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Sunday, March 18, 2007

The Goals Against Sheff Utd

1-0 Sheva's Strike



Salomon makes it 2-0



and finally Ballack's header makes it 3-0




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    What A Week That Was!?!?!?!

    First there was the classic FA Cup draw with Tottenham after being 3-1 down, but really we should never have been 3-1 down in the first place.

    Then away to Man City a few days later and we win that with a Frank Lampard penalty and then yesterday beating Neil Warnock's Sheff Utd 3-0, giving Chelsea a SIXTH STRAIGHT Premierhip win, without conceding a goal.

    Then in between the games there has been a 'piranha' press feeding frenzy on the futures of Messrs Jose, JT and Frank Lampard. Michael Essien has no doubts about where he wants to be. He signed a new five year deal on Monday.

    But what about Jose? Jose has said time and time again that he WILL stay with the club until his contract expires in 2010. The press are saying that Jose will be sacked at the end of this season - whether he wins any more trophies or not!!!

    On Monday Chelsea travel to Tottenham for the cup replay and will be looking for a much better performance than the one they gave at Stamford Bridge over a week ago (at least in the first-half).

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    Monday, March 12, 2007

    FA Cup

    Should Chelsea overcome Tottenham in next Monday's replay then Blackburn will be our semi-final opponents.

    It is highly unlikely that the venues for the semi-finals will be decided before the semi-final replays have been decided.

    If you saw the game yesterday as a neutral you must have felt that you were in football heaven - what a game, what a classic - two teams showing the world what English FA Cup football is all about. Who says the FA Cup is dead!!!

    As a Tottenham fan, you must be gutted that your team threw away a two goal, but judging the pre-match comments that I had read, you were going to Stamford Bridge in more expectation than hope.

    As a Chelsea fan, you are wondering what the hell happened for the Blues to be 3-1 down at half-time. 3 goals conceded in the first half at Stamford Bridge!!! It was a complete nightmare without taking anything away from Tottenham and their fans. All 6,000 + packed into The Shed!!!

    But we witnessed it, we saw it and come the half-time whistle - it was a relief to hear it!!!

    But credit where credit is due. Jose swung it around and did it his OWN way. A Kalou equaliser four minutes from time gave Chelsea a deserved draw more for their fightback in the second half than for their performance in the first half.

    Either The Shev could have won it for Chelsea or Defoe for Tottenham in the very last minutes but the game ended a draw and we all have to go through the emotions all over again on Monday (19th March), for the right to face Blackburn Rovers in the semi-final.

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    Friday, March 09, 2007

    Valencia in the Champions League

    We avoided the Manure of Man Utd and the Scum of Liverpool and we got Valencia of Spain, after the massacre in the Mestilla from Tuesday night.

    But first we need to concentrate on the FA Cup against hopefully a tired Spurs side on Sunday at Stamford Bridge.

    And if there are any Americans visiting this site - ITS FOOTBALL - not SOCCER

    More to come later

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    Wednesday, March 07, 2007

    Chelsea Flag Waving B4 Porto





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    Chelsea 2-1 Porto

    A great night at Stamford Bridge saw Chelsea overcome the challenge of FC Porto to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the third time in as many years.

    On current form, THE MOST unlikeliest hero was Michael Ballack who volleyed Chelsea through with eleven minutes to go. This after Porto had taken an early lead.

    Three minutes into the second-half, after a dismal first half, Arjen Robben equalised for Chelsea.

    Below enjoy the goals again

    COME ON CHELSEA!!

    Who do you want in the draw which takes place on Friday or who do you think Chelsea will get in the quarter-final draw?

    Robben makes it 1-1



    Ballack 'The Hero' volleys for 2-1



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    Monday, March 05, 2007

    Goals and Cech's Saves from the Portsmouth Game

    Didier's 29th Goal of the Season



    Kalou makes it 2-0 (Both goals assisted by Ashley Cole)



    Finally could these saves help Chelsea to win the title for the 3rd year on the trot?



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    Sunday, March 04, 2007

    Portsmouth 0-2 Chelsea

    Whether Chelsea retain their title and win it for a third successive year remains to be seen, but the CHAMPIONS are not giving up their title without a fight.

    Goals by Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou gave the boys a 2-0 at Portsmouth's Fratton Park, a game that Chelsea HAD to win after ManUre's 'lucky' result at Anfield earlier in the day.

    Fratton Park is quite a happy hunting ground for Kalou. Earlier in the season he scored a memorable hat-trick for the reserves as they thumped Portsmouth reserves 5-0.

    The star of the show and Chelsea's saviour was goalkeeper Petr Cech. Cech made two fabulous saves in a five minute spell late in the second-half when Portsmouth were at their most dangerous. First Cech parried and clawed the ball away from a Cole header whilst diving the 'wrong' way and then minutes later Cech swooped down low to his right to keep another header from Kanu from crossing the line.

    After, in the post match conference Jose made the point that having Petr Cech about would earn Chelsea the right to ten to fifteen points a season.

    Jose said "WIth Petr Cech in the goal all season, how many more points would Chelsea have?" He carried on by saying, "They (Portsmouth) have two good chances and Petr Cech has to say I am here and I am the best."

    On pressure Jose said "The belief is there. We know how football is. When we were top of the league last season and everybody was saying there is pressure on Chelsea. I was saying no there is no pressure on Chelsea. There is pressure on second place because the second place cannot lose points."

    "This season I think that too, the second cannot lose points. We are second because we are second. We cannot afford to make mistakes."

    For Tuesday's Champions League return against Porto at Stamford Bridge, Jose confirm that Captain John Terry would not play. JT is under strict orders to rest following the kick in the head in last week's Carling Cup final. JT is expected to have another precautionary scan either Monday or Tuesday.

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    Thursday, March 01, 2007

    In Memory - Peter Osgood: 1947 - 2006


    A year ago today I was at work when I heard the news that the ‘King of Stamford Bridge’ had sadly passed away at the young age of 59. I admit I rushed to the loo and shed a few tears to mourn the passing of an absolute Chelsea Legend.

    I was fortunate to see the great man in action on many, many occasions and even had the opportunity to try a save an ‘Ossie’ special in goal. Notice the word try. As soon as I had positioned myself in goal, quick as a flash the ball was in the net - it was an honour LOL.

    Along with another late Chelsea great, Ian Hutchinson, I was treated along with a massive group of Chelsea fans (including my wife) to the special Ossie ‘hospitality’ when he and Ian used to own a pub in Windsor. Because of their special brand of hospitality they didn’t have the pub too long because legend says that they were always buying Chelsea fans who visited plenty of drinks.

    For the record Ossie’s Chelsea career reads: Played 380 and scored 150 goals.

    Because of his hard living off the football field, Ossie’s England career was restricted to just a handful of appearances. Had Ossie ‘towed’ the line - he would have been an England ‘great.’ But our Ossie towing the line, he just wouldn’t have been Peter Osgood - King of Stamford Bridge!!!

    The Shed looked up and saw a great star
    Scoring goals past Pat Jennings from near and from far
    And Chelsea won as we all knew they would
    And the star of that great team was Peter Osgood

    Osgood, Osgood, Osgood, Osgood
    Born is the King of Stamford Bridge

    Buried deep into the penalty spot of the ‘Shed End’ lies the ashes of Peter Osgood - The KING OF STAMFORD BRIDGE!!!

    PETER OSGOOD 1947 - 2006 RIP

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