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DIDIER DROGBA 2008-06-18 17:42:00 DIDIER DROGBAPace allied to strength and aerial power made Didier the type of forward not seen at Stamford Bridge for quite a while on his arrival and the ingredients all came together to create a memorable 2006/7 season.His 33 goals, containing many Goal of the Season contenders, made him Chelsea's highest scorer since Kerry Dixon in the 1984/85 season. His 20 in the league won the Premiership Go
ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO 2008-06-18 00:11:00 ANDRIY SHEVCHENKONot since Ruud Gullit in 1995 have Chelsea signed a name so admired throughout the world of soccer. It was a sign of changed times that a player like Andriy could be prised away from a club like AC Milan at his very peak.The then 29 year-old signed before the 2006 World Cup for an undisclosed Chelsea record fee but the goals did not flow at the rate expected. Andriy ended his firs
HENRIQUE HILARIO 2008-06-17 14:00:00 HENRIQUE HILARIO A new third choice keeper was needed when young Lenny Pidgeley moved on in the summer of 2006. Experience was chosen. Hilário, 30-years-old, agreed to join the Portuguese contingent at Stamford Bridge as a support player, having come to the end of a contract at Nacional, a top flight club in his homeland. Previously, the former Under 21 international played two spells at Por
JULIANO BELLETTI 2008-06-17 13:58:00 JULIANO BELLETTIJuliano Belletti signed a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge on the 23rd August 2007. The right-back moved from FC Barcelona for an undisclosed fee.Belletti said on joining : 'It has all been a great surprise,' he said. 'Just yesterday I talked with Chelsea. We reached an agreement and so did Chelsea and Barcelona with no problem.'I am a typical Brazilian full-back,' he added.
No title 2008-06-17 13:56:00 ALEXChelsea's most recent signing joined on the eve of the new Premier League season after three years playing in Holland at PSV Eindhoven. Chelsea held the first option to sign him when he left.The 25-year-old Brazilian international defender put his signature to a three-year deal and along with Tal Ben-Haim is an important reinforcement in a rearguard that had been holed badly by injuries the pr
SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS 2008-06-17 13:51:00 SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPSWith flying wide players key to Chelsea's Championship success in 2004/5, Shaun had originally been bought 2005 as reinforcements in the winger department - but it was as a right-sided player in a midfield diamond that he rediscovered the form that had first marked him down as one of the most exciting young talents in English soccer.Back on song, in the second half of the 2006
CARLO CUDICINI 2008-06-17 13:48:00 CARLO CUDICINIChelsea's undisputed first choice keeper between 2002 and 2004, Carlo was many people's pick of the Premiership goalies during that time thanks to super-sharp reflexes, speed off his line, ability with his feet and penalty-stopping excellence.However the arrival of Petr Cech in the summer of 2004 meant stiff competition between the posts and Carlo has become second choice. He was esp
TAL BEN-HAIM 2008-06-17 13:46:00 TAL BEN-HAIMOne of three free transfer additions to the squad this summer, Tal is an Israel international defender who is well-adapted to the Premier League having spent three seasons at consistently upper table Bolton.His versatility in defence and aerial ability won 110 appearances with the Lancashire club where he played both right- and left-back in addition to his more accustomed central defen
SALOMON KALOU 2008-06-17 13:43:00 SALOMON KALOUA first season of steady progress is under the belt of the young striker who signed in the summer of 2006 when an undisclosed transfer fee was paid to Dutch club Feyenoord.Ivory Coast-born, Salomon had performed in the Dutch league for three seasons. In 2003/4 he made two appearances for Feyenoord but played the bulk of the season on loan at another Rotterdam club, second division Exc
PAULO FERREIRA 2008-06-17 13:40:00 PAULO FERREIRAIn 2004, José Mourinho paid a British record £13.2 million fee for a full-back to purchase the defender who had walked the road to Champions League glory with him at Porto.With consistent and solid defending, the young Paulo had become an international within six months of signing for Porto from lower table side Vitória Setubal - although his nation's big party in the summer of Eu
WAYNE BRIDGE 2008-06-16 17:59:00 WAYNE BRIDGEWayne responded perfectly to the arrival at Chelsea of his long-time rival for the England left-back shirt by producing his best form since his debut season at Stamford Bridge.Ashley Cole and he shared the 2006/7 season appearances between them but Cole's injury problems ensured Wayne started both the FA Cup and Carling Cup Final wins. The comeback from a broken ankle suffered in Febru
SCOTT SINCLAIR 2008-06-16 17:57:00 SCOTT SINCLAIRA new permanent member of the first team squad for the 2007/8 season, the promotion is reward for progress the teenager made the previous campaign, both on loan in the Football League Championship and when tested for the first time in the top flight during the closing matches.Scott is a speedy, direct-running attacking player who was signed at 16 from Bristol Rovers in July 2005 havi
CLAUDIO PIZARRO 2008-06-16 17:51:00 CLAUDIO PIZARROThe signing of the Peruvian international in the summer of 2007 increases the number in the squad accustomed to playing as a central striker; important ahead of a campaign that will see Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou attend the African Cup of Nations in January and February.The 28-year-old is a physically imposing player who moved from South America to play in Germany in 1999, fir
MICHAEL BALLACK 2008-06-16 17:47:00 MICHAEL BALLACKAn ankle operation before the climax to the 2006/07 season denied Michael a place in the FA Cup winning side but he had made a mark in Chelsea's earlier triumphant Carling Cup Final, slipping the perfect pass through for Didier Drogba's important equaliser against Arsenal in Cardiff.That was a high point in a season of acclimatisation for the German international captain. Another wa
JOHN MIKEL OBI 2008-06-16 17:45:00 JOHN MIKEL OBIA powerfully-built young man, with exceptional ball skills, his standing as one of the brightest young talents in the game had been confirmed at the African Cup of Nations earlier that year, his senior international debut having come in August 2005.Previously Mikel had starred in the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Youth Championships where he was voted the tournament's second best player as Ni
JOE COLE 2008-06-16 17:40:00 JOE COLEThe best season of Joe's Chelsea career was followed by his most frustrating as two spells of lengthy injury ate away the months during 2006/7.Yet his return for the final two months came as the quadruple was still being chased and he played the first-half of the Wembley FA Cup win over Man United.Joe had turned his long admired potential into genuine achievement during the previous two se
STEVE SIDWELL 2008-06-16 17:38:00 STEVE SIDWELLThe first announced of this summer's free transfers was born almost within earshot of a Stamford Bridge goal although it was at Arsenal where he developed, winning the FA Youth Cup twice.However, the industrious young midfielder found his way into the first team impeded by the presence of Patrick Vieira et al so dropped down a division to join Reading in January 2003.Two full seasons
FRANK LAMPARD 2008-06-16 17:35:00 FRANK LAMPARDEyebrows raised over an original £11 million transfer fee paid six years ago have long been forgotten now Frank has an impressive collection of winners' medals; is Chelsea's top scoring midfield player ever; is the club's tenth highest scorer of all-time and is only the second player to win 50 international caps while a Chelsea player.Last season, his 62 games was the highest total b
RICARDO CARVALHO 2008-06-16 17:28:00 RICARDO CARVALHOAn important part of Chelsea's rock-solid defence in his first two Chelsea seasons when back-to-back championships were won, Ricardo took his performances onto a new level last campaign.Rising to the challenge of a holding together a rearguard in danger of being blown apart by injury, he was the outstanding defender of the year, also making vital contributions when striding up the
MICHAEL ESSIEN 2008-06-16 17:26:00 MICHAEL ESSIENVoted last season's Chelsea Player of the Year by supporters, the award recognised not just Michael's trademark steam train performances in midfield but also his ability to provide solutions to a multitude of problems elsewhere in the team. That he was outstanding in central defence during a clean sheet FA Cup Final display tells the tale well.Then there were the special goals! The t
ASHLEY COLE 2008-06-16 17:23:00 ASHLEY COLE Chelsea's transfer deadline day signing in August 2006 took the total of England internationals in the squad to six and the number of England left-backs to two. The Blues had lost a world class defender in William Gallas to Arsenal on the same day but made sure that was adequately compensated by the player frequently described as the best in his position. He made his Chelsea debut a
BRANISLAV IVANOVIC 2008-06-16 17:21:00 BRANISLAV IVANOVICBranislav Ivanovic, signed from Lokomotiv Moscow on a three-and-a-half year contract, became Avram Grant's second January 2008 signing following the arrival of Nicolas Anelka.The 23-year-old Serbian international is a versatile addition to the squad. He can play right back, centre back or defensive midfield.Having begun his career in his native Serbia at local club Sremska Mitrov
PETR CECH 2008-06-18 00:10:00 PETR CECHA new arrival in the summer of 2004 who at £7 million cost more than all the past goalkeepers in Chelsea history combined, Petr was bought to boost that department of the squad and provide serious and healthy competition to Carlo Cudicini.He immediately caught the eye with his height, incredible reaction speed and confidence in leaving his goal-line and began his Chelsea career as first
JOHN TERRY 2008-06-18 00:09:00 JOHN TERRYChelsea to the core and a true hero to the fans, John is the most successful captain in Chelsea history, he is skipper of his country and in many eyes, he's the best central defender currently in action.As brave as they come and a superb reader of the game, sound technique and distribution make him more than just a defenders' defender.Born in east London, John has been with Chelsea since
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