Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti admits he wants to sell some of his 27-man squad to bring down numbers.
"It would be better to have 23 players, but now I want to see them all, the people I don’t know very well,” Ancelotti said.
“There will be less players, but 24 or 25 is not a problem.”
Player I see leaving are only Pizarro and Shevchenko... probably Kalou.
Some oldies like Ballack and Belleti will probably stay. Deco will stay as well, I believe he is seriously part of Ancelotti's plans.
Carvalho is one forgotten man...theres surplus defenders in Chelsea...
John Obi Mikel's future at Chelsea is up-in-the-air.
The Times says Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is keen to sign a big-name midfielder, which could mean Obi Mikel making way.
The Nigeria midfield player has only one year left on his contract and has yet to be offered another.
Mikel is young leh, shd give him a long term contract. even if he is not in the first 11, he can be a good squad player for many years.
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti admits he could buy a new striker.
“The market closes on August 31 – and if there’s an opportunity to buy a player to improve the quality of the team, then we can do it,” he said.
“But the list of strikers we have, I like. Drogba, Salomon Kalou, Daniel Sturridge, Nicolas Anelka, Franco Di Santo, Pizarro, Shevchenko – we have a lot of strikers.
“Sturridge is young and we believe in young players.”
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is keen on Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.
The Times says the marquee signing that Ancelotti has been promised remains elusive, but the manager has spoken to the club’s hierarchy about attempting to hijack Real Madrid’s move for Xabi, who is unsettled at Liverpool.
Chelsea have the funds needed to outbid Real for the Spain midfielder.
thought he wants Pirlo? what happened to Pato, no news lol
maybe cannot get ba, or neg still on going while he set his sight on other target just in case cannot get pirlo
mikel is useful for arsenal.
Scolari started by doing the same thing, wanting to cut the squad down to 23 - 25 players... I think its a bad mistake, foreign coach / managers are not used to the Premier League... Look at Rafa, after years at Liverpool, if there is one thing he have learn, it is to have a big squad... That's why now his Liverpool have the biggest squad in the EPL...
WTF?
wtf.... no way Mikel gonna leave.
Carlo Ancelotti has declared AC Milan star Andrea Pirlo already a Chelsea player - but is only joking.
Asked about the prospect of signing Pirlo after Chelsea's 2-0 victory over Inter, Ancelotti said: “There isn't any situation in particular. At the moment he is a Chelsea player…
“Anyway you know that I like to joke. Andrea is a friend and a great player.”
Ancelotti has told Chelsea management he wants a midfield playmaker in the guise of Pirlo signed this summer.
No way for Chelsea to sign another old cock.... enough with all those old cocks in the midfield!
Originally posted by Y_Shun:No way for Chelsea to sign another old cock.... enough with all those old cocks in the midfield!
we need a pato!
Originally posted by duanyuqiao:we need a pato!
yea. but sturridge seems to be a good signing. so i guess its more important to get another left back.
Originally posted by knock-knock:
yea. but sturridge seems to be a good signing. so i guess its more important to get another left back.
zhrikov is there.
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has pledged his future to the club by signing a new five-year deal to keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2014.
The 22-year-old, who moved to west London from Norwegian side Lyn Oslo in 2006, impressed in the holding role in the Blues midfield last term during the long-term injury absence of Michael Essien..
The Nigerian told the club's official website: "It was easy to commit to because I am happy here and when the opportunity came it was good to sign after speaking to the club."
Mikel already feels he will have an important role to play under new boss Carlo Ancelotti.
He added: "My future with the new manager will be bright, and I think we have a good working relationship already.
"All the managers I have played for here have their own type of systems they want us to play, and whoever comes in will want to change little bits and pieces.
"There is not much to change but they all bring in different views, and the new manager wants us to play in a certain formation which we need to get used to before the season starts."
Mikel, who started the 2-0 friendly win over Inter Milan in America as he looks to build-up to full fitness, is confident he will thrive in the 4-4-2 diamond formation Ancelotti has favoured so far.
He added: "It has been hard work getting back to fitness but we all want to be sharp for the start of the season. Training is hard work but we have to do it.
"The new formation doesn't make too much difference to me in defensive midfield, but perhaps it is a little harder as I have to cover more ground for the team, but I feel I am up to the task and I am sure I can do it."
teamtalk.
this guy hasn't really made much of an impact...essien and lampard still have a few good years in the midfield area, he's good as a replacement tough...ballack will see less action i'm sure but deco seems to have found a new fan in the new boss....so still no vacancy...i guess he should do what any chelsea player does best, shut up and cash in...lol
Originally posted by Y_Shun:zhrikov is there.
but he is more of a winger??
a LB that plays as a left winger.
he plays more to LB for russia
Originally posted by Y_Shun:a LB that plays as a left winger.
he plays more to LB for russia
oh i see. i thought he is playing in the same position as malouda. hope he gets his work permit soon. lol.