Milan 17,965 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka will miss the first leg of the club's UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool. The French front-man has picked up a toe injury that will require three weeks on the sidelines, according to the French Football Federation (FFF).Anelka played the full 90 minutes in Chelsea's defeat at Tottenham on Saturday but is now set for an injury lay-off. France coach Raymond Domenech, who has called up Paris St Germain's Guillaume Hoarau for the first time to take Anelka's place in his squad, has confirmed the nature of the injury. "(Hoarau) replaces Nicolas Anelka, who is suffering from an injured left big toe and is out of action for three weeks," the FFF said on their website. Chelsea's next league game sees Guus Hiddink's side travel to Newcastle, before on 8th April they take on Liverpool at Anfield. Anelka will also likely miss Chelsea's following Premier League fixture against Bolton, but could be in contention for the second-leg clash with Liverpool on 14th April. skysports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott 7 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Means we'll end up using Belletti and Kalou on the wings beside Drogba, not ideal. I guess Quaresma will play against Newcastle and Bolton, well I would hope so anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Its a real shame. Anelka has had an excellant season. We must get team selection right now for our remaining games. Especially the big ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskoviolente 425 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hm concidering that Belletti is a good defensive player, Hiddink could use him at Anfield in a 4-4-2 with Drogs and Kalou upfront Not the best time for Nico getting injured... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I'll be pissed off if we don't see Quaresma against the Barcodes tbh. More about him going forward then anyone in the team atm, bar Essien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 No problem for the barcodes game but my concern is Quarter Final. We can use, Malouda, Drogba and Kalou and Mikel, Lamps and Essien along with the usual defense in 4-3-3 formation.. Hopefully Riccy plays My concern is the bench. Ballack, Stoch and Di Santo. Huge game for the guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary gordon 1,777 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 imo Anelka has been missing since the Villa game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Not good for nico, i think we can still play good without as he does go missing in games sometimes. I think if we play Didier and Kalou upfront against scum it could be a good partnership, if not that id like to see Quaresma possibly play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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