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- Mata - It's a dream come true
May 19 2012 07:16 PM Juan Mata revealed Chelsea's victory against Bayern Munich to claim their first European Cup was like 'a dream come true'. - Di Matteo - Future can wait
May 19 2012 06:57 PM Roberto Di Matteo continued to dodge questions about his future despite leading Chelsea to their first UEFA Champions League trophy. - Heynckes rues missed chances
May 19 2012 06:56 PM Jupp Heynckes was left to reflect on too many missed chances after Bayern Munich were beaten by Chelsea in the Champions League final. - Cahill hails amazing six months
May 19 2012 06:37 PM Chelsea defender Gary Cahill hailed the last six months as 'unbelievable' after seeing the club win two trophies since signing from Bolton. - Terry - It was meant to be
May 19 2012 06:26 PM John Terry believes it was 'meant to be' after Chelsea won the Champions League and was thrilled to be part of the trophy celebrations.
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Chelsea vs Manchester United - Player Ratings
Feb 05 2012 08:47 PM | ScHoolboy Q in Team & Game News
David de Gea: Started the game off anxiously, failing to deal with crosses. But soon grew into the game, as it progressed. Wasn’t at fault for either of the goals. The Spaniard had an excellent shot-stopping match, as he made a couple of world-class saves, one to deny Mata the winner in the dying stages of the game.Rafael da Silva: His fine form continued, after shutting out Malouda for the duration he was on the field. Got tight enough on most occasions and ensured that he was always going to come out on top.
Rio Ferdinand: A hot and cold afternoon for the England international. Was on the end of some great defending, but at times was responsible for the defensive vulnerabilities. He let David Luiz in to header the second goal, which came too a deflection off him, too easily.
Jonny Evans: Despite scoring an own goal, which he could do nothing about, he performed exceptionally well, showing why he is the future of Manchester United. It is remarkable watching the Evans of this season compared to last season, there has been a significant improvement. Was second to none in the air, and also denied Torres a goal late on.
Patrice Evra: Struggled to deal with Sturridge, as he easily whipped in a ball which subsequently led to Evans scoring an own goal. At times, positionally suspect. All of Chelsea’s three goals came from Evra’s failure in dealing with the danger. Torres whipped in the ball to Mata too easily and conceded a free kick, which resulted in the third goal. After a brief moment of consistency, Evra, once again, shows Sir Alex Ferguson why he needs to possibly invest in a left back, to add competition.
Antonio Valencia: Was hyped up, most expected him to run Bosingwa ragged, but he never took his man on as expected. However, produced some great crosses and was one of United’s most dangerous players, even when he was operating as a right back.
Michael Carrick: Looked a bit off the pace, but still managed to make timely interceptions and some decisive passes. Not his best performance, but not his worst, too.
Ryan Giggs: Was the main man in midfield for United. He was mostly involved in taking the ball out from defence to attack, but also made some decisive passes, one of which found the head of Hernandez, as United levelled the score.
Ashley Young: A poor performance. Questions were raised about his selection, considering he had just returned from injury, and rightfully so. Tested Cech with a precise shot, but his crosses failed to find their intended man.
Wayne Rooney: Man of the match. Was constantly looking for the ball, looking to play team-mates in. Even when United were 3-0 down, he still offered his energy and scored two great penalties, to give United hope. In the last 25 minutes, he showed some of the stuff he is capable of.
Danny Welbeck: Caused the Chelsea defence all sorts of problems, with his brilliant movement. Moved to the left, where he was least effective, but still kept running and running, showing that no matter what the scoreline is, he is never going to give up.
Substitutes:
Javier Hernandez: Showed some great hold up play and link up play. At times, he could have done better with the ball at his feet. Nonetheless, he scored the equaliser, after superb movement took him away from Luiz.
Paul Scholes: Dictated play in fine fashion, made some smart passes.
Ji-Sung Park: Did not affect the outcome of the final match, there was little time, but his industriousness helped Valencia down the right.
