Carlo Cudicini: Last News

Chelsea's squad in 2006 debating who was the most handsome member of the squad has resurfaced on social media.The Chelsea squad are posed the question, and after a lot of umming and ahhing, the squad come to the conclusion that Carlo Cudicini should take the crown. One man who might have been annoyed by the footage is Ashley Cole - who tried to suggest himself.On the other hand, Frank Lampard quipped "there's a few ugly ones here aren't there" when responding to the interview.

Chelsea midfielder Sebastian Kneissl has spoken about Roman Abramovich, saying that, among other things, he once took a penalty against Carlo Cudicini.Kneissl, who joined Chelsea back in 2000, did not make a competitive appearance for the side before moving to Wacker Burghausen.But he told Goal about some of the things he witnessed during his time there, saying that the Russian owner wanted to take a penalty against their number one at the time - Cudicini."He watched our training session and wanted to take a penalty in the end," said Kneissl. "He tried against Carlo Cudicini and you do everything because he's paying you."If Carlo would have saved that penalty, Roman would have paid out his contract with his pocket-money and would have told him to leave!"Abramovich bought Chelsea for £140 million ($184m) in July 2003, paving way for future takeovers of clubs.

Premier League season, the race for the elusive final Champions League spot went right down to the wire.Chelsea and Liverpool went head-to-head at Stamford Bridge in what was dubbed 'the £20million match'.It was a winner takes all affair which would have seen one side qualify for the Champions League and the other settle for a place in the UEFA Cup.But goals from Marcel Desailly and Jesper Gronkjaer cancelled out Semi Hypia’s opener for Liverpool to send the West Londoners into the Champions League.A couple of months later, Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea for around £140m, and Daily Star Sport considers the Blues’ first team which sealed their place in the Champions League. Carlo Cudicini was still Chelsea’s undisputed No.1 goalkeeper at the time, while a back four of Mario Melchiot, William Gallas, Marcel Desailly, and Celestine Babayaro held down the fort.

Chelsea hero Carlo Cudicini has revealed he had “problems” with former coach Luiz Felipe Scolari before he left the Stamford Bridge side.The Italian arrived at Chelsea in 1999 as a relatively unknown goalkeeper before quickly endearing himself to fans due to his brilliant performances and stunning reflex saves.He spent nearly a decade at the club, making 141 Premier League appearances on his way to winning two FA Cup trophies.Cudicini eventually left Chelsea for rivals Tottenham in 2009, which he has since claimed was down to his strained relationship with Scolari, shortly before the Brazilian manager himself was sacked.Speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at its launch of the 5-A-Side Bet on Aston Villa v Chelsea, Cudicini said: “I ended up

Jose Mourinho has earned something of a reputation on the touchline over his illustrious career.However, during Tottenham Hotspur's All or Nothing documentary of Amazon Prime, the world got to see a softer side to the 58-year-old.And former Chelsea shot-stopper Carlo Cudicini has confirmed that the real Special One is more akin to that version, and his press conference antics were to 'protect the team'.Cudicini played under Mourinho during his first stint at Chelsea as the Italian was back up to a newly signed Petr Cech.The Italian only made three appearances that season, so he didn't qualify for a winners medal, but he still speaks highly of Mourinho."When you look at all of those factors, the hatred from other teams and supporters, the

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini has opened up about his impressive record of saving penalties.The Italian spent over a decade in the Premier League and while much of that was spent on the substitute's bench, he was - for a time - considered among the very best keepers in the country.He arrived at Chelsea in 1999 relatively unknown, but quickly endeared himself to fans following a string of high-calibre performances and reflex saves.But what also stood out was his knack for saving penalties, and the man himself says he owes it all to relentless off-field analysis."I put [my penalty record] down to two main things.

Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini has revealed he has never watched back the incident against Reading that gave him the "fright of my life" after being knocked unconscious.The Italian was rushed to hospital in an ambulance after sustaining a horrific head injury in a collision in the Premier League fixture back in 2006.Chelsea were forced into an early change when first-choice stopper Petr Cech suffered a life-changing injury just 20 seconds into the match.The Czech goalkeeper was caught on the head as he dived for the ball at Stephen Hunt's feet to save the ball and was caught by the Irishman's knee.But then disaster struck again when his replacement Cudicini was stretchered off in a neck brace after being left unconscious in an aerial

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