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Carlo Ancelotti's masterplan is to make midfielder John Obi Mikel a star in his own image

2009-07-24T08:19:23Z

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

Sporting Miscellanies

2009-06-02T15:50:20Z

Football: Mystery enshrouds the boos that serenaded Kofi Annan at the FA Cup final

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

2009-06-02T08:20:19Z

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

Hiddink can gain the advantage by using Essien to nullify Gerrard

2009-04-07T11:45:27Z

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

Claudio's back with a Chelsea warning

2009-02-25T09:28:34Z

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

Chelsea would be crazy to give Scolari the boot

2009-01-07T10:57:48Z

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

Mikel starts to hold his own in holding role

2008-12-10T09:34:14Z

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

William Gallas Euro dilemma for Wenger

2008-11-24T09:20:22Z

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

Scolari must fill Makelele boots

2008-07-23T08:46:23Z

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

�16m Chelsea star Bosingwa injured

2008-07-23T08:11:32Z

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

Attack is the way forward for Big Phil

2008-07-23T15:27:50Z

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

Boost for Chelsea as Carvalho stays

2008-07-15T08:01:29Z

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

Ruthless Scolari ready to wield axe

2008-07-09T09:16:56Z

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

Phil keeping with coach he knows

2008-06-27T08:24:05Z

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

Makelele is poised for Paris move

2008-06-20T11:09:23Z

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

Love affair over for Henry and France

2008-06-18T11:43:59Z

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

Makelele's madness could cost Blues glory

2008-05-21T09:08:02Z

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

Ashley Cole is all set to play after having jab

2008-05-21T11:51:53Z

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

Ashley Cole can erase the pain of Paris

2008-05-20T10:37:51Z

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

Sir Alex fears the Chelsea supermen

2008-05-20T15:07:24Z

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

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

2008-04-30T10:52:52Z

Judgement day for Blues stars, says skipper Terry

United will rue missed chance, says Makelele

2008-04-29T09:33:25Z

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

Michael Essien's role is so central to success

2008-04-25T09:14:49Z

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

Nigel Spackman advises Avram Grant to spring a surprise in attack

2008-04-22T09:25:01Z

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

William Gallas: We've got to raise the stakes

2008-04-04T08:34:36Z

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

Grant gambles on Malouda and Drogba starts up front

2008-04-02T12:56:07Z

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

Leave Grant alone pleads Southgate

2008-03-28T10:04:28Z

Boro boss tells critics they are wrong to target Avram Grant

Chelsea offer Makelele two-year deal extension

2008-03-26T16:18:49Z

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

This is more than just a friendly, says Gallas

2008-03-26T12:42:47Z

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

Chelsea stars losing confidence in Grant

2008-02-26T09:16:15Z

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.