Chelsea Signs A Defender!
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has moved to increase his defensive options by agreeing a fee with Hamburg for defender Khalid Boulahrouz.
The Blues chief has had a frustrating summer on the defensive front, as William Gallas is hankering after a move away from Stamford Bridge and Arsenal have refused to budge in their valuation of Ashley Cole.
The Portuguese seems set to ease his woes a little by swooping for Dutch international Boulahrouz.
The defender proved a key figure for Hamburg last term, having joined the German club in the summer of 2004 from RKC Waalwijk, and he increased his stock at the World Cup finals.
It could well have been his no-nonsense displays this summer which persuaded Mourinho to make his move, as the two clubs have concurred on a fee.
Boulahrouz will miss Hamburg's trip to Energie Cottbus on Saturday, as he has been given permission to head to London to discuss personal terms and have a medical.
The 24-year-old is comfortable in a variety of positions and will certainly add to Mourinho's options, provided he concurs on a deal and negotiates his way through a medical.
Chelsea assistant manager Steve Clarke feels Boulahrouz will be a useful addition to the Stamford Bridge ranks and also confirmed they are still looking to recruit ahead of the transfer deadline.
"He is a good competitive player and will be a good addition to our squad," Clarke told Chelsea T.
"He can play centre back or either full back. I think he is right-footed and it is important to have one or two players around the squad who can play in a number of different positions.
"Until the end of August we will be looking for good players.
"If Boulahrouz is the only one we can add to the squad we will be happy with that.
"If we can get someone else, we will get someone else." -
This guy very good meh, i see him play for holland during World Cup always anyhow foul people, play damn rough also...hmmm..i think its a sign that chelsea are desperate..
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yhHigh time
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Khalid is still young, he can only improve. At Hamburg, he has received rave reviews for his defensive displays, and I don't think just because he didn't perform well during the World Cup, it means that we should just cast him off. He is a steady rock in defence, like John Terry. So even if Terry is not playing, Chelsea will not be affected much.
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the portugese defenders are chelsea are just not good enough anyway.
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is he the one who got red carded in the WC?
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why dun chelsea just pay arsenal 25m, just so settling to both club and players.
what is 25m to roman, who bombed out 30m for sheva who is 30 this year, as cole is just 25, 5 more years of good football left in him before he reaches the big 3 0. -
Coz he tu lan ppl call him carrot head liao...
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Good! cos england player as far as i see dun worth 15 million pounds at all.
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it is too early to judge if sheva is worth 30m or not. we cant comment until his contract ends.Originally posted by marcteng:why dun chelsea just pay arsenal 25m, just so settling to both club and players.
what is 25m to roman, who bombed out 30m for sheva who is 30 this year, as cole is just 25, 5 more years of good football left in him before he reaches the big 3 0. -
looks like gallas is leaving liao
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Got as rough as Essien anot?Originally posted by stellazio:This guy very good meh, i see him play for holland during World Cup always anyhow foul people, play damn rough also...hmmm..i think its a sign that chelsea are desperate.. -
essien is really an explosive player.Originally posted by Patrik:Got as rough as Essien anot? -
d-i-r-t-yOriginally posted by dragg:essien is really an explosive player. -
saw how he pulled the hair of the player who fouled him yesterday.Originally posted by monoslayer:d-i-r-t-y
he is a great ball winner but frankly, i dont like his attitude!! -
he should go play westling instead. nv like him. so rough n dirty. nb...Originally posted by dragg:saw how he pulled the hair of the player who fouled him yesterday.
he is a great ball winner but frankly, i dont like his attitude!! -
He should learn from Sissoko.Originally posted by dragg:saw how he pulled the hair of the player who fouled him yesterday.
he is a great ball winner but frankly, i dont like his attitude!! -
micheal brown's tackle on giggs yest also veri fierce..
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thats y mourinho told essien to use his head ytd..today tnp got show..
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haha that player dunno taiqi or wushu skills like qin na shou eh, when essien grabbed his hair, he should he twist his wrist until break lol. shd learn seom basic protection lar on the field.Originally posted by dragg:saw how he pulled the hair of the player who fouled him yesterday.
he is a great ball winner but frankly, i dont like his attitude!! -
use his head...Originally posted by stellazio:thats y mourinho told essien to use his head ytd..today tnp got show..
LIKE HOW ZIDANE DID.