Earlier today, the blues treated Wolverhampton to a 4-0 lesson in pure football. With Lampard and Ballack out at Chelsea, Michael Essien and Florent Malouda inherited more responsibility all over the field. While Malouda made a serious impact, Essien was brilliant. The Ghanaian had two goals and was central to almost every key play throughout the game. Even Chelsea-haters had to appreciate the quality of today’s performance.

We want to see Arsenal find their balance. We are thinking this may not be the year for Liverpool, City, or Tottenham, and while We have a new-found respect for a post-Ronaldo Man United, there is no real match for an in-form Chelsea. They have no weaknesses and they exceed in all areas of the game. This squad could win the league for another two years without making a single change.

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