http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/ en Copyright 2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:42:23 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss As many as 17 of Chelsea's extraordinary squad will be at the World Cup Finals next year, without counting potential fringe players such as Michael Mancienne and Matic. It's probably as many as any team will provide, and just goes to show the strength in depth (and I suppose experience) at the Blues at the moment. The fact that we also provide FIVE international captains shows that it takes a certain type of player to be a success at Stamford Bridge. http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/11/chelsea_set_for_17.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/11/chelsea_set_for_17.php chelsea souh africa world cup 2010 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:42:23 +0000 It isn't only me who's saying it (Carlo and a whole host of other media pundits are saying it too) but isn't Didier Drogba's recent form AMAZING?! http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/11/drogba_looks_amazing.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/11/drogba_looks_amazing.php Blog chelsea Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:35:10 +0000 I know we're all supposed to get behind the England team, and JT and Frank are even on show and key players, but there is nothing more boring that the international break! http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/10/bored_of_internationals.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/10/bored_of_internationals.php Blog chelsea international world cup Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:04:35 +0000 Unusually, Charles Dickens seems to sum up Chelsea pretty well at the moment - It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Whilst it might seem all doom and gloom in the immediate aftermath of the Wigan defeat, it's obviously as rosy as it has ever been post-Jose, and we have plenty of reasons to be cheerful. That's what my girlfriend told me on Saturday night in an attempt to drag me out of my usual Chelsea losing sulks, and I think, for once, she's right! It isn't the end of the world to lose to a Wigan side that play good football, especially away from home. The ref didn't do us any favours (and neither did Rodallega, who reacted to what was the slightest of touches as if it had been a full bone-crunching tackle), but even when we were down to 10 men I thought we were unlucky not to equalise - we had a number of chances which, if they had fallen to the right man (Drogba normally!) would have been tucked away. http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/09/dickensian_chelsea.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/09/dickensian_chelsea.php Blog chesea joe cole wigan Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:17:40 +0000 On Wednesday our beloved Commercial Director Peter Kenyon quit. Whilst I never particularly liked or trusted Kenyon as a person (least of all when he led the team up and wore a losers medal with pride at the Champs League Final in Moscow), but you can't help but think that he will be a massive loss to the club. Obviously having come from Manchester United he had the big ideas that come from being at one of the biggest clubs in the world. The fact that we are up there now as one of the biggest and best is testament to the amount of work he has done. http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/09/kenyon_quits.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/09/kenyon_quits.php Blog Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:25:43 +0000 I don't know - I go away on holiday and manage to miss all the big stories on Chelsea! God knows how we'll are from the ban on transfers, but just look at how well we've started - almost makes you remember the last time we started the season unbeaten...! http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/09/so_much_has_happened.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/09/so_much_has_happened.php Blog chelsea transfers Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:12:02 +0000 It might well be a sheer piece of fluke that Carlo's tried-and-tested diamond midfield works for us, and he might be lucky with his squad selection, but you can't deny how effective it has been so far. I can honestly say we don't look like getting beaten any time soon - Ancelotti has found Chelsea out! http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/08/ancelotti_gets_it_right.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/08/ancelotti_gets_it_right.php Blog Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:11:39 +0000 Its just under two days until kick off, and whilst we may have had a taste of football through the Engladn team's travails and the Confederations Cup, nothing quite beats watching Chelsea! (Even if it is Hull!) What are you most looking forward too? http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/08/kick_off_finally.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/08/kick_off_finally.php Blog Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:50:03 +0000 John Terry has finally decided to stay - thank goodness! It may have taken him a while to reach the decision (and lets face it, who wouldn't be interested in getting their wages tripled?) but he's made the right decision in the end. http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/07/john_terry_stays.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/07/john_terry_stays.php Blog chelsea john terry Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:02:09 +0000 Ricardo Kaka has just moved from AC Milan to Real Madrid for a fee of 56 million pounds, shattering the previous record and making him the most expensive footballer in the history of the game. In the past, when the record has been broken there has been uproar - when Zidane moved across to Real for £47m the press were out in force saying that it was bad for the game, the world had gone crazy, there was no way one player was worth that much, etc, etc. The clubs were practically being told off for turning the beautiful game obscene. http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/06/kaka_breaks_the_record_quietly.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/06/kaka_breaks_the_record_quietly.php cash Cistiano ronaldo kaka lucre money Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:53:53 +0000 Carlo Ancelotti has been CONFIRMED as the new manager of Chelsea! And I think that's fantastic news! We are getting a talented and motivated coach who has experience of working at the highest level - having won two Champions League titles as a player and a further two as manager - which should set us up to finally, win the Champions League next season! Ancelotti was the only real candidate for the role. Frank Rijkaard and Marco van Basten have both done reasonably well with the Dutch national side, but neither has convinced enough to be regarded as one of the best in Europe. Jose has just signed a brand new contract at Inter, and Hiddink refused to drop back from his Russian responsibilities. Ancelotti, alongside fellow Italian Marcello Lippi, is perhaps one of the most astute and gifted coaches around, and the only one who was readily available and open to a fresh challenge. http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/06/ancelotti_arrives_will_kaka_fo.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/06/ancelotti_arrives_will_kaka_fo.php Blog carlo ancelotti chelsea Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:41:37 +0000 Yes! The FA Cup is in the bag. Lets be honest, you lot have been telling me off for the last month, saying that I had been taking it for granted that we'd beat Everton. It's going to sound childish, but I was SO right! Everton are a hard-working side, but lack any of the cutting edge that teams at the top need - Saha was alright, but can't be relied upon to run his legs off for a full season, whilst their other strikers have had seemingly similar seasons. http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/06/a_good_end_and_a_fresh_start.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/06/a_good_end_and_a_fresh_start.php Blog chelsea everton FA Cup Hiddink John terry makalele Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:12:49 +0000 Arsenal have been playing with 'babies' all season - and winning plaudits for the attractive and attacking games they played in the Carling Cup. Manchester United put out practically a whole team of teenagers on Sunday, and still managed to beat a relegation-battling Hull side. Where are our next generation? http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/05/where_are_the_kids.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/05/where_are_the_kids.php Blog chelsea cork taiwo youth Tue, 26 May 2009 11:51:02 +0000 It's now become the biggest game of our season - The FA Cup Final. Yes it won't feel like its been the most successful season ever, but at least we keep Wenger and Benitez out of the trophy tables for another year (how many years is that Arsenal fans?!) The biggest game of the season needs our strongest team (even though I reckon our kids could beat Everton to be honest!) - who gets your vote? http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/05/name_your_team.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/05/name_your_team.php Blog ballack cech chelsea everton fa cup lampad terry Wed, 20 May 2009 08:42:09 +0000 It was a fitting farewell to a man who has won the hearts and minds of thousands and millions of Chelsea fans across the globe. The win was conclusive in the fact that Guus Hiddink has managed to rebuild a team from the ashes, and given us a new sense of confidence in our players and their abilities. If only he could stay on... http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/05/thanks_guus.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/chelsea/archives/2009/05/thanks_guus.php Blog Mon, 18 May 2009 11:04:19 +0000