A Shot of Schadenfreude for Chelsea Supporters

By Eric Beard, writing from Boston

As Florent Malouda rushed to the Chelsea bench after scoring what would be the winner for the Blues as they defeated the ever-resilient Bolton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge, there was nothing but a hint of desperation in the air. Well, there was a hint of offside on the goal, but mostly desperation. The win was unconvincing, but looking at Manchester United’s 1-1 draw to Birmingham City yesterday, Arsenal’s 2-2 draw against Wigan courtesy of a Squillaci own goal, and of course Liverpool’s loss at Anfield to (then) bottom of the league Wolves, there’s every reason to smile if you’re in blue.

(Source: matchcentre)