And here I go again with my daily dose of match analysis which ultimately has me scratching my head and wondering why the Blues didn’t put in such a spirited display of effort when they faced Manchester United two Saturdays ago. ?

Chelsea manager Luis Felipe Scolari must have sighed with relief when Frank Lampard scored the winner during stoppage time that had almost expired. But it was the way he celebrated his goalscoring feat that caught my eye. He ran right up to his manager and hugged him, and then he snowballed into this group hug of grown men wearing blue uniforms, which to me was a guess; that they were refuting claims written by the press that the players were questioning Scolari’s coaching method and turning their backs on him. One can feel the collective feeling of relief in that scene.

Chelsea may be suffering from poor form, but so are Liverpool. If you look at current performance trends, among the Big Four, Manchester United and Arsenal are the teams that are making big leaps and are in great shape right now. United, with their resounding win over the Blues and their numerous 1-0 victories and Arsenal, who have gone seven games without losing. Chelsea can be said to be lucky that some of their slips did not come from EPL games which could be costly for them in the long run. At the moment, the club only has to improve its defense with attention to defending set pieces in upcoming soccer matches. It will be interesting to witness how they perform as their next game next Saturday will be an FA Cup match against Ipswich at Stamford Bridge.

It can be considered bad timing that some of Scolari’s men suffered injuries at the most crucial moment. Joe Cole is out for the season with a torn cruciate ligament in his knee, Deco has a calf strain that may take a few days to heal. I still don’t know about John Terry’s injury. And Didier Drogba? He may not have any injuries right now, but I’m not sure why he doesn’t seem interested in playing soccer right now.

His attacking partnership with Nicolás Anelka isn’t entirely effective because Scolari says he doesn’t have a left winger. So why did he sell Wayne Bridge when the guy can play winger and is a fantastic cross on the ball? It is rumored that the Ivorian striker is not happy with his manager and that his previous boss, who now manages Inter Milan, is interested in signing the striker and ultimately letting go of striker Adriano, who has a history of attitude problems at all the teams you have played. he has played in Scolari says that nothing is going on between him and Drogba. And that every time Drogba is cut from the team, it’s only because he chose to and not for any underlying reason.

I hope Scolari is telling the truth, for the sake of Chelsea Football Club and its avid supporters.