Zhirkov = Surgery?

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Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has calmed fears that summer signing Yuri Zhirkov's knee injury will require surgery.

The Russia international moved to Stamford Bridge in July in an £18million deal from CSKA Moscow.

However, Zhirkov

has yet to feature for the Blues in the Premier League after sustaining a knee problem.

Rumours have suggested that the versatile left-sided player's injury will only be cured by an operation, but Ancelotti

does not believe that is the case.
"Now, at the moment, we don't think he needs surgery," said the Italian on Friday. "He's working with the team. Yesterday he worked with us.
"We have to control the situation. For the moment, he's not very well but he is improving. Next week we have to control his body. If he has improved, he can start to play matches again.
"He is improving. He didn't play with the national team because he's not fit now, but he is improving. At the moment, he doesn't need surgery."

Chelsea

travel to Stoke on Saturday and the visitors will also be without Deco as the Portugal playmaker sustained a calf injury while on international duty.

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"In a world full of Uniteds, Citys, Towns and Rovers, there is only one Hotspur"

Missed this one, is he still unavailable?

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Think he will be after the international break, was on the bench againest Pool wasent he?

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YoungYidDan wrote:

Think he will be after the international break, was on the bench againest Pool wasent he?

Yes, but has he played yet?

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"People Say football is a matter of life and death" , " I believe it is much more important than that". Bill Shankly

Dont think so, maybe a friendly

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"In a world full of Uniteds, Citys, Towns and Rovers, there is only one Hotspur"

he played in pre season think he scored vs milan

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