VIDEO: Malouda scores & Forssell is still scoring goals!

Do you remember Mikael Forssell? Well he is still playing a scoring goals such as this one against the Dutch last night!.

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The Chelsea Daily Drivel - Ancelotti, Zhirkov and Laudrup!

The Chelsea Daily Drivel is a daily update of all the stories concerning our club, the rumours, the opinions and more....

So here are the Chelsea news updates on Wednesday 8th September 2010 including: Carlo Ancelotti wants to manage Chelsea for 25 years, Yuri Zhirkov issues the club with an ultimatum and Brian Laudrup reveals he is battling Cancer.

Alan Curbishley's Premiership Words Week 4

WEST Ham will suffer more woes when they face Chelsea at Upton Park in the Premier League, that's according to former Hammers manager Alan Curbishley.

Avram Grant's side have experienced an awful start to their campaign and Curbishley, now an expert pundit with soccermillionaire.com, says Carlo Ancelotti's side will be too strong for them this time of asking with the Blues recording a 3-1 win. "It's been a tough start for West Ham and the last team they want to play is Chelsea who look as strong as ever. I just can't see it going any other way," said Curbishley, who brings you his advice each week of the UK's best football scores prediction site.

Arsenal have enjoyed an unbeaten start to their season and the Gunners will prove too strong for Bolton Wanderers at the Emirates with Curbishley predicting a 4-1 triumph for Arsene Wenger's men.

Manchester City suffered a setback at Sunderland in their previous top flight fixture in the 1-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light but our expert pundit says they will bounce back with a 3-1 victory over Blackburn at Eastlands. "City found out that winning away from home can be difficult but back at Eastlands they will be a different side and have the crowd behind them and they are too strong for Blackburn," said Curbishley.

Another team to succumb to defeat last time of asking was Tottenham who lost 1-0 at home to struggling Wigan. But Harry Redknapp will steer his troops to a win on the road at Stoke, where Curbishley says they will pick up a 2-0 away victory.

Everton are near the drop zone and Curbishley sees no let-up in their worries when Manchester United visit Goodison Park. "United have a terrific record at Everton and I have this down as a 2-1 win for Sir Alex Ferguson's outfit," said our man.

Roy Hodgson's reign at Liverpool has been indifferent but Curbishley says the Reds will pick up a point at Birmingham with a 1-1 draw and he also reckons Aston Villa, a club for whom he used to play, will come unstuck with a 2-1 defeat at Stoke City.

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The Chelsea Daily Drivel - Pure Carlo Ancelotti.

The Chelsea Daily Drivel is a daily update of all the stories concerning our club, the rumours, the opinions and more....

So here are the Chelsea news updates on Tuesday 7th September 2010 including: A Carlo Ancelotti special today with plenty of quotes from our manager.

First this morning to Carlo Ancelotti's stance on Fabio Capello's decision to include Wayne Rooney for England tonight against Switzerland.

Ancelotti himself has had to deal with problems for his players away from the pitch and has spoken of both instances. He said:

The Chelsea Daily Drivel

The Chelsea Daily Drivel is a daily update of all the stories concerning our club, the rumours, the opinions and more....

So here are the Chelsea news updates on Sunday 5th September 2010 including: Rhys Taylor extends his loan at Crewe, Romelu Lukaku apparently snubs any move to Chelsea and Ashley Cole's flat is burgled.

First this morning to Chelsea youngster Rhys Taylor and his loan at Crewe. Initially Taylor joined Crewe on loan on a short term deal but the club has reached an agreement with Crewe to keep him there until the end of the season. Crewe Manager Dario Gradi has said:

"Chelsea have been tracking him and they're pleased with him and pleased with us and he's happy here. He's done well, he's very quick and he keeps the ball out of the net."

Taylor himself has spoken of the new agreement. He said:

"My plan was just to get through it and play and do as well as I could and I think the manager now knows that I can do alright in this league, I've played more games in this month than all of last season and maybe two seasons so it's good for me to be playing."

A common statement from the Chelsea youngsters these days!. At least Taylor has a chance to impress and is looking like he is taking his chance. We wish him luck for the rest of the season!.

Now to hot-shot and one of the most sought after youngsters in Europe Romelu Lukaku. It has been reported during the summer that Chelsea were interested in the player and Didier Drogba had been in touch with him but it seems now that he has had a change of heart. When asked about a possible move away from Anderlecht he is quoted as saying:

'If I had my way, I would go to Real Madrid.'

Finally today to Ashley Cole. With his divorce finalised on Friday Cole is looking to settle down with his football and concentrate with life on the pitch but unfortunately its the off the pitch drama's that seem to continue for Cole. This time his new flat has been burgled while he has been away with the England team. It seems almost £350,000 of Cole's belongings have been taken.

More tomorrow. KTBFFH!

Rooney's at it once more! Could this hamper Manchester United's season.

Well well well. The story broke yesterday and has been covered by THE SUN once again this morning. Wayne Rooney has reportedly been at it once more with a "vice-girl" while his missus is preggers and let's be honest its a disgrace.

To his credit, Scott the Red over at the ROM (United's biggest blog) has written a decent enough article about Rooney and what it now means for him and for United fans and the fallout will carry on for days and weeks no doubt.

Especially as the SUN article is also followed up by this :

Of course expect United fans to come on here and slag off John Terry and Ashley Cole and state that this is nothing compared to them, but let me just state to United fans before you do comment on here, this is NOT the first time that Rooney has taken his wallet with him when he has popped out but this time to do it when his wife is PREGNANT is digusting.

Yes we all know what Ashley Cole is reported to be like. We all have seen the photos and stories in the press. We know his has divorced the beautiful Cheryl on Friday and has to move on with his life.

One thing I would always defend about Cole is his performances on the pitch. Despite all the unrest in his personal life he still remains the best left back in the League and possibly the World which is why Jose was looking at making a move for him.

He always played to the highest level remained one of our best players in the run in last season to the double. He managed to put his personal distraction to one side and get on with his football.

We obviously heared reports and read the stories about JT and his "meeting" with Wayne Bridge's ex but you have to remember nothing was ever proven. JT obviously had to answer to his Mrs the questions as to why he was there, she has spoken with the woman in question and is happy with JT and her explanation and remains at his side. Whether he did it or not is another thing.

JT had a couple of bad games but after a slight dip in form he managed to regain his form and played fantastic once more in the run in to our double winning season. He continues to play well week in and week out.

For Rooney, before the other weekend, he hadn't scored (on the pitch) since mid March for United and England. What makes this whole situation worse is the fact that an "Insider" at United has claimed that Old Trafford insiders knew of his off-field antics before England set off for the World Cup. They said:

"The relationship with this woman was hardly a secret within the club - but Wayne was always hopeful it would not be known by everybody. Unfortunately for him, everything has been made public."

Its no secret that every since England fan knew that Rooney in particular had a shocker at the World Cup and its obvious this is the reason, he had this on his mind.

Once again at least Scott the Red's article shows a realistic view from a United fan about the situation the club and their fans are facing. I am not going to say that it gives us a break from the bad press the club has received but it will be interesting to see what happens and hear what Sir Alex has to say about it all and how it affects Manchester United's season.

To Scott the Red, before you lot have a pop about our two naughty lads, I never agree or support anyone if they play up in the personal lives and of course you look at them with a different view off the pitch. Maybe you lot like us Chelsea fans need to concentrate on what they do on the pitch as at the end of the day, we are football fans, passionate about our club and all we are really interested in is how they perform on the pitch.

It's just a shame that what they do off the pitch overshadows anything they do on it.

KTBFFH.

LAMPARD: Will be fit for Saturday.

Frank Lampard will be fit for West Ham on Saturday as per Carlo Ancelotti, reported in the Daily Star this morning. Carlo is quoted in response to Lampard's news and the accusations that he has put club before country by missing out on England on Friday night and Tuesday. He said:

“For sure, Frank will be fit for the West Ham game. No, we didn’t decide at the start of the ­season to do this now. After the Stoke game, Frank was in a lot of pain. So he decided, ­after talking to the club doctor, to resolve and remove the ­problem ­immediately.”

So its great news for Chelsea that Lamps will look like not missing any games for us. It was obvious to me at the game anyway that he hasn't performing to the standard we all expect from him and something was wrong. When he was taken off early into the second half we all knew something was up deep down.

The thing is there will be some rival fans out there that will point the finger and state if Ancelotti knows already he will be fit on Saturday to face West Ham then why not England on Tuesday!?.

People need to remember that it was only last Monday he had his operation and it just needs time to heal. Given the additional days recovery by not playing on Tuesday will aid his recovery and will be ready for West Ham. I am sure the West Ham fans would want him to play against them anyway at Upton Park as it's another chance for them to vent their anger at him!.

Just like Frank will be looking forward to getting out there, bagging a few goals to keep em quiet!. Let's hope he IS ready for Saturday and has no reaction to his operation.

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The Chelsea Daily Drivel

The Chelsea Daily Drivel is a daily update of all the stories concerning our club, the rumours, the opinions and more....

So here are the Chelsea news updates on Sunday 5th September 2010 including: Danny Sturridge scores for England U21's & speaks of his "Bad-boy" image, Chelsea's cheeky bid for Robinho? and Drogba confirms he is to continue to play for the Ivory Coast.

RE-POST VIDEOS - Chelseadaft's August Chelsea Review

As there is the international break this weekend I get the feeling maybe you guys have missed my Video review of Chelsea's month of August!.

So if you did miss them, they are here! Check em out Chelsea fans KTBFFH



Frankfurt
Community Shield
Joe Cole

Ballack
Deco
Benayoun
Carvalho




West Brom
Wigan
Stoke
Chelsea name squad
Chelsea Fancast
Masala Zone

(Don't forget to add me to your facebook http://www.facebook.com/chelseadaft or my http://twitter.com/chelseadaft)

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Jose : "Didier is a Diver" & he defends Ronaldo!!!!

I was reading a post written by the United Blog "The Republik of Mancunia" and couldn't believe my eyes!. Its only because on their website you have to register to post comments we aren't able to defend Didier (as much as we all know we can eh!?) so I decided to highlight the quote taken from their article from Jose Mourinho.

Remember, back in the day when he stood on the sidelines at the Bridge, Jose slated Christiano Ronaldo's antics and diving at that time in the English Premier League. We all know what he was like so I do not need to explain. Didier Drogba had been given the same treatment from opposing fans and more importantly when he first came to Chelsea, from our own Chelsea fans.

It's fair to say he has calmed it right down now and only when he is in one of his stupid moods on the pitch that the theatrics appear once more from Didier!.

However, after standing up for "his" player at the time. Jose Mourinho has changed his tune. He said:

Cristiano is a player who does not have the culture of the swimming pool, he has no culture of simulation, he is a British-trained player, Ferguson trained, In some cases, the simulators are given more protection, and those who are honest are often the losers. I’m not a hypocrite if I say that they hit Cristiano very hard, and that the yellow cards do not arrive or are slow in coming.

I am no longer Chelsea coach, and I do not have to defend them any more, but I think it is correct if I say Drogba is a diver.”

First of all this quote from Jose just goes to show how the bloke simply can't let anything to do with Chelsea go!. We all know the backs to wall mentality he shows of his team when he is the manager, but just goes to show that for part of it, its total bollocks!.

As for United and their out-dated opinions on Chelsea and how we bought the league, are cheats and all the other rubbish that comes out of their mouths because they expect to have a divine right to win the league every season and feel hard done by and at pains to accept the fact that for three recent seasons they have been SECOND RATE, it comes as no surprise.

CHAMPIONS! CHAMPIONS! CHAMPIONS!

WE'RE MAKING HISTORY!, WE'RE MAKING HISTORY!

KTBFFH!

The Chelsea Daily Drivel

The Chelsea Daily Drivel is a daily update of all the stories concerning our club, the rumours, the opinions and more....

So here are the Chelsea news updates on Friday 3rd September 2010 including: Could Zhirkov leave Chelsea? Essien puts his international career on hold, Lampard believes teams now fear Chelsea and Benayoun scores plenty for Israel.

VIDEO: Review of Chelsea's August Part 2.

We move on to part two of my August review. Chelsea continue their Premier League campaign, A Lampard rumour gets a mention, Some shout outs to some important people and a big thank you to you all.



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VIDEO: Chelseadaft's Review of Chelsea's August Part 1.

Something new for you all. This is the first time I have done this and I am just using a simple webcam. Bear with it, it gets better by the way!

Part one looks at our nightmare pre season, the comings and goings at the club as we build up to our first game against West Brom.



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Chelsea name only four "home grown" players in 19 man squad!!!!

This afternoon at 5pm all the Premier League clubs had to submit their 25-man squads for the season (or at least up till January's transfer window) and Chelsea have only submitted a 19-man squad.

The new rules state that each club has to include a minimum of eight "home grown" players who have trained for three years with any English or Welsh club before the age of 21 if the full 25 player quota is used. Added to that there is an unlimited number of players under the age of 21. This is where Ancelotti will look to blood more of the youngsters into first team action this season.

Our four "home-grown" players include, Frank Lampard, John Terry, Ashley Cole and Ross Turnbull.

The squad list submitted is as follows:

Ashley Cole, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ross Turnbull, Petr Cech, Branislav Ivanovic, Michael Essien, Ramires, Yossi Benayoun, Didier Drogba, John Mikel Obi, Florent Malouda, Jose Bosingwa, Yury Zhirkov, Paulo Ferreira, Salomon Kalou, Alex, Henrique Hilario, Nicolas Anelka.

In addition our under 21st listed on the official website that are also included are:

Daniel Sturridge, Patrick van Aanholt, Jeffrey Bruma, Gael Kakuta, Fabio Borini, Josh McEachran

So what do you all make of our squad? Have we left ourselves short when it comes to the busier period of the season?, Will we see the likes of Bruma, Sturridge, Kakuta involved in the cup competitions allowing the first teamers to rest for key games in the season?.

One thing is for certain, Chelsea have a method to their madness and I back our squad to fight on all front's this season!

KTBFFH!

Liam Bridcutt reveals a side of Chelsea Football Club we very often hear about.

Liam Bridcutt is another of those young players who have tried to make the break through at Chelsea but never really made any sort of break through. Farmed out on loan during the later years at Chelsea, Bridcutt was eventually released from the club this Summer.

Bridcutt tried to sort out a deal with another club after he was released but came into problems for one reason or another. At this difficult time Bridcutt revealed a side of Chelsea that these days is very rarely reported as the big name players, money and player movements seem to grab all the headlines.

Chelsea never abandoned him after he was released and Bridcutt revealed Chelsea were there for him up till he was able to sign a deal with Brighton. He said:

“I was at Crystal Palace for a few weeks and was messed around a bit there, because they were in administration. It was a similar story at Wycombe. They had spent the budget and couldn’t really offer me anything.

I have still been training for three weeks back at Chelsea. They were happy to have me back to keep fit. They really helped me a lot, allowed me to go in and train so that when I got an opportunity I am fit and ready to go. Gus (Poyet) would probably not have looked at me otherwise, because he needs players that can come in straight away and do a job.

Chelsea were really good to me throughout my time there, from the age of eight. They have helped me all the way, even though they let me go in the summer. They are really nice and genuine people there who want to help so I am grateful to them.

At any big club these days it’s always hard for youngsters breaking through. I think it’s a lot harder for the English lads now because the clubs are looking abroad to buy people. We get overlooked a little bit but at Chelsea they have got some English players coming through. Even if they don’t develop them for the first team they develop them to get out and do a job elsewhere.

I’ve been in and around the first team, training with them quite a bit, and in the reserves some of the big names that don’t play are often involved. That is a massive confidence boost and they were always there to help you and encourage you to push on.

The captain, John Terry, is a massive influence on the young players. He is a great leader and if you ever needed someone to talk to he was always there. As a youngster I was a Chelsea fan. My dad was and still is. It is still a team I really love. I was disappointed to leave but I need to get out and progress my career. It’s a big step coming here. Hopefully I can do well and impress a few people.”

Its great to hear a player who clearly has Chelsea in his heart,talk so openly about the club and is greatful for what the club has done for him and the base he can build his career from.

All the best Liam we wish you well for the future!

KTBFFH