Monday afternoon special at the Bridge. I think it's on Setanta, but not sure. I'm sure there will be plenty of streams.
wow, you see how high Chelsea is playing? zero respect for fulham attack. Smalling thrown into it today. Good luck.
nothing happening right now. Fulham content to just keep possession, Chelsea trying to attack right at smalling. I want to see Fulham put the pressure on here. One good thing, Fulham is a second half team. They are veterans. So if we go into the break up one, I like our chances.
Ballack fouls dempsey with high kick to thigh. Is there a less likable team in the world right now? Ballack, drogba, Carvallo, terry, cole? Now, Chelsea player kicks terry in the face. good. Ballacks kick was a yellow card offense. Red card if you are the US in an international competition.
ref turned marriage counselor. Drogba and Pantsil going at it. Pantsil is eating drogba's lunch. So Drogba is whining. I dont like it. This feels like a Chelsea wonder shot any minute now.
Dont know how the match started, but it looks like this: Fulham playing a 4-5-1 or a 4-4-1-1 with Gera holding a very low position and playing almost a high defensive mid. Chelsea is building on the attack. They are being forced into a very high crosses that Fulham has been defending well, but it takes just one mistake. Fulham need to find the attack again to relieve pressure.
Ballack dive in the corner leads to Konchesky foul. Cross on the FK goes to drogba but Pantsil puts his knee on the ball and destroys drogba in the process. The Pantsil knee was off a deflection. Dangerous play. Man, Ballack is the biggest german man baby. How did Drogba and Ballack find each other? It has to be love.
Dempsey looks gassed. SHould have had return pass from Konchesky at Chelsea touchline. Mikel dirtiest player in the EPL?
Dempsey gets the ball in a 50/50 challenge but is called for a foul. Drogba kicks. Hits wall. Chelsea out-chelsead by Fulham. I think they miss Anelka. They have zero speed and Drogba has no one to play off of. Does anyone know if Nevland is hurt? This match needs him about minute 70 for that one chance he seems to put away.
Fulham are going to want to come out strong, but I think Chelsea is going to figure out Dempsey and Smalling and attack with a staggered Lampard. I think it will work like this: Speed play down the right beats Dempsey, Konchesky in place, but the cross doesnt come in, instead it will be a cut back for Lumpy to get behind and either cross or shoot. It is going to be an onslaught. Fulham need a goal to at least get a point.
Can zomimal please play the ball instead of the man? Is he just hitting them up for later? I hope so.
As soon as Chelsea start passing in the box instead of shooting, this game is going to get very exciting.
as expected, all chelsea right now. looking very dangerous. Fulham looking timid. Chelsea is everywhere. Clogging the midfield. Fulham cant pass out of it and zamimal is not making runs out wide to relieve pressure. What I have not seen this year so far is a team attack Fulham down the middle, but Chelsea are doing so.
Dang, I thought there would be more people following this match. Of course it is a Monday . . . anyway, still 1-0 Fulham in the 54th.