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24.07.09
Carlo Ancelotti has only been in charge of Chelsea for a few weeks yet he has already made a major impact on the dressing room... more

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The blueprint Carlo Ancelotti will need to lead Chelsea back to the summit

02.06.09
Football: Three years ago, the Blues were looking unstoppable and now those glory days can return if new boss follows these five steps... more

Hiddink can gain the advantage by using Essien to nullify Gerrard

07.04.09
Football: It's a bit too simplistic to say stop Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres and you stop Liverpool, but whoever takes the holding role for Chelsea tomorrow will be the most important player in their line-up... more

Claudio's back with a Chelsea warning

25.02.09
Football: Once the biggest-spending manager in Chelsea's history, Claudio Ranieiri is now out to make his old employers pay another heavy price by knocking them out of the Champions League... more

Chelsea would be crazy to give Scolari the boot

07.01.09
News that William Hill have suspended betting on Luiz Felipe Scolari's future at Chelsea following a rush of bets he's the next Premier League manager for the chop is not at all surprising... more

Mikel starts to hold his own in holding role

10.12.08
Didier Drogba may have stolen the headlines, but John Obi Mikel laid the foundations for victory... more

William Gallas Euro dilemma for Wenger

24.11.08
Arsene Wenger must decide whether to recall William Gallas for Arsenal's crucial Champions League clash with Dynamo Kiev... more

Scolari must fill Makelele boots

23.07.08
Luiz Felipe Scolari faces many challenges in trying to bring silverware back to Chelsea but perhaps his biggest is ensuring the team don't go flat now they have lost their battery... more

£16m Chelsea star Bosingwa injured

23.07.08
Jose Boswinga gave Chelsea an injury scare by limping off after only 19 minutes of Luiz Felipe Scolari's first game in charge... more

Attack is the way forward for Big Phil

23.07.08
Luiz Felipe Scolari took charge of his first match with Chelsea and immediately set his own agenda by kicking out the old and introducing the new... more

Boost for Chelsea as Carvalho stays

15.07.08
Chelsea have won the battle to keep defender Ricardo Carvalho at the club... more

Ruthless Scolari ready to wield axe

09.07.08
Chelsea boss warns that as many as seven players could move on while he reshapes his team... more

Phil keeping with coach he knows

27.06.08
Luiz Felipe Scolari has persuaded another former colleague to join his backroom staff at Chelsea... more

Makelele is poised for Paris move

20.06.08
Claude Makelele looks set to snub the chance of ending his career at Chelsea to join Paris Saint Germain instead... more

Love affair over for Henry and France

18.06.08
As the French coach proposes marriage his team appear to be heading for a painful break-up after Italy dump them out... more

Makelele's madness could cost Blues glory

21.05.08
Claude Makelele's needless tackle on Ashley Cole in the last training session before the biggest game in the club's history may just have handed the initiative to Manchester United... more

Ashley Cole is all set to play after having jab

21.05.08
Ashley Cole is expected to be given a painkilling injection and start for Chelsea in the Champions League Final against Manchester United... more

Ashley Cole can erase the pain of Paris

20.05.08
Cole knows misery of defeat in Europe's showpiece, but six of his team-mates have been here before - and won... more

Sir Alex fears the Chelsea supermen

20.05.08
Sir Alex Ferguson identifies the physical presence of Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard and Michael Ballack as Chelsea's biggest threat... more

John Terry: 'No more excuses ... let's make it happen'

30.04.08
Judgement day for Blues stars, says skipper Terry... more

United will rue missed chance, says Makelele

29.04.08
Midfielder warns failure to kill off Chelsea's title hopes will come back to haunt champions... more

Michael Essien's role is so central to success

25.04.08
Ex-Chelsea defender Scott Minto says Essien is vital to the Blues' attempt to derail Manchester United... more

Nigel Spackman advises Avram Grant to spring a surprise in attack

22.04.08
Former Chelsea and Liverpool star Nigel Spackman believes Grant must change things up front... more

William Gallas: We've got to raise the stakes

04.04.08
Arsenal's captain admits his team have no more jokers to play in the title race... more

Grant gambles on Malouda and Drogba starts up front

02.04.08
Avram Grant is set to plunge Florent Malouda back into action for the first time in a month... more

Leave Grant alone pleads Southgate

28.03.08
Boro boss tells critics they are wrong to target Avram Grant... more

Chelsea offer Makelele two-year deal extension

26.03.08
Chelsea have opened talks with Claude Makelele over a two-year contract extension... more

This is more than just a friendly, says Gallas

26.03.08
William Gallas maintains France are treating their match against England as more than just a friendly... more

Chelsea stars losing confidence in Grant

26.02.08
Avram Grant's position will come under growing scrutiny today as the Chelsea players return for training for the first time since Sunday's Carling Cup Final defeat by Tottenham.... more

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