On a day when Blackburn’s new owners were in attendance, Chelsea showed them what life is like for Rovers gas the Blues collected victory 2-1 at Ewood Park. A first half goal from Nicolas Anelka and a late header from Branislav Ivanovic kept the London team at the top of the table and five points [...]
With Chelsea being one of the best teams in Europe, and in-form at that, it is no wonder that it is difficult for the younger players to get, and take, chances to perform in the team. The pressure is really on for the younger players to make an impression when they come onto the field. [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea head north to face Blackburn Rovers on Saturday afternoon at Ewood Park. Our previous four away games have seen us face teams we couldn’t beat on their own patch last season and Saturday’s game is no different. In March we laboured to a 1-1 draw which at the time signaled the end of the [...]
Continue reading …Monday 18 October Yossi Benayoun attempted to clear up the confusion over his injury; last week – in news we frankly couldn’t be bothered to report so bored were we by the international break – he spoke, or didn’t speak, to Israeli newspapers expressing his surprise that a large tear in his Achilles went unnoticed [...]
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What a week. We could write a book about it, let alone a short blog post. But let’s get to the heart of it: Wayne Rooney. When Wazza let it be known that he wasn’t prepared to sign a new contract with Man Utd, CFCnet’s bulletin board went into meltdown. The $100 million dollar question [...]
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Almost three weeks after our last home game, home comforts are back on the agenda this Saturday with Wolverhampton Wanderers visiting Stamford Bridge. Since the2-0 win against Arsenal on the first weekend of October – and the international break which followed – the Blues have been to Moscow and back via Birmingham, with a draw [...]
Continue reading …Then why not go to Blackburn a week earlier? Official allocation of just under 5,000 and as of 20th October just over 3,000 sold, so there are plenty of tickets still available. They go on general sale on Monday October 25th when you can buy up to 4 per person. Tickets, at £35 for adults, [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea travelled to Moscow on Tuesday evening hoping to exorcise the ghosts of the Luzhniki Stadium where we suffered that painful penalty shootout defeat, to Manchester United in 2008, in this same competition. Chelsea travelled without Drogba, Lampard, Alex, Bosingwa and lost Ramires to injury before the match. Therefore it was a relief to see [...]
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Immediately after the announcement by Alex Ferguson (no ‘Sir’) that Rooney wanted to leave Man Utd, CFCnet swung into action to conduct a straw poll of Chelsea fans to see whether we wanted the Grannie lover. The result? Read on…. The poll, admittedly as biased as a parliamentary expenses inquiry, surprised CFCnet with its unanimity: [...]
Continue reading …Our third group game of the campaign is away to last seasons Russian League runners up Spartak Moscow. The game takes place in the Luzhniki Stadium, the scene for the agonising 2008 Champions League Final defeat, due to the Russian weather the game will take place at 17:30 English time. The pitch we’re playing on [...]
Continue reading …Monday 11 October Ramires played an hour of Brazil’s 2-0 win against the Ukraine at Derby’s Pride Park. Tuesday 12 October England 0:0 Montenegro Was that it? You wait a dreary week for an England game and they play like that? This column recommended sacking the great big Italian lunk in the summer and we [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea had to settle for a 0-0 draw at Villa Park as the home side’s dogged defence denied the champions to chance to go 7 points clear. In truth Gerard Houllier’s side should’ve been in front in the opening minutes as Stephen Ireland clipped narrowly past Petr Cech’s when in one-on-one before the big keeper [...]
Continue reading …After growing speculation in the media with regards to Yossi Benayoun’s injury, the player has released the following statement from the clubs official website: ‘There have been quotes in the media this week that have been incorrectly attributed to me, suggesting I am critical of Chelsea’s medical staff. ‘I have made no such remarks. I [...]
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