What a week....

I missed the CL game against Chelsea on Thursday morning. My iphone had a mind of its own and decided to shut down. As a result, the alarm failed to ring and I only woke up at 6am. When I saw the score, I was not utterly upset. There was a strange sense of calm...it was wierd. Maybe I felt that getting knocked out of the CL may not be a bad thing after all. Our energy can then be focused on the league and the team ought to give it everything they have.

I watched the replay though and felt that the first 2 goals by Chelsea were a result of the deficiencies in our zonal marking system. Ivanovic's run in the box were unchecked and that resulted in 2 poorly conceded goals. No one followed his run. We paid dearly for our defensive errors. There was nothing Pepe could have done. It was a really poor result. How we managed to let Chelsea come back into the game after taking the lead remains to be answered. With Lucas in midfield, that is hardly surprising. As much as I wish to remain optimistic, going to Stamford Bridge to score 3 goals and keep a clean sheet is not exactly something anyone has done in recent years. So, I won't be surprised if our CL's dream end on Wed morning.

But that is not the end of the world. The team responded well and played a controlled game against Blackburn Rovers last night, scoring 4 goals in the process. Torres was absolutely on fire. His first goal will be a contender for the goal of the season. With Mascherano back in the team, we certainly played a lot better. We could have won the game by at least 3-4 goals more if not for the wasted chances in front of goal, particularly by Kyut. The early goals means Gerard can be rested and given more time to nurse his groin injury.

The fact that Man United had to rely on a 17 yr old to crawl their way back means they are not in the best of form at the moment. Luck won't run forever and I hope theirs end sooner rather than later. With 6 more games to go, we are still in the fight. Every league game now is a final and we need to keep that pressure on Man U.