Monday, April 24, 2006

Match Report 060424 vs Chelsea: The better team won

2-1 and this time no doubt the better team won. Rafa's tactics were spot on and the players discharged accordingly. Luis Garcia proved again he is a big time player, and Harry Kewell had his best game for us. The job has not finished yet, and we will face West Ham in the Final. Let's not be complacement and finish the job professionally.

Players Rating:
Reina: 6.5 A very poor decision in rusing out and lead to the Drogba goal. Other than that, he was not seriously tested.
Finnan: 7 Discharged his defensive responsibility well.
Carragher: 7 Another whole-hearted performance from Carra as you can expect.
Hyypia: 7 Handled the Chelsea strikers well.
Riise: 7.5 Scored another beauty, but his poor header clearance let to the Chelsea goal.
Luis Garcia: 8 Big time player, and this time the ball definitely crossed the line.
Gerrard: 7.5 Disciplined performance by the PFA Player of the year.
Alonso: 7.5 Goo display in the middle.
Sissoko: 7.5 Excellent defensive display in breaking the Chelsea midfield.
Kewell: 7.5 A superb display by Kewell. Made lots of fun of the Chelsea full backs.
Crouch: 7 His persence created lots of troubles to the Chelsea defense.

Substitutions:
Cisse: 6 Erratic and poor performance. Cannot keep the ball.
Traore/Morientes: Not enough time to impress.

Rafa: 8 Spot on tactics.

Chelsea: 6 Tasteless.

Player of the Match: Luis Garcia. Magic.

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