| LEAGUE:
sixth |
| FA
CUP: runners-up |
| WORTHINGTON
CUP: semi-final |
| PREDICTION:
outside top four, one cup final |
| TITLE
ODDS: 16-1 |
| OFFICIAL
WEBSITE: www.chelseafc.co.uk |
Key man: Jimmy F
Hasselbaink
Chelsea were
quick to deny that their reduced financial circumstances
would necessitate Hasselbaink’s £20m sale this summer.
Magnificent and moody in roughly equal measures, the former
Leeds forward provides a test of any coach’s man
management abilities. Ranieri seems to be passing so far,
and Chelsea fans will expect at least 20 goals
Coach: Claudio
Ranieri
Has finally achieved some fluency in English and might just
be poised to see his reputation soar in west London
| Full
squad |
|
Goalkeepers
1 Ed De Goey
23 Carlo Cudicini
31 Mark Bosnich |
Midfielders
8 Frank Lampard
11 Boudewijn Zenden
17 Emmanuel Petit
20 Jody Morris
30 Jesper Gronkjaer, Gabriele Ambrosetti, Enrique De
Lucas |
Defenders
3 Celestine Babayaro
6 Marcel Desailly
7 Winston Bogarde
13 William Gallas
14 Graeme Le Saux
15 Mario Melchiot
18 Albert Ferrer
26 John Terry
37 Danny Slatter
33 Joel Kitamirike |
Forwards
9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
12 Mario Stanic
22 Eidur Gudjohnsen
25 Gianfranco Zola
27 Rati Aleksidze
28 Leon Knight
32 Mikael Forssell
39 Carlton Cole, Sam Parkin |
Strongest XI
Nationalities
England (8), Holland (5), France (3), Italy (3),
Spain (2), Australia (1), Nigeria (1), Denmark (1), Croatia
(1), Iceland (1), Georgia (1), Germany (1), Uganda (1) Total
29
Players in
Enrique De Lucas
Players out
Sam Dalla Bona, Slavisa Jokanovic
Instant expert
Ground Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, London
SW6 1HS
Telephone 020 7385 5545
Capacity 42,500
Shirt sponsor Emirates
Ticket office 020 7386 7799
Can I get a ticket? Limited number on
general sale, priced £26 to £40
How to get there Close to Fulham Broadway
Tube on the district line
Club call 09068 121159
Club shop 020 7565 1490
New boy: Carlton
Cole
Cole, 18, is a Tore Andre Flo kind of a forward. Tall (6ft
3in) and lean, he is a gifted dribbler and fine finisher.
After some great goalscoring feats with the reserves, and a
goal in his first Premiership start last season, he may make
a key contribution
Money talk
Top earners Hasselbaink £46,000, Desailly
£43,000, Lampard £34,000
Total wage bill
£43.47m
These are tough times financially at the Bridge. The Blues’
wage bill is the third highest in the League, and it is 85%
of their turnover (£51.3m), which is the sixth highest in
the top flight
Where are they now?
John Dempsey A centre-half in the 1970 FA Cup-winning side,
he runs a home for mentally handicapped children in London
