Robben blow for Blues

• turbo_drift

  31 Mar 07, 09:03

  Chelsea star Arjen Robben looks set to miss the rest of the season as he needs to undergo knee surgery.
  
  Robben returned from international duty this week with the injury and the club have decided to send him under the knife.
  
  Blues boss Jose Mourinho expects the Dutchman to be sidelined for a lengthy period and he admitted it was a major blow to lose the winger.
  
  "Robben will be out for a long time," Mourinho told it's TV.
  
  '"For me it is a bit difficult to accept because he played two matches for his country, 90 minutes last Wednesday, and the next day he came here and he is injured.
  
  "He needs surgery and we lose an important player maybe for the rest of the season."
  
  Better news on the injury front for Chelsea is the imminent return of Joe Cole.
  
  Cole has not played since breaking his foot against Manchester United in November and he was forced to go under the knife.
  
  The England international is making good progress with his fitness and Mourinho expects to have Cole back in full training next week
  
  "Joe Cole is coming back and maybe next week we have him,' added Mourinho.
  
  "But again we can never have our best team with every player available. But if I can lose one and gain one, it is not so bad. "
• dragg

  31 Mar 07, 09:12

  they should sell him while he is worth good money.
  
  robben is just too injury prone.
  
  
• sand king

  31 Mar 07, 09:15

  Originally posted by dragg:

  they should sell him while he is worth good money.
  
  robben is just too injury prone.
  
  

  Then buy who?
• turbo_drift

  31 Mar 07, 09:17

  Originally posted by sand king:

  Then buy who?

  buy you.....
• sand king

  31 Mar 07, 09:42

  Originally posted by turbo_drift:

  buy you.....

  haha they cant afford me
• turbo_drift

  31 Mar 07, 09:42

  Originally posted by sand king:

  haha they cant afford me

  
• sand king

  31 Mar 07, 09:55

  Originally posted by turbo_drift:

  

  Cmon 7k posts! hahaha
• zocoss

  31 Mar 07, 11:43

  This season Robben seems like he isn't really committed to chelsea anymore. There were times this season when he got "minor injury", he don't really bother to make a quick comeback making jose angry.
  
  But then again, jose not putting him in the 1st team probably made him lose interest on them in the first place.
• Dead_Man_Inc

  31 Mar 07, 11:43

  Originally posted by sand king:

  haha they cant afford me

  
• anhydrouscoppersulphate

  31 Mar 07, 15:04

  go barca
• used

  31 Mar 07, 16:48

  actually chelsea dont really need him since they've changed their style of play.
  
  but robben is not that easy to please; some wat like bellamy
• stellazio

  31 Mar 07, 17:14

  this sums up chelsea's season.
• dragg

  31 Mar 07, 18:26

  Originally posted by sand king:

  Then buy who?

  beats me....
  
  
• sand king

  31 Mar 07, 20:00

  
• The man who was death

  31 Mar 07, 20:04

  buy martin petrov....
• zocoss

  1 Apr 07, 00:46

  Robben out for four weeks after knee surgery
  
  Chelsea winger Arjen Robben will be out of action for at least four weeks after undergoing knee surgery, the club said on Saturday.
  
  Robben returned with a swollen knee after playing in the Netherlands' 0-0 draw with Romania and 1-0 win over Slovenia in Euro 2008 qualifiers over the last week.
  
  'Arjen underwent arthroscopic surgery in London... It will be at least four weeks before he returns to full fitness,' English said.
  
  Attacking midfielder Joe Cole, could be back next week and his England team mate Frank Lampard has been cleared to play despite missing his country's win over Andorra on Wednesday with a damaged wrist.