Another disappointed result earned by English sides on Italian soil as after Arsenal‘s defeat against Ac Milan not long ago, this time it’s Chelsea‘s turn to suffer a similar outcome although Andre Villas-Boas ‘ team did put out a better effort than Wenger’s boys.
Playing against Napoli at San Paolo, the Blues actually managed to take an early lead but got pummeled 3-1 in the end, leaving Villas-Boas in despair as his team suffered another disappointment.
Different results earned by two top premier league sides, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspurs in the FA Cup as the former runs riot over their opponent from lower league, Brighton, while Spurs were forced to get a replay match after being held by Stevenage.
Kenny Dalglish team were totally showing their domination over their opponent as they managed to put six goals passed the visitor, although three goals did arrive from own goals situation.
Arsenal‘s mental condition is apparently in a deep mess after their major Champions League defeat against Ac Milan as it was shown on their recent FA Cup showing at Sunderland, where Arsene Wenger’s side went out of the competition rather surprisingly.
Getting battered 2-0 by Martin O’Neill’s side obviously isn’t a positive sign from Wenger’s boys but their French manager remain calm and promised that things can improve in upcoming matches.
Chelsea‘s failure in beating Birmingham City provides more pressure for Andre Villas-Boas side ahead of their Champions League clash against Italian side, Napoli, in the midweek as the Portuguese coach admitted that his side’s confidence is rather low at the moment.
Villas-Boas hopes that his players can overcome that mental problem as they will be facing much more difficult task in Southern Italy rather than their recent FA Cup tie against Birmingham that ended 1-1.
Thierry Henry’s short return to Arsenal apparently has been considered very useful for club’s manager, Arsene Wenger, as he is currently hoping that Henry’s loan could be extended for another two weeks.
Wenger revealed that the veteran striker brought plenty positive attitudes for the other players as they listen and learn lots of things from the Gunners’ legend, something that obviously helped the tactician’s job in improving his team’s performance.
Manchester United once again showed their “Never Die” attitude after successfully coming back from a three goals down to hold Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, providing a confidence boost despite the result creates a gap again with league leader Manchester City.
Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez once again acted as the Red Devils savior as the former bagged a brace, both from the spot kick, while the latter scored the decisive equalizer, which rescued important points for Sir Alex Ferguson’s side.
Arsenal‘s massive 7-1 victory was highlighted with another special performance from Robin Van Persie, who bagged a hat-trick on the night, but it was youngster, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
The youngsters scored two goals on the match and once again provides an important contribution for his club, leaving his manager, Arsene Wenger in awe with Oxlade-Chamberlain speedy development.
Chelsea‘s manager, Andre Villas-Boas, revealed an interesting statement regarding his current managerial experience at Stamford Bridge, stating that he is actually not really stamping his authority in the dressing room.
Villas-Boas revealed that unlike some manager who can be a sort of dictator with his players, the former Fc Porto tactician admitted that he is having a different path by becoming more of democratic person.
After acquiring Taye Taiwo from Ac Milan, Queens Park Rangers‘ continue to collect another ex-Serie A base player by completing the signing of Djibril Cisse from Lazio for a fee worth around 5 million Euro.
Cisse, who also had premiership experience with Liverpool few seasons ago, has already talked to the press about his arrival, revealing that coach Mark Hughes and the exciting project that QPR are creating attracted him.
Crashing out in the FA Cup against their bitter rival, Liverpool, obviously left a bitter taste for Manchester United especially since they were not actually outplayed in the match but lose out due to a defensive error.
The club’s manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, was the one who voived out his disappointment and disbeliefs with the Red Devils’ failure in advancing from the competition especially since the tactician believes that his team played better than their opponent.
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