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On Wednesday, we reported that Chelsea manager Avram Grant was seemingly happy to take the credit
for a teacup-throwing team talk, which helped the Blues recover from a goal down to beat Fulham
2-1. However, The Times are now reporting that it was Grant's assistant Steve Clarke who rallied
the troops after a lacklustre first-half [.
Goal.com reports that Shaun Wright-Philips is injured and is likely be out of footballing action
for a few weeks at least. This comes as huge blow to the player, his club Chelsea and England coach
Fabio Capello. Wright-Philips have been given his fair share of chances in the Chelsea first team
and the player has [.
Tickle The Americans in Albion occupied a land somewhere between the Tickle and Tackle zones during
the festive fixture pile-up. It's all blurred together a bit in my memory, but I suppose those with
rose-colored spectacles were encouraged by Spector's steady performances at center back for the
Hammers, Dempsey scoring a beauty for flailing Fulham, and our trio of netminders pulling some big
Just what is the point of fining Chelsea another £40,000 for failing to control their players
during a football match? The Daily Telegraph reveal that Roman Abramovich will have to delve in his
pocket for some more loose change after the Blues were charged by the FA for bad behaviour against
Derby County in November.
The Guardian reports that Chelsea gaffer Avram Grant wants to win tonights semi-final against
Everton but concedes he does have other, more pressing, priorities. Grant said: "I cannot say that
it [the Carling Cup] is not important but if you want a true answer, I cannot say that this is the
main thing [.
It's been hard not to notice the name of Ashley Cole in the newspapers over the past few days, with
a number of adulterous claims being levelled at the Chelsea and England full-back. In addition to
this, it's clear that the former Arsenal defender has shifted a fair few units of alcohol recently,
and the [.
Avram Grant doesn't look like the type of manager capable of delivering rockets up player's
backsides during half-time, but that's exactly what he did against Fulham on Tuesday, according to
the Daily Telegraph. The Israeli was missing several key players for the match, including Drogba,
Terry, Lampard and Cech, yet the Blues still managed to [.
Last season Chelsea's failure to retain the English Premier League title was accredited to the loss
of two key players, John Terry and Petr Cech, the former a central defender and the latter the
goalkeeper considered by some as the best in Europe. This time around too similar problems
regarding the duo's injuries have cropped [.
The footballing journeyman that is Nicolas Anelka is now back in London. No, not at his old club
Arsenal (who were speculated to be eager to embrace him once again) but at the Gunners' bitter
rivals Chelsea. Sky Sports has confirmed that Chelsea have signed the volatile and temperamental
French striker from Bolton Wanderers for a [.
Nicolas Anelka might be the new boy at Stamford Bridge, but The Guardian are reporting that the
Frenchman is keen to have a tete-a-tete with fellow striker Didier Drogba when the latter returns
from the African Nations Cup. The Ivorian has been making the headlines once again with quotes
linking him to a move away [.
Not everyone is happy at Chelsea these days in spite of the fact that the Blues are actually
progressing under Avran Grant. EatSleepSport has reported that Chelsea youngster Scott Sinclair is
set to send his manager Grant a transfer request. Sinclair wants to get first team exposure and
although he did get to make his [.
It's not always easy for a club manager to praise one of his former players, especially when that
player is about to face his team. Yet Reading's Steve Coppell turns out to be different. Goal.com
quotes the Royals manager as saying that although Steve Sidwell didn't manage to carve out a
first-team place for him at [.
