defence

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has called upon his Chelsea teammates to improve the team’s defensive record or face a trophy-less season. Chelsea have only conceded 2 goals in 4 league games this season so far, however they have…

The arrival of Gary Cahill to Stamford Bridge this week has given Andre Villas-Boas an extra option ahead of this weekends game against Norwich, but he is also happy to welcome back Branislav Ivanovich after a month long lay-off with a…

The Chelsea defender Yuri Zhirkov has never played at Old Trafford before, but is looking forward to playing against an old adversary from the Russian League, Nemanja Vidic. He remembers always winning against his team, so he is looking…

The Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti admits that the teams defending against set-pieces has cost his team points, but he prefers to concentrate on the good points of the Chelsea defence. "We conceded a lot of goals in the last games but all…