The European Championships get underway next month with two of Chelsea’s key men – John Terry and Frank Lampard – both staking a claim for a place on the plane to Poland and Ukraine. Some people looking at Euro 2012 Odds have suggested that the two may have seen their best days as International players, [...]

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With the biggest game in four years on the horizon for Chelsea (certainly in the eyes of Roman Abramovich) and a depleted squad to draw from, Roberto Di Matteo will have to put a lot of tactical thought into how he approaches not just the Champions League final, but also the games in between.

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It was a memorable night for Chelsea on Tuesday evening in Barcelona when they defied all the odds and progressed to the Champions League final after beating the Spanish giants 3-2 on aggregate.

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A couple months ago if anyone had said to you that Chelsea would be on the brink of qualifying for the semi-finals of the Champions League, you would of asked that person which mental institute they had just escaped from. But here we are with Chelsea taking a 1-0 lead back to Stamford Bridge against a Benfica [...]

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So apparently Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain are on their way to Stamford Bridge in the summer. Well, that is if you believe what the papers say, anyway.

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His reign so far may have lurched wildly from side to side, from rough to purple patch, from controversy to rare moments of defiance, but now Andre Villas-Boas faces a run of games that will make or break his time at Chelsea.

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Kevin de Bruyne is yet another example of the direction Andre Villas-Boas is aiming on taking his Chelsea side in the coming seasons. Whilst previous managers have been keen to invest in older players with the ambition of a quick fix, the agenda has quickly turned towards an investment in youth.

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Fernando Torres. The name itself was enough to scare Liverpool’s opponents and now has an even greater effect on many Chelsea fans. Many of Blue believers have indeed fallen out with the Spaniard, since his famous £50 million move from Liverpool, a year ago yesterday. “He has failed us”, “he is rubbish”, “buy Higuain” are [...]

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Not long ago, we were all writing off Chelsea’s chances of being a real challenger in the Premier League title race this season, and many were questioning whether Andre Villas-Boas was really up to the job of managing them. Yet, aside from the Wigan game last weekend, things suddenly seem to be on the up [...]

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Chelsea went into this game after not winning a home game since Everton, (lost 5-3 against Arsenal and 2-1 against Liverpool). Their form has been worrying and a win against Wolves would be a great confidence boost for the whole team.

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