Blues on International Duty

[Steve 10,227]

A week of international fixtures was not enough to keep Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou away from Cobham on Monday. Ivory Coast used Chelsea's training ground to prepare for a match in London.

The Ivorians warm-up for the World Cup by taking on South Korea at QPR's Loftus Road on Wednesday afternoon, one of several friendly fixtures that day featuring Chelsea players.

There is a rematch of the 1986 and 1990 World Cup Finals when Germany, with Michael Ballack in their squad, host Argentina.

England are at home to Egypt with John Terry and Frank Lampard our players selected by Fabio Capello. There are also Chelsea names in the France party taking on European champions Spain at home. They are Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda.

Portugal are home to China with Ricardo Carvalho, Paulo Ferreira and Hilario in their squad and Branislav Ivanovic has travelled to Algeria with Serbia.

Miroslav Stoch will be hoping for another Slovakian cap at home against Norway.

There are competitive matches on Wednesday at Under 21 international level.

Daniel Sturridge, Michael Mancienne, Jack Cork and Ryan Bertrand are all in the England party for a very important fixture at home to Greece who lead them by two points in their Euro Championship qualification group having played a game more.

Netherlands Under 21s with JeffreyBruma a fixture in their defence are flying in qualification. They take on Poland at home. Italy U21s with Fabio Borini in the squad still have plenty to do as they face Hungary at home.

Republic of Ireland U21s are struggling but are blooding the next generation including 18-year-old Conor Clifford who will be hoping for action at home to Armenia.

Nemanja Matic's Serbia U21s play a friendly away in Macedonia.

The Under 21 friendlies begin tonight (Tuesday) with Gokhan Tore in the Turkey squad hosting Slovakia.

At Under 19 level Gael Kakuta is likely to play in a double header against Ukraine on Tuesday and Thursday.

Jacob Mellis is away in Holland on Tuesday with England Under 19s.

Sweden Under 17s, for whom Marko Mitrovic might feature, play on Tuesday and Thursday against Switzerland.

Chelsea FC

We have a fair few players out playing for there countries. We really need to get everyone back fit. The last thing we need at the moment is more players injured.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Lampard will come back with a missing leg, Drogba will fracture his collar-bone, Anelka will be out for the season and Mikel will get poleaxed and be forced to retire.

Just our luck?

[Steve 10,227]

There is about 50 percent chance of that happening

[Blueboy 14]

Good prospects xD

[zolayes 14,489]

HATE THESE MIDWEK INTERNATIONALS ...

Come Home safely boys

[Rambo 1,729]

God damn, what's the point of these things right now anyway.

[Joe Cool 388]

Terry is not going to leave Wembley a happy man, they are going to boo the fuck out of him.<br>

[boshman 1,073]

What are the point of these friendlies? If its just before a couple of qualifiers then i can understand but in the middle of the most important time of the season. Hopefully our boys come back safe.

[zolayes 14,489]

What are the point of these friendlies? If its just before a couple of qualifiers then i can understand but in the middle of the most important time of the season. Hopefully our boys come back safe.

means we cant train together while stoke can ,,,noticed evans drops out of irish side ,,,fergiie working s giggs again.. on a serious note ..Im sure we have more players away than any other side

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

I bet one of our players gets a long-term injury... well if its Ballack (never seems to be) then I would be happy.

[Laylabelle 9,407]

They usually do,Joe Cole with his etc.Every time a player goes down you think noooooo get up!! Hope JT gets a hat trick shut the boo boys up!!

Gerrard Captain..the joy

[Kez 2,727]

I'm really not in the mood to watch the England game.

Lets hope all our boys come back with no injuries.

[kakuta44 16]

hey i am from Egypt and i can assure you not to worry..... our national team is not aggressive at all.... thats one of the reasons why we didnt qualify to the world cup in south africa

[Laylabelle 9,407]

but with our luck be 'oo he's gone down with no one near him oo he's legs come off down a hole due to the crap Wembly pitch that we paid wayyy to much money for'...or something similar tore this or that something random.

Hopfully though they'd sorted the pitch out!!The nice grounds people

Edited March 2, 2010 by Laylabelle