First off, Theo - and it was great to see Le Boss giving him a start. He started confidently enough, and did quite a bit to torment the Blackburn defence. He started on the left, and since he later switched to the right, I think we can safely conclude that his preferred side must be the right. Caused so many more problems there - though of course his contribution to the first RVP goal was from his cutting in on the left. Denilson also had a superb game, and for once showed for the full 90 minutes that he could indeed be a full time stand-in in midfield. It was also great to see Song come on, and his contributions were immediately felt. Great stable, confident play in front of the defenders.
As noted earlier, it was great to see Ramsey get a run, and Wilshere too. Feel really happy for Ramsey that it was his excellent through ball that let Ade in for his third. And that second Ade goal - what a string of passes that led to it. Something like 27 touches, and no one touched it. Just yummy. Now to the player ratings:
Almunia 7 – Solid as usual. Never looked in any dubt. Great hands, super distribution. Another clean sheet. Not more you can ask for.
Gallas 7 - Also a good, reliable quiet performance. No real need for him to get into one of his favourite rants, so we should all be glad.
Toure 7.5 - Gotta love the dude and his new hair. He was all over the pitch, and should have had a goal to his name. Please please please stay fit.
Sagna 7 - Like Clichy, nothing spectacular, but that in itself is already spectacular. Our favoured 4 in defence seem to get better by the game.
Fabregas 7 - For once, the focus was on someone else, but his role in the team is undeniable. His control, vision and distribution were spot on as usual.
Denilson 8 - Excellent. His cross for Ade's goal was inch-perfect. He seems to be gaining in confidence, and he should get a regular start from now on. Put in the tackles, did the running.
Eboue 7 - OK, nothing to complain about here. Put about a reasonably good performance, and did pretty well with the run and fall to earn us the penalty.
RVP 7.5 - Great opening goal. Put in another great show behind Ade. Though every time he gets a knock, I'm like...oh shit...
Ade 8 - He somehow makes these hat tricks look really pedestrian and simple. He could've had 5 or 6. He really needs to time his runs better, and once he does that...man, what he could do with the service from the likes of Cesc and Denilson.
Theo 8- Confidence does wonders, and as a result, showed a moment or two or selfishness. Good for the boy, but some of his shooting was still indicative of a 19 year old. Had a good time watching him go at the Blackburn defence.
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I think its time to start being harsher on Clichy. We shd expect more from him. I think this game i'd rate him 6. There were a couple of times when he went to sleep (esp in the first half) or maybe just seemed a little over-confident with his ability.
I'm hoping to see him do more in the attacking half as well. Take a look at how Bosingwa tormented the Man City left back. Now that's a performance we shd ask Clichy to put in. Particularly when idiotic Eboue is playing in front of him.
Also I agree our defence, at times, are like kindergarten kids. Playing against much better finishers the game could have been very different going into half time.
Song's entry demonstrated what we lack. A good, solid defensive midfielder. Denilson was good last night, but i think our defence still isn't rock solid enough to work without an anchor playing in front of them.
We can celebrate now, but i think we still cant take on Chelsea.
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