knock down but they didn’t really
seem to believe it was possible. Obi
Fulham Road, chill winds blew us of
John had a shot scrambled round
course last term at about this point
f
so an experiment
same could be said for the whole of
the service for regular chances. The
the QPR side; they made progress
and Sebastien Bassong went into a
the post by Cudicini before Anelka perform well.
al team needed to
down the wings but showed little
seemingly innocuous challenge but
after that.
the big
Impressed by the confidence of
down and appeared to be being
Tottenham defender stayed Joe Cole was the st
given oxygen and placed in a neck
tition over recent years, many have
young Arsenal players in this compe-
brace before being removed.
been arguing that the Carling Cup is
a good place to test the best
limelight with a superb ball into Borini
but Yuri Zhirkov almost stole his
ar of the show
for the early chance. Belletti belted
W
reserves so a side featuring only two the best ef
didn’t go for the cricket score.
e took pity on them after that and youngsters was a bit of a disappoint sive free-kick but Heaton in the QPR
fort of the half from a mas-
Moment
ment but there is something to be
-
goal seemed to be in mood to keep
Didier Drogba appeared to pull a
s after Bassong departed said for bringing players back from
injury
everything out.
had to be stretchered of
muscle after an air shot and he too
f.
Ferreira, Hutchinson, Ivanovic,
. Chelsea lined up with Hilario;
Zhirkov; Mikel; Belletti, Malouda; J
Frank Lamp
Daniel S
Cole (c); Borini, Kalou.
and the team was more coherent
ard came on at half-time
something wrong because first
turridge must have done QPR cert
and driven. Five minutes into the half
Kalou and then Fabio Borini came
and it is good for the occasional cup
ainly came with an attitude Joe Cole ret
on, and while it is gratifying that the
meeting to be reminded how little
and fed Kalou and the spindly Ivorian
ained possession well
18-year-old Borini had a t
they like us, we really get their goat,
found the net.
first-team, we are supposed to be
aste of the it is one of the funniest local rivalries
readying S
in football.
Cole replaced Zhirkov on the hour
Yuri wasn’t as spectacular as we’d
.
Drogba during the
turridge to replace
nations, aren’t we?
African cup of Given the number of changes the
been led to expect but he is just
early play resembled a group of
returning from injury and playing lef
strangers, cert
back instead of left midfield, so we
t-
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ainly this Chelsea XI should cut him some slack.
Borini plays. Sam Hutchinson got a good ovation
P
CHELSEA
ARK RANGERS
1:0 QUEENS ation the ball wasn’t played into hising him to do a Drogba imperson
As if they were expect
-
-
when
First real feel of autumn on the
feet, he did have and early header
seems things are finally going right
Terry replaced him and it
flash over the bar but couldn’t get
for Sam af
QPR pressed late on but Hilario only
ter bad injury troubles.
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