I have to admit I was a doom-sayer, expecting Chelsea to walk through us yesterday, but I was wrong, in fact I wouldn't even say Chelsea were a better team than us which is probably the first time this season when they simply haven't looked a superior team to their opposition.
I think the lack of Costa helped a lot tbh, I still maintain that he would have ripped Rojo and Smalling a new one, and let's face it Super Dave had to come to the rescue again a couple of times anyway (but so did Coutoir). But then we didn't have our highest performing forwards available either, so we were in the same position (that said Terry and Cahil never looked that bothered).
With city's poor form and with Rooney and Falcao raring to go (and I believe Rooney likes the Manchester derby, so does RvP) I'm even feeling confident about next week.
Really could have gone either way and was probably the most confidence boosting performance this season imo. And to get a Fergi time goal from RvP makes me think we're getting back on track. This season we aren't going to be champions, but I'd be disappointed if we keep this form up if we aren't in Europe next year, hell maybe even a 2nd place finish wouldn't be a ridicules target.
All in all, could have gone either way and a draw was probably a fair result (I like to think Super Dave would have saved the penalty anyway), and one that we shouldn't complain about too much.
I think the lack of Costa helped a lot tbh, I still maintain that he would have ripped Rojo and Smalling a new one, and let's face it Super Dave had to come to the rescue again a couple of times anyway (but so did Coutoir). But then we didn't have our highest performing forwards available either, so we were in the same position (that said Terry and Cahil never looked that bothered).
With city's poor form and with Rooney and Falcao raring to go (and I believe Rooney likes the Manchester derby, so does RvP) I'm even feeling confident about next week.
Really could have gone either way and was probably the most confidence boosting performance this season imo. And to get a Fergi time goal from RvP makes me think we're getting back on track. This season we aren't going to be champions, but I'd be disappointed if we keep this form up if we aren't in Europe next year, hell maybe even a 2nd place finish wouldn't be a ridicules target.
All in all, could have gone either way and a draw was probably a fair result (I like to think Super Dave would have saved the penalty anyway), and one that we shouldn't complain about too much.
