Fantastic Essien News!

I don’t know how long I’ve waited to hear this news…..well actually I do, it’s been since September 2008 when Essien sustained an injury whilst on international, which was to keep him out for 6 months. Then, when history repeated itself and he broke down in training for Ghana in January, missing the last 5 months of our season yet again, I was about ready to go to war with the Black Stars.

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Reward For Chelsea Defender

Jeffrey Bruma has been at Chelsea since 2007 and whilst he’s been missing through injury recently, having undergone hernia surgery, bringing him through to the first team always seemed to be part of

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Anelka On Going With The Flo & Chelsea’s Defence

Ironically, whilst TheChelseaBlog keeps harping on about defensive concerns due to current injuries and lack of cover, Nicolas Anelka believes that our defence actually holds the key to our performances so far this season.

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Begovic & Pulis Doing Battle As Transfer Deadline Approaches

With just hours left of the transfer window, the Asmir Begovic row is getting a bit tasty. We’d already heard from Tony Pulis how the Stoke keeper had ‘refused to play’ but that he had no chance of getting a transfer to Chelsea. Now Begovic himself has stirred things up a bit more by countering what he calls a ‘disgraceful accusation.’

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Could Ivanovic Injury Leave Chelsea Exposed?

By my own admission, I’ve whinged a bit about our defensive cover lately, particularly when it came to sending Michael Mancienne back out on loan but with the news that Branislav Ivanovic has now been ruled out for up to six weeks with a back injury, I feel completely vindicated.

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Late Chelsea Transfers Rumoured

Well, as far as Carlo Ancelotti is concerned there won’t be anyone else coming in before the transfer window closes but will there be any more players going out?

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Time For Terry & Lampard To Follow Drogba’s Lead On International Rest?

Didier Drogba has withdrawn from the Cote D’Ivoire national team following much speculation this week. New coach François Zahoui confirmed at an official presentation yesterday that following a meeting with Drogba ahead of next week’s qualifying game against Rwanda, our Ivorian striker has pulled out of the squad.

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Chelsea’s Good Start Down To Mourinho, So What Happened To Real Madrid’s?

Jose Mourinho began another stage in his much publicised career yesterday, with a terribly exciting 0-0 against Mallorca, Not that I particularly care how he does although I admit to being amused with that result because whilst he undoubtedly brought success to Chelsea during his time with us, the man clearly has an inability either to move on or to allow Chelsea to do the same.

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Neymar: Former Chelsea Target Laid Bare (video)

CHELSEA 2-0 Stoke: Drogba Hits The Spot

CHELSEA 2-0 STOKE


Well, the final score might have ended up a much more modest 2-0 but in all honesty, Stoke must have been pretty grateful it wasn’t a lot worse – and it certainly could have been.

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