[Champions League] Chelsea 1-0 JUVENTUS (02/25/09) (18 Viewers)

[Rollie]

Moli was very poor today, got consistently owned by Kalou

Listen, Molinaro didn't concede that goal. It was a poor clear from Camo, Giorgio blew the trap and Legro failed to react at all.

I'm not saying I wouldn't prefer another LB. We just don't have a better option right now, while fielding a reasonably balanced Defense. Moli's crosses were brutal, but we knew that would be the case. Kalou, Drogba, Anelka, etc., are top class. The fact that Moli didn't make any glaring, goal yielding blunders tonight means that for me, he did his job.

Have you got a better solution Ahmed? I don't think De Ceglie playing in such a crucial match (i.e. the return leg in Turin) for his first HUGE CL matchup is a great option.

That's a weak position for us, but today it didn't cost us like it has in the past.

 

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[PhRoZeN]

Andy was right.
Juve 51%-Chelsea 49% possession in the first half.
Juve 53%-47% Chelsea in 65th minute.

Only now Chelsea started defending.

Interesting on Uefa site the statistics are pointing more towards being even with chelsea nipping us with ball posession (time)..im not sure how they calculated that

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15277/match=302785/report=st.html

 

[Ahmed]

Listen, Molinaro didn't concede that goal. It was a poor clear from Camo, Giorgio blew the trap and Legro failed to react at all.

I'm not saying I wouldn't prefer another LB. We just don't have a better option right now, while fielding a reasonably balanced Defense. Moli's crosses were brutal, but we knew that would be the case. Kalou, Drogba, Anelka, etc., are top class. The fact that Moli didn't make any glaring, goal yielding blunders tonight means that for me, he did .

Have you got a better solution Ahmed? I don't think De Ceglie playing in such a crucial match (i.e. the return leg in Turin) for his first HUGE CL matchup is a great option.

That's a weak position for us, but today it didn't cost us like it has in the past.

play Grygera at LB

 

[Mike-e-y]

Seems you have an uncanny ability to deceipher it?if I don't speak it to well.

I'm an intelligent guy! What can i say!

 

[Red]

Molinaro is doing considerably better than Grygera at the moment, Ahmed.

 

[Rollie]

Interesting on Uefa site the statistics are pointing more towards being even with chelsea nipping us with ball posession (time)..im not sure how they calculated that

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15277/match=302785/report=st.html

Those were the stats I remember being posted during ESPN's coverage. Pretty sure Cech made more save as well (even if a couple of them were VERY weak shots by Pavel).

 

[Nicholas]

I'm an intelligent guy! What can i say!

Seems so.

 

[Mike-e-y]

Interesting on Uefa site the statistics are pointing more towards being even with chelsea nipping us with ball posession (time)..im not sure how they calculated that

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15277/match=302785/report=st.html

some people judge it as time with ball at feet, others as time the ball was in possession while in play and others in possesion including stoppages

 

[Rollie]

play Grygera at LB

In my opinion that would be a horror show. Molinaro's been better than Grygera this year with Grygera playing in his proper spot. Last year I would have been on board with this call, but not now.

Was Grygera hurt today, or was Mellberg simply preferred? I missed the lineups, etc. at the beginning...

 

[Alen]

the only positive thing i can take from this game is, that hopefully you saw how your creative wonderboy did crap tonight. he had exactly 3 good chances to create something approx. 30 metres away from goal and he fucked up three times.. most of the time doing a pass to the opponent, even when the strikers where not farer away than 10 to 15 metres

Tiago?

Yes, he had a tough time. One very good pass to Del Piero (Ale's chance) and that was all from Tiago.

Minute 70. It's all Juve and Chelsea fans are shitting their pants. Corner after corner but they're giants and Amauri is well marked. We completely won the midfield after minute 60. But we can't create a good chance.

Chelsea are pushed by Juve to defend the result, they're not doing it on purpose.

Haa, you can see the match much better when you watch it for the second time.

 

[Enoran]

In my opinion that would be a horror show. Molinaro's been better than Grygera this year with Grygera playing in his proper spot. Last year I would have been on board with this call, but not now.

Was Grygera hurt today, or was Mellberg simply preferred? I missed the lineups, etc. at the beginning...

I see it this way ...

 

[Mike-e-y]

In my opinion that would be a horror show. Molinaro's been better than Grygera this year with Grygera playing in his proper spot. Last year I would have been on board with this call, but not now.

Was Grygera hurt today, or was Mellberg simply preferred? I missed the lineups, etc. at the beginning...

i think mellberg was preferred because ranieri wanted a bit more solidity at the back.

 

[Red]

Tiago?

Yes, he had a tough time. One very good pass to Del Piero (Ale's chance) and that was all from Tiago.

Minute 70. It's all Juve and Chelsea fans are shitting their pants. Corner after corner but they're giants and Amauri is well marked. We completely won the midfield after minute 60. But we can't create a good chance.

Chelsea are pushed by Juve to defend the result, they're not doing it on purpose.

Haa, you can see the match much better when you watch it for the second time.

Notice how our domination pretty much coincides with Marchionni coming on.

He stretched Chelsea a bit and opened up some space for others in midfield.

 

[Mark]

I would have "risked" and shocked Chelsea with a 4-3-3 today just to score an away goal.

 

[Azzurri7]

Haa, you can see the match much better when you watch it for the second time.

I can never watch Juve for the second time when we lose.

 

[Il Re]

molinaro should not be playing football, he should retire now

moving on, we deserved more, but i think we can be confident, chelsea are not invincible, if we have a good game we can progress

 

[PhRoZeN]

Have you got a better solution Ahmed? I don't think De Ceglie playing in such a crucial match (i.e. the return leg in Turin) for his first HUGE CL matchup is a great option.

That's a weak position for us, but today it didn't cost us like it has in the past.

If De Ceglie makes it back (unlikely) heck it would be more than worth playing him in that position. But then only coaches like mourinho know how to take a risk when they see a liability (as we saw santon out performing ronaldo yesterday). Seriously though we aint out of choice. I know we are restricted but even if it means playing a player out of his preferred position we could very well handle the threat again.

As for the goal yes it was a mess up and molinaro couldnt be blamed for it but that doesnt justify his performance and how he was totally owned, he could only be greatful that kalou was feeling the tiredness and that hiddink had opted to swap the flanks and test our right side instead.

 

[Mark]

Grygera's best game was at LB right?

 

[Rollie]

I see it this way ...

I thought that might have been the case as well...

i think mellberg was preferred because ranieri wanted a bit more solidity at the back.

Plus Mellberg has some experience against the Chelsea forwards as well. Makes some sense to me... another big guy in the air, as well.

Grygera has been absolutely horrendous lately.

 

[Ahmed]

Grygera's best game was at LB right?

yep, away to Genoa last year