Anfield. Branislav Ivanovic, who was known by few outside Serbia before this season glanced two crucial headers past a hapless Pepe Reina to make the return leg a mere formality with the blues winning 3-1 on aggregate. That it wasn’t is a completely different matter. The Drog too marked his wonderful rediscovery of form under Guus Hiddink with a goal in front of a sullenly silent Kop.
Hiddink has shown that a master tactician like him can be successful anywhere, even at intimidating Anfield, where he ruthlessly exposed Liverpool’s latent weaknesses from set-pieces.
Chelsea look bloody dangerous as their midfield maestro Lampard is proving every week that he can do more than just run and shoot. The return of Essien has bolstered confidence as he made Stevie Gerrard look like a completely ordinary player at Anfield. It has been often said that Ballack is not the player he used to be when he was at Bayern. What these know-it-alls can’t understand is that he has merely fit in the role he was required to play. He is a great player and a natural leader and it is disgusting to hear people talk about him needing to leave the club to revive his career.
John Terry’s men are a class act. The 0-0 draw at Everton was merely a glitch. The league is a long shot now but the European Cup and the FA Cup are two trophies Hiddink’s mouth would me watering over.
In the FA Cup semifinal against Arsenal, Frank Lampard produced two balls of the most supreme quality to emphatically boot the Gunners out of the competition. As a football fan and especially as a Chelsea fan,it was a sheer delight to watch.
Chelsea’s transfer targets for next season include the ‘Russian Ronaldinho’ Yuri Zhirkov as well as CSKA Moscow’s highly rated Brazilian Striker Vagner Love who would be ideal competition for Drogba and Nic Anelka upfront. The addition of these players would bolster an already world-class squad.
Maybe the trophy’s coming back to the Bridge next season.
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