge to the title last season(before fading out at the end), and also played a huge role in Arse-nal’s run in the Champions League.

His ablity to be able to score vital goals in vital games at vital moments also proved to be very useful, and that coming from a player who plays the position of trying to shackle up the holes in midfield.

Yet however, when the time for contract talks came, my friendly neighbourhood rivals decided that it’ll not be worth it to offer Flamini a pay hike, deciding that he’ll still need to prove himself. and for that, on behalf of Chelsea and all the other Premier League hopefuls, I thank Arse-nal. that was simply pure brilliance.

So, Milan came calling, with a larger paycheck and better shots at glory. What do you think Flamini would do? Pack his bags and leave.

Oh ya, did i mention that, it was on a FREE TRANSFER?

Now you know why its the coup of the summer, so far?

And, if Whinner keeps to his word and makes sure Arse-nal becomes a selling club, we at the Bridge will forever be grateful to him.

Whinner - damn, now who should i sell next? Eva?

Cheers!