Goalkeepers
1 Petr CECH
23 Carlo CUDICINI
30 Rhys TAYLOR
40 Henrique HILARIO Meireles Alves Sampaio

Defenders
2 Branislav IVANOVIC
3 Ashley COLE
6 Ricardo Alverto Silveira De CARVALHO - [1 Goal (EPL)]
17 José BOSINGWA Da Silva - [2 Goal (EPL)]
18 Wayne Michael BRIDGE
19 Paulo Renato Rebocho FERREIRA
22
26 John George TERRY(Captain) - [2 Goals (UCL)]
33 ALEX Rodrigo Dias Da Costa - [1 Goal (EPL)]
35 Juliano Haus BELLETTI - [3 Goals (EPL)]

Midfielders
4
5 Michael ESSIEN
8 Frank James LAMPARD (Vice-Captain) - [9 Goals (EPL) + 1 Goal (UCL) + 3 Goals (FA/Carling)]
10 Joseph COLE - [2 Goals (EPL) + 1 Goal (UCL) ]
12 John Obi MIKEL
13 Michael BALLACK - [1 Goal (FA/Carling)]
15 Florent Johan MALOUDA - [2 Goals (EPL) + 1 Goal (UCL) + 1 Goal (FA/Carling)]
20 Anderson DECO - [3 Goals (EPL)]
24
27 Carlos Luciano da Silva MINEIRO
47 Miroslav STOCH

Strikers
7 Andriy SHEVCHENKO (On Loan)
9 Franco Matias DI SANTO
11 Tebily Didier Yves DROGBA - [1 Goal (EPL) + 1 Goal (FA/Carling) + 1 Goal (UCL)]
14 Claudio Miguel PIZARRO Bosio (On Loan)
16 Scott SINCLAIR
21 Saloman Armand Magloire KALOU - [3 Goal (EPL) + 3 Goals (FA/Carling) + 1 Goal (UCL)]
39 Nicolas Sebastien ANELKA - [14 Goals (EPL) + 2 Goals (UCL) + 1 Goal (FA/Carling)]


The Management
MANAGER - Luiz Felipe Scolari
ASST. FIRST TEAM COACH - Ray 'Butch' Wilkins
GOALKEEPER COACH - Christophe Lollichon
FITNESS COACH - Glen Driscoll
HEAD SCOUT - Michael Emenalo
RESERVE TEAM MANAGER - Brendan Rodgers
CLUB DOCTOR - Bryan English
DIRECTOR of YOUTH Development - Frank Arnesen
YOUTH MANAGER - Paul Clement
ACADEMY MANAGER - Neil Bath


The Club
Club Details
Nickname - The Blues
Formed - 1905
Chairman - Bruce Buck
Directors - Peter Kenyon and Eugene Tenenbaum

Stadium Details
Stadium - Stamford Bridge
Address - Chelsea Football Club, Fulham Road, London, SW6 1HS
Capacity - 42,360
Pitch - 113yd x 74yd

Mascot Details
Mascot - Lion
Name - Stamford


The History
Trophy Cabinet
League - 1954/55 LEAGUE TITLE, 2004/05 LEAGUE TITLE, 2005/06 LEAGUE TITLE
Europe - 1971 Cup Winner's Cup, 1998 Cup Winner's Cup, 1998 Super Cup
FA Cup - 1970, 1997, 2000, 2007
League Cup - 1965, 1998, 2005, 2007
Other - 1955 Charity Shield, 2000 Charity Shield, 2005 Community Shield

LYN Blues Fans
A - abcdefcuk / Acey / adliew / albirri / Amanda85 / andibrave / andyxp / antrix00 / arcloustan / arezz / arkard / aw13 / azman4243 / Astral86 / aceejay / ahkumm / aaron1kee / ADEXXXX / afaris / AdamG1981
B - Baron_Bleakstare / bravura / bwan / bukan main / BFGWong / belphegor / bennyray / bo0t
C - carter_ng / Chanwsan / CHanx / chiakc / chitchat / choongyouqi / ChuChai / crash_makers / crimsonhead / cipan2001 / cl1931994
D - david_kiat / dream~life1437 / deale30 / Doctor Who? / DukeBlue
E - Eddx / emmeir / emy_xvidia / erni3 / esca_flo
F - fer@kamarul / feisal90 / frequency / frankieNrosie
G - ghlen / god_of_cookery / gothmy
H - hafez13 / HaszAhmad / hfmea / heretic6 / how to save a life / hhbks / htt
I - ijamz / indiagnoziz / Ichighost / insane.kill
J - jbbeng / jesusfreak88 / jdreamer / jonralf / jerseybuyer
K - Kao Lat / karim_effendy / Kernkraft400 / kezman / khangchween / KidsCode / kinyu / KingKongStudy / knopf / kokmun2917 / kubrick16 / k3ntzilla / ken0777 / krovaxq / kerplunk / ken0777 / kurik_kuntil
L - lord_aminkin
M - M@r0R! / max_cavalera / me0wSter / MetaAura / midyx / moncold / MozertX / mukhlisz / mono_demon / madfag / mikafarhan / maysix / Massa
N - NeO2 / nixk / nono3535 / nyprinz83 / neildesouza
O - overclocker11 / oxalato
P - Pangkey / PhantomGaL / pilotHans / popopi / plokoon / Pepperboy / province86
Q - QiQio
R - raywon / Rin @ si_jali / rubber / rexoxo / reez_haris
S - saintsoul / SeLrAhC / SephiRave / sexybeast / seydee / shiinkuro31 / Sim (2) / skunksounds / soul_project / spikeee / starblade / swlong / shah_ho_nam2 / sanfa
T - taor3n / Trident
U -
V - ViolentG / virtual
W - wayne_chen / wenjie / What61 / wintzen
X - XenoFr3ak / xsan
Y -
Z - zepple / Ziey
Others - ::MaghuL:: / +3kk


Chelsea FC Results Season 08/09
16/08/2008 Chelsea v Portsmouth - 4 : 0 (j.Cole, Anelka, Lampard, Deco)
23/08/2008 Wigan Athletic v Chelsea - 0 : 1 (Deco)
30/08/2008 Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur - 1 : 1 (Belletti)
13/09/2008 Manchester City v Chelsea - 1 : 3 (Carvalho, Lampard, Anelka)
16/09/2008 Chelsea v Bordeaux (UCL) - 4 : 0 (Lampard, j.Cole, Malouda, Anelka)
20/09/2008 Chelsea v Manchester United - 1 : 1 (Kalou)
23/09/2008 Portsmouth v Chelsea (Carling) - 0 : 4 (Lampard, Malouda, Lampard, Kalou)
27/09/2008 Stoke City v Chelsea - 0 : 2 (Bosingwa, Anelka)
01/10/2008 Cluj v Chelsea (UCL) - 0 : 0
04/10/2008 Chelsea v Aston Villa - 2 : 0 (Joe Cole, Anelka)
18/10/2008 Middlesbrough v Chelsea - 0 : 5 (Kalou(2), Belletti, Lampard, Malouda)
23/10/2008 Chelsea v Roma (UCL) - 1 : 0 (Terry)
25/10/2008 Chelsea v Liverpool - 0 : 1
28/10/2008 Hull City v Chelsea 0 : 3 (Lampard, Anelka, Malouda)
01/11/2008 Chelsea v Sunderland 5 : 0 (Alex, Anelka(3), Lampard)
05/11/2008 Roma v Chelsea (UCL) - 3 : 1 (Terry)
08/11/2008 Blackburn v Chelsea - 0 : 2 (Anelka(2))
13/11/2008 Chelsea v Burnley - 1 : 1 [4-5] (Drogba)
15/11/2008 WBA v Chelsea - 0 : 3 (Bosingwa, Anelka(2))
22/11/2008 Chelsea v Newcastle - 0 : 0
27/11/2008 Bordeaux v Chelsea (UCL) - 1 : 1 (Anelka)
29/11/2008 Chelsea v Arsenal - 1 : 2
06/12/2008 Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea - 0 : 2 (Anelka, Deco)
10/12/2008 Chelsea v CFR Cluj (UCL) - 2 : 1 (Kalou, Drogba)
13/12/2008 Chelsea v West Ham United - 1 : 1 (Anelka)
20/12/2008 Everton v Chelsea - 0 : 0
26/12/2008 Chelsea v WBA - 2 : 0 (Drogba, Lampard)
28/12/2008 Fulham v Chelsea - 2 : 2 (Lampard(2))
03/01/2009 Chelsea v Southend United (FA) - 1 : 1 (Kalou)
10/01/2009 Manchester United v Chelsea - 3 : 0
15/01/2009 Southend United v Chelsea (FA) - 1 : 4 (Ballack, Kalou, Anelka, Lampard)
17/01/2009 Chelsea v Stoke City - 2 : 1 (Belletti, Lampard)
28/01/2009 Chelsea v Middlesbrough
31/01/2009 Liverpool v Chelsea
07/02/2009 Chelsea v Hull City
21/02/2009 Aston Villa v Chelsea
28/02/2009 Chelsea v Wigan Athletic
03/03/2009 Portsmouth v Chelsea
14/03/2009 Chelsea v Manchester City
21/03/2009 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
04/04/2009 Newcastle United v Chelsea
11/04/2009 Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers
18/04/2009 Chelsea v Everton
25/04/2009 West Ham United v Chelsea
02/05/2009 Chelsea v Fulham
09/05/2009 Arsenal v Chelsea
16/05/2009 Chelsea v Blackburn
24/05/2009 Sunderland v Chelsea


Signatures



Blue Blues


This post has been edited by madfag: Jan 18 2009, 01:37 AM

New Chelsea thread.

i have a feeling it'll be a great game. the matches involving chelsea and liverpool are generally played in good spirits over the last few seasons rite?
hope it continues that way. we deal with other fixtures first, and then we meet. gene hackman vs rafa!

allritey man. thanks for the info.
in the newspapers too eh...yea i think i've seen it before

yea...this will be the 1st encounter between them...both are great managers...

but this time, it wont be that interesting without skrtel around

Hope agger can make up...

LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE MATCH.

skrtel gives drogba the hardest time..but...both will not be around. haih
agger's freekick goal in the champions league is still quite fresh in my mind. was furious with our defensive wall at the time
at times like these, i hope rafa gets the irresistable urge to tinker with the line up..hehe. but it seems he does that a lot less nowadays?

Hey I am a Chelsea fan too. Add me in the list!

im still furious with our wall today. lol. even cech is.

Already added

Bro, please add Mineiro under midfielder. Number 27.



This post has been edited by plokoon: Oct 9 2008, 01:28 AM

oh yeah mineiro! on the job right now

I can say bring it on liverpool. This is the new attacking chelsea. Will we have deco and carvalho for the match.

its hard to say, they are recovering and even if they do recover, its not sure that they've had enough training for the match. lets just settle boro first before moving on to liverpool.

correction, i think deco might be playing, his injury is lighter than carvalho's.

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Added on October 9, 2008, 1:43 amalright its bed time for me, ill check back tomorrow morning if any changes are required, i cant add anymore images to the siggy, my mistake

This post has been edited by madfag: Oct 9 2008, 01:43 AM

add me in the list oso T_T

agreed. one match at a time. for all we know, boro will be the one to take points away from us
gotta look out for mido, afonso alves, aliadiere, downing and tuncay..their backline isn't too bad either.
who do u guys think is better on the left? kalou or malouda..

sure thing boot

i remember i read somewhere, it said, "Malouda owned the left flank."

die hard chelsea supporter!!! add me to the blue list too ^^

carefree wherever we may be...
coz we are the famous CFC....
we dun care whoever you may be...
coz we are the famous CFC....

reporting in new thread
hmm i think kalou on the left flank will b more dangerous than malouda...
.kalou's getting stronger and can tackle hard...i prefer kalou over malouda...

This post has been edited by taor3n: Oct 9 2008, 04:02 AM

Kalou all the way over Malouda. That's one thing Grant can see that Scolari can't.

w00t! New thread.

i used to think malouda would be a flop, but he is getting better.

give malouda a chance. i thought kalou plays the right wing?

at this time, ill play malouda bcos he now seems getting better partnership with ashley on the left ..

my name still not on list

3rd time request...

ill get it done when i get home, now at office dunno why cannot edit.

it gives some zero reply error or something.

ill add up bo0t, ken0777 and reez_haris soon enough. be patient.

Ibrahimovic hails Mourinho as ''complete coach''

By Soccernet staff

October 8, 2008

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Internazionale striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hailed Jose Mourinho as ''the most complete coach'' he has played under and believes the former Chelsea and Porto coach has already had a huge impact on his career.

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Peas in a pod: Ibramhimovich and Mourinho.

Often inconsistent and temperamental Sweden international told the club's official website: ''In only two or three months with him I have learned a lot, perhaps more than what I have learned in the last five years at the same level.''

''[Moruinho] is most certainly the most complete coach that I have ever had. I think he can help me improve a lot.''

Reading between the lines of Ibrahimovic's comments is seems the striker holds littlel lasting respect for Mourinho's predecessors in the Nerazzurri hot-seat, Fabio Capello and Roberto Mancini.

Mourinho joined the Italian champions this summer replacing Mancini, who guided Inter to three successive league titles before being dismissed.

The self-styled 'Special One' has already achieved success at Inter with his team winning the Italian Supercoppa in August, and after six games Inter are joint Serie A leaders alongside Lazio and Udinese and remain unbeaten in the Champions League.

However it hasn't all been smooth sailing for Mourinho who is enduring a torrid time with the Italian media after several run-ins over his tendency to send his assistant to press conference and ducking the chance to be interviewed at the same time as Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri live on television.

Mourinho is a true legend!
I will never forget the day he started to coach Chelsea!
He gave us the confidence that we can win many cups and fight with other top teams!
He also help the players by absorbing the media attention himself just to let his players stay focus on the pitch.
The success is already built and Scolari is carrying his legacy!!

Add me too!hehe

Good job on the site madfag, keep up the good work.

Another pointer would be to update matches carried live plus times and dates for the benefit of those wanting to catch such matches.

thanks aw13 ill do my best in updating the dates and times but i dont think i can update here live though. i usually watch at hartamas

aw is not asking you to update live. He is referring to the information of the live broadcast on the tv so that the others won't miss the matches.

Anyway, good luck in managing the thread. So far, it has been passed down to good hands. We're looking forward to see how you can cope with this one. Keep up the good work, mate.

site manager. thats an interesting post to hold. hehe

Alright, will do my best

chelsea rock!
glory!!

nice..new thread..

no doubt that mourinho really a legendary manager for chelsea...the great and special one..but..

under big phil..we look more pro than ever..the way he handle the media impress me..

u mean besides the goal post? haha couldn't help it

hmm looks like we have the malouda camp on one side and the kalou camp on the other
it would be interesting to see both on at the same time, but kalou does better on the left cos he's very good at cutting in onto his fave right foot.
besides that, we have joe cole. kalou needs games to remain consistent, and to me malouda seems to stuggle against the big teams.
kalou saved our ass by getting the equaliser at home against spurs during the carling cup in mourinho's last full season, (a high pressure game as we were chasing the match) and other examples include the 2 great games he had in both legs against liverpool in the ucl, (his cross lead to riise putting through his own net for the away leg, and he cut in for a good shot to trouble reina with drogs following up for the breakthrough at home)
his equaliser against utd is another indication that he's one for the tough teams.

malouda on the other hand is slightly faster and more direct, with wicked crosses when he's on form. he fights for every ball and is definitely more aggressive than kalou and this earns him some extra brownie points. but its hard to recall a good solid performance by the lad against a top team. so this makes me slightly in favour of our ivorian. however if i could experiment, i'd give malouda a chance on the right to see how good he can cut inside, dribble, or unleash some ferocious shots from that left foot of his.

add me to the chelsea fans list pls...

good luck mad fag^^

Reporting in a new thread comrade...

alright

okay

thank you.

its about time you did!

ai bro getting better already.. nice.. now our topic is alive again

Great job indeed madfag for starting the thread.
It's great to see Chelsea FC supporters supporting each other and to be frank, I'm proud to be the Blues fan.

Truly hope that madfag will bring continuous updates to the thread and most importantly, keep the blue flag flying high!

I never noe Branislav IVANOVIC is a chelsea player...looks decent...i wonder if he will start again next game...

juz my opinion.. you should add the lyric of chelsea song as well.. because there are plenty of us who are searching for that:)

REPORTING IN!!!!....

long live the..errr...MADFAG?...

Brought him during the Winter transfer window.

but nvr see him playing b4 until last match...

ya n it was his epl debut since january ..
he got play several times with reserve team under avramgrant
he paired with nmanja vidic in serbia ..

Ivanovic was also part of the pre-season's squad to Asia. He came in during the 2nd half against our national team.

Ivanovic really impressed me in the game against villa. Defended really well, got alot of headers. So far, all our center backs are playing really well, terry and carvalho are superb but alex and ivanovic arent too far away

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Added on October 10, 2008, 12:31 amand thank you all my blue bros for giving me the chance to start the Chelsea thread. do help me out if i miss out anything

This post has been edited by madfag: Oct 10 2008, 12:31 AM

hmmm...its been awhile i havent post..hehe

but i wanna say this! why aston villa game no thrill...even the goals are too early...

weh where do u stay? let's go watch our team play against the kop later

Chelsea saw villa as a threat. There are thrills, of the blues playing a very very good game against villa

currently im staying in kl. usually watch at hartamas
wanna make gathering?

hey madfag.
Can u add me in the fans' list?
Thanks mate.
Keep The Blue Flag Flying High

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Added on October 10, 2008, 1:01 amGermany won 3-1 against Switzerland yesterday.
Ballack also play during the match!
Thank god, he didn't injured.


This post has been edited by gothmy: Oct 10 2008, 01:01 AM

can also

wa..
new thread..
sorry guys..i'm late
anyway, lets support out team

yeah! new thread..
Chelsea forever

Reporting in new thread
Great job madfag. Keep up the good work!

Oh hows John Terry injury goin?

Not fit to play for England tomorrow. Still nursing his back injury. Rio will deputise as captain.

Gerrard will fare better than Rio.

something i just found out...

Ashley cole actually make his 1st team debut as a striker!!!

Another interesting trivia is Terry started out as a central midfielder but deputised as CB due to player shortage one day and he had not looked back ever since.

same like A.Cole...he was sub for Slyvinho when he was injured and then never look back again...

OT: Hey, whos the local moderator that requested the mod to warn me for spamming?? Cheering for chelsea is spamming? Wow, new stuff to me.

Seriously, some moderators are power crazy and power hungry.

Chill and smoke some weed. Geez.

This post has been edited by AdamG1981: Oct 11 2008, 12:21 AM

Mods is short for moderators. It's the same thing. I think you're trying to say 'forumers and mods'.

Yup, a local mod requested an admin to warn me. That's what my warn msg said. Anyways, whatever. No big deal. I am not here to argue with kids with fake balls.

Another loyal fans reporting in..damn..not logging for about two weeks..already missed the opening of the thread,hehe

no wonder terry has the urge to push far forward at times. LOL.

chill la bro

discussions here, cheering during the game!

Madfag, i have no problem if the mod msg me about it since it was my first offence.

I love my team and i don't find cheering as spamming. Anyways, i am voicing out my personal opinion.

Chelsea 8 players

Name; Condition; Expected Return;

N Anelka Leg Injury 15th Oct 08
J Cole Ankle/Foot Injury 18th Oct 08
Alex Hip/Thigh Injury 18th Oct 08
J Terry Back Injury 15th Oct 08
D Drogba Knee Injury 9th Nov 08
A Deco Thigh Muscle Strain 18th Oct 08
R CarvalhoKnee Injury 26th Oct 08
M Essien ACL Knee Injury Mar 09

a tip to avoid that is u just discuss something short, and cheer all u want at the end of the sentence
i do see a lot of one liner cheers on other teams' threads. but i doubt they all got a warning.
so maybe you're just unlucky mate.

wah boot...now that you've listed them all out. it looks like a HUGE list

What is this? Although we're supporting the same club, I don't find this justified. This is so wrong and should not even be a tips or anything.

We have been reminding our mates here, for not to flame baits in the other threads or spam. So, I hope that we can keep our tradition. Do not let the others feel that we're worthless. Post wisely. If there is anything that you do not agree with, argue with facts and the right points. If it is a flame bait or spam, ignore and report. That's how things go. Whosoever that breaks the rules, should be punished. It is the rules.

Posts like "reporting in" or "congratulations on the new thread" or even "I love Chels! I love Chels!" should not be practised in the first place. I wanted to warn you guys but I didn't. It was my fault in failing to do so. Imagine, if everyone in the fans list post things like that, how many posts have we wasted in this thread? Plus, does it serve any meaningful purpose?

Anyway, it is good that you guys voice the love for the club publicly with passion but no, we don't do that in this forum. We're being monitored. I don't mind you sing your lungs out in the street, pubs, mamak stalls for Chelsea because I do so too, and I believe the others as well. But doing it here, well.. at least, not just an one-liner cheers.

P/s: Adam, I understand the feeling. But cheering without any specific purpose is considered spamming. I'm sorry for you. Btw, which post of yours is reported? I can see that the others deserve the warning more than you (if you read from the first page).

This post has been edited by jdreamer: Oct 11 2008, 09:42 AM

chelsea really counts everything now that abrahimovic lost 21b? gosh...



hope by visiting here and discuss a bit about another clubs mates wont considered as spamming right? sry to just cut in and voice out my opinion, was shocked for the 21bil lost by ur clubs owner, didn noticed that somethings going on in d house. sry for being rude^,, cheers!

This post has been edited by Vagine: Oct 11 2008, 10:07 AM

n almost can create a team haha .. but 5 will recover fast ..

poor essiennn .. he might be 100% fully back to business next season i think

create a team... hehe not an ordinary team tho.. total might reach 100m+
hmm with essien back to the team, dont really know either chelsea or liverpool will get their 1st lose this season^^

it might be a draw...and the percentage of getting draw is above 70%

wow.. a percentage now? hehe yea i think it might be a draw, but definetely not a goalless draw. its scolari not mourinho^^

well the point is if u discuss something relevant or give a positive comment regarding chelsea and add 'keep the blue flag flying high,' 'come on you blues..etc,etc' at the end of the sentence it isn't considered spam. not at least from my understanding. heck aren't we allowed to cheer for our team?
i did the comment + cheer thingy a few times and have never been warned btw. of course the comment has to be longer than a couple of words. i admit i have seen many 'pure' spamming posts here but i believe it isn't as serious as in some of the other threads.
back to the footie.
yea vagine its a bit hard to picture a scoreless draw but it has happened before to both teams..us against cluj..and u guys against stoke..worrying prospect?

bo0t always comes up with very interesting post

well most of them will be back this time around and before the liverpool game.

alex's injury is a Hip/Thigh Injury? i thought it was a back injury or something like terry

Are you not contradicting yourself? At first you were saying something like "just discuss something short and continue with cheering" and now you're talking about something relevant.

Anyway, I think you have to scroll back and reread what I've posted in the earlier post. I do not state that cheering isn't allowed but it has to be done in the right way.

Well, I rest my case here. No hard feeling.

well i meant discuss something short relating to chelsea of course. but again it musn't be too short.
nah no hard feelings. just soft ones. kiddin
hey who would u guys pick (while riccy's out)..ivanovich or alex?

I like Alex but I think we should use Ivanovic!
Just give him a few games to prove that he can challenge for the position.
I believe he will prove his worth!

yes ivanovic is definitely an exciting prospect that adds depth to the team! i believe we have strength in depth now

i think we hv a strong bunch of defense-center..no need to be worry at all,hehehe.

cant wait for the next game to start..still hoping for drogba to perform..he's being calm and quiet. I wonder when will he turn 'green',hehehe

Bro,
Cheering isn't an offense, but wasting bandwidth cheering here in CHELSEAFC thread without offering any meaningful facts or posts, that's a menace.
I cheered for the club, but I added in some substances as well. That well defines what's a forum, a place for discussions, meaningful discussions. If you post something solely for cheering purpose, then what for we need the thread? And why do we need this forum? You can simple sing you heart out aloud anytime anywhere and no one objects.

This is a place where R&R are applied, we as the forumers, should respect it.

he shd start more imo...he was impressive last game...

But our defense is simply too competitive for him to break through.

he would be a good back up for carvalho:), maybe next 2 season when ricky retired..

i find Alex is a superb player. watching his games. i think he really deserve a few more games.

ballack, kalou and ivanovic all on the score sheet for their respective countries!
marimo if u observe alex's performances for psv, he was mighty impressive!
even getting the winning header against arsenal during the group stages of the ucl not too long ago.
but at chelsea he hasn't matched that form due to a lack of games i think.
so ivanovic gets my vote now mainly because he's hit the ground running.

I remember one block from Alex during Manu game. It was superb!
Btw, Alex is a good defender, dominating the air but still a lil slow compared to Ricky.

but i like his height.. that's another advantage... anyway looking forward to see all our key players fit for the upcoming more savage matches