Sunday 23 February 2014

Team Ratings: Chelsea vs Manchester United 19/01/2014


1. David De Gea - 6 - Made one great save from Cahill and was ultimately unlucky with the three goals and let down heavily by his defenders.
2. Rafael - 4 - Culpable for the second goal and should have seen red in injury time with a stupid two-footed challenge on Cahill.
6. Jonny Evans - 5 - Looked nervy throughout and was part of a defensive unit that made countless mistakes.

15. Nemanja Vidic - 4 - Looked off the pace throughout and was one of many at fault when Eto'o scored his second. Was sent off late on for a silly challenge on Hazard when he was going nowhere. 
3. Patrice Evra - 4 - Struggled against the strength of Willian and only put one cross in all game before being subbed off with an injury.
25. Antonio Valencia - 4 - Made a bright start but faded fast, his crossing erratic and poor. Also failed in his defensive duties as he fell asleep and played Eto'o onside for the third goal. 
4. Phil Jones - 3 - A very poor display. Won only one of his tackles and gave the ball away on countless occasions. Was also beaten too easily for the first goal.
16. Michael Carrick - 6 - One of United's better performers on the day, decent in possession and ensured the score didn't get out of hand as Chelsea went 3-0 up with 40 minutes still to play.
18. Ashley Young - 5 - Like Valencia he made a bright start with a nice one-two with Welbeck that led to him testing Cech with a good strike. Unfortunately this was literally the only decent thing he did all game as he could only manage 4 crosses until he was replaced.
44. Adnan Januzaj - 7 - United's brightest spark, particularly in the first half when he proved capable of creating chances out of virtually nothing. Didn't get the support he needed though and couldn't pull United to victory.
19. Danny Welbeck - 6 - Neat in possession, held the ball up well and ran all game but was ultimately isolated up top and couldn't get the ball in the net with the few opportunities he had.

Substitutions-

12. Chris Smalling - 4 - Replaced Evra. Won a few headers, could maybe have done better when he found himself in the Chelsea box late on.

14. Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez - 6 - Replaced Young. Looked lively, scored the consolation goal and surprisingly played some very good long balls. 

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