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There are three things I hate in life: stupid people, sirens and sharks*. None of them however, I loathe more than losing to Chelsea Football Club. Well, yesterday not only did we lose to Chelsea, we lost to Chelsea at home. For the first time this season. Conceding two soft goals from set pieces. Aaaand adding insult to injury, Spurs beat Man Utd for the first time since 1989. So, it is safe to say I feel rather irate.
We dominated possession, had more shots on goal and God on our side, because I assumed, God doesn't reward racists, but what do ya know?
Two weeks ago,when we played Montpellier, Arsene had decided not to rotate the defense, so it wouldn't disrupt our pretty solid defensive record since the start of this campaign. Then why the fuck was Mertesacker dropped in favor of Koscielny in a toughest game this season so far?
Kos is obviously hasn't completely recovered from his injury and I say "obviously" because it would be the only explanation for his sub par performance yesterday. I have a feeling that Wenger wanted Koscielny to pick up where he left off against Man City but was hesitant to drop Vermaelen on account of him being the captain. I don't know. What I do know is leaving out our most consistent defender on the bench is questionable at the very least.
He was at fault for the first goal as he let Torres creep in behind him to score from Mata's free kick. He was also at fault for Chelsea's winner, and by "at fault" I mean he was the scorer. Another free kick from Mata, which we failed to clear, deflected off Koscielny, right past the keeper and into the back of the net.
Mannone, to be fair, should've done better on both occasions and I think we are now seeing why Szczesny is our number one. The clean sheets at the start of the season, had more to do with the quality of the opposition, than him in particular. I don't remember him making even one save yesterday.
Now, before I get to our attacking display in yesterday's match, I just want to say one thing: *clears throat* STOP FUCKING SINGING ABOUT RVP! He is a mercenary and a cunt and the last thing any Arsenal fan should do is bolster his already over-inflated ego. I know we're struggling a bit at the moment but he chose the luxury which only a high-tech metropolis like Manchester can offer, over us. Fuck him and move on. Unless, they were Chelsea fans who were singing his name, (it's hard to tell through the TV) in which case disregard everything I just said.
Anyway, Theo Walcott who has a decent record against Chelsea was left on the bench, with Oxlade-Chamberlain taking his place, not from the kick off, mind you. He actually came on as a sub after Abou Diaby had injured himself 17 minutes into the first half. At this point, had he not gone of injured after less than twenty minutes of play, it would've been much more surprising. I feel for the guy but the persistence of his injury problems makes him completely unreliable. We'll see what happens.
The Ox did pretty well, I thought, setting up Gervinho for our only goal, at the end of the second half and was constantly trying to make something happen. Podolski was invisible and if I was Jamie Redknapp, I'd say literally but I'm literate, so I won't. I swear though, towards the end of the first half I had to check the starting line-up to make sure he was actually playing. No complaints when he was subbed off after the interval.
As for Giroud, I don't even know what to say or think anymore. Everyone, including me, were pretty patient with him and after he'd ended his goal scoring drought against Coventry, on Wednesday, I genuinely believed it would finally lift his confidence and more of the same would follow. However, his stoppage-time miss yesterday, got me worried. He had only Cech to beat yet somehow, hit the side-netting. Another day, another terrible miss. For his own well-being, I hope he's not the next Chamakh.
FULL TIME: Arsenal 1 - 2 Chelsea
Afterwards, Arsene insisted that "cheap goals" cost us the game (you don't say) and on leaving the Sperm Racketeer on the bench, he said:
"That is a decision which was based on the opposition we played. You can say it was a wrong one maybe..."
It was a wrong one. No maybe.
"...but I believe [that statement] is a lowering the quality of the players who played, they are internationals."
If there was no rotation against Montpellier, there shouldn't be one against Chelsea. And now you've made John Terry and Ashley Cole happy. Are you proud of yourself Arsene? Making either John Terry or Ashley Cole happy is the equivalent of clubbing a baby seal to death and it is a proven fact.
I fucking hate losing to Chelsea, have I mentioned that yet?
*That's not true, there are a billion things I hate in life. It would actually be easier for me to site things I like than the things I hate.
