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Guardian:Cole to rescue as Blues survive Colchester scareJon Brodkin at Stamford BridgeJose Mourinho was given 12 jars of jam before the game by hisColchester counterpart Phil Parkinson as a gift from one of the LeagueOne club's sponsors Tiptree but the Chelsea manager can hardly haveexpected such a sticky afternoon to follow. Not until Joe Cole curledin his second goal in stoppage-time could he relax and be sure histeam would progress at the expense of impressive opponents.If the quarter-final place goes to Chelsea, the majority of praisebelongs to Colchester. They not only led for nine fairy-tale minutesbut were the better team before the interval and clung on well underincessant second-half pressure to make a replay seem plausible untillate on.As it is, Chelsea can prepare for Wednesday's game with Barcelona withclear minds having avoided embarrassment. Mourinho has offered Barçathe chance to prepare at his team's Cobham complex tomorrow if theywant to keep the pitch here in the best possible condition. It cut upin the rain but Mourinho insisted it looks worse than it is. "The ballrolls at normal speed," he said.It was certainly no bar to a fluent move that culminated in Coleputting Chelsea ahead in the 79th minute. The goal was hardly a shockafter Chelsea created a series of openings but it seemed finegoalkeeping, good defending, a poor finish by Didier Drogba and a nearmiss might frustrate the Premiership champions. Wayne Brown wasexcellent at centre-back as Colchester hung on.It was a sign of Mourinho's dissatisfaction with his weakened team'sfirst half, and a compliment to Colchester, that he brought on FrankLampard and Cole at the interval and then Hernán Crespo to playalongside Drogba just after the hour. Such resources proved crucial asall three made an impact.Cole gave Chelsea far greater goal threat and drive as he broke from
tempo and accuracy of the passing, which had been awful, and Crespoalso helped tip the balance. It was his shot that Aidan Davisonparried into Cole\'s path for the England international to put Chelsea2-1 up.Chelsea needed this rise in vibrancy for they looked flat in the faceof Colchester\'s fearlessness and neat passing. After overcoming nerveswhich allowed the home team two early chances, one of which shouldhave been taken by Shaun Wright-Phillips, Parkinson\'s players took thegame to their opponents and dominated. They hit the post before goingahead through a Ricardo Carvalho own-goal.Richard Garcia\'s movement caused problems, Kevin Watson and Neil Dannskept Colchester ticking and the wide players Greg Halford and MarkYeates posed danger. Lassana Diarra struggled and Maniche lackedLampard\'s assertiveness. Both made way."At half-time the players felt it was enough; we had given them toomuch confidence," Mourinho said. "If you give time and space toplayers from other divisions they look like you," he explained. "Ifyou reduce the space, they have no time to think and feel underpressure. They have to chase . . . They finished with some exhaustedplayers but they should go home proud. They played with courage. Theycame to win and not go for a 0-0."Chelsea\'s regular wastage of possession in the first half must haveirritated Mourinho, as will the way a team showing nine changes wasperiodically opened up. There were alarms even before Yeates struck anupright from a Garcia cross and Colchester soon led. Garcia exchangedpasses with Halford, whose return sent the striker forward to providea cross which Carvalho turned into his own net.They might have extended their lead before Chelsea equalised from aset-piece. Carvalho flicked on a corner by the quiet Damien Duff and",1]
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deep, going close on two occasions before scoring. Lampard raised thetempo and accuracy of the passing, which had been awful, and Crespoalso helped tip the balance. It was his shot that Aidan Davisonparried into Cole's path for the England international to put Chelsea2-1 up.Chelsea needed this rise in vibrancy for they looked flat in the faceof Colchester's fearlessness and neat passing. After overcoming nerveswhich allowed the home team two early chances, one of which shouldhave been taken by Shaun Wright-Phillips, Parkinson's players took thegame to their opponents and dominated. They hit the post before goingahead through a Ricardo Carvalho own-goal.Richard Garcia's movement caused problems, Kevin Watson and Neil Dannskept Colchester ticking and the wide players Greg Halford and MarkYeates posed danger. Lassana Diarra struggled and Maniche lackedLampard's assertiveness. Both made way."At half-time the players felt it was enough; we had given them toomuch confidence," Mourinho said. "If you give time and space toplayers from other divisions they look like you," he explained. "Ifyou reduce the space, they have no time to think and feel underpressure. They have to chase . . . They finished with some exhaustedplayers but they should go home proud. They played with courage. Theycame to win and not go for a 0-0."Chelsea's regular wastage of possession in the first half must haveirritated Mourinho, as will the way a team showing nine changes wasperiodically opened up. There were alarms even before Yeates struck anupright from a Garcia cross and Colchester soon led. Garcia exchangedpasses with Halford, whose return sent the striker forward to providea cross which Carvalho turned into his own net.They might have extended their lead before Chelsea equalised from aset-piece. Carvalho flicked on a corner by the quiet Damien Duff and
Chelsea had been poor from open play. Wright-Phillips\' runs had toolittle end-product and the substitutes helped them take control.Drogba ought to have scored and Davison made sharp stops from Cole andCrespo before the breakthrough. Crespo drove forward and his shot wasdiverted by Davison for Cole to tuck in. It was game over when RobertHuth released Cole to loop in a fine shot.Mourinho said Asier del Horno will be fit for Barcelona, that Drogbashould be fine despite a late leg injury and he hopes Claude Makelelewill play. "We know from how difficult it was out there last year thatwe need to get a result here," Cole said. "I think we have the playersto do it. We have a lot of respect for Barcelona but we certainlydon\'t fear them at all."Man of the match Wayne Brown - The centre-back impressed with helpfrom his partner Pat Baldwin, making a series of brave interceptionsand blocks.Best moment Any one of a number of occasions when he came to histeam\'s rescue in the second half.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telegraph:Chelsea are forced to shovel on the ColeBy Clive TyldesleyChelsea (1) 3 Colchester United (1) 1Colchester United were ahead for less than 10 minutes, but it was longenough to wonder if the FA Cup would ever see a bigger giant-killing.English football\'s biggest ever giants were not only trailing at hometo a team from the lower leagues, they looked devoid of answers to thehistoric question being asked of them.Lady luck: Richard Garcia and Kevin Watson celebrateNot until the final minute of a romping tie did Chelsea finally putColchester in their place, and only then with the introduction of",1]
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Ferreira put in the loose ball for his first Chelsea goal.Chelsea had been poor from open play. Wright-Phillips' runs had toolittle end-product and the substitutes helped them take control.Drogba ought to have scored and Davison made sharp stops from Cole andCrespo before the breakthrough. Crespo drove forward and his shot wasdiverted by Davison for Cole to tuck in. It was game over when RobertHuth released Cole to loop in a fine shot.Mourinho said Asier del Horno will be fit for Barcelona, that Drogbashould be fine despite a late leg injury and he hopes Claude Makelelewill play. "We know from how difficult it was out there last year thatwe need to get a result here," Cole said. "I think we have the playersto do it. We have a lot of respect for Barcelona but we certainlydon't fear them at all."Man of the match Wayne Brown - The centre-back impressed with helpfrom his partner Pat Baldwin, making a series of brave interceptionsand blocks.Best moment Any one of a number of occasions when he came to histeam's rescue in the second half.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telegraph:Chelsea are forced to shovel on the ColeBy Clive TyldesleyChelsea (1) 3 Colchester United (1) 1Colchester United were ahead for less than 10 minutes, but it was longenough to wonder if the FA Cup would ever see a bigger giant-killing.English football's biggest ever giants were not only trailing at hometo a team from the lower leagues, they looked devoid of answers to thehistoric question being asked of them.Lady luck: Richard Garcia and Kevin Watson celebrateNot until the final minute of a romping tie did Chelsea finally putColchester in their place, and only then with the introduction of
more Coca-Cola League than Champions League.Mourinho said before the match that Colchester had been talking a goodgame and the League One side were true to their words. Theirenterprising young manager, Phil Parkinson, prowled the StamfordBridge touchline like he belonged, and his players followed hisconfident lead.They created the better first-half chances, and it took the arrival ofsubstitutes of the calibre of Frank Lampard, Joe Cole and HernanCrespo to restore reality. Cole, a half-time addition, scored twice inthe final 11 minutes to steer Chelsea through a skeleton bob run of atie and into the last eight."If we had pulled it off it would have been the all-time Cup upset,"Parkinson said. "The last thing I said to them before the game was toruffle a few feathers and let Chelsea know they have been in a game. Ithink it was their intentions to keep those lads rested for Wednesday.The fact that they brought them on indicated how well we had done."Chelsea\'s shadow defence was stretched beyond breaking point by theburgeoning belief of Richard Garcia, Mark Yeates and Co. Garcia\'srecent goal burst during Colchester\'s promotion push has forced hisname into the frame for Guus Hiddink\'s Australian World Cup squad, andhe terrorised Chelsea\'s international defenders with his game runningand willingness to shoot.A dangerous drive was diverted behind by Robert Huth, a dipping25-yarder just cleared the crossbar. Then, captain Karl Duguid floateda cross beyond the cover for Yeates to crash a shot against a post.A Colchester goal was overdue when it arrived. Garcia galloped atChelsea once more, racing diagonally to collect Greg Halford\'s returnpass before delivering a superb running cross that a sliding RicardoCarvalho could only guide into his own goal. "Easy," Colchester\'s",1]
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players that Jose Mourinho was saving for Barcelona. Chelsea lookedmore Coca-Cola League than Champions League.Mourinho said before the match that Colchester had been talking a goodgame and the League One side were true to their words. Theirenterprising young manager, Phil Parkinson, prowled the StamfordBridge touchline like he belonged, and his players followed hisconfident lead.They created the better first-half chances, and it took the arrival ofsubstitutes of the calibre of Frank Lampard, Joe Cole and HernanCrespo to restore reality. Cole, a half-time addition, scored twice inthe final 11 minutes to steer Chelsea through a skeleton bob run of atie and into the last eight."If we had pulled it off it would have been the all-time Cup upset,"Parkinson said. "The last thing I said to them before the game was toruffle a few feathers and let Chelsea know they have been in a game. Ithink it was their intentions to keep those lads rested for Wednesday.The fact that they brought them on indicated how well we had done."Chelsea's shadow defence was stretched beyond breaking point by theburgeoning belief of Richard Garcia, Mark Yeates and Co. Garcia'srecent goal burst during Colchester's promotion push has forced hisname into the frame for Guus Hiddink's Australian World Cup squad, andhe terrorised Chelsea's international defenders with his game runningand willingness to shoot.A dangerous drive was diverted behind by Robert Huth, a dipping25-yarder just cleared the crossbar. Then, captain Karl Duguid floateda cross beyond the cover for Yeates to crash a shot against a post.A Colchester goal was overdue when it arrived. Garcia galloped atChelsea once more, racing diagonally to collect Greg Halford's returnpass before delivering a superb running cross that a sliding RicardoCarvalho could only guide into his own goal. "Easy," Colchester's
over his head by Robert Huth in one desperate, grappling challenge.But of all the ways to concede a goal to Chelsea\'s all-stars, theequaliser arrived from a straightforward set-piece. Didier Drogba andCarvalho were falling over each other to reach Damien Duff\'s corner,and the ball found its way to the far post where Paulo Ferreira hookedin his first goal for Chelsea.Mourinho had seen enough, and couldn\'t replace the ineffectual Manicheand Lassana Diarra soon enough. This had become a job for the bigboys. Cole and Lampard\'s watching brief was over."When we gave them space, they played better than us," the Chelseamanager admitted. "If you give space to a lower team they can looklike you. If you don\'t, they have to run at your pace and there is nochance for them. We gave them too much confidence and it had to stop.We had no attacking midfield player."Lampard restored some order to a ragged midfield, and Cole increasedthe goal threat. The tide had turned and Colchester\'s veterangoalkeeper, Aidan Davison, was the busiest player on Mourinho\'s\'potato field\' in the closing quarter. He thwarted Cole and Crespo,while Drogba missed a glaring headed chance.The icing on the Layer Road cake of a lucrative replay was in sightwhen Davison spilled a speculative shot by Crespo and Cole pounced toscore. A wonderful curling shot by Cole in the final minute was harshon the visitors. If the favourites make it all the way to Cardiff,they will not forget Colchester in a hurry.Match detailsChelsea (4-3-3): Cudicini; Ferreira, Huth, Carvalho, Johnson; Maniche(Lampard h-t), Diarra (J Cole h-t), Essien; Wright-Phillips, Drogba,Duff (Crespo 63).Subs: Pidgeley (g), C Cole.Goals: Paulo Ferreria 37 Joe Cole 70 90Booked: Ferreira.",1]
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6,000 supporters taunted gleefully. Garcia's shirt was almost pulledover his head by Robert Huth in one desperate, grappling challenge.But of all the ways to concede a goal to Chelsea's all-stars, theequaliser arrived from a straightforward set-piece. Didier Drogba andCarvalho were falling over each other to reach Damien Duff's corner,and the ball found its way to the far post where Paulo Ferreira hookedin his first goal for Chelsea.Mourinho had seen enough, and couldn't replace the ineffectual Manicheand Lassana Diarra soon enough. This had become a job for the bigboys. Cole and Lampard's watching brief was over."When we gave them space, they played better than us," the Chelseamanager admitted. "If you give space to a lower team they can looklike you. If you don't, they have to run at your pace and there is nochance for them. We gave them too much confidence and it had to stop.We had no attacking midfield player."Lampard restored some order to a ragged midfield, and Cole increasedthe goal threat. The tide had turned and Colchester's veterangoalkeeper, Aidan Davison, was the busiest player on Mourinho's'potato field' in the closing quarter. He thwarted Cole and Crespo,while Drogba missed a glaring headed chance.The icing on the Layer Road cake of a lucrative replay was in sightwhen Davison spilled a speculative shot by Crespo and Cole pounced toscore. A wonderful curling shot by Cole in the final minute was harshon the visitors. If the favourites make it all the way to Cardiff,they will not forget Colchester in a hurry.Match detailsChelsea (4-3-3): Cudicini; Ferreira, Huth, Carvalho, Johnson; Maniche(Lampard h-t), Diarra (J Cole h-t), Essien; Wright-Phillips, Drogba,Duff (Crespo 63).Subs: Pidgeley (g), C Cole.Goals: Paulo Ferreria 37 Joe Cole 70 90Booked: Ferreira.
Danns, Watson, Yeates (Chilvers 73); Garcia (Williams 81), Iwelumo.Subs: Gerken (g), Izzet, Elokobi.Goal: Carvalho og 28.Referee: D Gallagher (Oxon)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Independent:Chelsea 3 Colchester United 1: Colchester\'s flirtation with historyends after Cole late show bursts Cup balloonBy Glenn MoorePublished: 20 February 2006"We\'re proud of you" sang the 6,000 and they had every right to asColchester United yesterday pushed Chelsea harder than mostPremiership clubs have managed in the 20 months since Jose Mourinhoarrived on these shores.For eight minutes Phil Parkinson\'s League One side dreamt of etchingas deep a mark in FA Cup history as Dick Graham\'s team had whendefeating the then mighty Leeds United 35 years ago; for another 42they clung on to the lucrative and memorable prospect of hosting thePremier League champions and leaders at Layer Road.Ultimately their fairy tale was burst, like the several thousandyellow balloons their supporters brought with them. But like theballoons, which had to be dispatched by pitchfork-wielding Chelseatrainees after the match ball was lost amid a drift of them, they didnot go easily.It was an own goal, from Ricardo Carvalho, which put Colchester aheadafter 28 minutes but the nature of the goal should not be allowed toobscure the fact that it was deserved. Mark Yeates had already hit thepost. A moment\'s slack marking allowed Paolo Ferreira to level but itwas not until Jose Mourinho had supplemented his team with £35m worthof additional attacking talent that Chelsea edged ahead, Joe Coletaking advantage of an error by goalkeeper Aidan Davison. WithColchester bravely seeking an improbable equaliser Cole finally",1]
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Colchester (4-4-2): Davison; Duguid, Baldwin, Brown, White; Halford,Danns, Watson, Yeates (Chilvers 73); Garcia (Williams 81), Iwelumo.Subs: Gerken (g), Izzet, Elokobi.Goal: Carvalho og 28.Referee: D Gallagher (Oxon)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Independent:Chelsea 3 Colchester United 1: Colchester's flirtation with historyends after Cole late show bursts Cup balloonBy Glenn MoorePublished: 20 February 2006"We're proud of you" sang the 6,000 and they had every right to asColchester United yesterday pushed Chelsea harder than mostPremiership clubs have managed in the 20 months since Jose Mourinhoarrived on these shores.For eight minutes Phil Parkinson's League One side dreamt of etchingas deep a mark in FA Cup history as Dick Graham's team had whendefeating the then mighty Leeds United 35 years ago; for another 42they clung on to the lucrative and memorable prospect of hosting thePremier League champions and leaders at Layer Road.Ultimately their fairy tale was burst, like the several thousandyellow balloons their supporters brought with them. But like theballoons, which had to be dispatched by pitchfork-wielding Chelseatrainees after the match ball was lost amid a drift of them, they didnot go easily.It was an own goal, from Ricardo Carvalho, which put Colchester aheadafter 28 minutes but the nature of the goal should not be allowed toobscure the fact that it was deserved. Mark Yeates had already hit thepost. A moment's slack marking allowed Paolo Ferreira to level but itwas not until Jose Mourinho had supplemented his team with £35m worthof additional attacking talent that Chelsea edged ahead, Joe Coletaking advantage of an error by goalkeeper Aidan Davison. WithColchester bravely seeking an improbable equaliser Cole finally
"I\'m extremely proud of the lads," Parkinson said. "We wouldn\'t haveenjoyed it if we hadn\'t given a good account of themselves but thelads did well." He added: "I said to the lads, \'Be confident, youdeserve this day. Act like you belong here\'. I told them to ruffle afew feathers. I wanted Chelsea to come off the pitch and say, \'We\'vebeen in a game\', and I think they did."They did indeed. "Colchester played with courage and they gave us agame," Mourinho said. "They finished the game with some playersexhausted but they can go home very proud of what they did."The Chelsea manager, who intimated that his team had been complacent,was unhappy with their first-half display: "When we gave them time andspace to think, they played well. They played good football, betterthan us. When we decided to put speed in the game they couldn\'t handleit."Carvalho and Michael Essien were Chelsea\'s only survivors from lastweek\'s 3-0 defeat at Middlesbrough. This was not, however, becauseMourinho had responded by axing nine players but because he wasresting most of his first-choice players ahead of Wednesday\'sChampions\' League tie with Barcelona. Yet while this was not afirst-choice Chelsea XI, such is the quality of squad that was largelyirrelevant. Robert Huth has played, this season, for Germany; Manichewas one of the best players at Euro 2004 and Shaun Wright-Phillipscost £24m in the summer.Yet Colchester, whose Cup run had began with a nine-goal romp againstAP Leamington, were not overawed. They started nervously and the gamecould have been over in the opening four minutes. Davison saved wellfrom Wright-Phillips, then Didier Drogba missed an overhead kick fromWright-Phillips\' cross.A neat turn and shot from Chris Iwelumo helped settle the visitors",1]
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underlined the gulf in class with a superbly taken injury-time third."I'm extremely proud of the lads," Parkinson said. "We wouldn't haveenjoyed it if we hadn't given a good account of themselves but thelads did well." He added: "I said to the lads, 'Be confident, youdeserve this day. Act like you belong here'. I told them to ruffle afew feathers. I wanted Chelsea to come off the pitch and say, 'We'vebeen in a game', and I think they did."They did indeed. "Colchester played with courage and they gave us agame," Mourinho said. "They finished the game with some playersexhausted but they can go home very proud of what they did."The Chelsea manager, who intimated that his team had been complacent,was unhappy with their first-half display: "When we gave them time andspace to think, they played well. They played good football, betterthan us. When we decided to put speed in the game they couldn't handleit."Carvalho and Michael Essien were Chelsea's only survivors from lastweek's 3-0 defeat at Middlesbrough. This was not, however, becauseMourinho had responded by axing nine players but because he wasresting most of his first-choice players ahead of Wednesday'sChampions' League tie with Barcelona. Yet while this was not afirst-choice Chelsea XI, such is the quality of squad that was largelyirrelevant. Robert Huth has played, this season, for Germany; Manichewas one of the best players at Euro 2004 and Shaun Wright-Phillipscost £24m in the summer.Yet Colchester, whose Cup run had began with a nine-goal romp againstAP Leamington, were not overawed. They started nervously and the gamecould have been over in the opening four minutes. Davison saved wellfrom Wright-Phillips, then Didier Drogba missed an overhead kick fromWright-Phillips' cross.A neat turn and shot from Chris Iwelumo helped settle the visitors
Johnson (who gave another poor display) but his cross-shot was turnedaway for a corner. A 30-yard shot by Garcia which dipped just overunderlined Colchester\'s growing confidence and they almost went aheadafter 21 minutes when Yeates ghosted on to Karl Duguid\'s deep crossand struck the far post from a tight angle.So it should not have been a surprise when Colchester went ahead. Yetit was, that is the nature of Chelsea\'s aura. Garcia, spinningCarvalho, laid the ball off to Greg Halford then broke into spacebehind Johnson, committing himself rashly towards Halford. The returnpass was perfect, Garcia\'s first touch less so, but he neverthelesswhipped over a dangerous cross which Carvalho, losing his footing inthe mud, turned past Carlo Cudicini.Had Colchester made it to the break a giant-killing may have occurred,but after Davison twice denied Ferreira the Portuguese full-back wasleft unmarked by John White to score his first goal in England afterDamien Duff\'s corner bounced off Carvalho\'s shoulder. "The goal killedus," said Wayne Brown.Frank Lampard, Cole and, soon after, Hernan Crespo, joined the contestand it became a siege. Drogba, Carvalho and Lampard missed, Davisondenied Cole and Crespo. Then Crespo was allowed to run unchecked,Davison spilt his shot and Cole tapped in. In injury time Coleadvanced unchallenged and whirled a 25-yard shot past Davison.Chelsea\'s thoughts now turn to Barcelona, Colchester\'s to Barnsley.Goals: Carvalho og (28) 0-1; Ferreira (36) 1-1; J Cole (78) 2-1; JCole (90) 3-1.Chelsea (4-3-3): Cudicini; Johnson, Huth, Carvalho, Paulo Ferreira;Maniche (Lampard, h/t), Diarra (J Cole, h/t), Essien; Wright-Phillips,Drogba, Duff (Crespo, 62). Substitutes not used: Pidgeley (gk), CCole.Colchester United (4-4-2): Davison; Duguid, Baldwin, Brown, White;",1]
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even if it hit the side netting. Then Richard Garcia broke behind GlenJohnson (who gave another poor display) but his cross-shot was turnedaway for a corner. A 30-yard shot by Garcia which dipped just overunderlined Colchester's growing confidence and they almost went aheadafter 21 minutes when Yeates ghosted on to Karl Duguid's deep crossand struck the far post from a tight angle.So it should not have been a surprise when Colchester went ahead. Yetit was, that is the nature of Chelsea's aura. Garcia, spinningCarvalho, laid the ball off to Greg Halford then broke into spacebehind Johnson, committing himself rashly towards Halford. The returnpass was perfect, Garcia's first touch less so, but he neverthelesswhipped over a dangerous cross which Carvalho, losing his footing inthe mud, turned past Carlo Cudicini.Had Colchester made it to the break a giant-killing may have occurred,but after Davison twice denied Ferreira the Portuguese full-back wasleft unmarked by John White to score his first goal in England afterDamien Duff's corner bounced off Carvalho's shoulder. "The goal killedus," said Wayne Brown.Frank Lampard, Cole and, soon after, Hernan Crespo, joined the contestand it became a siege. Drogba, Carvalho and Lampard missed, Davisondenied Cole and Crespo. Then Crespo was allowed to run unchecked,Davison spilt his shot and Cole tapped in. In injury time Coleadvanced unchallenged and whirled a 25-yard shot past Davison.Chelsea's thoughts now turn to Barcelona, Colchester's to Barnsley.Goals: Carvalho og (28) 0-1; Ferreira (36) 1-1; J Cole (78) 2-1; JCole (90) 3-1.Chelsea (4-3-3): Cudicini; Johnson, Huth, Carvalho, Paulo Ferreira;Maniche (Lampard, h/t), Diarra (J Cole, h/t), Essien; Wright-Phillips,Drogba, Duff (Crespo, 62). Substitutes not used: Pidgeley (gk), CCole.Colchester United (4-4-2): Davison; Duguid, Baldwin, Brown, White;
(Williams, 80). Substitutes not used: Gerken (gk), Izzet, Elokobi.Referee: D Gallagher (Banbury).Booked: Chelsea Ferreira.Man of the match: Duguid.Attendance: 41,810.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Times:Cole goals toll for ColchesterBy Matt HughesChelsea 3 Colchester United 1JOSÉ MOURINHO\'S PLAYERS HAD clearly not read his programme notes, inwhich he repeatedly professed his love of the FA Cup, as it took sometime for the message to get through. Having flirted with embarrassmentagainst Huddersfield Town and required a replay to see off Everton,the runaway Barclays Premiership leaders again struggled against lowlyopposition.If Chelsea played like this in the Premiership then the title race maystill be an interesting proposition. The first half was surely theirworst 45 minutes since Mourinho arrived at the club, and afterdeservedly falling behind they required two goals from Joe Cole in thefinal 11 minutes to spare their blushes.Mourinho had threatened to drop players who underperformed for themore glamorous business of entertaining Barcelona, but on the basis oftheir first-half performance he would be taking on the Spaniards atfive-a-side. The Portuguese had already swung the axe by making ninechanges to the team beaten 3-0 away to Middlesbrough and the loss ofblood seemed to go to his players\' heads.Not since the days of Claudio Ranieri\'s team-talks have there been somany blank faces at Stamford Bridge and Colchester took fulladvantage. With Richard Garcia and Chris Iwelumo offering mobility andmuscle up front, Chelsea\'s make-shift defence were unable to cope, adisorientation confirmed when Glen Johnson and Paulo Ferreira swapped",1]
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Halford, Danns, Watson, Yeates (Chilvers, 72); Iwelumo, Garcia(Williams, 80). Substitutes not used: Gerken (gk), Izzet, Elokobi.Referee: D Gallagher (Banbury).Booked: Chelsea Ferreira.Man of the match: Duguid.Attendance: 41,810.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Times:Cole goals toll for ColchesterBy Matt HughesChelsea 3 Colchester United 1JOSÉ MOURINHO'S PLAYERS HAD clearly not read his programme notes, inwhich he repeatedly professed his love of the FA Cup, as it took sometime for the message to get through. Having flirted with embarrassmentagainst Huddersfield Town and required a replay to see off Everton,the runaway Barclays Premiership leaders again struggled against lowlyopposition.If Chelsea played like this in the Premiership then the title race maystill be an interesting proposition. The first half was surely theirworst 45 minutes since Mourinho arrived at the club, and afterdeservedly falling behind they required two goals from Joe Cole in thefinal 11 minutes to spare their blushes.Mourinho had threatened to drop players who underperformed for themore glamorous business of entertaining Barcelona, but on the basis oftheir first-half performance he would be taking on the Spaniards atfive-a-side. The Portuguese had already swung the axe by making ninechanges to the team beaten 3-0 away to Middlesbrough and the loss ofblood seemed to go to his players' heads.Not since the days of Claudio Ranieri's team-talks have there been somany blank faces at Stamford Bridge and Colchester took fulladvantage. With Richard Garcia and Chris Iwelumo offering mobility andmuscle up front, Chelsea's make-shift defence were unable to cope, adisorientation confirmed when Glen Johnson and Paulo Ferreira swapped
defender guaranteed himself the busier afternoon, as Karl Duguid andGreg Halford pressed forward with relish.With Johnson having gone missing, Halford\'s long throw carved the homeside open in the eighteenth minute, with Garcia\'s cross leading to apanicky clearance when he should have shot. Four minutes later,Chelsea exposed themselves even further when Duguid cut in from theright and his floated cross eluded Robert Huth. For reasons best knownto himself, Ferreira opted to duck under the ball in the hope that itwould sail out of play, instead allowing Mark Yeates to shoot acrossgoal and onto the far post. Mourinho\'s face was a picture.Colchester\'s goal encapsulated perfectly Chelsea\'s failings in theprevious 28 minutes, being sloppy, comic and utterly unnecessary. Aswas the case all afternoon, the visiting team\'s build-up play wasneat, with Garcia laying the ball off to Halford, who returned thecompliment with an excellent pass to the Australian striker. Garcia\'spoor first touch appeared to have averted the danger, but with Chelseain such a generous mood it did not matter, Ricardo Carvalho needlesslysliding in to divert the cross into his own net.Emboldened by their surprise success Colchester pressed for a second,with Halford again finding space in the penalty area but shootingwide, but their lead lasted only nine minutes. In keeping with theirgeneral performance, Chelsea\'s equaliser was a scruffy affair, DamienDuff\'s corner from the left deflecting off Carvalho\'s shoulder andFerreira scoring his first goal for the club from close range.Having erred with his original selection, Mourinho sent on his bigguns for the second half, with Cole and Frank Lampard receiving thebiggest Chelsea cheers of the afternoon as they warmed up duringhalf-time. Their vice-captain\'s very presence seemed to calm his",1]
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flanks after only five minutes. By moving to the left the Englanddefender guaranteed himself the busier afternoon, as Karl Duguid andGreg Halford pressed forward with relish.With Johnson having gone missing, Halford's long throw carved the homeside open in the eighteenth minute, with Garcia's cross leading to apanicky clearance when he should have shot. Four minutes later,Chelsea exposed themselves even further when Duguid cut in from theright and his floated cross eluded Robert Huth. For reasons best knownto himself, Ferreira opted to duck under the ball in the hope that itwould sail out of play, instead allowing Mark Yeates to shoot acrossgoal and onto the far post. Mourinho's face was a picture.Colchester's goal encapsulated perfectly Chelsea's failings in theprevious 28 minutes, being sloppy, comic and utterly unnecessary. Aswas the case all afternoon, the visiting team's build-up play wasneat, with Garcia laying the ball off to Halford, who returned thecompliment with an excellent pass to the Australian striker. Garcia'spoor first touch appeared to have averted the danger, but with Chelseain such a generous mood it did not matter, Ricardo Carvalho needlesslysliding in to divert the cross into his own net.Emboldened by their surprise success Colchester pressed for a second,with Halford again finding space in the penalty area but shootingwide, but their lead lasted only nine minutes. In keeping with theirgeneral performance, Chelsea's equaliser was a scruffy affair, DamienDuff's corner from the left deflecting off Carvalho's shoulder andFerreira scoring his first goal for the club from close range.Having erred with his original selection, Mourinho sent on his bigguns for the second half, with Cole and Frank Lampard receiving thebiggest Chelsea cheers of the afternoon as they warmed up duringhalf-time. Their vice-captain's very presence seemed to calm his
class finally began to tell. After Didier Drogba had headed wide froma cross by Duff, the England midfield player seemed intent on rescuingthe tie by himself, bringing a smart save from Davison after a mazyrun and firing just past the far post with a 30-yard thunderbolt.Colchester\'s increasingly busy goalkeeper also denied Hernan Crespo,as the boys from the barracks dug a deep trench in front of theirgoal.Unfortunately, they retreated too far, with their defensive wallfinally crumbling under incessant pressure. Having handled Drogba withrelative ease, the more cerebral Crespo provided more of a challenge.After being released by Lampard in the 79th minute, the Argentine\'sshot was spilled by Davison, Cole tapping in from close range.Having given so much, Colchester could not rouse themselves for afitting finale, suffering instead as the scoreline assumed a cruelsheen. As they prepared to receive a deserved standing ovation ininjury time, their tired defenders stood off the advancing Cole, whoprovided a goal more indicative of his abilities, driving into the topright-hand corner from 25 yards.Chelsea (4-4-3): C Cudicini — G Johnson, R Huth, R Carvalho, PFerreira — L Diarra (sub: J Cole, 46min), M Essien, Maniche (sub: FLampard, 46) — S Wright-Phillips, D Drogba, D Duff (sub: H Crespo,63). Substitutes not used: L Pidgeley, C Cole. Booked: FerreiraColchester United (4-4-2): A Davison — K Duguid, P Baldwin, W Brown, JWhite — M Yeates (sub: L Chilvers, 73), N Danns, K Watson, G Halford —R Garcia (sub: G Williams, 81), C Iwelumo. Substitutes not used: KIzzet, D Gerken, G ElokobiReferee: D Gallagher------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.cfchistory.co.uk/forum/index.php",0]
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befuddled team-mates, though Cole made the greater impact as Chelsea'sclass finally began to tell. After Didier Drogba had headed wide froma cross by Duff, the England midfield player seemed intent on rescuingthe tie by himself, bringing a smart save from Davison after a mazyrun and firing just past the far post with a 30-yard thunderbolt.Colchester's increasingly busy goalkeeper also denied Hernan Crespo,as the boys from the barracks dug a deep trench in front of theirgoal.Unfortunately, they retreated too far, with their defensive wallfinally crumbling under incessant pressure. Having handled Drogba withrelative ease, the more cerebral Crespo provided more of a challenge.After being released by Lampard in the 79th minute, the Argentine'sshot was spilled by Davison, Cole tapping in from close range.Having given so much, Colchester could not rouse themselves for afitting finale, suffering instead as the scoreline assumed a cruelsheen. As they prepared to receive a deserved standing ovation ininjury time, their tired defenders stood off the advancing Cole, whoprovided a goal more indicative of his abilities, driving into the topright-hand corner from 25 yards.Chelsea (4-4-3): C Cudicini — G Johnson, R Huth, R Carvalho, PFerreira — L Diarra (sub: J Cole, 46min), M Essien, Maniche (sub: FLampard, 46) — S Wright-Phillips, D Drogba, D Duff (sub: H Crespo,63). Substitutes not used: L Pidgeley, C Cole. Booked: FerreiraColchester United (4-4-2): A Davison — K Duguid, P Baldwin, W Brown, JWhite — M Yeates (sub: L Chilvers, 73), N Danns, K Watson, G Halford —R Garcia (sub: G Williams, 81), C Iwelumo. Substitutes not used: KIzzet, D Gerken, G ElokobiReferee: D Gallagher------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.cfchistory.co.uk/forum/index.php