For Chelsea I thought their Nov & Dec troubles were over and had turned the corner, alas seems they are still on the ropes. One of the key observations is that the goals they are conceding are characterized by ball watching players including the awesome Petr Cech esp the second goal against Villa. Seems there is no more respect to Chelsea from teams in the lower rungs including an off form Villa.

Meanwhile after y'days result at St. Andrews the noise levels have calm down

It is not as difficult as you might imagine. Just do the best case - worst case scenario(s).

Example 1: Man City
Best Case Scenario: - Arsenal loses the game at hand. Man City remains at number 2.
Worst Case Scenario: Both Arsenal and Tottenham win their games at hand. Man City becomes number 3.

Example 2: Man Utd
Best Case Scenario: - Man U wins the two games at hand. Man Utd remains at number 1.
Worst Case Scenario: Man U loses the two games at hand. Man Utd remains at number 1 if Arsenal doesn't win it's game at hand and becomes number two if Arsenal wins it's game at hand.

Not that hard is it?

A friend of mine tells me that there is a very easy way to determine how weak a team is......Look at their result against aseno.

@Maichblack...acknowledged. Topping the table. Unbeaten. Hats off.

What really ails chelsea? Are they simply finished. A shell of the past? Soon we could be reading the 'long-suffering-chelsea fans have finally got reason to smile after lampard scores a penalty in the 94minute against ipswich to scrap through 1-0 in the FA cup'

Was joking jana that Chelsea dont have a single player who can dribble past an opponet.

Cech cant seem to leave his goal post and attack balls which clearly his defenders have been caught asleep.

It seems as if the players as a group dont really care. Wont be bothered. Cant be ashamed. Simply a disgrace. They should all go home and we might as well play with the reserve team.

Now carlo was a great manager. But in this moment, he wouldnt even score a C-. When talking about the transfer window, instead of seeing it as an opportunity to get out of the rut he has placed the chelsea bus, he goes on to say that we dont need new players. My foot. We need a fresh 11. And a new coach.

One who will understand, that in the EPL some games have to grinded out. Some games require long balls. Some games require wingers. Some games require speedy gonzalezes. Some games are played to draw etc.

I am at a point beyond despair.

C & P....Birmingham Vs Arsenal

“Even if we had won the game Arsenal would have been the classier side,” McLeish conceded as his side appeared leggy, lethargic and in trouble as they slumped into the bottom three.

They were too quick, too clever, too fresh and simply too strong.
The margin of victory should have been greater and, as it stands, was the heaviest home defeat suffered by Blues for almost six years. It was a significant evening.


Man Utd fans need to realize that the other teams don't really care about their "unbeaten run" (especially Arsenal)as long as they are within range....truth be told i don't think there's any team in the league at the moment which has the quality to emulate the 2003-2004 Arsenal squad A.K.A "the invincibles".

Man Utd have a game in hand against Blackpool but they are also the only side this season which hasn't played Chelsea. Man City have also played a match more than Arsenal but that will be inconsequential if they win on Wednesday.

Unfortunately for Man Utd they'll get their shot at Chelsea in March after two or more signings have been made this January.

"We need to see the position of Alex. He comes back from Brazil," he said.

"I don't like to speak here about which players but we need some players."

Those were Ancelotti's comments after yesterday's match with Villa. I think they'll bring in one or two players this January especially at the back. They never replaced Carvalho when he left for Real Madrid so right now they don't have any dependable defender to deputize for Alex as he recovers from injury.

Before the Villa game, Ancellotti wasnt sure whether Chelsea were over their poo (pun intended) run.

@Jus Blazin.....Tell that dude I personally don't care who halts our unbeaten run so long as its NOT by mr bean's aseno.

Teams I wouldn't want to end our unbeaten run [in order]

1) Arsenal.

2) Man City.

3) Chelsea.

The rest can knock themselves out!