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With Didier Drogba (amongst others) heading off to the African Cup of Nations, its just as well that we have some quality strikers to fall back on. Daniel Sturridge proved on Sunday that he has the quality to take over where Didier Drogba left off.
With the games that are coming up over the next few weeks, Sturridge will have the chance to prove that not only does he have the pace and finishing prowess to compete with the best, but he also has the power to challenge the burly Premier League centre-backs.
He may still be just 20-years-old and learning, but he has developed superbly in the reserves since he moved over from Manchester City last year as a raw talent. Sturridge was in the right place at the right time for the first goal, knocking in at the back post after a JT header, whilst he showed his clinical ice-cold finishing with his second of the game after great work by Zhirkov.
Carlo Ancelotti was clearly impressed with his two well-taken goals. "He has a lot of potential and great quality and he can show that on the pitch in January," said Ancelotti. "Without Drogba, it is important to have him in good condition."
With Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Salomon Kalou and John Obi Mikel on Africa Cup of Nations duty, we need the youngsters like Daniel to shine.
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Posted by demmy on 01/04/2010
i guess sturridge as the quality to take over from drogba...i guess is time for him to prove himself
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Posted by Ivor Kunaka on 01/04/2010
Well I think, the timing is perfect. Sturridge, Borini can now start to gel with the rest of the team. I have watched them play and they have great potential i must say.
We are watching them right here in Zimbabwe.
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Posted by Fred A. Mwale on 01/04/2010
I hope this is not another overrated Englishman/Brit
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Posted by uzoma umelo on 01/04/2010
i guess the youngster has come of age... funny how man city couldn't see that he had that much talent. He probably would have been playing for them.. well their loss is our gain...
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Posted by V. A. Sirleaf on 01/04/2010
Wait and see him against bigger teams before
making comments.
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Posted by Fisayo Dairo on 01/04/2010
Hey! We need not pressurize the young lad by starting to compare him with the Drog, Let him continue to work patiently with perfection, He's surely gonna make it big time. Anyway, I support him to fill the void left by the Drog, him as well as Franco Borini.
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Posted by lanre on 01/04/2010
As a chelsea fan i hope he can fill the vacuum, because Drogba is known for his power and pace.
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Posted by dickson on 01/04/2010
want to see more from kakuta too, the sturridge+kakuta combination might be the bright future of chelsea !
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Posted by tonbio on 01/04/2010
i guss sturridge can of frm were drogba lift,but one game can't prove it.
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Posted by aminu o. abdulmalik on 01/04/2010
I lov d blues and i luv d sturidge scored d 2 goals. The match was wonderful,in fact am impressed.
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Posted by kl on 01/04/2010
Actually Daniel Sturridge did really well at Man City last season before coming to Chelsea. So he's not really that raw, but he does have a lot of potential.
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Posted by C'mon you blues!!!!!! on 01/04/2010
I hope Sturridge will be like Droggy during the African Nation's Cup. Sturridge will be a key while Drogba is away at the cup.
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Posted by uche on 01/04/2010
He is beginning to prove his worth.he seems to be a star with lots of potentials.ancellotti shud give him more scoring skills.he will develop with time_scoring more goals in lesser marches.give him more time to develop and add more force to the attack.cheers .i am crasy watching chelsea right here in Nigeria.
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Posted by sean on 01/04/2010
i have trust in him from the first day i saw him played, this is what most chelsea fan wanna see happen, to see our young star play i believe there er still more young player there that er ready to play, if we don't believe in them now, then i guess when "GOD bless CHELSEA"
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Posted by sonny castillo on 01/04/2010
we need 2 see him play againts big clubs an score againts the big clubs before we can say he can feel drogbas boots .
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Posted by Daniel on 01/04/2010
Sturridge Daniel has all it takes to take over from where Didier Drogba left off. This guy is a player to watch out for in the nearest future. I will love to watch him play against premiership big teams. Danny Boy Abuja.
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Posted by Jason on 01/04/2010
He is a different kind of striker, but I think he is as well suited as drogba to play off of anelka's languid style of hold-up play and movement. He adds pace we sorely need, and the rest of our team is powerful enough that we will never be pushed around.
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Posted by p m hughes on 01/04/2010
Mmmm...it was a poor Watford and all of a sudden he's going to take over from the man that scoes against Europes best?
He has to start somewhere I suppose, and Ancelottis comments can be thrown out the window (I mean, c'mon, what else is he going to say), so lets wait and see what he can do against (somewhat) better opposition this weekend.
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Posted by Joefred on 01/04/2010
Well Drogba was too much for any defense, we cant expect that from Sturridge. But if he can finish with similar ease, he can be a handful
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Posted by Ben on 01/05/2010
Sturridge may be up and coming but I don't think he has yet the quality of a striker like Drogba. Ever since I saw him play against the Seattle Sounders, I knew he would make a worthy player for us sooner or later. In my opinion, Sturridge was a sound investment considering his price.
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Posted by Jay on 01/05/2010
Ancelotti can concentrate his abilities and re-create players turning them into world class players at the top of their respective positions. He did it with pirlo, gattuso, sheva (to an extent), pato and kaka to name a few. Some might even say gigi buffon but that's not something i'm sure about. Anyhow, my point is, next to arsene wenger, i think ancelotti has what it takes to turn sturridge into the next aguero/pato/benzema/youngsuperstriker. Of course i think he's lying when he says he wont buy anyone during the transfer window, but i also believe he can make sturridge at any rate, a good striker in the mould of del piero. at the same time i also agree with V.A, sturridge will have to face big teams to prove his worth, but this is ancelotti's first term at chelsea, and hopefully it wont be his last because of sturridge and the ANC.
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Posted by Jay Menon on 01/05/2010
Watched Daniel play a couple time. To me, he looks to be more in the Anelka fold as compared to Drogba. He's really fast and has great ball control, but he hasn't really shown his ability to hold up play very well.
This is key to Chelsea's style of play. We need somebody to be the target man, unfortunately, apart from Drog, there isn't one at the club. Unless the can convert Daniel, a target man should be on Carlo's shopping list in January.
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Posted by jax on 01/05/2010
Boring, would have preferred some more reasons to back up the argument, like his off the ball play and all that jazz. He succeeded against a struggling Championship side, wait and see how he performs against Birmingham or a decent premier league team with strong defenders and a keeper that is only 20
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Posted by Eyitayo on 01/05/2010
We need to see him exhibit some consistency before we can assess him. But from the little i saw, he has a great future. He needs more time to build his confidence.
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Posted by steve in aussieland on 01/05/2010
Drogba and Essien will be two players sorely missed during the African Cup of Nations.
Mikel is a sqaud player and we can cover for him ( if ballack motivates himself to play the holding midfielder)
Kalou is no loss, i n fact i reckon sturridge or borini can easily take his spot.Borrini and Sturridge haveshowed glimpses of what they can do. either of them can work well with Anelka during this few weeks.
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Posted by moses on 01/05/2010
it was a relatively weak team,so that's not a good test yet, he's got 3 more weeks. I hope he comes through. I welcome this change bcos i'm beginning to be bored with the familiar frontline.
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Posted by Victor Kahle on 01/05/2010
Carlo is preparing for the future and indeed Sturridge is one for the future.
Zimbabwe
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Posted by Farie on 01/05/2010
Literally replacing Drogba could be a toll order for this youngster, but he`s got it in him to match the Drog..... Watch the space as Dan hits it off in Jan..... In my personal opinion the better Dan is, the better coz i know the Drog might come back a bit tired from winninng Afcon...
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Posted by tunde on 01/05/2010
I think they has the potential but they need to be calm and use their senses.Time will tell.
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Posted by Rezene on 01/05/2010
I am confident that he will do it in the coming month. So we will see another Drogba in the team.
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Posted by john adams on 01/05/2010
uzoma umelo...drawn to the blog by Danny Sturridge's name I can tell you that Danny Sturridge was let go by Man City because he demanded too much in wages, not because he wasn't good enough. City wanted to keep him but not at that cost. I'm sad to see him go and wished he stayed...but correct, our loss is your gain
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Posted by josphat chirahwi on 01/05/2010
we have seen less of Kakouta and by now he should have been partnering Sturridge upfront for more fire power upfront now that the african stars are away for a month.
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Posted by TONYE AJILA on 01/05/2010
CARLO ANCELOTTI SHOULD PLS,TRY HIS BEST TO LIFT THE PREMIER & CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TROPHYS THIS SEASON BECOS I SEE CHELSEA ENDING THE SEASON WITH SUCCESS. DIE HEARTED FAN FROM NIGERIA.
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Posted by abryanovich on 01/05/2010
the lad is preety good and has gud touch lets not compare him yet with top dog but anceloti should do this more often givin kakuta, sturridge and borini chance to shine it isnt magic what wenger does he just chance his young lads and pop he get a few who can realy play at some level. cfc we are goinn places though its true we gonna meet top drogg.
brian - kenya
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Posted by Cisse on 01/05/2010
It was a fantastic game and a brilliant finish from sturridge!
Even when the big players are back, sturridge should be used as a super sub! He needs to focus more to win our hearts.
I rally behind chelsea as we continue to impress the world. Kudos chelsea players, kudos Ancelloti.
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Posted by Olabode kunle on 01/05/2010
Am xpectin Carleto 2 offer more playin tym 2 d young lads "Borini & kakuta". No doubt bout sturridge's abilities rite 4rm his days at Man C. Pls, I want 2 c Luis Suarez wearing d blue shirt ds january. My blood s BLUE. Kay pappy
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Posted by Hashim Wahiduddin on 01/05/2010
Glad to see Sturridge,Kakouta and Borini given the oppurtunity to show their class. I hope they will do well and avoid Chelsea from signing new players at ridiculous fee.
Anybody knew about Scott Sinclair? I think he too should be given the chance to show his value as Chelsea rising star.
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Posted by liphes Ng`andu on 01/05/2010
The boy is quite good! but hey hold a second lets give him more games.
till he is able to split or make the liks of fed,Vidic,gallas,etc panic when he is in the box weigh your praise.
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Posted by Adekunle Funmilayo on 01/05/2010
Am glad to see this lad perform so well. but he needs a lot of time becos he can't be compared to drogba for now.
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Posted by Azeez Hassan on 01/05/2010
Surely Sturridge is a highly gifted lad with great potentials for the Chelsea first team sqad.
Nonetheless,i'd like Anceloti to use the brief exit of the African regulars to also experiment the partnership of the other young lads like Borini and Kakuta at the first team level.
Having watched the lads play, i am strongly convinced that they equally have alot to offer the team.
''CHELSEA 4 LIFE''.....frm Nigeria
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Posted by Francis.Kwame sarfo on 01/05/2010
Although Sturridge,Kakouta and Borini are there to replace the African players.They can never do exactly what the Africa's players did.But i wish them well.
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Posted by Dotmak on 01/05/2010
We'll see..... we'll see...... GO CHELSEA!!!
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Posted by chelski on 01/06/2010
This is really getting exciting, I think the young lads are not going to disappoint us. Let's not raise the expectation sky high.
At the same time, let's not forget J.Cole and Malouda can play forwards at the flangs, Ancellotti will make the game play adjust to his players...
We'll see...
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Posted by Umar Farouq on 01/06/2010
I wonder why emphasis is on sturridge. Kakuta is the one i see that has more of what is mensioned of sturridge am not saying that sturridge is not good.He is but kakuta's force,power and speed with little more exposure will make him the best in England.I wont crucify ancelotti for not buying some one with these boys on ground.
GO CHELSEA........for better for worst....
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Posted by jumba on 01/06/2010
where's anelka been? is he injured?
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Posted by Damoche on 01/06/2010
We need not 2 buy outrageously. All we hav 2 do is 2 build d confidence of our young guys the borinis, kakutas and sturridge. They are of d same age bracket wit aguero and co so why do we av to splash d cash when we av our own raw talent dat we can tap
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Posted by olanrewaju on 01/07/2010
blues for life but we need to buy in january...............sturidge is a good player for real but with arsenal form? lets be realistic AGUERO OR FABIANO is needed.....blues for life
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Posted by richard on 01/07/2010
now, chelsea is different... Go Chelsea!
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Posted by john olarewaju on 01/07/2010
Hey! We need not pressurize the young lad by starting to compare him with Drogba,Let him continue to work patiently with perfection, He's surely gonna make it big time, if he can countinue like this he will be one of the greatest CHELSEA stars in future.up blues
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Posted by isaac ohiokhai on 01/07/2010
At last our prayer are begining to be anwered. the young energistic player should be given the opportunity they desevered. thank God for African football cup of nation. The Coach should always fixture them the like of borinis, kakutas and sturridge. we want to see them play at all times. We love them and their star of play. thank you
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Posted by Bingoma patrick on 01/07/2010
Please blue avoid playing under presure all the games we lose and drop points all shows presure otherwise lets remember how we started the led
Lets play like chelsea some time we lose because we change the game with speed, speed its our problem.
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Posted by jermaine on 01/07/2010
Sturridge is a good player but lets not say he's drogba's replacement, thats impossible. If u all noticed he scored those goals when drogba was playing with him, drogba is gone so we will truly see what this kid can do. We play with 2 strikers he is only 1. Borini hasnt started, so its reckless to throw in both of them to start, and Ancelloti isnt playing Gael Kakuta enough, why? he should be given more time than Sturridge, can anyone disagree with that? lets not fool ourselves, Ancelloti needs to buy a new striker even if it means taking back his words
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Posted by Peter Ayangbola on 01/08/2010
Dan is a youngster who is just coming up. u dont have to put him side by side with Drogba who has got a lot of experiences. let's wait and watch prove himself. this is an opportunity for himm to do that.
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Posted by osas on 01/09/2010
UP BLUE,BLUE 4 LIFE,I KNOW MR ANCELLOTI IS CABLE OF WIN THE CUP AND AM VEY SURE OF THAT 4 REAL,WITHOUT DROGBA CHEASEL CAN DO WELL,I KNOW DROGBA IS VERY GOOD PLAYER BUT THRER ARE ALLTHERE GOOD PLAYERS AS WELL IN THE TEAM,GOD BLESS THE BLUE=======================
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Posted by Evans on 01/09/2010
Sturridge can't be compare with Drogba. I luv Sturridge styles of play but he should learn on how 2 score goals dat is what we(blues) want. From Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
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Posted by olatunji on 01/09/2010
Chelsea current team 'can do it 'in d absence of drogba and co
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Posted by James on 01/09/2010
Any team that plays against chelsea lift up their games because they see chelsea as a well composed.am appealing to the team to step up their game if they want to win the barclays primier league.
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Posted by fanuel daud on 01/11/2010
yaah is a good striking man but not like grogba grogba is there for goal only.
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Posted by AZRI on 01/11/2010
I HOPE CHELSEA COULD WIN THE EPL CUP,F.A. CUP,CHAMPION LEAGUE.. ALL OF IT. I AM 100% CHELSEA FAN.. I WANT TO SEE KAKUTA PLAYING MORE WITH DANIEL AT STARTING 11.. PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT..I WANT TO SEE THE STAR PLAYER FOR CHELSEA...GOOD LUCK GUYS...
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Posted by roland owolabi on 01/12/2010
I am a dieing fan of chelsea.....I looking forward to see us win more trophys...
Up bluesssssssssssssssssssss!!!
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Posted by Eboh Stanley on 01/12/2010
NO MATTER WHAT, DIDIER IS THE BEST, BUT FOR SURE STURRIDGE WILL DO GREAT THINGS.
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Posted by Will Payne on 01/12/2010
There's no way one can say that Sturridge is ready to take the place of Drogba. They played Watford, not exactly a top tier team. Wait and see how he fairs in the next round of fixtures before claiming that he is the future striking power for Chelsea. I have no doubt that Sturridge will be a powerful sriker in the future.
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Posted by ELFO on 01/13/2010
NOW J.COLE HAVE NOT TO LEAVE THE CLUB...NW WHEN CHELSEA GOING TO FACE HULL CITY??
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Posted by pacqueece on 01/13/2010
lets see how it will go, but on the contrary i think Drogba has more experience than Strurrigbe.
From pacqueece
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Posted by Oluwasegun on 01/13/2010
Up Blues, i guess Anceloti gets it wright with Storidge replacing Drogba it's a good decision because he has the power and body balance to play but he must learn how to try his right foot.
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Posted by kc on 01/14/2010
well i think sturridge is a good replacement for drogba, even when he was at man city he was very good. he is a player that can hold the ball and show some skills but he need to apply a goal sence like drogba, when it comes to goal sence he's lac king behind. and chelsea should start featuring borini he's another good striker.
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Posted by josphat chirahwi on 01/15/2010
j.cole must not leave club. he is an assert to the club and needs time to shack off the rust and when in form he does damages to other rivals!!!Sturridge,borini and kakuta should be used more often upfront to get the needed experience get crosses from both coles (ashley and joe) and give us goals to continue leading the pack!!!
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Posted by hamizan on 01/15/2010
I hope strge can score 4 chlsea
Gus lck strdge
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Posted by Dan Dappo on 01/15/2010
Drogba is not really a big performer when he plays big clubs so stop saying wait until the lad plays big clubs. The guy has pure class.
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Posted by Salman Ayub on 01/17/2010
we cannot compare drogba with sturridge! but anyway i really wish aguero comes to chelsea..we need a striker like him..coz the ban has just been suspended not cancelled! For the record gael kakuta is an amzing player to immensive skills :P
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Posted by Hristo on 01/17/2010
For sure Sturridge is a quality player at his age, but in January there are only 3-4 games to be played. This means he will have 1-2 chances to shine in Chelsea. These games Anceloti must win for sure to keep the distance in PL. All this means that Carlo is more likely to use more experienced players in January rather than the youngsters. Borini, Kakuta and Sturridge are all quality players, but they are not experienced players. We need wins, so we can lift trophies. That's why the youngsters will have their chance, but hopefully in some other games - for example against Watford. This is the big team, we can use them against quality teams only when they are ready to play against quality players. I am sure that they are going to develop, maybe some of them will deserve a place in CFC later, but not now. If Carlo want trophies he must count on the experienced players.
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Posted by ELFO on 01/17/2010
KEEP IT UP CHELSEA 7-2 WIN OVER SUNDERLAND!! CAN DO BETTER IN DEFENCE!! BUT THE RESULT IS GOOD IF CAN MAINTANCE IT IS GOOD... I WANT TO SEE MORE FROM KAKUTA,MATIC,AND BORINI LET THEM PLAY IN 2ND HALF...WHY J.COLE NOT PLAYING??..ALL THE BEST CHELSEA GO FOR IT....
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Posted by ELFO on 01/18/2010
CARLO ANCELOTI MUST MAKE SURE NOT TO GIVE MANCHESTER UNITED ANY CHANCE TO GET INTO THE TOP OF THE TABLE. I HOPE FROM NOW IS NO MORE LOSING OR DRAW..I KNOW CHELSEA CAN MAKE IT..AND NOT MAN U.. MAN U CAN JUST SEE THE BLUES CHAMPION OF THE EPL.. MAKE YOUR FANS KNOW THAT CHELSEA CAN MAKE IT.. ALL MY LIFE IS TO SUPPORT CHELSEA ALL THE WAY AND TO GET THE CUP.. IS REALLY GREAT... TO EVERYONE IN CHELSEA CLUB.. ALL THE BEST AND MAKE CHELSEA PROUD....GLORY GLORY CFC!!!
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Posted by smelly _lues on 01/18/2010
chelsea is better without drogba! 7-2 c wat i mean!
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Posted by ELFO on 01/18/2010
J.COLE MUST NOT LEAVE CHELSEA CARLO ANCELOTTI MUST DO SOMETHING TO MAKE HIM STAY AT CHELSEA AND END HIS CARRER AT CHELSEA..AND TO MAKE HISTORY..JUST LIKE LAMPARD...HE MUST STAY AT CHELSEA AND TRY TO DO WELL...I THINK HE JUST NEED TIME..SO THINK ABOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO THE NEXT RONALDINHO THAT IS GAEL KAKUTA HE HAVE THE ENERGY,AND SKILL HE HAVE WHAT IT TAKE TO BE THE STAR PLAYER OF CHELSEA I WANT TO SEE MORE OF HIM AND NOT FORGET THE OTHERS MATIC,BORINI, STURRIDGE, AND LET THEM TRY AT LEAST FOR 20MIN
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Posted by ELFO on 01/22/2010
I Hope A.cole will be back soon.. ALL THE BEST FOR THE F.A. CUP.. CHELSEA VS PRESTON...I HOPE THAT THE RESULT IS A WIN!! GO CFC...
Posted by ELFO on 01/25/2010
CHELSEA FOR LIVE!!! KEEP IT UP CHELSEA.. IS GOOD TO SEE N.ANELKA BACK IN ACTION WITH DECO...ZHIKOV DID WELL TO REPLACE A.COLE I HOPE A.COLE COULD BE BACK IN ACTION.. ALL THE BEST CHELSEA I KNOW THAT CHELSEA CAPABLE OF WINNING ALL OF IT SO GOOD LUCK....
Posted by ELFO on 01/26/2010
I HOPE BOSINGWA COULD PLAY AGAIN.. WHEN CAN BOSINGWA PLAY AGAIN?? I HOPE SOON HE COULd PLAY...
Posted by Hamburg Escort on 03/07/2010
Hey great post, looking forward to the next one :)
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