The first two matches I watched were WBA v Liverpool and Arsenal v Sunderland. I could not have been more happy to not only lose, but to get humiliated by a middle to bottom of the table side in WBA. Gera had a magnificent volley from just outside the box in the first half. Suarez looked very good for Liverpool but was never able to put one in. Agger's red card was a killer and WBA were able to capitalize on the man advantage. It was also great to see Lukaku get a goal as a substitute. I wish him the best and it seems he could have a great season ahead of him while he is on loan away from Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal's lone bright spot was Santi Cazorla. He had a few nice attempts on goal and always seemed to be involved for the entire 90 minutes. It is clear that the Gunners lacked a presence up front without RVP. A missed opportunity from Giroud late kept the score at 0-0 as both teams took 1 point.
Newcastle v Tottenham provided some excitement as well. Demba Ba scored first with a great shot from inside the box towards to far post and into the side netting. Spurs equalized with Defoe staying active in front of the goal and putting it past Krul after he made a nice save on the first attempt. Ben Arfa was able to earn a penalty late in the 2nd half to put NUFC up 2-1 as that was the final score. As expected, AVB keeps on losing despite his more casual choice in clothing.
Ah yes, Sunday morning. Torres shirt on, scarf around my neck, I was ready for Chelsea to start their season. We could not have had a better start to the year as Hazard stole the show. A nice turn and pass found Ivanovic down the right side and the Serbian slotted it home within 2 minutes. Hazard was able to earn a penalty only a few minutes later and Lampard finished to make it 2-0. We had a few more opportunities throughout the game. Torres came close as he was able to get a touch on the ball as he was falling but it was cleared off the line. Oscar made his Blues debut and took a shot that went inches wide. Overall, I was please with the way we played. Wigan had only 1 decent look at goal but it was headed wide. Our chemistry will get better as the season progresses and it is clear we will get better week by week. Once our new signings become more accustomed to each other play styles, we will be extremely dangerous.
Man City played and exciting game against newly promoted Southampton. Down 2-1, City were able to come back and get 3 points with a 3-2 win. City did not play too well, or at least as well as you would expect from the defending champions playing a promoted side. They seemed off a bit and will have trouble if they continue to play the was they did on Sunday.
Monday night gave us a highly anticipated match between Everton and Man Utd. RVP started on the bench and came on in the second half 10 minutes after Fellaini gave Everton the lead with a header. Man Utd never gave Everton much pressure as the Toffees sat back after taking their 1-0 lead. RVP had a nice pass to Kagawa but it was just out of his reach. The game ended 1-0 as Everton stunned the Red Devils.
With goals scored in every match, there was not a boring game all weekend. Although it was only week 1, it seems there will be a lot of drama in store. Top teams were disappointing, promoted teams looked amped and ready to go. I cannot wait for what the next 37 weeks will provide us.
It doesn't get much better than having Liverpool and Man Utd lose in the same weekend!
KTBFFH
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