By dixon9
September 2 2009

The club have now published the player list for the Champions League group stage on the official web site. There are 23 players named on the A list and 3 on the B list:

A List

Petr Cech

Branislav Ivanovic

Ashley Cole

Michael Essien

Ricardo Carvalho

Frank Lampard

Joe Cole

Didier Drogba

John Mikel Obi

Michael Ballack

Florent Malouda

José Bosingwa

Yury Zhirkov

Deco

Salomon Kalou

Ross Turnbull

Daniel Sturridge

John Terry

Alex

Juliano Belletti

Nicolas Anelka

Henrique Hilario

Sam Hutchinson 

B List

Rhys Taylor

Jeffrey Bruma

Gaël Kakuta 

The club explain the following parameters for guidance on how the A and B lists are formed: 

No club may have more than 25 players on List A during the season. Eight places on List A are reserved for 'locally trained players'. 

A 'locally trained player' is either a 'club-trained player' or an 'association-trained player' and no club may have more than four 'association-trained players' listed among the eight. 

A 'club-trained player' is a player who, between the age of 15 and 21, and irrespective of his nationality and age, has been registered with his current club for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or of 36 months. 

In the case of Chelsea, an 'association-trained player' is a player who, between the age of 15 and 21 and irrespective of his nationality and age, has been registered with another club affiliated to the FA for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or of 36 months. 

These regulations mean Chelsea's A List will contain 23 players for this season's group stage. 

A player may be registered on List B if he is born on or after 1 January 1988 and has been eligible to play for Chelsea for any uninterrupted period of two years since his 15th birthday. 

Following the submission of these lists, a club may register up to three new eligible players for the remaining matches, such registration completed by 1 February. 

No real surprises really – although there is one name on list B which leapt out at me; Gael Kakuta. 

The chances of Gael figuring in a CL match are most probably slim – he´s a young lad but he does possess astounding ability ..and there´s probably not enough grounds for me to start peaking yet. Ancelotti does have a reputation for blooding youngsters….so let´s see what happens. Oh…and watch the press give us some stick for naming only 23 players on list A – when clubs can register up to 25.  

Chelsea name Champions League Squad

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Since 66
02/09/2009 20:17

Shaun Cummings has gone to Reading on a permanent deal.



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demola
04/09/2009 15:32

i suggest chelsea should try to include n\more players because of absence of drogba in the group stage
and offer a better solution to the pronblem of transfer

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dixon9
14/09/2009 19:56

Ironic that I featured Kakuta in this story - just days later Kakutagate!



"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.

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Since 66
14/09/2009 19:59

According to the official site Fabio Borini has been called up to the squad

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dixon9
14/09/2009 20:05

Would LOVE to see one of our kids come on and score!

Sturridge must be half-expecting a run out tomorrow?



"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.

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Since 66
14/09/2009 20:32

Well you would have thought so with Dids out for four games - at least Dids will be fresh for each of the league games following CORRUPT League nights!



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