Chelsea looking for FA Cup joy against local rivals
AFP, January, 2008
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LONDON (AFP) — Nothing encourages the optimist more than the arrival of a new year, but Chelsea would be forgiven for approaching 2008 with a touch of trepidation.
An FA Cup third round tie with Queens Park Rangers on Saturday may not have Avram Grant's side quaking, but such confidence promises to be short-lived.
The encounter with QPR is the last match before the start of the African Cup of Nations and, while the tournament has caused ripples of resentment to sweep around the entire Premier League, nowhere are the complaints louder than at Chelsea.
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Grant is bracing himself for the loss of Didier Drogba, who will fly to Ghana as soon as he recovers from a knee problem, Salomon Kalou, Jon Obi Mikel and Michael Essien for up to six weeks. Even for a club of Chelsea's resources, it will require a superhuman effort to shrug off ...
