afpChelsea surrendered 1-2 to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League duel, at White Hart Lane on Saturday (17/4/2010). These results extend back and scramble competition champions league Champions League tickets.
Chelsea are now in the top the standings with 77 points, or just one point ahead of Manchester United (MU) in second place. Meanwhile, Tottenham climbed to fifth place with 64 points, two points ahead of Manchester City in fifth place.
Given the Chelsea-Manchester City leaving a three-Tottenham game and has four games remaining, the competition winners and Champions League tickets would be more strict.
Chelsea itself has been trying to avoid bad situations. Unfortunately, the opponent playing at home, they are less carefully read the opponent's game. Consequently, they face the game lack of short passes and quick host.
Indeed, once the ball, they tried to take down the tempo. However, the aggressiveness of the Tottenham players, Chelsea lose the ball often.
The game was tightly managed Tottenham devastated Chelsea fortress. However, the completion of final meeting in a hurry, and Chelsea's defense makes their efforts never led to a goal, until finally John Terry did handsball in the penalty box on 14 minutes.
Jermaine Defoe is believed to execute successfully perform the task perfectly. He succeeds struck the ball into the bottom left corner of the Chelsea goalkeeper, Petr Cech while falling in the opposite direction.
The goal was even more passionate Tottenham pressure. With accuracy and understanding of the position of co-feed is good, they managed to maintain its dominance.
Chelsea, who are increasingly burdened with the obligation equalizer lose focus of attack. Rely on the quality of individuals, they engage in strikes sporadically.
In the 38th minute, Florent Malouda Drogba Didider successfully used bait and breaking into Tottenham goalkeeper. However, the referee annulled the goal because he is in the off-side position when receiving feedback Drogba.
Referee's decision to make Chelsea's increasingly insistent attack. However, instead of equating score, they scored again miss Tottenham, Garreth Bale scored in minute 44.
Controlling the ball outside the penalty box, he could dribble before removing the hard kick which nestled in the bottom right corner of goalkeeper Cech.
Chelsea tried to reply to that goal. However, a score of 2-0 to Tottenham unchanged until halftime.
Entering the second half, Tottenham tried to maintain its dominance. Still rely on foot to bait game, they managed to push Chelsea.
Not wanting to continue to be intimidated, Chelsea's opponents tried to reduce aggression by pressing tight and physical game. But rather than score goals, they affected a second yellow card received by captain John Terry, following the infraction to Gareth Bale in the 67th minute.
Playing with ten players making Chelsea's position more difficult. In addition to the more difficult to attack, they are also struggling to face the opponent attacks.
Fortunately, poor finishing and a number of rescue Tottenham glorious Chelsea goalkeeper Cech makes no longer tell conceded until the long whistle sounded.
In the midst of despair that, Frank Lampard gives scored during injury time entertainment. Utilizing feed Michael Ballack, Lampard did drop the body, holding out a leg to send the ball into the middle of Tottenham goalkeeper.
Shortly before the long whistle, Tottenham still had time to launch a counter-attack which almost led to goals. Luckily, the execution and Pavlyuchenko missed to the left side of the net. Score 2-1 to the host survives until the end of the game.
Throughout the match, Chelsea booked a mastery of the ball for 61 percent and the right to release four shots on goal from 13 businesses. Compare with Tottenham who created a golden opportunity from 23 eight times trial.
The composition of players:Tottenham: 1-Gomes; 32 Benoit Assou-Ekotto-, 19-Sebastien Bassong, 20-Michael Dawson, Younes Kaboul 4-3-Gareth Bale, 14-Luka Modric, 6-Tom Huddlestone, 5-David Bentley; 9 - Roman Pavlyuchenko (15-Peter Crouch 90), 18th-Jermain Defoe (17-Eidur Gudjohnsen 78)
Chelsea: 1-Petr Cech; 18-Yuri Zhirkov, 26-John Terry, 33-Alex, 19-Paulo Ferreira (2-Branislav Ivanovic 45), 8-Frank Lampard, 12-John Obi Mikel, 20-Deco; 15 - Florent Malouda, 11-Didier Drogba, 10-Joe Cole (39-Nicolas Anelka 45)