Proud Man Walking

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Claudio Ranieri. Proud Man Walking

CONTENTS

MAY – JULY ‘I want you to go on managing the team’

AUGUST ‘The squad has changed … rotation is going to be a fact of life’

MSK Zilina v Chelsea, Champions League Qualifier, 1st Leg, Pod Dubnom, 13 August 2003

Liverpool v Chelsea, Anfield, 17 August 2003

Chelsea v Leicester, Stamford Bridge, 23 August 2003

Chelsea v M&K Zilina, Champions League Qualifier, 2nd Leg, Stamford Bridge, 26 August 2003

Chelsea v Blackburn, Stamford Bridge, 30 August 2003

SEPTEMBER ‘The first thing they ask me is why I didn’t play Bridge. Is this a joke?’

Chelsea v Tottenham, Stamford Bridge, 13 September 2003

Sparta Prague v Chelsea, Champions League, Group G, Toyota Arena, 16 September 2003

Wolves v Chelsea, Molineux, 20 September 2003

Chelsea v Aston Villa, Stamford Bridge, 27 September 2003

OCTOBER ‘This time no Zone dieting. Dessert! Well earned, I’d say’ Chelsea v Besiktas, Champions League, Group G, Stamford Bridge, 1 October 2003

Middlesbrough v Chelsea, Riverside Stadium, 5 October 2003

Birmingham v Chelsea, St Andrews, 14 October 2003

Arsenal v Chelsea, Highbury, 18 October 2003

Chelsea v Lazio, Champions League, Group G, Stamford Bridge, 22 October 2003

Chelsea v Manchester City, Stamford Bridge, 25 October 2003

Chelsea v Notts County, Carling Cup, Stamford Bridge, 29 October 2003

NOVEMBER ‘Spitting is a vile gesture, better left to llamas’

Everton v Chelsea, Goodison Park, 1 November 2003

Lazio v Chelsea, Champions League, Group G, Stadio Olimpico, 4 November 2003

Chelsea v Newcastle, Stamford Bridge, 9 November 2003

Southampton v Chelsea, St Mary’s Stadium, 22 November 2003

Chelsea v Sparta Prague, Champions League, Group G, Stamford Bridge, 26 November 2003

Chelsea v Manchester United, Stamford Bridge, 30 November 2003

DECEMBER ‘I hope … to become the Gordon Ramsay of football!’

Reading v Chelsea, Carling Cup 4th round, Madejski Stadium, 3 December 2003

Leeds v Chelsea, Bland Road, 6 December 2003

Besiktas v Chelsea, Champions League, Group G, Arena AufSchalke, 9 December 2003

Chelsea v Bolton, Stamford Bridge, 13 December 2003

14 December 2003

Aston Villa v Chelsea, Carling Cup 5th round, Villa Park, 17 December 2003

Fulham v Chelsea, Loftus Road, 20 December 2003

Charlton v Chelsea, The Valley, 26 December 2003

Chelsea v Portsmouth, Stamford Bridge, 28 December 2003

JANUARY ‘Where are you going, Sven? … That’s the way to the players’ dressing room. At least wait until summer!’

Watford v Chelsea, FA Cup 3rd round, Vicarage Road, 3 January 2004

Chelsea v Liverpool, Stamford Bridge, 7 January 2004

Leicester v Chelsea, Walkers Stadium, 11 January 2004

Chelsea v Watford, FA Cup 3rd round replay, Stamford Bridge, 14 January 2004

Chelsea v Birmingham, Stamford Bridge, 18 January 2004

Scarborough v Chelsea, FA Cup 4th round, McCain Stadium, 24 January 2004

Training camp at La Manga

FEBRUARY ‘It was just the two of us. What could I expect? Plans? A kid-gloves dismissal?’

Blackburn v Chelsea, Ewood Park, 1 February 2004

Chelsea v Charlton, Stamford Bridge, 8 February 2004

Portsmouth v Chelsea, Fratton Park, 11 February 2004

Arsenal v Chelsea, FA Cup 5th round, Highbury, 15 February 2004

Chelsea v Arsenal, Stamford Bridge, 21 February 2004

VfB Stuttgart v Chelsea, Champions League Round of 16, 1st Leg, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, 25 February 2004

Manchester City v Chelsea, City of Manchester Stadium, 28 February 2004

MARCH ‘Hernan is cross with me … but the reason I left him on the bench is because you never give him the ball!’

Chelsea v VfB Stuttgart, Champions League Round of 16, 2nd Leg, Stamford Bridge, 9 March 2004

Champions League Quarter-Final Draw, 12 March 2004

Bolton v Chelsea, Reebok Stadium, 13 March 2004

Chelsea v Fulham, Stamford Bridge, 20 March 2004

Chelsea v Arsenal, Champions League Quarter-Final, 1st Leg, Stamford Bridge, 24 March 2004

Chelsea v Wolves, Stamford Bridge, 27 March 2004

APRIL ‘OK chaps, my fault! This time I got it wrong’

Tottenham v Chelsea, White Hart Lane, 3 April 2004

Arsenal v Chelsea, Champions League Quarter-Final, 2nd Leg, Highbury, 6 April 2004

Chelsea v Middlesbrough, Stamford Bridge, 10 April 2004

Aston Villa v Chelsea, Villa Park, 12 April 2004

Chelsea v Everton, Stamford Bridge, 17 April 2004

Monaco v Chelsea, Champions League Semi-final, 1st Leg, Louis II Stadium, 20 April 2004

Newcastle v Chelsea, St James’ Park, 25 April 2004

MAY ‘You’ll be here. I really do not think I will be. Maybe I’ll drop in and see you, we’ll have a coffee together’

Chelsea v Southampton, Stamford Bridge, 1 May 2004

Chelsea v Monaco, Champions League Semi-final, 2nd Leg, Stamford Bridge, 5 May 2004

Manchester United v Chelsea, Old Trafford, 8 May 2004

Chelsea v Leeds, Stamford Bridge, 15 May 2004

CLAUDIO RANIERI FACTFILE

MANAGERIAL RECORD. Cagliari

Napoli

Fiorentina

Valencia

Atlético Madrid

Chelsea

CHELSEA RESULTS 2003/04

Player Appearances and Goals. Premiership

FA Cup

Champions League

Carling Cup

Chelsea Top Scorers (All Competitions)

CHELSEA TRANSFERS AND LOANS (SINCE ROMAN ABRAMOVICH JOINED CLUB) Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans

MISCELLANEOUS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

COPYRIGHT

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

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About the Publisher

His standing joke, of course, but remarkable that he came out with it in the presence of such an important new owner. And he has never told me who No 1 might be!

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