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Originally Posted by punky
The fact Chelsea didn't get a second wasn't down to resolute defending by Arsenal but more that Chelsea didn't capitalise.
I don't know if it's an absence of the likes of Viera, Gallas (and Pires, I don't remember him that aggressive before?) but there does seem to be a very soft underbelly running through your team, even worse than we did.
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Chelsea had one shot on target (the one they scored). They never got a clear chance, broke the offside trap, or got behind the defense. It's hard to see where Chelsea failed to capitalise because they didn't break the defense. Look how little Fabanski had to do. They have had a lot of the ball towards the end of the game but where did they get though Arsenal?
The whole team pressed well and got behind the ball when they needed to. They did this against Chelsea back in the away leg in October and despite losing that game I think Arsenal played well. They also did it against Everton when they, Everton, were attacking for the last 20 mins or so. This was in contrast to the lack of team effort in defence last season, where there was a lack of pressure and teams were given too much space.
I think Song, Sagna and Djourou all deserve credit for the way they handled the game. Actually Djourou was my MOTM. Handled Drogba very well. Him and Vermalen might actually solve a lot of our issues.