By Ollie Irish

Champions again? Pies casts a beady eye over Chelsea's powerful squad...

Goalkeepers - Petr Cech, helmet and all, is vital to Chelsea, partyly because he's so solid and partly because his back-ups hardly befit a club of Chelsea's size.

In the words of Isaac Newton, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Chelsea's management would certainly concur with this law of motion as the sale of veteran center-half Ricardo Carvalho to Real Madrid is bound to result in new faces heading to Stamford Bridge.

The Blues have reportedly received €8 million for allowing the Portuguese defender to complete a reunion with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.

Potters keeper refuses to play Shrewsbury After Stoke rejected two bids for him from Chelsea, Asmir Begovic found the thought of facing Shrewsbury a bit too much to take. The keeper was named in the starting line-up for last night's Carling Cup clash but refused to play. The Potters instead has to rely on Carlo Nash, the [.

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So here are the Chelsea news updates on Wednesday 25th August 2010 including: Begovic reportedly goes on strike at Stoke & Pulis says "You won't join Chelsea!

Fulham boss Mark Hughes has conceded that there is no point in keeping want-away Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer at Craven Cottage but unless he finds an adequate replacement, the 37-year old will have to stay.

An adequate replacement doesn't seem to be all that far away. Manchester City's Shay Given is equally intent on moving away from his current club as the emergence of Joe Hart has left the former Newcastle player as the second-choice at the Eastlands.

Fulham boss Mark Hughes has conceded that there is no point in keeping want-away Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer at Craven Cottage but unless he finds an adequate replacement, the 37-year old will have to stay.

An adequate replacement doesn't seem to be all that far away. Manchester City's Shay Given is equally intent on moving away from his current club as the emergence of Joe Hart has left the former Newcastle player as the second-choice at the Eastlands.

It's often a question that football fans can never really answer, but why do certain players seem quite happy to sit on the bench? More often than not players are always wanting to play, so transfers to clubs where the opportunities are limited always confuses the fans. For example, one particular player is currently trying his very best to escape from Stoke City for no obvious reason.

It's often a question that football fans can never really answer, but why do certain players seem quite happy to sit on the bench? More often than not players are always wanting to play, so transfers to clubs where the opportunities are limited always confuses the fans. For example, one particular player is currently trying his very best to escape from Stoke City for no obvious reason.

England

Liverpool Make Cole Enquiry

Liverpool have made an enquiry about West Ham striker Carlton Cole. (Sky Sports).

Analysis: West Ham might be keen to hold on to Cole, but it's safe to say that Liverpool can't live and die by the Torres if they're to be taken seriously this season.