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ON FIRE!
AND PHILIP ROLFE
and scoring goals for fun.
Bolton 0, Chelsea 4. We're ablaze brighter than Mourinho who himself
was a genius, in that he always
than compensated by the sheer
OK, let's not get carried away with
plays for a win. Whereas Hiddink
number of wins. In fact we're gaining
drew 5 games,
more point
remind us, we're not going to score
ourselves. As Ancelotti's keen to none and our defeat
Ancelotti's drawn eye to boot.
s and we're easier on the
four goals every game and we might
V
s to Wigan and
even lose a couple.
by winning our other matches.
illa have been more than made up This 'win at all costs' attitude has
all, in the Premier League, drawing
After
two games is worse than one defeat
phy
been 'Sir' Alex Ferguson's philoso-
not least last season when Rafa
, winning him scores of trophies,
'Could you have imagined the Scousers with
'Premiership Champions' on their sleeves?'
But what a response since the defeat
at V
from a points perspective. Benitez's more cautious approach
scored and none conceded.
illa. Four games, 17 goals lost him the league (despite them
not so much a response, rather a
That's
football firestorm.
for Chelsea, modelled as we've been
It's been a sea change in psychology doing the 'double' over both us and
on Mourinho's power play and rock
United). It was simply Rafa's home
draws to Hull, Fulham, W
If anyone doubted our stomach to go win we're more likely to lose a game
solid defence. Now, by playing for a etc that sunk the Scousers.
est Ham
st
the distance this season, read the or two, but those lost points are more Could you have imagined the
sixteen victories.
ats and weep. Eighteen games,
Ancelotti of 89%.
That's a win-rate for
ures into context, across their
To put these fig-
respective tenures Fergie's Man Ut
win-rate is 57%, Benitez's is 56%
d
and Wenger's win-rate is 57%.
Guus Hiddink himself 'only' managed
a 70% Chelsea win-rate yet his
tenure is widely considered to have
cuing the Club from a precipitous
been über successful as well as res-
Scolari-induced decline.
When you consider that we at
CFCnet witnessed an average win
rate in the 1980s of 33% you can
see why we won't tolerate booing of
our players at any time. Ever
it's one of our website's mission
. In fact
respect the history of the Club and
statements to make sure 'new fans'
realise just how lucky they are. during the Barclays Premier League
Frank Lampard celebrates his penalty
Ancelotti's been clever, certainly
match between Bolton and Chelsea at
the Reebok Stadium.
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