Founded: 1905
Country: England
City: London
Club Coach: José Mourinho
Main Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Honors: Top League Champions: 1954/55, 2004/2005
Charity Shield winners: 1955, 2000
FA Cup winners: 1970, 1997, 2000
League Cup winners: 1965, 1998
Formation:
Transferred from Sohu No. Player English name Position Nationality Date of birth Height (cm) Weight (kg)
1 Cech Petr Cech Goalkeeper Czech Republic May 20, 1982 197 87
23 Cudicini Carlo Cudicini Goalkeeper Italy September 6, 1973 186 77
40 Pidgeley Lenny Pidgeley Goalkeeper England February 7, 1984 - - -
2 Glen Johnson Glen Johnson Defender England August 23, 1984 180 72
3 Del Horno Asier Del Horno Defender Spain January 19, 1981 184 77
6 Carvalho Alberto Ricardo Carvalho Defender Portugal May 18, 1978 183 79
13 Gallas William Gallas defender France August 17, 1977 181 72
18 Bridge Wayne Bridge defender England August 5, 1980 178 78
20 Ferreira Renato Paulo Ferreira defender Portugal January 18, 1979 182 76
20 Ferrerra January 18, 1979 182 76
26 John Terry Fullback England December 7, 1980 185 82
29 Robert Huth Fullback Germany August 18, 1984 190 80
38 Valerio Di Cesare Fullback Italy May 23, 1983 184 78
31 Robert Huth Fullback Italy May 23, 1983 184 78
32 Robert Huth Fullback Germany August 18, 1984 184 80
38 Valerio Di Cesare Fullback Italy May 23, 1983 184 78
4 Claude Makelele Defender France February 18, 1973 170 65
5 Michael Essien Defender Ghana December 8, 1982 180 78
8 Frank Lampard Defender England June 20, 1978 183 75
8 Lampard Defender England June 20, 1978 183 75
10 Joe Cole Joe Cole forward England November 8, 1981 178 73
11 Duff Damien Duff forward Ireland March 2, 1979 177 65
14 Geremi Njitap Geremi forward Cameroon December 20, 1978 180 78
19 Diarra Lassana Diarra forward England March 10, 1985 178 70
4 Makelele Claude Makelele forward France February 18, 1973 170 65
24 Wright-Phillips Shaun Wright-Phillips forward England October 25, 1981 168 64
9 Crespo Hernan Crespo Forward Argentina July 5, 1975 184 78
15 Drogba Didier Drogba Forward C?te d'Ivoire March 11, 1978 180 74
16 Ruben Arjen Robben Forward Netherlands January 23, 1984 180 75
22 Gudjohnsen Eidur Gudjohnsen Forward Iceland September 15, 1978 180 80
28 Oliveira Filipe Oliveira Forward Portugal May 27, 1984 178 75
7 Maniche Maniche midfielder Portugal November 11, 1977 175 77
12 Carlton Cole Carlton Cole striker Nigeria November 12, 1983 190 88
New season goal: defending the title
Chelsea's new season has only one goal: defending the title. Compared to last season, Chelsea's chances of winning the title have even improved. Their team is very stable, with little change in personnel in the starting lineup, and almost two outstanding players competing for each position. In contrast, the potential rivals for the title, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool, have their own worries. Gunners gone Vieira, need to re-adjust to adapt; Manchester United "92 generation" further aging, the young people have not yet to pick up the beam; Liverpool after a major change in the urgent need for integration, the variables are very great; and Chelsea steady rise, is still the biggest favorite to win the title in the new season.
Transfer Review
The arrival of Wright-Phillips has deepened the thickness of the "winger group", and the dilemma of having no one on the side after Robben Duff's injury in last season's Champions League will be avoided; Del Orno has filled the vacancy of the left wingback, and Bridge is no longer alone in supporting the side; in addition, Crespo and Carlton Cole have returned to enrich the center of the field. -The return of Crespo and Carlton Cole has enriched the choice of center forward, but also for Drogba to bring pressure; in general, Chelsea's reinforcements to increase the thickness of the lineup, and the main lineup will not be too much change.
It is worth mentioning that Chelsea released Parker, Smerkin and others, the thickness of the center forward position has been reduced but not increased, 20-year-old newcomer Diarra is not yet enough to play a role in the side of Lampard, Makelele, there is no stable starting candidate, unless Mourinho can take Essien.
Main prediction: 433
Cech; Ferreira, Terry, Carvalho, Del Horno; Lampard, Makelele, Thiago; Robben, Duff, Drogba Main lineup chart
Lineup analysis
Chelsea will still be dominated by the 433 formation for the new season, and the configuration of the three center-forwards will be a feature of the Blues, with Chelsea, Terry, Ferreira, Makelele and others to build a defensive system is a guarantee of title contention, in addition to the third center forward doubt (Gudjansson may guest), if the nearly 33-year-old Makelele can maintain the form, Chelsea's midfield will be impeccable.
Up front, Robben's "wingers" are strong and thick enough to tear through any defense. In the center position, Drogba and Crespo have their own characteristics, and their strength is first-class. It can be said that in each position, Chelsea has two good players to compete, the thickness of the lineup is the best in the Premier League.
Chelsea's pitfalls are Robben's injury, the center-forward's goal-scoring rate and the choice of a third center-forward.
Players to watch: Cech, Terry, Lampard, Robben
Chelsea are not a one-man team, and this central axis is their capital to be proud of. Cech, Terry and Lampard played all the key games last season, and amazingly, they never seemed to have any significant ups and downs in form, so it's fair to say that these guys are the cornerstones of what keeps Chelsea at an overall level. Robben, on the other hand, is the key up front, with or without him making a noticeable difference to Chelsea's attack, and how he stays injury free is his main concern. And of course, not to be forgotten is Makelele, the spine that supports the entire defense system.
History of Chelsea FC
Chelsea's beginnings and the Stamford Bridge stadium are closely related, on April 28, 1877, Stamford Bridge was officially opened to the public, initially only as a venue for athletic meets, rather than used for soccer, the ownership of the stadium changed hands in 1904, and the Mills Brothers took over, and initially they intended to rent the stadium to the Fulham team, but they were refused. So they planned to set up a soccer team of their own, and that's how Chelsea came to be. ......
It all started with their new chairman, Ken Bates, who became the new man in charge when he bought the shares held by the Mills family, the club's founders, for ￡1. ......1 In 1993 Glenn Hoddle, aged 35, took over the reins at Chelsea and the former England and Tottenham Hotspur famous midfielder's reign became the turning point. Hoddle set about bringing in some world-class players, such as Dutchman Luther Gullit ......View Full Article
Chelsea FC History Honors
Charities Shield/Community Shield winners: 1955, 2000, 2005; top-flight league winners: 1955, 2005; UEFA Super Cup Winner: 1998; European Cup Winners' Cup: 1971, 1998; FA Cup Winners: 1970, 1997, 2000; League Cup Winners: 1965, 1998, 2005