Their second goal was a free kick from Tevez

Even when Ancelotti made changes to the side he still kept Joe on the bench and bloody Deco stayed on!!!We started with the same side as I predicted and started off quite well. We took the lead when a deflected shot from Ivanovic was saved on his line by Given, the ball bounced out to the edge of the box and Anelka hit it hard and low, Given got his hand to it, pushed it onto Adebayor's back and the ball rebounded off of him and into the net.. (shame that for Adebayor eh)..City got back into the game when a cross came over from our right hand side and Cech came out and clashed with I think it was Drogba and didn't get a clean punch to the ball. The ball comes out to SWP who drills the ball into the box (now here is the debatable point) the ball flies straight at Micah Richards who puts both arms up together and the ball hits his arms, then reflects off JT to Adebayor who slots it into the corner passed the diving Cech Should it of been allowed Not so sure. JT and Chelsea complained but the ref was having none of it.Their second goal was a free kick from Tevez. Cech did an Almunia and took a step to his right and then the ball went to his left and he couldn't reach it and the ball went into the corner. Ivanovic and Essien were at the back in the middle, with Belletti and Cole either side.

Mikel was the holding midfielder with Malouda and Lampard either side and bloody Deco behind the front two. We tried to get the killer pass and the final ball and when we did we just couldn't put it in the net today.Like I said though, City worked hard and pressed us, closed us down and De Jong was like a man possessed to the final whistle. Yes we lost, but based on the chances we had any honest City fan would say we possibly deserved a draw, but you still have to stick it in the net.Its another away game and three points that has got away. With the Boston Red Sox signing of former Toronto Blue Jay Marco Scutaro to (hopefully) become the steady shortstop until Jose Iglesias is ready for full-time duty (approximately the 2012 season).Boston signed Scutaro for two years, with an option for a third, for $12.5 million.For some reason, upon hearing the salary, I immediately flashed-back to the four year, $40 million contract that the Red Sox gave to Edgar Renteria and the four year, $26 million contract that the Red Sox gave Julio Lugo before the 2005 season and 2007 seasons, respectively.As you remember, Renteria was terrible for the Red Sox, hitting .276 with eight home runs and 70 RBI. Not terrible offensive numbers, but hecommitted a career high 30 errors at shortstop for a career-low fielding percentage of .954 on the defensive side.

Lugo spent two and a half seasons in Boston, never hitting higher than .268 in a Red Sox uniform, never having more than eight home runs in a Red Sox uniform and never having higher than 73 RBI. I had my eye on him since 2007, and recently wrote an article about the potential of Scutaro coming to Boston. But, since 2009's interim shortstop Alex Gonzalez has already left Boston (again) to join the Blue Jays, meaning that there really isn't a backup for shortstop of Scutaro is injured or is not good.Terry Francona might have Jed Lowrie becoming the middle-infield backup but Lowrie is also oft-injured.Either way, there seems to be a lot of questions floating around Marco Scutaro as he becomes the newest member of the Boston Red Sox.. One of the Bleacher writers said something like this: "Why are we writing on here (Bleacher Report's Oakland Raiders' page) since there is so little that can be said"I thought, "We can IMPROVE!"I am not the only one who is struggling with the repeated losses of the Oakland Raiders. In fact, last night I dreamed I made a presentation before the team, giving them a pep talk and strategy to get out of this rut they have been wallowing in.Only in my dreams did I shake them up, and they went out there and started toughening up and playing football like they meant it.Reality says something different. So, since there is little or no chance of me getting into the front office of the Raiders' camp and presenting my powerful "sermon" on how to start winning, we will have to tolerate "the dry bones" era in the Oakland Raiders' history.Can these bones live again Yes they can. When will they begin to move, rise up, and get in position When the young men truly commit to excellenceHow do you define excellence Well, I visited a bookstore and selected a book by Joe Gibbs (with Jerry B Jenkins).