Chelsea Manager Mode Through Newspaper Articles

[Muzzy]

Good stuff. the way you cover up scouting with real life stories is pretty cool.

[d32123]

Originally Posted by Muzzy171

Good stuff. the way you cover up scouting with real life stories is pretty cool.

Thanks. I wish I had the patience to write such detailed match reports like you do though.

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Chelsea Beat Bayern In Penalty Shootout, Advance To Semi-finals


LONDON, UK- Stamford Bridge was the home of celebration as Chelsea advanced past Bayern Munich and into the semi-finals.
Chelsea opened up scoring in the 16th minute when Frank Lampard took a penalty as a result of Huntelaar being taken down in the box.
The Blues then played defensively, hoping that the goal would stand, but the brilliance of Bayern striker Miroslav Klose created a goal in the 83rd minute that Chelsea were unable to counter as the game went into extra time.
After no goals were scored in extra time, the game went to penalties.
Lampard took the first penalty, putting it past Oliver Kahn (above). Bayern's Lukas Podolski took the next one, but it was saved by Petr Cech.
All of the rest of the penalties were taken successfully, with Ballack, Klose, Huntelaar, van Bommel, Joe Cole, Altintop, and Essien finally putting away the winner.
Chelsea will face Juventus in the semi-finals.
Other results include:
Stuttgart 4-1 Celtic
(Stuttgart advance on 5-1 aggregate)
Juventus 5-1 PSV
(Juventus advance on 10-3 aggregate)
Roma 1-2 Liverpool
(Liverpool advance on 5-2 aggregate)

The semi-finals matchups are:

VfB Stuttgart-Liverpool

Chelsea-Juventus

[|Ares|]

I hope you don't draw Liverpool, I can't stand all English ECC Finals.

[d32123]

Originally Posted by GoonerCesc

I hope you don't draw Liverpool, I can't stand all English ECC Finals.

I hope I don't either, though Stuttgart would probably make a pretty tough opponent. I played them twice in the group stages though, so I'd say either way I'm familiar enough with the opposition.

[|Ares|]

It's weird, the same situation happened with me. (Arsenal). The semifinals were Arsenal vs. Man City and Milan vs. VfB Stuttgart, with me beating Milan in the final. Milan was in my group, so it's a nearly identical situation to yours.

[d32123]

Originally Posted by GoonerCesc

It's weird, the same situation happened with me. (Arsenal). The semifinals were Arsenal vs. Man City and Milan vs. VfB Stuttgart, with me beating Milan in the final. Milan was in my group, so it's a nearly identical situation to yours.

Yeah my theory is that they made it that far because they got experience playing such a great team as me twice in the group stages.

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Malouda Sent Off In Blues Victory Over Juventus


LONDON, UK- Chelsea got a well-earned victory over Juventus despite playing with ten men for a little over half of the match.
Florent Malouda (above) played an excellent cross in the 28th minute to Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien, who headed it in to put Chelsea a goal up.
In the 42nd minute, Malouda made a reckless challenge on Juventus' David Trezeguet, and was sent off in the process. The action was received with jeers from the crowd at Stamford Bridge, both aimed towards the referee and the French winger.
Just before halftime, Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero produced an excellent free kick, which was put into the net easily by Trezeguet. This would force the game even at half.
In the 90th minute, when the game looked to end in a draw, Chelsea's Joe Cole and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar combined to give their team the win. Joe Cole's pass was excellent, finding Huntelaar, who was able to pass Juve defender Jorge Andrade to score a powerful shot past world class keeper Gianluigi Buffon.

In the other semi-final first leg, Stuttgart beat Liverpool 2-0 in Germany to give the Bundesliga side a great advantage going into Anfield.

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Omaboe Linked With Chelsea



LONDON, UK- Teenage Cameroonian talent Mfaki Omaboe of Cotonsport Garoua has been linked with London giants Chelsea.
Omaboe, 19, is rated highly with ball control and dribbling and is an excellent finisher. Scouts believe that he can become a top-rate striker in Europe, and has appeared often for the Cameroon U-21's.

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Chelsea Win Premier League Again



LONDON, UK- At the conclusion of what has proven to be a great year for the Blues, Chelsea Football Club has won their second consecutive Premier League title and their fourth in five years.
Chelsea finish the season with eighty points, six more than second place West Ham United. They had the league's leading goalscorer, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, the league's keeper with the most clean sheet, Petr Cech, and the league's Player of the Year, Frank Lampard, who also led the league in assists and finished third in goals scored. Chelsea also conceded only eighteen goals, least in the league, and scored forty-nine goals, the second most in the league only behind Everton.
Relegated this year from the Premier League are Sunderland, West Brom, and Manchester City. The most heartbroken of these three, Sunderland, suffered last-day relegation after a 2-1 loss at home to Aston Villa, and a Crystal Palace 0-0 draw with Blackburn at Ewood Park.

[DannyB]

keep it going i onli hope its utds turn next year tho :-)

[Muzzy]

at Kahns picture. He looks sad.

Congrats on winning the league! Hopefully you can take the ECC too.

[d32123]

Thanks, my goal is to complete all 15 seasons with this team, something I've never been able to manage.
gl to both of you in your mm too

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Chelsea Advance To Finals, Will Face VfB Stuttgart



TURIN, ITALY- Chelsea have progressed to the Champions League final, despite a scare in their second leg match against Juventus in Turin.
Chelsea, who came out playing defensively, hoping to hold on to their 2-1 aggregate lead going into the match. This hope was squashed by Juve striker David Trezeguet, who in the 39th minute beat Chelsea defender Alex, and put together an excellent strike, which went off the upright and into the net to give his side the lead.
Now it was Juventus who played defensively, knowing that they would advance if the score stood due to the away goal rule. The game went into halftime with Juve up 1-0.
Chelsea played with a sense of urgency in the second half, creating several chances, but being thwarted by Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon, who had ana excellent game.
As the Blues Champions League run looked over, Chelsea forced a corner in the 84th minute. This corner was well-taken by Frank Lampard, and was headed in off the crossbar by Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien.
Unable to respond, Juventus watched as the match ended in a draw and Chelsea advanced to their first Champions League final in club history.

In the other semifinal second leg, German side VfB Stuttgart sealed their advancement with a 1-1 draw at Anfield. This result allowed them to advance on a 3-1 aggregate over Liverpool. This will be Stuttgart's first Champions League final as well.

The final will be played in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.

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Chelsea Win Champions League In Dramatic Final


ROME, ITALY- Chelsea have won their first ever UEFA Champions League trophy. It wasn't easy, but it was an entertaining match for Chelsea fans and neutrals alike.
Though Chelsea looked dominant early on, Cacau of Stuttgart opened scoring in the 25th minute with a goal off of a pass from defender Arthur Boka.
Chelsea soon equalized in the 30th minute with a Joe Cole goal off of a Lampard corner. These two early goals set the tone for the rest of the match.
In the 66th minute, Frank Lampard buried a brilliant free kick into the net past Stuttgart keeper Raphael Schäfer to give his side the lead.
Cacau leveled the score again in the 74th minute though, with a goal off of a Mario Gomez pass. The game would go into extra time with the score 2-2.
In the 95th minute, Cacau looked to score another goal, but was taken down in the box by Chelsea fullback Glen Johnson. The result was a red card for Johnson and a penalty kick, which was successfully taken by Stuttgart midfielder Yıldıray Baştürk.
In the 103rd minute, Chelsea got a penalty kick as well after winger Joe Cole was brought down in the box. Lampard equalized with the converted penalty.
In the 112th minute, Chelsea striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored a dramatic goal in which he curled the shot past the Stuttgart keeper and gave his side a 4-3 lead eventually the win.
Chelsea go into the summer with both a Premier League title and European Champions, the first to do so since this feat was accomplished by Manchester United in the 1998-99 season.

[|Ares|]

Congratulations!

[d32123]

Thanks, it was intense. Twice I thought I was going to lose for sure.

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Grandet Signs With Chelsea, Omaboe A No-Go



LONDON, UK- Swiss forward Bruno Grandet has officially agreed to a deal with Chelsea. Grandet, 17, is going to be loaned out for the season to League Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he can get both playing time and quality opposition.
On his move to England, Grandet had the following to say:
"Any time a great club like Chelsea wants your services, it is great. I hope to contribute greatly to the future successes at Chelsea and will do what is best for my development and success in my loan spell at Wolverhampton. I think I can do great things in England."

Chelsea target Mfaki Omaboe and the club were unable to reach an agreement as the Cameroonian has decided to stay at Cotonsport for another season.

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Martín Pastor Loaned To QPR


LONDON, UK- Spanish midfielder Raul Fernando Martín Pastor has been loaned out to Queens Park Rangers FC for the season. The 17 year-old was loaned to Leicester City the previous season, and expressed a desire to be loaned back to the Championship, where he could get valuable playing time.

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Ballack Sold To Newcastle


LONDON, UK- German midfielder Michael Ballack has been sold to Newcastle United for a sum around £2.5 million. Ballack, 32, had played for Chelsea for the last three years, mainly being used as a sub.
With the recent rising of Michael Johnson, Ballack was sold to make room for the younger player. The German captain was happy with his role at Stamford Bridge, but realises that his services will be better used at Newcastle.

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Chelsea Starts Season With Win


LONDON, UK- Chelsea started the season off on a high note with a 1-0 win over Reading at Madejski Stadium.
Chelsea dominated The Royals all throughout the match, not conceding a single shot. A 36th minute booking of Mikel John Obi marked the highlight of the match, however, until in the 45th minute when Chelsea's Frank Lampard played a great pass to Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who ran past the Reading defense to score.
At halftime, Chelsea brought on midfielders Michael Johnson and Adriano for Mikel and Florent Malouda.
For his excellent pass and good play throughout the game, Chelsea's Frank Lampard is Man of the Match.

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Johnson Gets First Goal In Blue



LONDON, UK- Chelsea midfielder Michael Johnson got his first goal for the Blues in a 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium.
Chelsea's first goal was a header by Nigerian midfielder Mikel John Obi off a Frank Lampard corner in the 29th minute.
The game went into halftime with the Blues atop 1-0.
In the 73rd minute, Michael Johnson was subbed in for Joe Cole to give his club a more defensive prescence.
It turned out to work for their offense too, as Johnson headed in a Lampard corner a minute later.
Frank Lampard was Man of the Match after assisting both of the Chelsea goals. He has assisted all three of the Blues regular season goals this year.

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Chelsea Lose European Super Cup On Own Goal


MONACO- Chelsea played well throughout the match, but it was a bitter defeat for the Blues.
One man who showed up to play at the Stade Louis II was Lyon keeper Grégory Coupet, who made brilliant save after brillant save, preserving a clean sheet.
The only goal of the match was an own goal in the 45th minute when Lyon striker Hatem Ben Arfa fired a shot wide. The ball bounced off Chelsea captain John Terry and into the net.
Though Chelsea attacked for the rest of the match, the Lyon defense and the keeper were up to the job, winning their first ever European Super Cup.

[chels1905]

No more of this great thread?

[Muzzy]

Originally Posted by chelsfan

No more of this great thread?

It ended some time ago. He's doing one on Udinese now.