Well What Can I Say?!?!!?

Last update 18/3/07

Seriously where has the days and time gone too!!!

I can't believe that it has been almost a month since I last entered a post. And what an exciting time we as fans of Chelsea Football Club have had!!!

Reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup
Reached the semi-finals of the Champions League
ONLY three points behind the Ure of ManUre

and there is a distinct possibility of THREE, yes THREE meaningful meetings with ManUre in the space of 14 days which could see the Premiership title decided and two major Cup-Finals contested - one at Wembley and one in Athens.

So lets recap and get back up to date.

March 18th I posted goals of our victory of Sheff Utd at the Bridge, then on Monday 19th March we went to Tottenham and won 2-1 with two fantastic strikes by the Shev and SWP.

After International break we played Watford at Vicarage Road and won 1-0 with a last gasp Salomon Kalou goal, then on the following Wednesday we played our first leg at home to Valencia in the Champions League and drew 1-1, then just a few days after, on Saturday at home beat Tottenham AGAIN in the Premiership 1-0 and with ManUre losing later on that afternoon, Chelsea's deficit at the top of the Premiership was cut to just THREE points.

Then Tuesday just gone. Probably Chelsea's finest performance under Jose Mourinho, especially in the second-half saw us defeat a Valencia side 2-1, who hadn't been beaten at home in the Mestalla by an English team for 40 years. (As long as I have been a Chelsea fan).

And that is about it at the moment.

Sunday I am off to Old Trafford for the FA Cup semi-final against Blackburn, but before then I am sure there is lots to write about, especially now we have to play Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final to which the title of this blog is dedicated too!!!

More later

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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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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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Charlton Athletic 0-1 Chelsea

Three points at The Valley yesterday keeps the Champions on the coat-tails of Man Ure who play at Tottenham this afternoon and what a welcome sight to see John Terry back albeit in a cameo role as a last minute substitute.

It was difficult for me to keep up with the activities at The Valley because I had to work. UUURRRRGGGGGHHHH!! Working on a Saturday which I hate at the best times, but to work on a Saturday during the football season is sacrilege.

It was just as well that Chelsea didn't play at home, I would not have been impressed.

Frank scored the only goal of the game with one of his specials (see vid below) and Petr Cech showed yet again why he is the No.1 Goalkeeper in the world. The saves he made weren't that special, but in the context of yesterday's victory they were very special indeed.

I firmly believe that with Petr Cech, John Terry back and Michael Essien returning to his usual midfield position (Chelsea have missed in dynamism in midfield), Chelsea can crank it up and go on and overtake Man Ure and claim the Premiership title for the third season in a row.




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It Could Have Been Nine Points, It Should Have Been Four, But its SIX!!!!

For the first time in the Premiership this season Chelsea failed to score a goal. For their failure and a 0-0 draw, Chelsea is now six points behind leaders Man Ure.

For their dominance in possession and for their attempts on goal 14 to Villa's 2, Chelsea should have comfortably wrapped this game up before half-time.

But there is more bad news for Chelsea. Khalid Boulahrouz damaged his medial ligaments in his knee and is out of action for a minimum four weeks. Carvalho and Drogba were needlessly booked and BOTH now miss the Carling Cup 1st leg at Wycombe Wanderers a week tonight and we still haven't signed anyone in the transfer window which is now TWO days old.

John Terry is NOT expected to play again until Chelsea's next home match against Wigan Athletic on January 13th.

So in a week's time when Chelsea line up at Wycombe in a major cup semi-final, Chelsea will have no 'defence.' LOL LOL

Talk about doing things the hard way!!!

I WAS THERE WHEN WE WERE SHIT!!!!

COME ON CHELSEA

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Chelsea Team at Aston Villa

Here's the team to play Aston Villa at Villa Park, kick off 8pm

Hilario

Ferreira
Carvalho
Boulahrouz
A Cole

Essien
Makelele
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Wright-Phillips
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Kalou

Simple straightforward 4-3-3

Interesting that two of the players whose comments by Jose were 'hunted' in the UK press, start tonight. Shaunie and Salomon!!!

COME ON CHELSEA

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John Terry Has Back Surgery

Captain marvel John Terry, underwent keyhole surgery on his back in France yesterday, and if you believe everything that has been reported, JT could be out for as little as EIGHT DAYS to as much as THREE MONTHS.

Whatever length of time JT is out, Chelsea are already missing him - conceding six goals in three Premiership matches and with the draw against Reading on Boxing Day the gap at the top of the Premiership is now four points.

General opinion is that JT will be back in four weeks, but for me his return cannot come quick enough.

The following is a list of games that JT will miss (should his absence be four weeks):

Fulham (H)
Aston Villa (A)
Macclesfield Town (H)
Wycombe (A)
Wigan (H)
Liverpool (A)
Wycombe (H)

Chelsea's owner Mr Abramovich, spoke last week about the 'days of Chelsea's spending being over,' and that he wanted to see more players from the Reserves and Academy forcing their way through to the first team in years to come.

Tomorrow against Fulham, Jose has a great opportunity to do just that. With Boulahrouz suspended, Jose can call up reserve team defender Adrian Pettigrew to make his first team debut.

I watch alot of Reserve team football and I know that Pettigrew won't let the team down. He is big, strong, good in the air and has a fair amount of pace.

Whatever happens, its squeaky bum time, starting tomorrow against Fulham at Stamford Bridge.

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Micah Richards Set to Sign???

The rumour mill is gathering pace and it looks set that Man City and England International, Micah Richards is joining Chelsea when the January transfer window opens. The fee is expected to be £18m.

This morning, Man City's manager Stuart Pearce has denied that Chelsea has made an approach although he did say that City has contacted Chelsea about taking a player or two from them. Does that mean that SWP is on his way back to Eastlands?

If Richards signs, his arrival will end Chelsea's right-back problems but their centre-half difficulty will continue with JT out for a few more weeks.

But Richards is tough, young and uncompromising and there is no reason why he cannot fill the void. Two positions for the price of one!!!

Jose Mourinho has admitted that he has considered using Didier Drogba as an emergency centre-half, but with Joe Cole and Arjen Robben both out with injuries and the unfortunate Andriy Shevchenko struggling for goals, this move seems unlikely.

Jose could always switch Ballack to defence - give the lazy git something to do LOL LOL!!!

Fortunately Chelsea has only ONE more league to play before the transfer window opens and if Richards does sign, I would imagine that JM will pitch him straight in against Aston Villa on Jan 2.

One club that will be hoping that the Richards move goes through is League One challengers Oldham Athletic. They will receive a massive 25% of the fee - a clause in the contract - when Richards went to City.

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You Have Just Got To Laugh!!

Here is the vid of Cole's/Essien combined own goal with less than five minutes to go at Stamford Bridge yesterday.

The result means that the Champions are four points behind ManUre and without sounding too pessimistic look set to drop further points whilst a certain Mr Michael Ballack continues to wear the Blue of Chelsea.

Ballack was less than impressive yesterday - strolling around as if he was taking a dog for a walk in the park. Giving away too many free-kicks and generally not getting 'stuck' into the game.

Whilst 'The Shev' is getting all the criticism for not scoring, Ballack is getting away with it.

However the fans are starting to get fed up and after the game yesterday Ballack was booed off the pitch and unless Ballack changes his act, style of play the boos will get worse. Am I bothered? No cos I will be one of the booers!!!

Captain John Terry has missed the last three Premiership games and Chelsea has conceded six goals and Chelsea will continue to concede until JT returns or JM decides to go out into the tranfer market as quick as possible once the clock has turned midmight on Jan 1 2007 to buy a central defender.

For many Chelsea fans it is a worrying time - oh dear haven't you been spoilt!!!!

For me I am not worried at all simply because I have seen my Chelsea win the title twice (more than I expected in my lifetime) and I WAS THERE WHEN WE WERE SHIT!!!



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Three VERY VERY Special Goals

Ballack v Everton (1-1)



Lampard v Everton (2-2)



Drogba v Everton (2-3)




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Michael Ballack - A Jose 'Untouchable'

Ever since Michael Ballack 'dived' at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League game against Bayern Munich, I have disliked the man and although Ballack is now a Chelsea player, my opinion of the man has not really changed.

Michael Ballack - "who is he, who is he?"

I know he is Germany's Captain and an extremely good player at International level and he was an Icon at Bayern Munich but for Chelsea he is Mr Invisible.

Where is he and what has he done? Ok he has scored a few goals in Blue against Werder from the penalty spot and League goals against Portsmouth, Sheff Utd and Bolton, but other than that what has been his contribution to the team in general?

There isn't an answer because he HASN'T contributed anything.

During the Summer when both Ballack and Shevchenko signed I couldn't believe that Chelsea had signed two superstars and I kept on visualising sublime Ballack passes into the path of Shevchenko running on and scoring plenty of goals with Ballack receiving plenty of 'assists' stats.

It just hasn't happened!!!

Up and until a few weeks ago I was in awe of the man. Michael Ballack a superstar in football terms playing his football at the home of the Champions at Stamford Bridge. At the start of the season when Ballack was nursing a minor injury I got close up to the man when he was walking from one part of the ground to another and I was surprised to see how big a man he is.

Ballack is tall and extremely broad across the shoulders, so with his physical status how can he go 'missing' on a football pitch.

But missing is what Ballack does and he does it very well. It was my son who first started to complain about the lack of Ballack's presence on the football field and for the last few games, where possible, I have been following Ballack's presence and I am sorry to say that I find him 'wanting.'

A Jose Untouchable? Don't make me laugh!!

For the last few games against Levski, Arsenal and Newcastle Utd Chelsea have played with ten men on the pitch - its no wonder we can't kill off teams!!

Jose doesn't shy away from grabbing the bull by the horns. Look how many times he has pulled 'The Shev' off the football pitch?

So Jose, its time to re-evaluate your list of 'untouchables' and relegate Ballack to the bench and play someone who wants to play for Chelsea Football Club and not just be happy with turning up at the bank week after week to dip into a £130,000 per week wage.

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Chelsea v Emirates XI 10/12/06 PtII

Didier Drogba's 2nd goal against Emirates XI in the Community Shield a couple of weeks before the Premiership win at The Bridge on the video below

Although the fans of Emirates XI wouldn't agree, to beat your rivals twice in the space of a couple of weeks - THAT'S WHY WE'RE CHAMPIONS!!!!

Here is the 2nd of Dids goal in that CS game - if you can find the first please post and let me know!!

COME ON CHELSEA!!




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