Chelsea will take on Aston Villa in the final of the Asia Cup in Hong Kong this Saturday, after both sides won their subsequent semi-finals, against Kitchee and Blackburn respectively, on Wednesday
With summer signings at Chelsea yet to materialise and Michael Essien due to miss a large chunk of the season, it seems that Andre Villas-Boas will be delving into the transfer market before long and the bookies’ odds give a great indication of who should be playing at Stamford Bridge next season.
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Chelsea eased into the final of the Barclays Asian Trophy with a 4-0 win over Kitchee in Hong Kong. A Frank Lampard penalty was followed by an own-goal and further strikes from Didier Drogba and Daniel Sturridge in a game which didn’t really test Andres Villa-Boas’ side. Chelsea continued their warm-up to the new football [...]
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Chelsea put in a fantastic performance, beating the Thailand All-Stars 4-0 in Bangkok. Goals from Lampard, Bosingwa, Ivanovic and Malouda sealed Chelsea’s biggest win of pre-season so far, in what was without doubt the most confident and uplifting performance to date, which will undoubtedly boost morale and hush many critics. The Thailand All-Stars battled bravely, [...]
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Will this be the season that Chelsea and Roman Abramovich finally achieve what has been lacking in recent seasons, the Champions League trophy? The bookies have made Chelsea 9/1 joint third favourites to win the Champions League this season, is that a good bet or not? One of the main positives to Chelsea’s chances is [...]
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Ahead of Sunday’s fixture against the Thailand all-stars, the Chelsea squad today (Friday) flew in from Malaysia, fresh from a slender 1-0 victory over a Malaysian XI which seemingly summoned more questions than answers. Andre’s keenness to avoid comparisons with his and our old boss Jose wouldn’t have been aided by yet another steady 1-0 [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea kick off their Far East tour with a match against a Malaysia XI at the impressive Bukit Jahil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
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It was gutting to lose Michael Essien to a serious knee injury in close season. On his day there are few better midfield enforcers in the world, his power, drive and ability to grab hold of a game will be sorely missed from our midfield during the next six months.
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In the last day or so, it has been revealed that 19 year-old international goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is set to move to Chelsea from Belgian champions Genk. But with more and more promising youngsters leaving Stamford Bridge and an ageing squad, the London title challengers and their new manager Andre Villas-Boas are going to have [...]
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Chelsea continued their preparations for the new season with a 1-0 win over Portsmouth in Villas-Boas first game in charge in front of the Chelsea faithful, at Fratton Park in front of just over 19,000.
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With the school holidays upon us and the promise of some decent weather a trip down to the South Coast seems quite fitting at this time of the year.
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Chelsea travel to the South Coast this Saturday for our first official friendly of the summer, following a 3-0 behind closed-doors win over Wycombe. A sensation goal by Benayoun and strikes from Torres and Rajkovic proved decisive in the game at Cobham on Tuesday evening. Our most recent encounter with Portsmouth was of course the [...]
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Excluding the behind closed doors game Vs Wycombe which included Yossi Benayoun’s masterclass, Andre Villas-Boas takes his surprisingly unchanged squad to Fratton Park, a place which holds good memories in the hearts of the Chelsea faithful.
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