South America And The Future

August 28, 2011

The dust had barely settled on Chelsea’s 3-1 Premier League victory over Norwich City on Saturday when the Blues announced the signing of Ulises Dávila. The 20-year old Mexican joins on a five-year deal from Chivas Guadalajara and is the latest in a recent spate of interesting South and Latin American transfers which offer up some interesting talking points about the club’s transfer and scouting policies. From the moment Roman…

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Late Strikes Seal Blues Win

August 27, 2011

Late strikes from Frank Lampard and Juan Mata sealed Chelsea’s victory over Norwich, after Holt had cancelled out Jose Bosingwa’s early strike. Villas-Boas made a tactical change for the game as he started with a flexible diamond formation, which meant that both Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres started, much to the surprise of most fans. Branislav Ivanovic came in for Alex, with the Serbian now seemingly moving ahead of Alex…

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The Chelsea Twitterati

August 24, 2011

How many of us have had the chance to meet or interact with our Chelsea heroes? As things stand, not many would answer that in the affirmative I would presume. Only a few lucky ones amongst us have had the chance to meet up with them at charity events or official club events, but this excludes the majority of us who have to resort to various media outlets to get…

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Mexican Under-20 Star Set For Chelsea Deal

August 23, 2011

Reports in the Netherlands this morning state that Mexican Under-20 World Cup star Ulises Dávila has agreed a deal with Chelsea and will spend the 2011-12 season on loan at their affiliate club Vitesse Arnhem. De Telegraaf led the way in reporting that the Blues have agreed a €2m deal with Guadalajara for the services of the exciting forward, and that the deal should be concluded this week. Dávila would…

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In The News: Mikel, Modric & Safe Hands

August 22, 2011

Some good news to start of this little round-up of the stories doing the rounds is that Mikel’s father has been found. Michael Obi was taken ten days ago and Mikel received a hefty ransom demand last week. Despite his anguish, Mikel played for Chelsea only a day after learning of the kidnapping. Upon hearing the news, the Nigerian’s management company issued the following statement; “John Obi Mikel would like…

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Injury Strikes Again For Phillip

August 22, 2011

Chelsea’s Reserve team striker Adam Phillip is unfortunately set for another lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering a serious knee injury during training on Monday morning. The 20 year-old revealed on his personal Twitter account that he has damaged his cruciate and medial knee ligaments and faces between six and nine months out of action. It’s the third time since 2008 that the forward has suffered a serious knee…

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Kalas Joins Vitesse On Loan

August 22, 2011

Chelsea’s teenage central defender Tomas Kalas has this afternoon joined Eredivisie outfit Vitesse Arnhem on a season-long loan. The Dutch club have confirmed the move on their official website and will officially present the player later on Monday. Kalas, 18, signed for the Blues last summer but only arrived in England in January of 2011 after spending the first half of the campaign with his former club Sigma Olomouc, for…

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Rights – And Wrongs

August 22, 2011

And we’re off! Boooo!! With the second game under our belt, it feels like the season really is underway. So it’s welcome back to Saturday afternoons following Chelsea through sun or rain – or even just in front of the pc or telly. Welcome back to the sea of blue along the Fulham Road. Welcome back to the excitement. To the emotion. To the ardent fans. And to a small…

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Rajkovic Set For German Move

August 21, 2011

Respected Dutch football source Voetbal International are this evening reporting that Slobodan Rajkovic has signed for Hamburger SV. The 22 year-old Serbian international is believed to have agreed terms on a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side having failed to secure a work permit to continue his career with Chelsea. Loan spells at PSV Eindhoven, FC Twente (twice) and Vitesse Arnhem were not enough for Rajkovic to convince the Home…

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The Wisdom Of Salomon

August 21, 2011

Never in recent memory has a player divided opinion amongst the Chelsea faithful as much as Salomon Kalou. The West Brom match however, may have been a tipping point for many who’ve otherwise sat on the fence until now. Generally regarded as poor against Stoke, grumbles were heard when his name was announced in the starting line-up, with questions of ‘why?’ and ‘how?’ Malouda didn’t set the world alight against…

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