Well, Chelsea was a lot more agressive towards the goal than they were last week at Old Trafford. The addition of Drogba and Terry worked wonders for that. They just couldn't finish and cannot be faulted for that in the sense that the Blues did actually take shots and pile on the pressure this time around. The team has tremendous quality, especially when you compare their squad to Fulham.
I was saddened to see Drogs get sent off but it could be helped since he'd already had one card already. Terry going off was an accident -- after seeing the horrific accident with Cech against Reading last year, I was grateful that his head injury wasn't too serious. Overall, I think the players can turn this around although Sheva needs to either be subbed in later or subbed out earlier because he really doesn't appear to have it like he used to especially when sharing the front line with Drogba. Also, where was Shaun Wright-Phillips? I was expecting to see him subbed in to get more speed at the wings late in the game... ah well. If Chelsea is going to get back into the title race however, they will need to get more wins and less draws otherwise they may not qualify for Champions' League. It is a bit early for this, I know, but with the dysfunction going on around the club, it has to be a concern.
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