English Premier League – Second half review: Arsenal versus Chelsea (Part 2)
In the 55th minute of the match, after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Florent-Malouda-c13838.
It was a tactical switch by Carlo Ancelotti as he brought off a winger in place of a striker. Chelsea were shell-shocked by the two quick goals that they conceded at the start of the second half as they found it hard get back on the ball.
In the 57th minute of the match, Arsenal’s complacency was capitalized upon by Chelsea as they were awarded a free kick inside the Arsenal half. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 took the free kick, which was magnificently floated into
the box by the Ivorian. Nonetheless, it was Ivanovic, who got on the end of the free kick to make it 3-1 at the Emirates stadium. Ivanovic’s goal gave Chelsea hope as they regained their lost confidence. In the 59th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097 was booked
by the referee for his foul on Song near the half way line. It was a bad tackle by the English midfielder on his counterpart.
In the 60th minute, Frank Lampard almost dissected the Arsenal defence with a fine through ball that was aimed for Drogba. However, it was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Johan-Djourou-c18779, who closed the ball down and regained possession for Arsenal by
making a crucial interception. In the 61st minute, Chelsea made their third and final substitution of the match, as Jose Bosingwa was introduced into the fray, as he replaced his compatriot http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-Ferreira-c29445 at the right back position for the Blues.
After getting a goal back, Chelsea looked more comfortable on the ball as Kakuta started to stretch the play by taking up a wide right position on the right hand side of Chelsea’s attack. In the 62nd minute, Chelsea
almost pulled another goal back as Drogba was played in by Ivanovic. However, the striker’s shot was blocked en route to goal by Djourou.
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