Monthly Archives: July 2011

Pre-Season Review – Kitchee v Chelsea   Result: 0-4 Attendance: 40,000 Wednesday 27th July @ Hong Kong Stadium Chelsea won their Barclays Asia Trophy semi-final with an impressive victory against Hong Kong champions Kitchee to book their place in the … Continue reading →

Pre-Season Review – Thailand All Stars v Chelsea Result: 0-4 Attendance: 50,000 Sunday 24th July @ Bukit Rajamangala Stadium After surviving a monsoon in the warm-up session before the match, the Chelsea team took to the field at the Bukit Rajamangala … Continue reading →

Pre-Season Review – Malaysia XI v Chelsea Result: 0-1 Attendance: 84,000 Thursday 21st July @ Bukit Jalil National Stadium Chelsea laboured to another pre-season victory following a 1-0 win against a Malaysia XI. In difficult conditions due to the heat, … Continue reading →

Pre-Season Review – Portsmouth v Chelsea Result: 0-1 Attendance: 18,000 Saturday 16th July @ Fratton Park A lacklustre Chelsea performance at Fratton Park ended with a narrow 1-0 victory, although The Blues can feel fortunate to maintain their clean sheet … Continue reading →

Pre-Season Review – Chelsea v Wycombe Wanderers Result: 3-0 Tuesday 12th July @ Cobham The Blues ran out comfortable winners in this behind-closed-doors encounter at the training ground. With 23 players involved in total, the match provided new manager Andre … Continue reading →

  Born in Porto on 17th October 1977, Luis Andre de Pina Cabrel e Villas-Boas was destined for a future in the game of football. AVB, as he had already become affectionately known among the Chelsea faithful and English media, … Continue reading →