Chelsea have been linked with Lazio midfielder Antonio Candreva in recent transfer windows. The Italian international has excelled in Rome and it’s little surprise he attracted interest from ambitious clubs such as Chelsea.   Background Candreva was born in Rome and as a youngster played in the youth teams at his local club AS Lodigiani. 

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The football players I once knew - were the cream of the crop. And when they went on the pitch - we’d see who came out on top? I remember Francis Lee, and Mike Summerbee, Then came Colin Bell, who all played for Manchester City. Even the Arsenal - now they also were the stunners. 

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The inclusion of Branislav Ivanovic on the Chelsea team sheet that started and lost to Porto yesterday night caused disappointment and frustration among many Chelsea fans. The Serbian right-back, who has been in a disastrous form since the beginning of the season, was expected to be dropped for the mid-week champions league clash, and understandably 

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After Saturday’s draw at Newcastle, the fifth occasion this season Chelsea have dropped points to leave them 15th and already trailing leader’s Manchester United by eight points, manager Jose Mourinho questioned the “desire and commitment” of his players ahead of the midweek Champions League game with Porto. Mourinho had seen enough from his team’s display 

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The incident isn’t particularly memorable, it certainly doesn’t linger in the memory as long as Michael Essien’s piledriver that drew Chelsea level in the same game, but last week’s meeting of Chelsea vs Arsenal may have cast minds back to December 2006 when the two sides met at Stamford Bridge and Didier Drogba and Jens 

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The signing of Barcelona winger Pedro was the highlight of Chelsea’s transfer window while Radamel Falcao and Asmir Begovic will provide decent squad options. 19 year old Brazilian striker Kenedy arrived from Fluminese with big potential but Jose Mourinho is likely to rank a summer in which he spent long periods unsuccessfully chasing John Stones 

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