The remarkable thing about Hector’s career is that he was loaned out more times by Reading (11) than Chelsea (four). While media and fans point to a tired looking Jose Mourinho or underperforming stars like Eden Hazard, Cesc Fabregas and Branislav Ivanovic, it would be a bold person to bet on the Stamford Bridge outfit to not recover from this early season slide. He returned to the Blues to win the UEFA Cup in 2013, under interim manager Benitez. The London club have the same manager, most of the same players and yet so far seem to be a shadow of their former selves. Injuries and a complete lack of pace for the EPL meant this much hyped signing fell down the order at Stamford Bridge. He enjoyed a few good moments but 20 goals in 110 league appearances is a far cry from what the fans expected. ", Work permit issues mean that Matej Dalec cannot play at Stamford Bridge, and he has criss-crossed Europe in a succession of loan spells since 2009, Tuchel tantalisingly close to achieving Chelsea's Mission: Impossible, Saliba's big chance? Yet it is. He then signed permanently for the German club for £5.9 million, 16 times as much as Chelsea paid for him having never played for the west London club. Chelsea: 27 games, 6 goals. They were all let down. Work permit issues mean that Matej Dalec cannot play at Stamford Bridge, and he … While Sir Alex Ferguson laughed his way to the bank, Chelsea fans discovered that Veron needed far more than a change in scenery to get back on track. At Milan, he notched 175 goals over seven years in all competitions. Chelsea's new longest-serving player is Matej Dalec… a goalkeeper who has NEVER played for them Peter Osgood is one of the most famous Chelsea strikers ever. The fact Barcelona were willing to let the Dutch defender go for free didn’t strike anyone as odd. Winston Lloyd Bogarde is a Dutch retired professional footballer, and is the assistant manager of Ajax. Liverpool: 56 games, 28 goals. The Dutch are amongst the most respected nations in world football, and have a tendency to produce some fine forward stars. With only four goals in 48 total appearances, Fleck was a flop and spent some time out on loan before being shipped back to Norwich in 1995. Ruud Gullit (Chelsea) Technical genius Gullit, who could play almost anywhere on the pitch, started his time at Chelsea in 1995 as a sweeper before moving into midfield. Goals and overall performance dropped off significantly. The Blues have had plenty of Dutch players in their squad in the past two decades and below there is a list of players from the Netherlands who have played for Chelsea in the Premier League. "I know about that fact, the fact I have the longest-running professional contract with Chelsea," he told Goal . When you get loaned out to your rivals, there’s not really much more to be said. Shopping. Then it all went south. No one likely expects those two teams to stick around those positions but it does show the increasing unpredictability of the EPL. In 2005, Chelsea moved in and bought the winger. We’re not too sure what Chelsea’s management team was doing when they decided to sign Juan Sebastian Veron from Manchester United in 2003 (the same year they signed Mutu). Chelsea thought so and in 2004 moved to sign the striker for just over £5 million. When I'm not taking in football, i follow the NFL as well as a wide range of motorsports, including F1 and WRC. Former academy players This statistic shows how youth players of this club did later in their career, sorted by the number of matches played in the selected competition. Striker Tony Hateley was Chelsea's record signing when he joined for £100,000 in 1966. When Chelsea signed Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko from AC Milan in 2006 for a then record of £30 million, everyone took notice. Rajkovic signed for Chelsea as a 16-year-old in 2005 and was tipped to succeed John Terry in defence. By signing the Scottish striker, the Blues believed they had their hands on a goal scoring machine. Aké has been praised for his versatility, being able to play at both full back, centre back and in defensive midfield, which has been attributed to a good work ethic, professionalism and gifted technique. The Blues no doubt hoped that Boulahrouz would live up to the name and devour any attackers who came near him. "I am 24 and I've been through a lot. The Netherlands have produced some of the Premier League’s best ever players, even though it’s the players that you could never get on the back of your shirt, without spending an extra £20. This rate did not transfer to his time at Chelsea, unfortunately. The Netherlands have a long and storied history of producing elite footballers with a whole host of Dutch talents having made a huge impression upon their arrival in the Premier League. Well, there was that one time he got a red card for a ridiculous challenge on Lionel Messi in the Champions League. This one definitely falls under the category of ‘What on Earth were Chelsea thinking?’ In 2000, Chelsea signed Winston Bogarde on a free transfer from Barcelona. "There is also Czech defender Tomas Kalas, who was among the first guys that came with me and also spent a lot of time on loans. Shevchenko’s two full years at Chelsea were definitely below average. You're signed out. Sure he was part of a League and League Cup winning team, but Kezman never came remotely close to replicating the form he demonstrated in Holland. "You know, I can't get a work permit in England, that is why I can't go on loan to an English club. No one was going to replace Ashley Cole at LB during that period and Zhirkov’s inconsistent play mixed with injury meant it really was a miracle he lasted two full seasons in London. Early indications were that Mutu was a great signing with several early goals in his first few games. With just three goals in all competitions, management opted to cut their losses and shipped him off to Celtic after one season. The goals never really came and even in terms of assists fans were left expecting a lot more considering his potential. This player wasn’t necessarily a terrible player because of lack of skill and passion. After a single appearance this season, he was sent out on season long loan to Juventus and it remains likely that he will stay in Italy, where his skills are more suited. Players from countries outside the EU, as Croatia were then, need to have played a certain percentage of international matches in the preceding two years to be issued with a permit. The Serbian striker ended up being a giant flop who spent only one season in London before getting shipped off to Spain. At Liverpool, El Nino destroyed opposition defenses and scored a pile of goals. With only 14 total appearances for the Blues, Veron spent the rest of his Chelsea contract out on loan where he didn’t fare much better. The 24-year-old goalkeeper, born in Bosnia but capped for Croatia up to Under-21 level, laughed at his paradoxical situation as he looked back on a Chelsea career of which he has so far spent the entirety out on loan. Zhirkov could play left-wing and left-back and as his time in Moscow demonstrated, he could also contribute a decent number of goals and assists. It appeared to be enough for the Blues as they shipped him off to Valencia the following season. He was too slow for the EPL and never adjusted over his brief stay. Over his one season with Chelsea, most fans can’t remember very much about him because he was never really a stand-out player. After Jose Mourinho signed Cuadrado for a transfer fee around €30 million, he played in 14 matches over the first half season, but was never able to secure regular playing time or score a goal. He was known for his physical strength, and played mostly as a central defender although he could occasionally play as full back. The 1999/2000 season demonstrated, however, that Sutton wasn’t a sure thing. If you’re looking for something a little more shocking look below them and you’ll find last year’s League Champions Chelsea rooted in 11th position, ten points off the leaders and only five points out of relegation. Cech is also sixth in the all time appearances list for Chelsea with 494 appearances to his name. Those who supported the Blues during this period will remember him as one of the worst players to ever put on the shirt. Slavisa Jokanovic was a defensive midfielder who had enjoyed a very successful 1999/2000 season by winning La Liga with Deportivo La Coruna. Technically, he was a highly rated midfielder who was supposed to provide a major boost to the Blues. Indeed, if you even remotely follow the EPL season you know discussions of Chelsea’s poor showings have been topping sites around the web. At Norwich, Fleck had done extremely well and scored 66 goals in all competitions in just over 180 appearances. Players like Hazard, Fabregas and Ivanovic are definitely going through a bad spell but it’s unlikely we’ll look back on them in several years and say they were Chelsea failures. In 1992, Chelsea signed Robert Fleck from Norwich City for a then club record fee of just over £2 million. At Manchester City, Shaun Wright-Phillips made a name for himself as a fast and exciting young player with a lot of potential. His calmness on the ball and appearance have led to comparisons to former Dutch legend and Chelsea player Ruud Gullit. We guess that acts as a cherry on an otherwise bland sundae. In order to find another familiar Top 4 club you have to track all the way down to 10th place where Liverpool sit. "It is true all of us players on loan are in a special Whatsapp group, where we regularly get information on who played best that matchday, who was especially good, who played how many minutes, who scored... everything. Shevchenko was a world star and was one the deadliest strikers in Europe. Yes, it is a little strange but it is all football. This is what happened to Yossi Benayoun in 2011 when Chelsea allowed him to go on loan to London rivals Arsenal. When Chelsea signed Fernando Torres from Liverpool in January 2011, everyone thought the Blues were getting an absolute gem. That said, you could say he never made the most of his chances and proved to be an underwhelming signing. Early in 2004, Mutu failed a drug test when he tested positive for cocaine. Player Country Position born; A: Tammy Abraham: England: Forward: … Luiz leaving Arsenal opens door for on-loan centre-back, Aurelien Tchouameni: The Monaco midfield 'monster' being linked with Chelsea. Bogarde would be released from Chelsea at the end of his contract and never played football again, eventually retiring after a spell training … The Czech Republic goalkeeper was always a vocal leader at Chelsea on and off the pitch. From TheChels.info - The Chelsea Football Club Wiki. Motivated solely by money, Bogarde had no real drive to compete for a first team position and ended up with no offers once his Chelsea contract ended in 2004. In December 2013, while appearing on Dutch television program Studio Voetbal , Gullit and Advocaat stated they were both at fault in the matter and regretted it. But not only has Delac endured just the NINE separate loan spells since joining Chelsea in 2010 – he’s also never played for them. No one would have guessed the English striker would flop so badly playing alongside the likes of Gianfranco Zola. On the one hand, Pizarro’s time at Chelsea was influenced by the departure of Jose Mourinho and signing of striker Nicolas Anelka. That’s 11 players we’ve come up with and while it might not be that straightforward putting them in a respectable formation, we should really appoint a manager to at least give it a try. An avid fan of the Premier League, MLS and Champions League. The move to Chelsea put a major damper on this production rate, however, and he managed only a goal and an assist as he struggled to fit into the team and its plans. The Dutch have provided World Football with some great players, coaches and one beautiful concept of how to play the game. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Robin Van Persie has been linked with a return to Premier League, with Chelsea reportedly interested in his services. Shortly before the 1994 World Cup, Gullit walked out of the pre-tournament training camp and would never play international football again. Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑŋk ˈɛdmuːn.doː ˈrɛi̯kaːrt] (); born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former footballer and former manager who played as a midfielder or defender.Rijkaard played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan and represented the Netherlands national team side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. We all dream of playing in the Premier League, but it is not possible without a work permit. Sure, during his time there Chelsea enjoyed great domestic and European success – but Torres just never fit in and never looked like the world-beater we all saw on Merseyside. https://www.thesportster.com/soccer/top-15-worst-players-in-chelsea-history The Englishman scored 105 goals in 289 appearances for The Blues.. Osgood played for Chelsea from 1964 to 1974. He never looked comfortable and he never terrorized teams like he did in Serie A. The fact Chelsea were willing to pay Bogarde £40,000 a week and only play him a handful of times was. 12 players you forgot still played for Chelsea including hot prospects who never made the grade Chelsea's loan system is notorious throughout football, with the club known for holding onto players and farming them out on a temporary basis, and the Blues currently have 33 stars playing elsewhere There were moments I will remember for life, such as my only appearance for Chelsea, 45 minutes vs Olimpija in Ljubljana," he recalled. It’s not quite clear why Chelsea signed the defender for £4million in 2015, and he never played for the club, but they doubled their money by selling him to Fulham for £8million. Perhaps they failed to live up to expectations, reputation and potential – or perhaps they were just plain bad. But mostly people from the club point out the guy who was the best that weekend.". With the latter club he garnered worldwide attention as, although he received almost no playing time, he … This is a category for Dutch players who have played for Chelsea. He is best remembered by the Chelsea faithful thanks to a chant about him to the tune of Yellow Submarine. He was never one of their star names, but forward Pedro was a hugely valued member of the Barca squad in the nine seasons he played in the first team. Teams usually line up and make massive offers in order to get this player. This Spanish defender wasn’t a terrible defender but he also wasn’t very good either – at least by Chelsea’s standards. Nonetheless, Roman Abramovich decided that £15.05 million was a steal and signed The Little Witch up. But I've learned a lot and have no regrets. Each of the following players holds a special place in Chelsea FC history – namely as a bad signing. After all, at Blackburn Sutton had flourished beside Alan Shearer and did quite well even after he left. Jump to: navigation , search. Tap to unmute. Nine games into this EPL season and there have been a few surprises. His time at West Ham United and then Liverpool had shown that Benayoun was versatile. "This summer, people at the club told me that, we had a good laugh. Category:Dutch Chelsea players. For the most part, fans or management weren’t sorry to see these players head for the exit. But he is, nevertheless, the club's current longest-serving player as he has spent the last eight years tied to Stamford Bridge while failing to play a single game! [Mario] Pasalic was also with us until recently but he has moved to the first team," he said. The players listed ahead are a different story. Delac, who has featured on a temporary basis in the Netherlands, Portugal, France, Belgium, Serbia and his native Bosnia since joining Chelsea, is one of a host of players at the west London club who are used to striking out at the start of every season. This Serbian midfielder was Claudio Ranieri’s first signing at Chelsea. Just two goals in over 20 league appearances comes nowhere near what he did regularly did on a football pitch – both before and after his stint in London. January 28, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary. Deadly in Italy, Veron never adjusted to the Premier League and was a very expensive flop. In his managerial career, he was at the helm of … Nicknamed ‘The Cannibal,’ Khalid Boulahrouz was snapped up by Chelsea in 2006. With only 11 out of 27 possible points and a Goals-Against figure of -3, this is not the Chelsea of last season. While the Dutch side competing this week in Portugal doesn’t feature any of our current players, there is still a Chelsea connection in Ronald Koeman’s squad with former academy players Nathan Ake and Patrick van Aanholt looking to help the Clockwork Orange claim their first international title since their success in Munich 31 years ago. His contract was terminated and Chelsea began legal proceedings which ended with the player required to pay $19 million to his former club. Some of the longest – yet coolest – names in football – and much like Brazilians, their names alone make you think that they’re a half decent player. It’s the same in any sport. There’s no doubt his speed troubled opponents, but he never really had an end product to match. How things changed. With the Bundesliga set to return on Saturday, Chelsea VAVEL are looking at a few Chelsea players who have played for both the Blues and in the Bundesliga.. Andre Schurrle. "My best experience in Chelsea? Osgood was one of the best players in his day. Partly because of his stalled progress after joining Chelsea, Delač never received another call-up to the Croatia squad and therefore fell well short of the requirements for receiving permission to play. No, Chris Sutton will be remembered as an awful Chelsea player because he never fit into the team’s style of play. The Israeli international wasn’t a bad player. Between 2000 and 2003, the Romanian attacker demonstrated an abundance of skill with the likes of Verona and Parma in Serie A. Chelsea, with their new sugar-daddy Roman Abramovich, swooped in for the forward’s signature in 2003. The 31-year-old recently joined Serie B club Perugia on a free transfer. His three and a half years at Stamford Bridge were a different story. His inconsistent performances and failure to come anywhere near the expectations and price-tag put upon him land him firmly in the top tier of worst Chelsea signings. Even when he was fit, Jose Mourinho opted to play Michael Essien in defence over his Dutch ‘cannibal.’ Sure he put in some good performances but fans will remember that red card that contributed to a 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium in 2007 and sent the title to Old Trafford. In all likelihood, if Adrian Mutu had made better off-field life choices there is every reason to believe he would have gone on to be a very good Chelsea signing. Anyone who followed Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in the early 2000s believed that Mateja Kezman was destined for a big money move and a successful career. Meet Chelsea's longest-serving player - who has never played for the club! Looking at the top quarter of the table, most people will definitely take notice of the tenacity of West Ham and Leicester City. What went wrong for USWNT star Rose Lavelle at Manchester City. By clicking "Advanced options", you can adjust the filter and only show players that never played for this club, but other clubs in the selected competition, etc. Matej Delac's name, however, is more likely to raise a confused eyebrow from all but the most fanatical Blues supporters. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Opposition defenses were likely worried about his imminent arrival and Chelsea fans relished the upcoming season. Like Andriy Shevchenko, the player we find holding the runner-up position isn’t necessarily a bad player, but never came anywhere near the potential he demonstrated at other clubs, the expectations of the fans and management and the price-tag put upon them. No. He had spells at Ajax, Barcelona and Chelsea. Every year we hear about the next great player coming through the ranks; a player who will turn into the next big thing. Cech played for Chelsea for 11 years, during which, he put in some amazing shot stopping performances. He joined Chelsea in 2010 but only made a handful of appearances for the club before joining Arsenal on loan. But work permit issues meant that the defender never played for the club and instead spent four seasons on loan in the Eredivisie before joining Hamburg in 2011. Style of play. From 1999 to 2007, Claudio Pizarro was one of the best strikers in the Bundesliga, averaging a goal every other game for the likes of Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich. In the end, Wright-Phillips was returned to sender as he traded in Chelsea blue for the sky blue of his original club Manchester City in 2008. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. These footballers were/are all skilled but just never cut it during their time in London. Nor did he come close to meeting the expectations of the club and its fans with just 7 goals in 40 total appearances. That said, it could be worse as this following list of Chelsea players demonstrates. The Flying Dutchman has already played for Premier League giants Arsenal and Man Utd and his potential move to Chelsea will surely get him a mention in the history books. Tony Hateley. Over the past few years, Terry, Ivanovic, Cech, Mikel and other experienced players have left the club so I have been here the longest! He had a number of very good appearances but he never really fit in with the team. Of course, at the age of 18 I was not ready for the biggest leagues. 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After all, 105 league goals in 123 appearances is a clear indicator of a player’s ability, right? In Scotland, Sutton showed that his Chelsea experience was just a blip as he returned to his scoring ways. When one thinks of Chelsea stalwarts, the likes of John Terry and Frank Lampard might come to mind, while older fans will remember the legendary Ron 'Chopper' Harris among other stars. Nine games into this EPL season and there have been a few surprises. The top three spots are held by the usual suspects of Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United. Looking at the top quarter of the table, most people will definitely take notice of the tenacity of West Ham and Leicester City. The London outfit quickly realized they had a lemon on their hands and worked to get rid of Bogarde and his ridiculous four-year contract. Quiz by josqpr Dutch Premier League Players (1992-Present) Quiz - By josqpr A series of loan moves later and Benayoun was out the door and eventually back playing in Israel. When he wasn’t notching up one of his 26 total league goals he was adding quite a few assists. Del Horno was signed in 2005 for a fee of £8.4 million from Spanish side Athletic Bilbao. Nemanja Matic was here before us, but then left, to be back three years later.".
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