[情報] 卡盧合約期滿離隊

看板Chelsea作者JamesCaesar (首席百人隊長)時間11年前 (2012/07/01 12:14)推噓7(7推 0噓 7→)

留言14則, 12人參與討論串1/1

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2827308,00.html SO LONG SALOMON KALOU Posted on: Sun 01 Jul 2012 Chelsea Football Club today bids farewell to Salomon Kalou, who has come to the end of his contract, and we would like to express our thanks and best wishes to a player who has been a valuable member of the team during his time at Stamford Bridge. Kalou signed in the summer of 2006 and leaves six years later with a fistful of winners' medals including ones for the Premier League, FA Cup, Carling Cup and, of course, the Champions League. He arrived as a 20-year-old understudy to the established Didier Drogba and fellow-new-arrival Andriy Shevchenko and quickly gained a reputation as an impact substitute. No player in Chelsea history has come off the bench to enter the action more often than Kalou's 107 occasions but it is a record he doesn't enjoy owning, so it will please him that he closed his time at the club as a clear first-choice starter under Roberto Di Matteo's stewardship. http://www.chelseafc.com/javaImages/6e/4/0,,10268~10617966,00.jpg

Less able to offer the target-man capabilities of his international captain Drogba, Kalou brought to the pitch pace and dribbling abilities which allied to a diligent attitude to defensive running, meant he was most frequently used as wide attacker, able to operate on either flank. He scored 60 goals during his six seasons, nine in his first year including an important equaliser against Spurs in an FA Cup quarter-final [pictured below]. He was an extra-time substitute in the Final as we beat Manchester United at the new Wembley, and had come on in the last few minutes of a Carling Cup Final victory over Arsenal at Cardiff earlier in the campaign. Jose Mourinho used the young player in 58 of the 64 games that season, starting him in 25. http://www.chelseafc.com/javaImages/bb/e2/0,,10268~11002555,00.jpg

In 2007/08, with Avram Grant taking over in the early weeks, Kalou enjoyed his most starts despite new competition for a place from Florent Malouda. He was also able to lessen the impact of injuries to Drogba and Shevchenko by scoring goals when given a rare chance in the central striking role. Added to his 11 goals that season were nine assists in the Premier League, the highest number from any Chelsea player. Again in the season's closing big match against Manchester United, this time the Champions League Final in Moscow, Kalou was an extra-time substitute and converted a penalty in the unsuccessful shoot-out. His most famous assist had played a big part in taking the Blues to the final of this European competition for the first time - crossing in the semi-final for a last-gasp John Arne Riise own-goal in front of the Kop at Anfield [below], commemorated in song by the Chelsea fans. http://www.chelseafc.com/javaImages/be/e2/0,,10268~11002558,00.jpg

The Olympics delayed the start to the Ivorian's Chelsea campaign in 2008/09 and under Luiz Felipe Scolari and then Guus Hiddink, he fell behind an in-form Florent Malouda for a place in the team and missed out on the FA Cup Final win over Everton. Carlo Ancelotti's two seasons in charge saw Kalou start less than any previous years yet he scored more goals. He netted the winning penalty in the Community Shield at Wembley, against familiar opposition from Old Trafford, and he finished the campaign in probably his best form in blue, netting a hat-trick in a big home win over Stoke and scoring one of the eight on the day the league title was captured against Wigan. Rightfully handed his first starting place in a Chelsea cup final a week later against Portsmouth, his afternoon will unfortunately most be remembered for missing an open goal, but he still ended the day a Double winner. In the Champions League that year he was the standout performer away in Milan against Mourinho's Inter, scoring [below] and having a blatant penalty for a challenge on him turned down. Chelsea lost at home in the second leg. http://www.chelseafc.com/javaImages/ba/e2/0,,10268~11002554,00.jpg

Facing strong competition in 2010/11 from Drogba, Malouda, Nicolas Anelka and later Fernando Torres, Kalou netted 13 goals, including 10 in the league - both Chelsea best totals. In his final season at the club, he appeared to fall out favour with Andre Villas-Boas after handling for a late penalty equaliser conceded in Valencia, but returned to the starting line-up for Di Matteo's first game in charge and didn't look back, scoring the winner in Lisbon in our Champions League quarter-final first leg [below] and making the starting line-up in the FA Cup Final against Liverpool, and in Germany versus Bayern Munich. http://www.chelseafc.com/javaImages/f6/e2/0,,10268~11002614,00.jpg

John Terry once described Kalou as the 'nicest man in the world' and it would be hard to find anyone who knew him at Chelsea who would disagree. Courteous and humorous, a good example of Kalou's personality was when he agreed to interview himself for Chelsea TV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CpQ0JW1B_hE

Maybe a lack of edge led to managers' reluctance to start him in more games, and he could be guilty of wayward finishing at times, but he provided international-standard depth to the attacking section of the squad and undoubtedly played his part in an era of very high achievement at Stamford Bridge, culminating in that never-to-be-forgotten night in Munich, an occasion in which the Ivorian closed the curtain on his Chelsea career in the most memorable manner. Kalou made a total of 254 appearances for the club, including 147 starts, and scored 60 goals. -- 當我漫遊在斯坦弗森林時，我看見了雀爾西，米爾斯的女兒，在傍晚初升的明月中，在泰晤士河旁一處林地空間上翩然舞蹈。所有痛苦的記憶都離開了我，我像落入迷離幻境中一般，因為雀爾西是伊露維塔兒女中最美的一位。她身上那襲藍色的衣裳宛如萬里無雲的晴空，她灰色的眼睛像是傍晚群星閃爍的天空；她的斗篷上繡著金色的花朵，她的頭髮漆黑如暮色中的陰影。她的榮光與美好，就像樹葉上的光芒，像是潺潺流水，像是這迷離世界上方閃爍的繁星；她臉上有閃亮的光輝。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 114.47.16.198

推

ybh

07/01 20:27, , 1^F

07/01 20:27, 1^F

推

Rasheed

07/01 20:27, , 2^F

07/01 20:27, 2^F

推

a2156700

07/01 20:33, , 3^F

07/01 20:33, 3^F