Shevchenko, Malouda Add To Chelsea Injury Concerns

[TrueChelseaBlue 105]

Chelsea's injury woes continued last night after their Carling Cup victory over Liverpool.

Goal scorer Andriy Shevchenko left the field with a swollen ankle and coach Avram Grant also revealed a setback for winger Florent Malouda. Malouda was pencilled in for the game against Liverpool but could be out for a few more weeks as he bids to recover from a persistent knee problem.

[Steve 10,227]

thats really bad news the last thing we need right now

[Bandicoot 3]

Thats all we need, just as Sheva is getting going and on the verge of a long run in the starting eleven he is injured

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Hopefully it isn't as bad as first thought. The Blackburn game may be too soon but we have Villa on Boxing Day and he will be vital for us.

[EskWeston 696]

Hopefully Sheva only came off as a precaution and will be ready for the next game. Pizarro as well seems to be unwell so we are really down to the bare bones of the squad now just at the wrong time....

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Sahar looks like our only recognised striker then.....lovely

[EskWeston 696]

Sahar looks like our only recognised striker then.....lovely

Well there is no doubt a striker will come in January. If we have to play Sahar then we will, we could do a lot worse. But it would be more likely that Kalou will play the forward role is Sheva and Pizarro were missing.

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

But it would be more likely that Kalou will play the forward role is Sheva and Pizarro were missing.

That makes me feel so much better

[Elliott 7]

Kalou CAN be a good player, although he was pretty bad last night. What happened to Pizarro by the way?

[EskWeston 696]

Kalou CAN be a good player, although he was pretty bad last night. What happened to Pizarro by the way?

Thought Kalou was excellant last night.....

Pizarro had the sniffles, off with a note from his mummy aparently.

[Elliott 7]

Kalou got around alright, but he had no end product. He's played better. Starting to become a frustrating player, although I still have faith he can be an excellent player for us in the future. He's certainly got the ball at feet technique.

Well if Pizarro was off with Gerrard, he'll be back for the weekend hopefully, which means we will have two recognised strikers at least.

[EskWeston 696]

Kalou got around alright, but he had no end product. He's played better. Starting to become a frustrating player, although I still have faith he can be an excellent player for us in the future. He's certainly got the ball at feet technique.

Well if Pizarro was off with Gerrard, he'll be back for the weekend hopefully, which means we will have two recognised strikers at least.

His shooting was better last night than it had been recently, he has had a couple of stinkers recently. But the way he was running at their defence second half was incredible.

I can't see Sheva's injury being too much of a problem. I remember us playing Blackburn last season in the cup with a forward 3 of Kalou, SWP and J.Cole... We could do the same if our strikers are all out.