They say if you can't be good be lucky.  Rafa today was about as lucky as a man who knobs his Indian girlfried, scratches off her bindi and finds out he was won a new car.

It was between Cahill, Cole and Ramires, i went with Cahill in the end. Those blocks in added time were vital.

Ramires, had a hand in each goal and perhaps more if we had taken our chances.

Agree with Scott. Could have been Mata, Hazard or Oscar (because they had great first half).

Cahill for me, when we needed defenders to stand up and be counted he was a rock.

When we win he's lucky, when we lose it's his fault.

 

Makes sense.

 

Ramires.

I honestly can't pick one, the first half was good, the second half was diabolical. Mata was atrocious in the second half. Cesar was out of position ALL THE TIME.

 

I guess maybe Cahill or Ivan

Ramires was everywhere today

Hazard / Rmires for me.......Well done lads

Ramires for me.

 

Mata was simply incredible first-half but faded, along with Hazard.

 

Cech was brilliant in the air.

Got to be Ramires for me, never stopped running. He was the most consistent player over 90 minutes comfortably.

Leaning towards Hazard...but Cahill saved the day.

When we win he's lucky, when we lose it's his fault.

 

Makes sense.

 

Ramires.

 

No, when we win well and he makes good calls then he can get credit.  When we go 2-0 up for the second time in a row, the other team  comes back into it for the second time in a row and he does bugger all for ages then he is lucky.  The only reason we were still 2-1 up at the finish (and when he broought on Bertrand) was beause of pretty poor Arsenal finishing.  Totally inept management and further evidence he doesn't have what it takes at the highest level.

Ramires for me, all over Diaby and all over the pitch...close because of the last twenty minutes heroics was Cahill.

 

Was it the same Chelsea team second half? what does Benitez do at half time, Sing to them?

 

 

 

B.O.

No, when we win well and he makes good calls then he can get credit.  When we go 2-0 up for the second time in a row, the other team  comes back into it for the second time in a row and he does bugger all for ages then he is lucky.  The only reason we were still 2-1 up at the finish (and when he broought on Bertrand) was beause of pretty poor Arsenal finishing.  Totally inept management and further evidence he doesn't have what it takes at the highest level.

 

Fair enough, I thought his substitutions were poor as per usual, although we did steamroll them in the first half with roughly 70% possession, credit where credit is due.

Between Gary and Ashley for me. In the end I went for Ash, purely as it was against his old club.

Cahill was fantastic, made some VERY important challenges especially in the second half - and was pinging great balls in the first half. 

 

Could've easily given to Hazard Mata (poor second half) or Ramires for first half performance but neither were on form in the second. 

 

How Benitez didn't realise it wasn't working and needing to be changed (someone to hold up the ball perhaps) is beyond me. We got lucky, they were useless in the first half - should've killed it off by half time! 

That first 45 was brilliant, especially from Hazard, Mata and Oscar. But once again all three faded and all three could have been subbed in the second half.

 

Ramires has to be MOTM as he was consistent throughout, despite making wrong decsions on a number of occassions. Just happy with the three points as it looked like FSW was going to f**k it up for us again.

 

Gary for me, timely tackles to ensure Arsenal didn't get the equalizer.  Rami a very close second.  Surprised we don't have a 'donkey of the game' thread?

Went for Cahill

Ramires a close 2nd.

Went for Ramires, fantastic rebound performance to the shocker he gave on Wednesday night. Drove us on going forward and got stuck in to great effect too. His energy is invaluable to us at times, even if he isn't the ideal fit in the double pivot.

 

Also Cahill was magnificent, the intervention at the end was the difference between a win and a 2-2 draw. The whole back four for me were excellent, only one mistake in there for the Walcott goal by Ivanovic but otherwise very solid effort form all 4. Azpilicueta is progressing very nicely. 

They say if you can't be good be lucky. Rafa today was about as lucky as a man who knobs his Indian girlfried, scratches off her bindi and finds out he was won a new car.

that post was better than our second half, cole mom for me, rambo, cahill and cech also had a solid 90 mins.

mata will need rest, played well first but faded badly second, and could have cost us goals, with his inability to move the ball quicker.

Thought Cahill and Ramires were fantastic but Cahill gets it for that spectacular interception at the end when all Walcott had to do was get a touch.

Ramires

Rami