"That match was a battle of the defenses for me, Newcastle's was exceptional, ours much less so. I don't think our forwards did much wrong; how many of Eto'o's shots were blocked by Newcastle defenders throwing themselves in front of the ball? Full credit to the Newcastle defense. We played some lovely spells of football in the first half and on another day could easily have had a couple of goals and a penalty. Newcastle's game plan was spot on though and they were much the better team in the second half and deserved the three points. "
Fair comments from a Chelsea fan.