Nicolas Anelka has begun the post-mortem on Chelsea's FA Cup campaign by highlighting a simple truth - top players didn't produce top performances at Barnsley.
10/03/2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Cheer Up~
A dissapointing fact that Chelsea has lost to barnsley in the FA cup 1-0. Avram Grant has admitted that today's defeat to Barnsley was the most disappointing of his tenure so far, but is now looking forward to Champions League and Premier League progress. but do not worry we chelsea fans has your support go for it...
08/03/2008
08/03/2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Chelsea won again!
After last night's comprehensive defeat of Olympiacos 3-0 , Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba believe Chelsea have the quality to go all the way in the Champions League.
Anyway hurray for chelsea for winning a match again, Keep it up!
NOTE: pls scroll down for more information about the match.
6/3/2008(thur)
Anyway hurray for chelsea for winning a match again, Keep it up!
NOTE: pls scroll down for more information about the match.
6/3/2008(thur)
Minutes detail : Chelsea 3 Olympiacos 0
Wed, 5th Mar 2008
Champions League 2nd leg against Olympiacos at Stamford Bridge, Wednesday March 5, 2008.
Chelsea (4-3-3) Cudicini; Ferreira, Carvalho, Terry (c), Cole; Ballack, Makelele, Lampard (Essien 76); J Cole (Wright-Phillips 79), Drogba, Kalou (Malouda 70).
Manager Avram Grant
Olympiacos (4-5-1) Nikopolidis; Zewlakow, Antzas, Julio Cesar, Pantos; Torosidis (Sisic 76), Patsatzoglou, Ledesma (Belluschi 53), Stoltidis, Djordevic (Leonardo 57); Kovacevic.
Manager Panagiatos Lemonis
Referee Mejuto Gonzalez Emanuel
Environment Cool, damp evening at Stamford Bridge for the Champions League knock-out round.
Kit Chelsea - blue shirts and shorts, yellow, white socks. Olympiacos - Red and white striped shirts, red shirts and socks.
Attendance: 37,721
First-half.
Kick-off Chelsea
3 Shot Drogba breaks into the Olympiacos box and launches a shot which is blocked by the Greek champions' back line.
5 CHELSEA GOAL Ballack gets his head onto the end of a Lampard cross and smashes the ball into the back of the net.
9 Foul Ballack is knocked to the ground 25 yards out from goal, the free-kick leads to a scramble in the box before Olympiacos clear the ball from danger.
18 Shot Drogba collects a J Cole cross into the box but his first touch sends the ball high over the bar as the Ivorian finds himself under pressure.
20 Shot Makelele forces Blues fans to the edges of their seats as he fires a shot goal ward from 20 yards out only for Nikopolidis to collect his attempt comfortably.
25 CHELSEA GOAL Lampard makes it two after Nikopolidis fails to gather a Ballack shot and the ball rebounds into the path of the number 8 who taps the ball beyond the line for our second.
33 Shot J Cole tries his luck from 20 yards out after Terry breaks down the right and attempts to release Ballack on the edge of the box but the ball carries on into the path of J Cole.
35 Offside Kovacevic is caught offside on the edge of the Chelsea box.
41 Shot Kalou jumps high as he tries to connect with a cross from J Cole on the right, but, despite making contact, there is not enough power to keep the ball down and the shot flies over the bar.
Stoppage time 1 minute.
Half-time Chelsea 2 Olympiacos 0
Second-half.
Kick-off Olympiacos
48 CHELSEA GOAL Kalou makes it three from a corner as the ball flies beyond the reach of Ballack after Drogba heads it goal-ward from the near post, Kalou then slots the ball homes as it spins into his path.
53 Shot Lampard finds himself in enough space just inside the box after Drogba picks him out from a run, but the number 8's shot spins across the face og goal without troubling Nikopolidis.
53 Olympiacos substitution Belluschi comes on to replace Ledesma and Olympiacos change to a 4-4-2 formation.
57 Olympiacos substitution Leonardo comes on to replace Djordevic.
61 Shot Belluschi launches a shot from 25 yards out but his attempts flies straight into Cudicini's arms.
65 Offside Drogba becomes a victim of the offside trap as he tries to break into space down the right.
67 Shot Patsatzoglou sends the ball into row z from 30 yards as Olympiacos desperately try to break down the Blues' defence.
69 Shot J Cole and Makelele have successive shots, as Nikopolidis fails to gather J Cole's initial blast on target Makelele collects the rebound on the edge of the box and fires a shot into the keeper's arms.
70 Foul Lampard is brought down on the edge of the box but the referee deems his fall as theatrical and shows him the yellow card for diving.
70 Chelsea substitution Malouda comes on to replace Kalou.
75 Shot: Drogba launches an on target shot into the arms of Nikopolidis from a free-kick.
76 Olympiacos substitution Sisic comes on to replace Torosidis.
76 Chelsea substitution Essien comes on to replace Lampard.
79 Chelsea substitution Wright-Phillips comes on to replace J Cole.
83 Shot Belluschi hits the bar from 25 yards out before Terry concedes a free-kick from the same distance.
90 Shot Sisic curls the ball over the Chelsea wall from a free-kick but the ball spins inches wide.
92 Shot Malouda shoots from a free-kick but the ball is sent behind the line for a corner.
Stoppage time 2 minutes.
Unused subs Chelsea: Hilario, Alex, Belletti, Anelka. Olympiacos: Sifakis, Nunez, Mendrinos, Konstantinou.
Shots on target Chelsea 7 Olympiacos 3
Corners Chelsea 4 Olympiacos 4
Fouls Chelsea 19 Olympiacos 18
Offsides Chelsea 4 Olympiacos 6
Comment
The win against Olympiacos takes it to 60 games unbeaten in all competitions at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea played a convincing game, controlling possession throughout and comfortably securing our place in the nest round of the Champions League.
Didier Drogba made his 50th appearance in the European competition when he started against the Greek champions while Ricardo Carvalho made his 150th appearance for the Blues.
The 3-0 result means Chelsea have scored 7 goals in five days after their 4-0 thumping of West Ham on the weekend.
Champions League 2nd leg against Olympiacos at Stamford Bridge, Wednesday March 5, 2008.
Chelsea (4-3-3) Cudicini; Ferreira, Carvalho, Terry (c), Cole; Ballack, Makelele, Lampard (Essien 76); J Cole (Wright-Phillips 79), Drogba, Kalou (Malouda 70).
Manager Avram Grant
Olympiacos (4-5-1) Nikopolidis; Zewlakow, Antzas, Julio Cesar, Pantos; Torosidis (Sisic 76), Patsatzoglou, Ledesma (Belluschi 53), Stoltidis, Djordevic (Leonardo 57); Kovacevic.
Manager Panagiatos Lemonis
Referee Mejuto Gonzalez Emanuel
Environment Cool, damp evening at Stamford Bridge for the Champions League knock-out round.
Kit Chelsea - blue shirts and shorts, yellow, white socks. Olympiacos - Red and white striped shirts, red shirts and socks.
Attendance: 37,721
First-half.
Kick-off Chelsea
3 Shot Drogba breaks into the Olympiacos box and launches a shot which is blocked by the Greek champions' back line.
5 CHELSEA GOAL Ballack gets his head onto the end of a Lampard cross and smashes the ball into the back of the net.
9 Foul Ballack is knocked to the ground 25 yards out from goal, the free-kick leads to a scramble in the box before Olympiacos clear the ball from danger.
18 Shot Drogba collects a J Cole cross into the box but his first touch sends the ball high over the bar as the Ivorian finds himself under pressure.
20 Shot Makelele forces Blues fans to the edges of their seats as he fires a shot goal ward from 20 yards out only for Nikopolidis to collect his attempt comfortably.
25 CHELSEA GOAL Lampard makes it two after Nikopolidis fails to gather a Ballack shot and the ball rebounds into the path of the number 8 who taps the ball beyond the line for our second.
33 Shot J Cole tries his luck from 20 yards out after Terry breaks down the right and attempts to release Ballack on the edge of the box but the ball carries on into the path of J Cole.
35 Offside Kovacevic is caught offside on the edge of the Chelsea box.
41 Shot Kalou jumps high as he tries to connect with a cross from J Cole on the right, but, despite making contact, there is not enough power to keep the ball down and the shot flies over the bar.
Stoppage time 1 minute.
Half-time Chelsea 2 Olympiacos 0
Second-half.
Kick-off Olympiacos
48 CHELSEA GOAL Kalou makes it three from a corner as the ball flies beyond the reach of Ballack after Drogba heads it goal-ward from the near post, Kalou then slots the ball homes as it spins into his path.
53 Shot Lampard finds himself in enough space just inside the box after Drogba picks him out from a run, but the number 8's shot spins across the face og goal without troubling Nikopolidis.
53 Olympiacos substitution Belluschi comes on to replace Ledesma and Olympiacos change to a 4-4-2 formation.
57 Olympiacos substitution Leonardo comes on to replace Djordevic.
61 Shot Belluschi launches a shot from 25 yards out but his attempts flies straight into Cudicini's arms.
65 Offside Drogba becomes a victim of the offside trap as he tries to break into space down the right.
67 Shot Patsatzoglou sends the ball into row z from 30 yards as Olympiacos desperately try to break down the Blues' defence.
69 Shot J Cole and Makelele have successive shots, as Nikopolidis fails to gather J Cole's initial blast on target Makelele collects the rebound on the edge of the box and fires a shot into the keeper's arms.
70 Foul Lampard is brought down on the edge of the box but the referee deems his fall as theatrical and shows him the yellow card for diving.
70 Chelsea substitution Malouda comes on to replace Kalou.
75 Shot: Drogba launches an on target shot into the arms of Nikopolidis from a free-kick.
76 Olympiacos substitution Sisic comes on to replace Torosidis.
76 Chelsea substitution Essien comes on to replace Lampard.
79 Chelsea substitution Wright-Phillips comes on to replace J Cole.
83 Shot Belluschi hits the bar from 25 yards out before Terry concedes a free-kick from the same distance.
90 Shot Sisic curls the ball over the Chelsea wall from a free-kick but the ball spins inches wide.
92 Shot Malouda shoots from a free-kick but the ball is sent behind the line for a corner.
Stoppage time 2 minutes.
Unused subs Chelsea: Hilario, Alex, Belletti, Anelka. Olympiacos: Sifakis, Nunez, Mendrinos, Konstantinou.
Shots on target Chelsea 7 Olympiacos 3
Corners Chelsea 4 Olympiacos 4
Fouls Chelsea 19 Olympiacos 18
Offsides Chelsea 4 Olympiacos 6
Comment
The win against Olympiacos takes it to 60 games unbeaten in all competitions at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea played a convincing game, controlling possession throughout and comfortably securing our place in the nest round of the Champions League.
Didier Drogba made his 50th appearance in the European competition when he started against the Greek champions while Ricardo Carvalho made his 150th appearance for the Blues.
The 3-0 result means Chelsea have scored 7 goals in five days after their 4-0 thumping of West Ham on the weekend.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
PRE-MATCH BRIEFING: CHELSEA v OLYMPIACOS
As the Chelsea look to join the final eight in this season's Champions League, club historian Rick Glanvill and statistician Paul Dutton have been comparing the best with the best.
05/03/2008
05/03/2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Hurray for Chelsea fc
Although losing in the Carling Cup final to Tottenham, they still won the match against west ham in the pemier league which they won 4-0. But bads news is that didier drogba, frank Lampard and some other chelsea players have threat that if Avram Grant is going to be the manager for chelsea the next season they are going to quit. But lets not talk about this. Chelsea has the potntial to win other match and if they can win man utd and arsenal it will be a hurray! Go Chelsea!!!
3/3/2008
3/3/2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
Pre-match briefing: West Ham United V Chelsea
The last time Chelsea played at Upton Park the team enjoyed the biggest win there. Another good victory would be just what the doctor ordered. Club historian Rick Glanvill and club statistician Paul Dutton look forward.
29/02/2008
29/02/2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Mikel: Up for Upton Park
The plaer arrives at cobham this morning for their penultimate training session before facing West Ham on Saturday, and John Mikel Obi is determined to use that game as an opportunity to return to winning ways.
28/02/2008
28/02/2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Giles Smith's midweek view
As the Wembly post-mortem draws to a close, columnist Giles Smith looks for a final lesson from the school of hard knocks.
27/02/2008
27/02/2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
~You still have our support!~
A suprisingly lose from Chelsea to Tottenham 1-2 in the Carling Cup final. What a pity but do not worry coz we fans are not going to change our favourite teams. We will still support you all! Go Chelsea FC go! Win the Barclay Premier League! Do not think about the past! Move Ahead to the future! Think about winning every trophy! We have ur support! Go for it!
25/02/08
25/02/08
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Chelsea FC players
Sorry about not putting up the players in Chelsea...
Here are the players:
Chelsea Players
1 - Petr Cech
2 - Branislav Ivanovic
3 - Ashley Cole
4 - Claude Makalele
5 - Michael Essien
6 - Ricardo Carvalho
7 - Andriy Shevchenko
8 - Frank Lampard
9 - Steven Sidwell
10 - Joe Cole
11 - Didier Drogba
12 - John Obi Mikel
13 - Michael Ballack
14 - Claudio Pizarro
15 - Florent Malouda
17 - Scott Sinclair
18 - Wayne Bridge
20 - Paulo Ferreira
21 - Salomon Kalou
22 - Ben Haim
23 - Carlo Cudicini
24 - Shaun Wright-Phillips
26 - John Terry
27 - Ben Sahar
28 - Michael Woods
30 - Rhys Taylor
33 - Alex
35 - Juliano Belletti
39 - Nicolas Anelka
40 - Hilario
41 - Sam Hutchinson
42 - Lee Sawyer
46 - Jimmy Smith
Here are the players:
Chelsea Players
1 - Petr Cech
2 - Branislav Ivanovic
3 - Ashley Cole
4 - Claude Makalele
5 - Michael Essien
6 - Ricardo Carvalho
7 - Andriy Shevchenko
8 - Frank Lampard
9 - Steven Sidwell
10 - Joe Cole
11 - Didier Drogba
12 - John Obi Mikel
13 - Michael Ballack
14 - Claudio Pizarro
15 - Florent Malouda
17 - Scott Sinclair
18 - Wayne Bridge
20 - Paulo Ferreira
21 - Salomon Kalou
22 - Ben Haim
23 - Carlo Cudicini
24 - Shaun Wright-Phillips
26 - John Terry
27 - Ben Sahar
28 - Michael Woods
30 - Rhys Taylor
33 - Alex
35 - Juliano Belletti
39 - Nicolas Anelka
40 - Hilario
41 - Sam Hutchinson
42 - Lee Sawyer
46 - Jimmy Smith
~Carling Cup final~
Today Chelsea will be challenging with tottenham for the Carling Cup trophy. And Avram Grant will be taking his first silverware with Chelsea if they win this match.
From the prediction, the final will be hard for Chelsea as in the semi-final between Arsenal and Tottenham, Tottenham won with a 5-1 win to kick out Arsenal and get to the final. It will be hard for Chelsea but Chelsea we have your support! Win This!
24/02/2008
From the prediction, the final will be hard for Chelsea as in the semi-final between Arsenal and Tottenham, Tottenham won with a 5-1 win to kick out Arsenal and get to the final. It will be hard for Chelsea but Chelsea we have your support! Win This!
24/02/2008
Grants special Wembly Guest
As he approaches his first chance to win silverware as Chelsea manager, Avram Grant has spoken openly about influences that made him the man he is. For anyone involved in a major sporting showpiece such as Wembly cup final, the sense of pride can only be magnified by having family and friends inside the stadium to watch. As he leads the chelsea player out of the tunnel for the first Carling Cup final at the rebuilt national stadium, Grant will experienced those emotions as his father, Mier, watches on from his seat. the two celebrated Mier's 80th birthday on thursday and the party continues at the match against Tottenham. A ticket from his son helps to repay money borrowed by a football-obsessed young Avram to watcch numerous cup finals in the past. 'My father is a great man, one of the greatest that i know,' the Chelsea manager claims. 'He is an optimist like i have never seen in my life, and he suffered alot when he was young. He was the survivor of the holocaust. I have the same name as my grandfather who died in the holocaust with many other of his family.' Avram's father was just 13 in 1941 when his family fled their native poland and sought refuge in the forest of nothern Russia. Mier survived the harsh conditions but his father, mother and five of his brothers and sisters didn't. 'What impressed me about my father, and he give me alot in my life, is that he always saw the positive,' Avram reveals. 'Even when i was at school, he saw only the good marks. 'And he is still like this now. If you speak with him about the past, he will say there were wrong things in the past, but i live in the future - and he is 80! I wish him all the best. I love him.' The Chelsea boss has also paid tribute to the part played by his late mother, Aliza, an immigrant from iraq who Mier met after relocating to a town near Tel Aviv. 'My mother came from totally another world from my father and they were totally different. My mother was a perfectionist and did not accept it if you got 99 marks from 100. My father would accept everything in a positive way. Everything that happened to me in my life, I can only thank them for this. They gave me alot, without them i couldn't succeed.' One strength of character Avram believes he enjoys in adult life is the ability to thrive under pressure, even at the levels that accompany a London derby Carling Cup final. 'The pressure of this job is exactly what i thought, not more, not less. It is good pressure. The good thing in football, especially when you are at a big club, is the pressure to think how to win. I wish to have this pressure all my life, i cannot live without this. 'I am not worried about myself because if i don't take this trophy on Sunday, I will take trophies at Chelsea in the future. But even if it wasen't good for my future, I would want to win this game anyway, especially when it is so important to the fans and the club.'
-23/02/2008
-23/02/2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
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