10 Points Clear

Football managers work in intriguing ways. Some prefer to play negative football. Some "park a bus between the goalposts". Some instruct players to dive whenever possible and put pressure on referees during halftime. Some think they are good enough to leave smaller clubs for Newcastle. And finally some like to play mind games with the manager of the current league leader.

Jose Mourinho has survived most of the bullshit that other clubs' managers and players and even the press throw at him by focussing on his own game. He takes every game as they come and build the team from the back. Our defence has been rock solid with only 8 goals conceded and collecting 18 clean sheets along the way. Many questioned our 1-0 wins in the beginning but after the defence issues had been sorted out, and with Robben and Duff back from injuries, we are on hot scoring form and playing attractive football. Sitting pretty above everyone else has an advantage, because the title is ours to lose. If we focus on our game and win every single match, Wenger and Co. can try their hardest but still sniff our asses come end of the season.

A top class performance by Chelsea see us kill off Tottenham last weekend. Despite scoring 2 goals, I find Lampard's performance a little off as compared to his normal self. This can be seen especially during last week's Carling Cup tie against Man U where I felt his performance was way below par.



But what mattered most was the 2 goals, though my man-of-the-match would be John Terry. Sven Goran Eriksson must have been snorting too much cocaine off a stripper's tits to not select Terry for the national squad. Makelele is shaky at the start of the game with 3 to 4 terrible passes which at this level is absolutely unforgivable. Gudjohnson's 2nd half impact is undeniable and hopefully we can see him pair up with Drogba for some interesting strike partnership.


A wonderful loss to Bolton see Arsenal drop 10 points below Chelsea. Bolton are no Scunthorpe and they're not one to take crap from big clubs lying down. Even Wenger himself has conceded that the title is harder to get now with the large gap between the top 2 teams.



Resistance is futile. Chelsea fans worldwide rejoice, as the title has never felt closer since 1955.

P.S. Carlo Cudicini is not for sale