Chelsea 4 West Ham 1- Match Report from My Eyes

It was a classic fixture in English Premier League. Title hopeful Chelsea Vs relegation fighter West Ham.

West Ham has nothing to loose and Chelsea has plenty to worry. First goal after 15 Min by a defender tells you that everything was not going as expected for Chelsea but the lead is a lead and Chelsea players must be relieved to see Alex put one In. It was a good header but a poor marking from West Ham. If you were a Chelsea Fan then you were happy till Parker formal Chelsea man hit a stunner. I always think why footballer hit those stunners, amazing goals against Chelsea only and not any other club, I think opponents love to celebrate at Stamford Bridge. So 31 Minutes and you are on the edge of the seat already. Anxious about progress of Chelsea to top of the league. Wary about ManU’s Match against Fulham and already started hoping Fulham can do it again. This is problem actually fans start to think about others loosing then Chelsea winning.

Second Half started OK but JT … Leader… Captain… Legend inspired run helped by Malouda’s cross and Drogba header put Chelsea in Driving seat again. Hope of title reignited. Then there was no looking back. Malouda was inspiring creative and was looking dangerous. 11 Minutes were sufficient to prove that at 76 minutes he sealed points for Chelsea, I am not sure why he celebrated like that but he has whole right after a wonderful performance.

Chelsea was a different team this season, i knew it as they pushed for 4th goal, the hunger to score more was very good. This was not the case few seasons back where Chelsea was comfortable with 1-0,2-1 score lines.

Lampard stuck but Green saved but could not hold on to it and Drogba did what he does best latching onto opportunity. And finished West Ham of. I think 4th goal was little harsh on hammers but this is EPL and no mercy for teams as Goal difference is very important in 3 Horse title race this season.

When everybody is taking about Malouda’s contribution and Drogba’s desire for goals. I think it is Ferreira who helped in this, he played well and allowed Malouda to play in his favourite position in Midfield, that also gave balance to Chelsea side and allowed Alex, Terry to go forward and avoid any situation like we had in MAN City game.

Biggest problem for the game was Anelka, of course he gave 100% to the team and was doing his duty very well but somehow this team formation is taking toll on him for all 4 Goals he was a silent spectator. This is a problem, your lead striker can not do that at least he should have 1 assist to his name in 4 goals, I think Ancelotti has take a hard look at this game and decide whether to make Anelka as target man. He loves that position scores many. Drogba have a physical presence and can easily provide many assists, i think he has ability to be play maker and great finisher, but anelka is not a play maker for me, he is fast and accurate and will be delightful as a target man.

Let us see what happens when Inter comes to Chelsea, I don’t think they can score but problem is that Mourihnio side will defend well and I predict Chelsea 1- Inter 0 for this.

 

Come back and read Inter vs Chelsea Review on the same page. Till then Happy Footballing.