Chelsea FC
Late 1990’s
Chelsea FC was coming back on track during this era. Football legend Rudd Guilt was signed from Sampdoria on a free transfer, Along with Mark Hughes from Manchester United (Now Manager of Blackburn Rovers) and Dan Petrescu from Sheffield Wednesday. Glenn Hoddle soon quit Chelsea to Become England’s next manager
Guilt,Viali and Zola
Rudd Guilt made possibly one of the best signings in English Football History, Gianfranco Zola. With Gianluca Vilal He also signed Roberto Di Matteo In a club record fee of 4.9 million? Also Signed was Tore Andre Flo who proved to be a flop at Rangers 4 years later and Gustavo Poyet (who is now assiant to the new Tottenham Hotspur Manager Juande Ramos at White Hart Lane ).The Italian trio would soon prove to be Chelsea Legends. This is supported by what these players did for the club, I Matteo’s Goal V Middelbourgh, Zola’s Magic, his free kicks, the goal v Stuttgart in 98’,That goal V Norwich.Viali’s mangers skill, winning the fa cup and charity shield.
European Campaigns
The European Campaign of 1997-1998 was possibly one of the most memorable European campaigns from Chelsea, Beating Stugart with a memorable goal from Gianfranco Zola completing a memorable night in Stockholm.To Monaco In July 98’
Chelsea V Real Madrid
European Cup Winners Cup Winners V The Champions League Winners
Chelsea Were Obvisoly underdogs going into this match.They caused one of the biggest shocks ever by beating real Madrid 1-0 with a goal from Gustavo Poyet to seal a memorable win for chelsea
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
chelsea takeover
The Chelsea FC Takeover Of 2003
Chelsea FC were in deep Financial Crisis in 2003.When They played Liverpool in the final game of 2002-2003 They won it Thankfully to take them into the champions league, Had they not won The game. Things may have looked a lot worse…..That was until Mr. Abromvich took over, Buying the club for an estimated 140 million pounds from Ken Bates. Mr. Abromovich gave then manager Mr. Ranieri a lot to spend on transfers. He signed about 15 players and it all came to nothing. He was sacked.Mr Mourinho came in and won 2 leagues, 2 carling cups, 1 charity shield and 1 fa cup.Mr abromvich fell out with Mr. Mourinho at the start of the 2007-2008 season,Due to that fall out Mr Mourinho walked out on Chelsea
Chelsea FC were in deep Financial Crisis in 2003.When They played Liverpool in the final game of 2002-2003 They won it Thankfully to take them into the champions league, Had they not won The game. Things may have looked a lot worse…..That was until Mr. Abromvich took over, Buying the club for an estimated 140 million pounds from Ken Bates. Mr. Abromovich gave then manager Mr. Ranieri a lot to spend on transfers. He signed about 15 players and it all came to nothing. He was sacked.Mr Mourinho came in and won 2 leagues, 2 carling cups, 1 charity shield and 1 fa cup.Mr abromvich fell out with Mr. Mourinho at the start of the 2007-2008 season,Due to that fall out Mr Mourinho walked out on Chelsea
chelsea takeover
The Chelsea FC Takeover Of 2003
Chelsea FC were in deep Financial Crisis in 2003.When They played Liverpool in the final game of 2002-2003 They won it Thankfully to take them into the champions league, Had they not won The game. Things may have looked a lot worse…..That was until Mr. Abromvich took over, Buying the club for an estimated 140 million pounds from Ken Bates. Mr. Abromovich gave then manager Mr. Ranieri a lot to spend on transfers. He signed about 15 players and it all came to nothing. He was sacked.Mr Mourinho came in and won 2 leagues, 2 carling cups, 1 charity shield and 1 fa cup.Mr abromvich fell out with Mr. Mourinho at the start of the 2007-2008 season,Due to that fall out Mr Mourinho walked out on Chelsea
Chelsea FC were in deep Financial Crisis in 2003.When They played Liverpool in the final game of 2002-2003 They won it Thankfully to take them into the champions league, Had they not won The game. Things may have looked a lot worse…..That was until Mr. Abromvich took over, Buying the club for an estimated 140 million pounds from Ken Bates. Mr. Abromovich gave then manager Mr. Ranieri a lot to spend on transfers. He signed about 15 players and it all came to nothing. He was sacked.Mr Mourinho came in and won 2 leagues, 2 carling cups, 1 charity shield and 1 fa cup.Mr abromvich fell out with Mr. Mourinho at the start of the 2007-2008 season,Due to that fall out Mr Mourinho walked out on Chelsea
Chelsea-Ranieri
Chelsea FC
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Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri came to Chelsea FC in 2000 as a replacement for Gianluca “Luca” Vialli.Ranieri had to do a pretty good job to live up to his predesscor.Mr Vialli won the FA Cup with Chelsea both as a player and Manager.Ranieri Came in and took them to a FA Cup Final in 2002 V Arsenal (Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea) That still hurts to this present day.He would have had a league winners medal with chelsea on the cv had arsenal not went the whole season unbeaten.He spent 120 millon pounds After Roman Abramovich took over.Four Players who Mr Ranieri Signed Are At Chelsea Today
Joe Cole-Signed From West Ham 2003
Wayne Bridge Signed From Southampton-2003
Claude Makelele Signed from Real Madrid-2003
Frank Lampard Signed From West Ham 2001
Players Out
Scott Parker-Sold To Newcastle 2004
Hernan Crespo-Inter Milan 2006
Adrian Mutu-Sacked November 2004
Damien Duff-Newcastle 2005
Mario Stanic-Released 2004
Jurgen Macho-Realeased 2004
Germi Njitap-Newcastle 2007
Marco Ambrosio-Realeased 2004
Neil Sulivan-Realsead 2004
Filipe Oliveira-Realsead 2005
Carlton Cole-West Ham United 2006
Glen Johnson-Portsmouth 2007
Jimmy “JFH” Floyd Hasselbaink-Middelborugh 2004
Juan Sebastian Veron-Inter 2005
His Most Notable achivement for Chelsea Came on the 4th November 2003 when he managed the team to a 4-0 European away win over Italian Giants,Lazio
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Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri came to Chelsea FC in 2000 as a replacement for Gianluca “Luca” Vialli.Ranieri had to do a pretty good job to live up to his predesscor.Mr Vialli won the FA Cup with Chelsea both as a player and Manager.Ranieri Came in and took them to a FA Cup Final in 2002 V Arsenal (Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea) That still hurts to this present day.He would have had a league winners medal with chelsea on the cv had arsenal not went the whole season unbeaten.He spent 120 millon pounds After Roman Abramovich took over.Four Players who Mr Ranieri Signed Are At Chelsea Today
Joe Cole-Signed From West Ham 2003
Wayne Bridge Signed From Southampton-2003
Claude Makelele Signed from Real Madrid-2003
Frank Lampard Signed From West Ham 2001
Players Out
Scott Parker-Sold To Newcastle 2004
Hernan Crespo-Inter Milan 2006
Adrian Mutu-Sacked November 2004
Damien Duff-Newcastle 2005
Mario Stanic-Released 2004
Jurgen Macho-Realeased 2004
Germi Njitap-Newcastle 2007
Marco Ambrosio-Realeased 2004
Neil Sulivan-Realsead 2004
Filipe Oliveira-Realsead 2005
Carlton Cole-West Ham United 2006
Glen Johnson-Portsmouth 2007
Jimmy “JFH” Floyd Hasselbaink-Middelborugh 2004
Juan Sebastian Veron-Inter 2005
His Most Notable achivement for Chelsea Came on the 4th November 2003 when he managed the team to a 4-0 European away win over Italian Giants,Lazio
Chelsea 2004
José Mourinho: Double League Champions (2004-2007)
2004-2005-2005-2006
2004-2005 was arguably Chelsea’s greatest season.95 points, One Game Lost. And Champions League Semi Finalists-Should have been Champions League Finalists Or maybe Champions League Winners had it not been for a bit of dodgy Referring.The Game V Bolton on the 30th April 2005 was arugubaly chelsea’s greatest game to date Lampard’s two great goals and finally winning the league after a fifty year wait,Having to go through the pain Of Liverpool,Arsenal and Manchester United winning the league.Chelsea Won the league again in 2005-2006.That and The charity shield was the only competiton they won that season.They were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona at the Quarter Final Stage and also knocked out of the FA Cup By Liverpool at the semis and lost on penalties to Charlton They also have 2 carling cups to add to their name in the past 3 years.
2006-2007
2006-2007 was a painful season,League wise but very good on the trophy haul,We won the Carling Cup With a 2-1 over Arsenal and we also added The FA Cup to our trophy cabinet for the first time in seven years with a 1-0 extra time win over Manchester United.
2004-2005-2005-2006
2004-2005 was arguably Chelsea’s greatest season.95 points, One Game Lost. And Champions League Semi Finalists-Should have been Champions League Finalists Or maybe Champions League Winners had it not been for a bit of dodgy Referring.The Game V Bolton on the 30th April 2005 was arugubaly chelsea’s greatest game to date Lampard’s two great goals and finally winning the league after a fifty year wait,Having to go through the pain Of Liverpool,Arsenal and Manchester United winning the league.Chelsea Won the league again in 2005-2006.That and The charity shield was the only competiton they won that season.They were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona at the Quarter Final Stage and also knocked out of the FA Cup By Liverpool at the semis and lost on penalties to Charlton They also have 2 carling cups to add to their name in the past 3 years.
2006-2007
2006-2007 was a painful season,League wise but very good on the trophy haul,We won the Carling Cup With a 2-1 over Arsenal and we also added The FA Cup to our trophy cabinet for the first time in seven years with a 1-0 extra time win over Manchester United.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Chelsea FC
José Mourinho: Double League Champions (2004-2007)
2004-05 was the most successful season in the history of Chelsea Football Club. After a slow start to the league season, scoring eight goals in their first nine games and trailing leaders Arsenal by five points, Chelsea's title campaign gradually picked up momentum, driven by the high-scoring Frank Lampard and the return from injury of brilliant young Dutch winger Arjen Robben - with the latter in the side, Chelsea both won more and scored more. They topped the table after a win against Everton in November 2004 and never relinquished their lead, losing only one league game all season and winning a record 29, gaining a record 95 points in the process. A record-breaking defence, led by captain John Terry, the versatile William Gallas, midfield linchpin Claude Makélélé and talented goalkeeper Petr Čech, provided the backbone of the side, conceding just 15 goals all season and keeping 25 clean sheets while Čech went a Premiership-record 1025 minutes without conceding a goal. Chelsea eventually secured the title with a 2-0 away win at Bolton Wanderers thanks to two goals from Lampard, almost fifty years to the day since they had won their last league title. Winning the league completed a domestic double for the club, since Chelsea had already won the League Cup in February after a thrilling 3-2 win over Liverpool in the final at the Millennium Stadium.
In the Champions League, Chelsea coasted through the group stages, qualifying for the knockout phase with two games to spare, and were drawn against FC Barcelona, one of the strongest sides in Europe. In the first leg at the Nou Camp, Chelsea took a 1-0 lead but had Didier Drogba controversially sent-off in the second half with Chelsea still ahead, and the Catalans eventually won 2-1. Mourinho claimed that Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard had spoken to referee Anders Frisk at half-time - a claim later proved correct - and that the result had been "adulterated". After receiving death threats from Chelsea fans, Frisk retired and Mourinho received a two-match touchline ban for bringing the game into disrepute. Chelsea won a pulsating return leg 4-2 at Stamford Bridge, with John Terry heading in a controversial winner to send them through. In the quarter-finals, a 4-2 home win over German champions Bayern Munich and a 3-2 loss in Germany were enough to ensure passage through to the semi-finals, where they faced Liverpool. Following a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool went 1-0 up at Anfield thanks to a disputed goal from Luis Garcia and Chelsea were unable to break down a resilient defence, thus missing out on the chance of a treble.
A year later Chelsea retained their league title, setting more records in the process. Winning their first nine games, the side emphatically set the pace in the Premiership - including a 4-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield - and at one stage were 18 points ahead of nearest rivals Manchester United. Following a late-season blip, and with United on a run of nine consecutive wins, the points gap was closed to seven points as Chelsea went into a key match with West Ham United. A goal down after ten minutes and a man down after 17 following Maniche's sending off, the side bounced back to win 4-1 and maintain the gap. The title was eventually secured with a 3-0 win over United at Stamford Bridge. They became the first London club to win back-to-back league titles since the 1930s, and only the fifth side to do so since the Second World War. They also set the record for the most clean sheets (six) from the start of the season and equalled the best home record for a top division team since Newcastle United in 1906-07 (18 wins and 1 draw from 19 games). In the cups, however, there was less success as they were knocked out of the Champions League by FC Barcelona and the FA Cup semi-final by Liverpool.
The 2006-07 season saw Chelsea relinquish the Premier League trophy to Manchester United after remaining second in the league for the majority of the season. The club were still in the running to achieve an unprecedented quadruple at the end of April, and played all but one of the maximum 63 possible games at the start of the season. They won the League Cup by beating Arsenal 2-1 in the last ever English cup final at the Millennium Stadium, and beat United 1-0 in the first FA Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium; Chelsea were also the last team to win it at the old Wembley. They reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, only to be knocked out again by Liverpool, this time in a penalty shoot-out.
On 20 September 2007, it was announced that Mourinho had left Chelsea by "mutual consent"following several months of well-documented friction between Mourinho and Abramovich. Shortly afterwards Avram Grant, who had been appointed Chelsea's director of football on 8 July 2007, was announced as Mourinho's successor with Steve Clarke as his assistant. The effect of this change upon the Chelsea players was evident, with them losing to the champions Manchester United 2-0 on 23 September.
2004-05 was the most successful season in the history of Chelsea Football Club. After a slow start to the league season, scoring eight goals in their first nine games and trailing leaders Arsenal by five points, Chelsea's title campaign gradually picked up momentum, driven by the high-scoring Frank Lampard and the return from injury of brilliant young Dutch winger Arjen Robben - with the latter in the side, Chelsea both won more and scored more. They topped the table after a win against Everton in November 2004 and never relinquished their lead, losing only one league game all season and winning a record 29, gaining a record 95 points in the process. A record-breaking defence, led by captain John Terry, the versatile William Gallas, midfield linchpin Claude Makélélé and talented goalkeeper Petr Čech, provided the backbone of the side, conceding just 15 goals all season and keeping 25 clean sheets while Čech went a Premiership-record 1025 minutes without conceding a goal. Chelsea eventually secured the title with a 2-0 away win at Bolton Wanderers thanks to two goals from Lampard, almost fifty years to the day since they had won their last league title. Winning the league completed a domestic double for the club, since Chelsea had already won the League Cup in February after a thrilling 3-2 win over Liverpool in the final at the Millennium Stadium.
In the Champions League, Chelsea coasted through the group stages, qualifying for the knockout phase with two games to spare, and were drawn against FC Barcelona, one of the strongest sides in Europe. In the first leg at the Nou Camp, Chelsea took a 1-0 lead but had Didier Drogba controversially sent-off in the second half with Chelsea still ahead, and the Catalans eventually won 2-1. Mourinho claimed that Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard had spoken to referee Anders Frisk at half-time - a claim later proved correct - and that the result had been "adulterated". After receiving death threats from Chelsea fans, Frisk retired and Mourinho received a two-match touchline ban for bringing the game into disrepute. Chelsea won a pulsating return leg 4-2 at Stamford Bridge, with John Terry heading in a controversial winner to send them through. In the quarter-finals, a 4-2 home win over German champions Bayern Munich and a 3-2 loss in Germany were enough to ensure passage through to the semi-finals, where they faced Liverpool. Following a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool went 1-0 up at Anfield thanks to a disputed goal from Luis Garcia and Chelsea were unable to break down a resilient defence, thus missing out on the chance of a treble.
A year later Chelsea retained their league title, setting more records in the process. Winning their first nine games, the side emphatically set the pace in the Premiership - including a 4-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield - and at one stage were 18 points ahead of nearest rivals Manchester United. Following a late-season blip, and with United on a run of nine consecutive wins, the points gap was closed to seven points as Chelsea went into a key match with West Ham United. A goal down after ten minutes and a man down after 17 following Maniche's sending off, the side bounced back to win 4-1 and maintain the gap. The title was eventually secured with a 3-0 win over United at Stamford Bridge. They became the first London club to win back-to-back league titles since the 1930s, and only the fifth side to do so since the Second World War. They also set the record for the most clean sheets (six) from the start of the season and equalled the best home record for a top division team since Newcastle United in 1906-07 (18 wins and 1 draw from 19 games). In the cups, however, there was less success as they were knocked out of the Champions League by FC Barcelona and the FA Cup semi-final by Liverpool.
The 2006-07 season saw Chelsea relinquish the Premier League trophy to Manchester United after remaining second in the league for the majority of the season. The club were still in the running to achieve an unprecedented quadruple at the end of April, and played all but one of the maximum 63 possible games at the start of the season. They won the League Cup by beating Arsenal 2-1 in the last ever English cup final at the Millennium Stadium, and beat United 1-0 in the first FA Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium; Chelsea were also the last team to win it at the old Wembley. They reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, only to be knocked out again by Liverpool, this time in a penalty shoot-out.
On 20 September 2007, it was announced that Mourinho had left Chelsea by "mutual consent"following several months of well-documented friction between Mourinho and Abramovich. Shortly afterwards Avram Grant, who had been appointed Chelsea's director of football on 8 July 2007, was announced as Mourinho's successor with Steve Clarke as his assistant. The effect of this change upon the Chelsea players was evident, with them losing to the champions Manchester United 2-0 on 23 September.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Highbury
Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006. It was popularly known as Highbury due to its location, and was given the affectionate and unofficial nickname of "The Home of Football" by the club.
It was originally built in 1913 on the site of a local college's recreation ground and has been significantly redeveloped twice. The first came in the 1930s from which the still-existing Art Deco East and West Stands date; the second in the late 1980s and early 1990s following the Taylor Report, during which the terraces at both ends of the pitch were removed, making it all-seater with four stands. The resulting reduction in capacity and matchday revenue eventually led to Arsenal deciding to build the Emirates Stadium nearby, which they moved to in 2006. Currently, Highbury is undergoing redevelopment to turn it into an apartment complex, with most of the stadium being demolished; parts of the East and West Stands will remain to be incorporated into the new development.
The stadium also hosted England matches and FA Cup semi-finals, as well as boxing, baseball and cricket. Its presence also led to the local Tube station being renamed to "Arsenal" in 1932, making it the only station on the network to be named after a football club.
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