Chelsea FC: What do we know, what have we learned

Schwarzer still has it

Still flying high – Schwarzer

Mark Schwarzer, 40 years old, signed from Fulham on a one-year deal to provide back up for Petr Cech.

Petr Cech’s position as the Chelsea no.1 has been secure for quite a while now and arrival of Schwarzer might not change that, but it will certainly push Cech to train harder in order to keep hold of the position. Why, you ask?

On a humid night, Mark Schwarzer dominated the box like a lion. He made sure everyone, even his own teammates, know who the boss was. He called for formations, covers, gameplay and caught every ball that came his way while doing so.

Running from one end of the box to the other with lightning speed and distributing the ball inch perfect to the feet of the outfield players made some of the highlights of the match tonight.

One could even say that Schwarzer, who was replaced at the half time by Petr Cech, was the better keeper on the night.

After all, he has ten more years of experience under his belt and boy, did he make them count tonight…