Gregory van der Wiel, nama teranyar dalam Winter Transfer List Chelsea

LONDON, KOMPAS.com - Direktur Olahraga Chelsea, Frank Arnesen, menyarankan klubnya untuk memboyong bek kanan Ajax, Gregory van der Wiel. Menurutnya, kehadiran bek kanan baru sudah sangat penting mengingat lini ini menjadi kelemahan "The Blues".
Manajer "The Blues", Carlo Ancelotti, juga sudah setuju dengan ide Arnesen tersebut. Sedangkan Ajax kabarnya memang sedang menunggu tawaran-tawaran dari klub-klub Eropa yang menginginkan pemainnya tersebut. Sebab, mereka juga sedang mengalami masalah dengan neraca keuangannya.
Arnesen yang kontraknya akan segera habis dengan "The Blues" pada akhir musim ini mengungkapkan, dirinya tidak dapat menjanjikan Ajax akan mendapat sejumlah uang besar, terkait dengan rencana klubnya membeli Van der wiel.
"Gregory memang berada dalam daftar belanja kami, namun ia bukanlah prioritas kami saat ini," papar Arnesen kepada Ajax Life.
Selain Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, dan Bayern Muenchen juga dihubung-hubungkan dengan pemain Ajax berusia 22 tahun tersebut.

"SAYA INGIN MENCETAK GOL LAGI". SALOMON KALOU

LONDON, KOMPAS.com — Penyerang Chelsea, Salomon Kalou, memiliki satu target khusus musim ini, yakni memperbanyak rasio golnya. Kalou merasa selama ini torehan golnya bersama "The Blues" masih terlalu sedikit.
Kalou bergabung bersama Chelsea sejak 2006 lalu. Total, ia telah bermain dalam 200 pertandingan dengan torehan 50 gol. Rekor ini sebenarnya tak terlalu buruk mengingat Kalou bukanlah pemain reguler di Stamford Bridge. Akan tetapi, striker tim nasional Pantai Gading itu merasa statistik golnya masih kurang.
"Sejujurnya, setiap pertandingan aku bermain untuk Chelsea, aku selalu keluar laga dengan rasa penyesalan. Aku merasa aku seharusnya bisa mencetak gol lebih banyak lagi. (Pelatihku saat tumbuh) Jean-Marc Guillou selalu berkata, 'Hal yang paling sulit adalah tidak tahu cara mencetak gol, tetapi mengetahui cara mendapatkan kesempatan'," kata Kalou kepada majalah resmi Chelsea.
"Aku tahu bahwa aku bisa menciptakan peluang sendiri. Aku melakukannya setiap pertandingan dan sekarang aku hanya perlu berkonsentrasi untuk memasukkan lebih banyak bola ke dalam gawang," lanjut pemain 25 tahun tersebut.
"Jadi, itulah fokusku sekarang karena setiap di pertandingan aku membuat setidaknya satu kesempatan untuk diriku sendiri. Terkadang, aku keluar pertandingan dengan perasaan menyesal karena aku merasa jika aku bisa memanfaatkan semua kesempatan, maka aku akan menjadi pencetak gol terbanyak. Lihat pertandingan kandang kami melawan Fulham, awal November lalu. Aku seharusnya bisa mencetak tiga dalam pertandingan itu dan inilah yang sekarang ingin aku perbaiki," tuntasnya

FRANK FRUSTRATIONS

Frank Lampard has spoken in detail for the first time about the injury that has kept him out for the majority of the season and from which he has happily now returned.
Following the scoring of two goals against Ipswich on Sunday, the vice-captain revealed a tendon is no longer attached to bone at the top of his leg but insisted the scenario was not a problem. It just means more work is needed to stay match fit.
'I will try to keep that leg strong because I have a weakness there. My tendon came off the bone and it doesn't go back, you just have to stay very strong in the area,' explained Lampard. Tendon attaches muscle to bone and enables the movement of joints. The injury occurred in training as he was recovering from a hernia operation.
'I know other players who have had the same problem; they know the frustrations of it, the aftermath and what you have to do, which has helped.
'It's not a problem you just have to do an extra two or three sessions in the gym every week to keep it strong.'
The longest Lampard was previously sidelined for Chelsea was in the 2007/08 season. He was out for two five-week spells with separate thigh strains. This bout of injury has seen him miss three-and-a-half months.
It's been a frustrating time for someone used to playing week in week out.
'It was a bad injury. I was expecting it to be a few weeks and then I went to see someone who told me it was a three-month injury.
'It wasn't misdiagnosed, it was more my fault because I try and push. With hindsight I would have done a lot more resting when I first did the injury but I was trying to push to be fit for games when really I just had to wait for my body to naturally heal.
'Once I had my head round that it was easier to take but when people are asking you if you're going to be back every week and you're not, it becomes even more frustrating.
'It's always frustrating not being part of the team, not travelling with the team and being at Cobham on your own, but I came to terms with it in the end once I realised the injury was bad.'
Now Lampard's relishing first-team action once more and knows if he plays in the coming games, his leg will only get stronger.
There's also another benefit. Having missed the first half of the campaign, he had a hard-earned rest following a summer of World Cup action. Now the second half of the season is underway, Lampard is ready and raring to go, and honing his match fitness can mean only good for the Blues.
'There's a chance to keep working on it and building the strength up and hopefully now I'll have plenty in the tank for the rest of the season,' he added.