Blackburn Vs Chelsea (contains score)

smuckers · 01-02-2004 6:03pm #1

Well what a game. Blackburn started the first 15 mins better, and Carlo made an unbelievable save in the first min. Flitcroft put Rovers ahead after hesitancy by Petit.
but CFC found their way and a Jimmy cross found Lamps and he cooly slotted home.
A Petit slide rule pass put Frank in the clear and 1-2 CFC.
Some nice interchanging between Claude Petit Frank and Parker who I thought had a good but relatively quiet debut which is understandable as he hasn't trained for 2 weeks.
Gallacher had a goal disallowed for offside but when his second chance came he took it 2-2.
Then Johnson flicks it over the def Rovers should have dealt with it and blasts pass the keeper 2-3.
Frank deserved a hattrick, an unbelievable save by Friedel tipping his header on to the post.
Terry and Mutu were superb too.

smuckers · 01-02-2004 6:17pm

Actually When he switched over to the right Parker looked excellent.

The Muppet · 01-02-2004 6:25pm

Chelski rode their luck today but battle out the result. Good game but like southampton yesterday blackburn were unlucky to get nothing from the game.

smuckers · 01-02-2004 6:34pm

Blackburn to be honest didn't create a huge number of openings. Carlo had to make one save in the whole game which was in the v first minute.
Chels had 15 shots on goal with 7 on target.

James R · 01-02-2004 7:09pm

Was a good game. Felt sorry for Blackburn to be honest. I thought the Chelsea midfield was a bit flat - don't like the idea of playing 4 central midfielders

smuckers · 01-02-2004 8:55pm

What we lack in width with that midfield we certainly make up for in strength and aggression.

Pepe LeFrits · 01-02-2004 8:57pm

Very entertaining game. Why was Gallacher(?)'s equaliser in the 2nd half ruled out? Saw the goal briefly in the pub but there was no sound and i was surprised when i noticed later that it was still 2-1.

smuckers · 01-02-2004 9:16pm

Because it was offside, there was no need for him to get in an offside position.

Pepe LeFrits · 01-02-2004 9:19pm

elbow316 · 01-02-2004 9:43pm

Have to say that Frank lampard has proven me wrong.
When he moved from West Ham I thought he was a really average player. Last 2 years however he just seems to be working so hard at his game, he's on a par with Gerrard imo and not a long way away from Keane.

growler · 02-02-2004 12:01am

Chels were a bit lucky to get away with the 3 points today I thought, they should have used all that posession they had to make a few more goals to secure it, I never feel very comfortable watching chels with a 1 goal lead, they always have a tendency to go to sleep at the back.

Anyway , happy to get a result to stay somewhere near the race for the top.

For about 30 mins there end of the 1st half / start of the 2nd, I thought they were actually playing a bit like Arse at their best, passing the ball quickly , getting forward etc. shame they can't do it for 90.

Blackburn Vs Chelsea (contains score)

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