Chelsea v Wolves @ bridge 21.11.09

[KHALID]

well perfect game to play when ur missing lampard, terry and boswinga, so joe cole, alex and ivanovic should come in with deco and essien and ballack , so far we havent seen anything from zhirkov who only plays for Russia! lol 2-0 chelsea with kalou scoring...

[LoveLamps]

I will be there. Gutted that once again I miss Frank playing, but I am still excited to see some fresh faces out there against Wolves. It is truly the perfect game to get everyone rested and healthy again before the Arsenal game.

[kat]

You will be there?

[Alec_Cobas]

Get a very good result is a must. Our two next matches are away, against Arsenal and Manchester City.

[DARK ANDY]

Ballack is injured too, so both Joe Cole and Zhirkov should play.

[KHALID]

arsenal will miss van persie and bendtner..for us lampard out and john terry 50:50

[Alec_Cobas]

The international fixtures have taken a toll on the squad to face Wolves, with a knock-on effect that brings young players into Carlo Ancelotti's selection.

The manager has ruled Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Deco and Michael Ballack out of Saturday's match.

Ancelotti is anticipating being able to call upon all but Lampard from that the quartet in Porto on Wednesday. Deco is expected to overcome a groin niggle suffered last weekend in Portugal's first match and Ballack has a small knee problem but nothing serious.

Drogba has been able to train but this weekend needs to avoid physical contact on his ribs, bruised by Man United's Jonny Evans.

'It was not a good situation and I think that the referee hasn't seen this because if he saw it would be yellow card for Evans and not for Drogba,' argued Ancelotti. 'But this is an old problem and we must think about other things.'

That thinking involves creating a Chelsea side capable of maintaining the five-point lead at the top of the league.

To that end, Ashley Cole is available and Ancelotti will be dipping into the reserve squad to complete the 18 players who will be involved on Saturday.

'Ashley Cole has trained very well for two weeks, he is over his problem and for him it was very good to stay here for two weeks.

'Now our aim is to maintain players fit and in good condition. This is our aim for the future. We have play also without African players in January but we don't want to take a player on loan for this period.

'We have young players, we can use them in that period. I want to use young players on the bench and if it is possible I can put them on the pitch.

'Tomorrow we have Fabio Borini, Nemanja Matic and Gael Kakuta on the bench.'

Kakuta will be involved in a first-team game for the first time this season. Matic, who played in midfield for Serbia Under 21s on Wednesday, was twice an unused sub in the Carling Cup.

One area of the team where Ancelotti does not need to turn to younger players is in central defence. Chelsea are looking to equal our all-time home record for successive clean sheets and the fact we are so solid does not surprise the boss.

'From the start of the season the defensive line did very well. With Alex, Ivanovic, Terry, Carvalho, I think Chelsea has the best central defence in the world at the moment.

'It is the same level as I had at Milan. I was very happy with [Alessandro] Nesta and [Paolo] Maldini there in the past and also I am happy to train the Chelsea defenders. No-one has four central defenders with this quality. They can play in any team in the world.'

Ancelotti also had words on Wolves.

'I know them and they have played a lot of games with very good play. They have good strikers and I think Kevin Doyle tomorrow will be hungry because of what happened Wednesday with Ireland. We have to pay attention.'

Wolves Mick McCarthy is to make a late decision on whether to play Doyle after 120 minutes action against France. He will do the same with defender Ronald Zubar who has a sore thigh.

[KHALID]

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoveLamps

I will be there. Gutted that once again I miss Frank playing, but I am still excited to see some fresh faces out there against Wolves. It is truly the perfect game to get everyone rested and healthy again before the Arsenal game.

am going to the game too, so someone take over the match update

[Alec_Cobas]

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Gael Kakuta could be handed his debut this weekend.

Kakuta was at the centre of the saga which saw Chelsea handed a worldwide transfer ban, when his former club Lens successfully argued he was induced to breaking his contract with them.

Kakuta was banned from playing for four months by Fifa as Chelsea were banded from signing players for two transfer windows - but both these punishments have been suspended as the English giants look to win their appeal lodged with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Whilst the ban suspension means Chelsea can sign new players in January, it also means Kakuta could get his first-team debut.

"Gael suffered for one or two weeks with this situation [the transfer controversy] but, after that, he was quiet and calm," Ancelotti said of the 18-year-old forward.

"He is a very good talent and his character is good."

Ancelotti feels Kakuta's ability is as good as he has seen for a player of his age.

"At that age, I have never seen one player with his talent, so it has been worth the attention," he said.

"He is not so strong, but technically he is ready to play."

[ferrellian man]

Nenad Milijas will make you bastards pay for your arrogance.

Chelsea 0-3 Nenad Milijas.

[KHALID]

who is Nando's Milita?

[srb]

Ivanovic urges Chelsea to be wary of Wolves playmaker Milijas

21.11.09 | tribalfootball.com
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Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has warned teammates to keep watch on Wolves midfielder Nenad Milijas.

The pair play in Serbia's national team and are good friends.

Ivanovic told chelseafc.com: "He has a very good left foot and a good shot, so he is a very good player who scores goals.

"I think he may need more time to settle in England but he will be very good. He has just arrived and it is normal to need time to play. He has played a couple of games very well and I think he can improve even more."

Milijas is yet to score for Wolves, but he was prolific at former club Red Star Belgrade, while also netting important goals for his country against France and Austria.

"I played with him for the Under 21s and through to the national team, and he is an important player for the Serbian national team," Ivanovic continued.

"We both played at Fulham on Wednesday night, he played about 60 minutes and did well. He played as a left winger, and we spoke about that, maybe we'll play one-against-one. I hope I will win, it is not his natural position but he can play there for sure."
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Seriously i doubt Milijas can do anything against a team like Chelsea. Ivanovic is just showing support to a NT mate thats found it a little bit difficult to adjust to the style of the EPL.

[Alec_Cobas]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ferrellian man

Nenad Milijas will make you bastards pay for your arrogance.

Chelsea 0-3 Nenad Milijas.

Arrogance? What this man talking about?

[DARK ANDY]

Yes, I am confused. Who here is arrogant?

[Wally]

Ivanovic and Carvalho being spared for Wednesday it seems

Transfered them both into my fantasy football team lol

[Alec_Cobas]

Team line-up: Cech, Belletti, Alex, Terry, Ashley Cole, Obi Mikel, Essien, Malouda, Joe Cole, Kalou and Anelka. On bench: Hilario, Ivanovic, Ferreira, Matic, Zhirkov, Kakuta and Borini.

[DARK ANDY]

What an excellent start, Malouda scores, and then he assists Essien with Corner Kick, Essien heads in the near post.

2-0

And it's still only 17 minutes in now.

[DARK ANDY]

I have to say, Malouda's hair looks very quirky.

[DARK ANDY]

Essien doubles up from Kalou's sidepass, 3-0.

Keeper Error? The ball went under him as he was diving for the save.

[DARK ANDY]

Nice series of passing ending with Kalou poking it for Joe Cole to hammer it in! 4-0