TrueChelseaBlue

wayheyyyyyyyy bout time they confirmed it

Malouda's balls tonight tbh

well let's hope they do

Why the Bridge though.. Old Traffs or Emirates.. they have bigger stadiums..

indeed... too pissin much for a footballer anyway

been awesome this season since his return from injury

wish Chels'd hurry up and confirm it ffs

What he said ^

Franco di Santo is excited about kicking off his career at Chelsea. The 18 year-old Argentine attacker has signed for Chelsea from Chile's Audax Italiano and told Ole: "I've always liked English football and it was my dream to come here. "I like how the game is played, how quickly everything happens. It is simple and very complicated at the same time. This is what makes it attractive." Di Santo admits he has one big ambition playing in England - to get the shirt of Manchester United star Carlos Tevez. "He is a teacher, it will be an honour to play against him. I would love to change shirts with him. "I would also love to meet Hernan Crespo. He is my idol."

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Mascherano? Nooooooooooo he's a Dirty wanker :censored:

but.. that's Cameroon... think he could hack the pace and intensity of the EPL?

Yup.. i agree entirely... at one time.. football was about pride..and passion..and your heart for the club.. im not saying it aint now..but... its getting out of hand imo

yeah.. not Always the case though.. anyhow..40Million is ridiculous

Won't be willing to come? why not? i'm not doubting Eto'os ability.. hes a great player, i just think we could do a tad better.. a younger player maybe..

Eto'o is a decent player.. but ..imo...we can do better

making up relay the pitch cos they'll fuck it up...erm...ok? :S

great goal by Kalouuuuuuu

lmao! love it

lmao typical

Former Chelsea captain Marcel Desailly insists that his compatriot Nicolas Anelka will never be able to replace Didier Drogba. Following Chelsea's purchase of France international striker Nicolas Anelka from Bolton on £15million, the Blues appear to have covered Didier Drogba's absence over the next month on African Nations Cup duty with Ivory Coast. However, Marcel Desailly, who played more than 200 matches for Chelsea between 1998 and 2004, believes that while Anelka will do a good job for the Blues, he cannot replace Drogba. Desailly says the FA Cup holders would be crazy to allow the Ivorian - who has said he wants a new challenge - to leave Stamford Bridge. Desailly told The Sun in an interview ahead of the African Cup of Nations, which is being held in Ghana where he was born, and which he will be helping the BBC to cover: "Anelka has huge potential but Drogba is Drogba. "He [Anelka] will be there competing with Andriy Shevchenko and the other strikers but you cannot replace Drogba because he is the best. "I don't know if Anelka can be the real first choice for Chelsea all the time." The reaction of Drogba, 29, to the sacking of Jose Mourinho in September suggested he would quit Chelsea at the first opportunity. He gave emotional interviews to that effect but subsequently back-tracked and said he would stay. However, in recent comments to the media Drogba remains equivocal about his Chelsea future. Injury has disrupted his campaign so far, but when he has played, Drogba has underlined his value to Avram Grant's side, leading the line with his particular combination of power and panache. Having recovered from recent knee surgery, Drogba will be looking to sparkle for Ivory Coast as they attempt to become champions of Africa in the upcoming continental tournament. But Desailly fears that even after the Nations Cup, Anelka may never get the chance to partner Drogba in the Chelsea attack. The 1998 World Cup winner with France told The Sun: "It will be hard for them to play together. "Anelka doesn't really like to stay up front and he moves around a lot. "Drogba goes right and left and it will need a lot of work for them to form a partnership." Source: Goal.com

it will be.. hope Didier and Salomon get a few

yeah Ivanovic, has a work permit

ffs our defence today is bollocks

Nicolas Anelka makes his full debut in the only change from the side that beat Tottenham last time out. That means Shaun Wright-Phillips continues in midfield from where he has scored in consecutive games while Juliano Belletti and Ashley Cole are again the chosen full-backs. Birmingham are unchanged from the side that took a point at Arsenal. New signing James McFadden is on the bench alongside former Chelsea striker Mikael Forssell. Chelsea are expected to line up in a 4-3-3 formation as follows: 1 Petr Cech 35 Juliano Belletti 33 Alex 5 Ricardo Carvalho 3 Ashley Cole 24 Shaun Wright-Phillips 4 Claude Makelele 13 Michael Ballack © 10 Joe Cole 39 Nicolas Anelka 15 Florent Malouda Subs: 23 Carlo Cudicini, 22 Tal Ben-Haim, 18 Wayne Bridge, 9 Steve Sidwell, 14 Claudio Pizarro. Birmingham are expected to line up in a 4-4-2 formation as follows: Taylor; Kelly, Ridgewell, Schmitz, Queudrue; Larsson, Muamba, Johnson ©, Kapo; O'Connor, Jerome. Subs: Doyle, Parnaby, McSheffrey, McFadden, Forssell. The referee is Rob Styles. Chelsea FC