7.[L]. ManU v/s Chelsea [PREM]

MANU Starting line up
Van der Sar; Brown, Ferdinand (c), Vidic, Evra; Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs; Rooney, Tevez (Saha 78),
Mike Dean(midfielder,defender,forward)


Chelsea Starting line up:
Cech; Ferreira, Ben-Haim, Terry (c), A Cole; Mikel, Makelele, Essien; J Cole (Pizarro 75), Shevchenko (Kalou 59), Malouda (Wright-Phillips 68).


Referee: Mike Dean.

Crowd : 75,663.

Normally when ManU met Chelsea ,the mind games between Fergusson and Mourinho would start atlseat a week before the match . This time around the media was after the shocking departure of Mourinho in midweek.

So, first match for the Chelsea first team coach Avram Grant against their arch rivals Manu and that too at the Old Trafford .

Grant started with a very defensive lineup, 4-5-1 with sheva as the lone striker , and playing Mikel,Essien and Makelele together . with cole and malouda getting a chance to play in the hole behind Sheva.

The match started with the usual intensity which is very common between these arch rivals .
Sheva showed some of his old form in the first 20 minutes which had given him a God like status at the San Siro .

Chelsea looke to domintate the possesion ,Makelele and Mikel playing a vital role playing in front of the Chelsea back 4. This is when in the 32' Mikel was send off . a really poor decision by Dean
Till now it was 12(Manu with Mike Dean) on 11(Chelsea) but now it was 12 on 10 . still Chelsea played with lot of determination .

Considering the way the game was played it should have ended with a 0-0 draw .All coz of Mike Dean

1. for giving a Red card to Mikel in the 32' .
2.for playing for 4 minutes extra before Half time . during which Tevez scored .
3.For giving a penalty to Manu for a Diving Saha . foolish

Match Ending 2-0 for Manu.

The result didnt show the grit and determination with which Chelsea played, they atleast deserved a draw .. Looks like luck in not on our side ... Even worse Chelsea havnt scored in the last 3 premiership matches .. an now our Goal difference in -1

Peole would have noticed Van Basten sitting with the Chelsea team, was he there to see the only dutch player Van Der Saar ?? I dont think so ... dont know what Roman is thinking ?

Chelsea has got a lot of catch up to do ... if they have to win atleast one title this season


after 7 matches Chelsea 11 points position 6

Goals scored
Tevez (45' + 3)
Saha (p) (89')

Chelsea Goal scorers in the Premiership
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Pizarro-1
Malouda-1
Essien -1
Lampard-3
Drogba -1