Everton: You Are Crap
We are not even going to hide our disappointment that Manchester United have moved 5 points clear at the top of the table with just three matches to play. In fact, thinking of the grin Sir Alex Ferguson has on his face right now makes my skin crawl. One of the Vein of Form writers commented Sir Alex is probably giggling right now. I had to fight the urge to vomit. Down 2-0 to Everton at Goodison Park I thought this is the day that United are caught by Chelsea. The Blues at the time were up 2-1 on a severely depleted Bolton.
However, Everton managed to concede 4 second half goals while Bolton were able to level on a Kevin Davies header off a well taken free kick. The header, well taken, the defending was shocking and it left Chelsea searching to no avail for a goal the rest of the match. Bolton needed the point as badly as Chelsea needed the 3 since a draw put them in 5th spot ahead of Everton. Thus, they played with 11 men in their own half and were content to let Chelsea fire balls into the area and watch Drogba perform the random dive in hopes of duping the ref.
I was not convinced at 2-0 Everton were going to hold off United. In fact, I fully expected it to finish 2-2 and was hoping Chelsea would pull off the victory. A side that concedes 4 second half goals and is in a UEFA Cup qualifying spot is a joke. Everton were a fluke when they finished top 4 a couple seasons ago and I promise you they will bomb out of Europe again next term.
The next couple of days a lot of "Heart of a Champion" pieces will be written regarding United. None of that drivel will be found within this esteemed publication. One of my colleagues just commented "at least they won't win by goal difference now". This same colleague is wearing a Liverpool shirt and his side paraded out a C squad that is trailing 2-0 at Portsmouth right now. So, now you understand where that is coming from - I love a guy that always looks for the positive in a bad spot.
Bottom line: Chelsea had an opportunity last weekend at Newcastle and failed to act. And again this weekend, they couldn't keep pace when the situation demanded it. Now stop reading and go get ready for tomorrow's frantic finish in Holland.
However, Everton managed to concede 4 second half goals while Bolton were able to level on a Kevin Davies header off a well taken free kick. The header, well taken, the defending was shocking and it left Chelsea searching to no avail for a goal the rest of the match. Bolton needed the point as badly as Chelsea needed the 3 since a draw put them in 5th spot ahead of Everton. Thus, they played with 11 men in their own half and were content to let Chelsea fire balls into the area and watch Drogba perform the random dive in hopes of duping the ref.
I was not convinced at 2-0 Everton were going to hold off United. In fact, I fully expected it to finish 2-2 and was hoping Chelsea would pull off the victory. A side that concedes 4 second half goals and is in a UEFA Cup qualifying spot is a joke. Everton were a fluke when they finished top 4 a couple seasons ago and I promise you they will bomb out of Europe again next term.
The next couple of days a lot of "Heart of a Champion" pieces will be written regarding United. None of that drivel will be found within this esteemed publication. One of my colleagues just commented "at least they won't win by goal difference now". This same colleague is wearing a Liverpool shirt and his side paraded out a C squad that is trailing 2-0 at Portsmouth right now. So, now you understand where that is coming from - I love a guy that always looks for the positive in a bad spot.
Bottom line: Chelsea had an opportunity last weekend at Newcastle and failed to act. And again this weekend, they couldn't keep pace when the situation demanded it. Now stop reading and go get ready for tomorrow's frantic finish in Holland.
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