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[Funkmaster]

Tiago wechselt für 12 Mio. € zu Chelsea.

arg, hatte mich schon drauf eingestellt dass er bei barca spielen wird...

[themanwho]

ich seh gerade die aufzeichnung von chelsea gegen celtic am DSF. relativ interessant: mourinho greift auf Smertin, Babayaro und Geremi zurück. sie alle wurden letzte saison verliehen bzw. spielten keine rolle mehr in ranieris system. doch unter dem portugiesen können sie erneut beweisen, warum sie bei den blues spielen sollten.

weiters erwähnenswert: das zusammenspiel zwischen Kezman und Robben. beide kennen sich aus eindhoven und haben perfekt aufeinander abgestimmte laufwege. dieses duo sollte man in der meisterschaft nicht auseinandersplitten, wenn man viel freude haben will.

was ich als manU supporter ja nicht hoffe

[themanwho]

ahja:

Sebastian Kneissl wurde nach Westerlo verliehen.

Zenden soll endgültig nach M'bro wechseln, er war bereits letzte Saison dorthin verliehen.

[Pinturicchio]

Ich schaus mir auch gerade an, Super Spiel wie ich finde.

Außerdem kann man aus diesem Spiel schon einige Aufschlüsse entnehmen, wie vielleicht die Stammelf bei Meisterschaftsbeginn ausschauen könnte.

Die Gewinner der Partie waren für mich: Cech, Geremi, Robben, Kezman

Die Verlierer: Mutu, Cudicini, Parker, Cole

Derzeit würde meine Aufstellung so aussehen:

Kezman - Drogba

Robben - Makelele - Lampard - Geremi

Bridge - Terry - Gallas - Johnson

Cech

[Pinturicchio]

Wahnsinn, mit dieser Startelf erreicht Chelsea einen Altersdurchschnitt von 24,18 Jahren. Der gesamte Kader hat einen Altersdurchschnitt von: 24,77 Jahren.

[Pinturicchio]

Etwas zum schmunzeln für alle Chelsea Fans. Freud euch auf Drogba --> hier

bearbeitet 28. Juli 2004 von Pinturicchio

[Pinturicchio]

Und hier etwas über Frank Lampard.

[Funkmaster]

Wahnsinn, mit dieser Startelf erreicht Chelsea einen Altersdurchschnitt von 24,18 Jahren. Der gesamte Kader hat einen Altersdurchschnitt von: 24,77 Jahren.

das is das was ich abramowitch und co so hoch anrechne: dass sie meist leute für die zukunft kaufen!

ich hoffe nur man wechselt diese bei nem schlechten start wieder aus, auch diese brauchen zeit, aber sind sie erstmal eingespielt dann können sie wohl großes erreichen

[Pinturicchio]

Chelsea 3 Roma 0

Friday, Jul 30, 2004

Another impressive team performance with goals from Joe Cole, Mateja Kezman and substitute Didier Drogba wasn’t even overshadowed by Kezman’s sending off.

Cole had been looking sharp for the first ten minutes, taking one wicked corner from the left, when he received a wonderful flick from Eidur Gudjohnsen. He played a one-two with Gérémi who supplied a perfect chip behind the central defence, and the fleet-footed Cole got through them to tuck the ball under the advancing goalkeeper Carlo Zotti.

Four minutes after being the hero Cole was the sinner when he was booked for two bites at Olivier Dacourt’s ankles, unnecessary challenges in midfield.

Chelsea began to dominate, and Kezman, playing on the shoulder of Roma’s defence, was only fractionally offside when charging through. He should have scored, however, midway through the half when wonderful interplay between Cole and Gudjohnsen set him up from 15 metres, but his left-footed effort was well palmed away by diving Zotti. Such has been Kezman’s form that it was a real surprise when he didn’t net.

Gérémi, playing his second game in a row on the right of midfield, again supplied the opportunities from his favourite position with a wonderful chipped cross which found Kezman arriving free, but the new Number 9 surprisingly sliced his attempted left-footed volley badly wide.

Two minutes later Kezman was on the right to receive Gudjohnsen’s fine pass, and his low cross was cleared by the desperately diving Philippe Mexes from Cole five metres out.

Cole was then robbed in midfield by the diving Francesco Totti with a particularly physical challenge. Gérémi dived in with an air of retaliation, Kezman held Totti back and both Chelsea players got booked.

Totti had an on-target free-kick after Claude Makelele had fouled just outside the area, but it didn’t truly test Petr Cech who held it with a slow dive.

Dellas became the referee’s fourth booking when he tripped Cole just before half-time.

Chelsea kicked off the second-half with Drogba making his first appearance and a much changed side. It was: Cech; Ferreira, Gallas, Terry, Bridge; Gérémi, Smertin, Lampard, Robben; Kezman, Drogba. Kezman dropped back to fulfil the link role and rounded Mexes after two minutes before finding Drogba who pulled a left-footer wide of the far post from an acute angle.

Roma’s half-time substitutions left them with the same back four, but they took off right-sided midfielder Virga and switched to 4-3-1-2 with Totti withdrawing behind Delvecchio and substitute Montella.

Alexeï Smertin had watched a very assured first-half from Makelele, but after firing one shot just over he left left-back Leando Cufre lost on the flank with a turn and burst of pace, and pulled a good low pass across the face of the penalty area which Drogba blazed over.

Record signing Drogba was in the thick of the action. He won a free-kick out on the right which Arjen Robben floated in and his powerful header down was flicked over with a good reflex save by Zotti. The ball, however, had gone straight at the goalkeeper.

A minute past the hour Roma sent on Corvia for Delvecchio and suddenly the action really kicked in. First Kezman broke through one on one but Zotti saved his shot. Then, within a minute, the Serb finally scored. Frank Lampard’s pass defeated Giuseppe Scurto, Robben got almost to the by-line and pulled back what is already a trademark low ball for Kezman to fire left-footed through the goalkeeper. Two-nil.

Three minutes later Dacourt disgracefully dragged his studs down Robben’s calf as the winger, momentarily on the right, burst forward. Kezman pushed the Roma midfielder, Robben got up and did the same. The referee sent off Dacourt and Kezman. Furious John Terry remonstrated with the official but to no end.

Chelsea switched to 4-4-1, Roma to 4-3-2, and Drogba scored his first Chelsea goal three minutes later. Lampard’s strong 25 metres shot bounced off careless Zotti and Drogba pounced. Three-nil.

Roma made a host of substitutions. Damien Duff made his comeback following injury as Robben felt the effects of the foul, and the Irishman looked to have no problems. Lampard was booked for a hefty challenge on Curfe, and at the death Petr Cech flicked a long range shot over.

Roma had just two shots on target all game. The sendings off do not lead to suspensions in the series. The pass, pass, pass, goodbye style of play was again triumphant.

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Das Spiel in voller Länge um 17:00 Uhr auf DSF. Geht sich super aus, um 19:00 Uhr gehts für eine Woche ab nach Italien.

[Funkmaster]

Das Spiel in voller Länge um 17:00 Uhr auf DSF. Geht sich super aus, um 19:00 Uhr gehts für eine Woche ab nach Italien.

geil

was will ich mehr!

bin dann mal vorm tv

[Funkmaster]

kein gutes spiel

die roma spielte mit dem b team und war nach vorne viel zu harmlos.

das 3. tor gehörte klar dem keeper, dafür hat er sonst einige male gut gehalten....

bei chelsea besonders stark:

robben, kezman, der allerdings durch eine rote nach tätlilchkeit an dacour und mexes vom platz musste und auch drogba

[Pinturicchio]

Robben fällt vier Wochen aus

11.08.2004 11:02:00

Vizemeister FC Chelsea muss vier Tage vor Premier League-Start gegen ManU einen Rückschlag hinnehmen. Neuzugang Arjen Robben fällt verletzt aus.

Der Holländer laboriert an einem Riss des rechten Mittelfußknochens. Chelsea rechnet mit einer Pause von etwa vier Wochen.

Im Sommer war der 20-Jährige für 18,5 Millionen Euro vom PSV Eindhoven nach England gewechselt und war bei der Euro in Portugal einer der Besten im Oranje-Team.

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Großer Rückschlag für Chelsea mMn, den Robben wäre für mich gesetzt gewesen auf der linken Seite. Habe 2 Spiele bei der World Series Tour von ihm gesehen und war begeistert. Um den frei gewordenen Platz dürften sich wohl Parker, Duff und Cole streiten.

[jimmyfloyd]

ich denke duff hat die grössten chancen am sonntag !!! hoffentlich ist robben bald wieder fit!! was ich bisher von ihm gesehn und gelesen habe ist brillant!! also heisst es hoffen und abwarten toi toi toi!!

bearbeitet 12. August 2004 von jimmyfloyd

[Funkmaster]

Match report: Chelsea 1 Man United 0

Sunday, Aug 15, 2004

Chelsea have recorded our first back-to-back home wins against Manchester United for 13 years and as last season it was by the narrowest of margins. In a tight, hard-fought game of few chances, it was the boot of Eidur Gudjohnsen that made the crucial difference.

José Mourinho handed debuts to six players, Petr Cech, Paulo Ferreira, Alexeï Smertin and Didier Drogba from the start, Ricardo Carvalho and Mateja Kezman as subs, so it would have been a lot to ask for a performance of total cohesion and understanding but this Chelsea side had just enough, both in determination and trouble for the unfamiliar Man U back line, to win the day.

Played to an ear-buzzing atmosphere, there was a frantic opening to the game. The first half-chance came soon, an off-target header by O’Shea running in front of Ferreira. In the tenth minute Man United had another aerial effort, Giggs finding Smith this time who headed over the bar.

But despite those early scares, it was Chelsea who found the nerve-settling breakthrough.

It came from a counter-attack, Fortune totally missing a clearance out of the Chelsea area. It allowed Gérémi to break with pace before steadying himself and lofting the ball into Drogba who towering above all around, headed down to the supporting Gudjohnsen.

Initially it looked as if the knock down was destined to run out of play but Gudjohnsen made up the ground, lofted over Howard towards goal and then chased in. Keane racing back was too late to clear and Chelsea were ahead.

Drogba himself was almost in on goal a minute later after the hard-working Smertin’s pass had sent him away, but Howard this time was able to disposes as the Chelsea striker attempted to go past the keeper.

Man United’s threat was not quelled with Giggs causing problems as he roamed away from the left wing and there were a couple of stressful moments just after the half-hour mark. Cech and his defenders got in the way of each other when dealing with one cross and then as Man U kept the pressure on, the ball was worked into Scholes who fortunately drove wide.

At the other end Drogba was causing problems, particularly for Roy Keane in central defence who was finding it hard to cope with the pace and power of his new adversary.

When Drogba ran at him on the edge of the area, Keane’s only resort was a body check. From the resulting free-kick Lampard was a few yards wide so it was a single goal advantage that Chelsea took into the break.

The opening stages of the second-half saw plenty more classic Premiership-paced battling but sights on goal were few and far between. Drogba had both opposition central defenders struggling to match him in the air at times while Howard had his turn to be the victor in another fifty-fifty chase with Gudjohnsen.

On 69 minutes came the first substitution, the fresh legs of Mateja Kezman replacing the well exercised ones of Didier Drogba. Three minutes later Man U introduced a new striker of their own, Diego Forlan replacing Djemba-Djemba.

Almost instantly it looked to be opening up for the long-haired one when Giggs knocked the ball away from Ferreira but Cech was sharp enough to smoother. When Forlan was able to shoot a couple of minutes later having beaten the offside flag, he blasted embarrassingly off-target.

Chelsea were being forced back. We were defending deep and the visitors were sensing an equaliser.

On 80 minutes they had a great chance to score it, Giggs evading Gallas to meet Smith’s cross but heading wide of the post from ten yards out. Mourinho responded instantly by adding Scott Parker to the central midfield, Gudjohnsen making way so leaving Kezman to go it alone up front.

Carvalho was soon added to the midfield battle in place of Gérémi while Bellion and Richardson came on for Miller and Fortune, both managers using their full resources in these days of early season fitness.

The closing three minutes of injury time could have been a worrying time for Chelsea given the period just before but in fact it was Chelsea who had Man U panicking with a couple of breaks from our half. The full time whistle came with Ferguson’s men pressed right back in their penalty area.

This was not yet a Chelsea team into full stride but in the month of the Olympic Games, we have left the starting blocks well.

Chelsea (4-1-2-1-2) Cech; Ferreira, Gallas, Terry © Bridge; Makelele; Gérémi, Smertin; Lampard; Gudjohnsen, Drogba.

Manchester United (4-1-4-1) Howard; G Neville, Keane ©, Silvestre, Fortune; O’Shea; Miller, Scholes, Djemba-Djemba, Giggs; Smith

Referee Graham Poll

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[Darkxxx]

FC Chelsea London, mein Traumclub!

Schade das sie Rooney nicht bekommen haben, aber ein Sturm mit Drogba, Kezman und Godjohnsen hört sich auch sehr vielversprechend an!

Glory,Glory Chelsea London!