Chelsea and Drogba hit the excitement button - by accident

Well, it’s been a few days since my last post and a great deal has happened. Chelsea have played three games, against Newcastle in the Carling Cup and against Wigan and Reading in the Premiership.

Didier Drogba has been his usual self, scoring one goal against Newcastle and a brace against Reading. Unfortunately that wasn’t enough to clinch the game as Reading came back to draw 2-2 (albeit with a little help from an own goal conceded by Ashley Cole and Michael Essien).

Truth be told, I have mixed feelings about Chelsea’s recent play. While they aren’t blowing teams out of the water, they are starting to give us more exciting matches to watch, if only by accident. I compare it to the exhibition game against the MLS All-Stars last summer; that was a game where Chelsea went in bored but were playing their hearts out at the end, especially John Terry. Against Everton and Wigan we nearly drew, winning only by the courageous play of Drogba and Arjen Robben respectively.

The Reading game was more about wasted chances, but not just one-sided. Reading had some good ones, and nearly took the lead at least twice. Yet it was more sloppiness by Chelsea than finesse by Reading that saw the game levelled out. All in all, Chelsea are definitely not playing at the level they are capable of. It’s bad for points, but hell, it makes for exciting matches and that’s the whole point of football, anyway. Entertainment.