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Cole has been sidelined all season with a broken foot but now the England midfielder is ready to help Mourinho get over Robben's absence.

You cannot imagine how the name of Robben Island made us afraid. It was a prison from which no one escaped.

That's bad news for Arjen Robben and Joe Cole and I'm struggling to see how they will earn a regular place in the team.

If you want to talk about injuries, Valencia can have all their players back in if I could just have Essien and Robben back.

Mourinho explained why he made the decision to go with Drogba and Robben centrally ahead of a four-man midfield.

Yes, Arjen Robben twice came close, and there were a couple of headers, but if I were Jose Mourinho, I would be getting a little worried.

Robben is still recovering from a knee injury but showed the character and approach required and was greeted with hugs from his boss.

It was a moment to see how Chelsea's most costly sale, Arjen Robben, was faring at his now home.

Arjen Robben is ready to sign a new five-year contract at Chelsea after Jose Mourinho changed his mind about the winger.

Robben: Well, it was good for me to hear some things about the club, to get some information.

Real have been keen on Robben all summer but have been so far unable to strike a deal with The Blues.

It's a ploy we have used before with Duff at left-back and Robben in front of him.

Robben is likely to be out for several weeks if the damage is confirmed and boss Mourinho is already fearing the worst.

Arjen Robben is also likely to miss out on the game because he is still in pain from hamstring and back problems.

Despite Robben being linked with a move to Spain, Kenyon insists Malouda's arrival would not mean the Holland winger departing.

Both Arjen Robben and Gabriel Heinze have declared their wish to remain at Madrid, but the final decision may not be up to them.

Much will depend on the fitness of Van Persie and Robben, and the form of a suspect defence that remains their most obvious weakness.

Brazil keeper Helton dropped a clanger as he fumbled Arjen Robben's shot that let Chelsea back into the last-16 second-leg clash.

If Robben's goal needed a big helping hand from Porto keeper Helton, there was no denying the undiluted quality of Michael Ballack's winner.

Robben goes for a scan, and a complex tear is discovered in his meniscus, his cartilage.

Wesley Sneijder has always had a big mouth, falling out with Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie among others.

The free time also allowed me to pursue what became two of my favorite hobbies on Robben Island: gardening and tennis.

You cannot imagine how the sound of the name of Robben Island made us afraid.

Real are maintaining talks with Chelsea, but aren't panicking with a fee still to be fixed for Robben.

Dutch winger Arjen Robben is desperate to put his bad luck behind him and inspire Chelsea to success in four major competitions this season.

Bernd Schuster is still looking for one more addition prior to the transfer window closing, with Robben and Daniel Alves his top targets.

Chelsea winger Arjen Robben is happy to stay at Stamford Bridge, despite being linked with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid.

Feigned an elbow in the face in an effort to get Robben sent off and played a key role in escalating the end of match fracas .

He recalled, in almost parable form, what he learned from one of the clergymen who conducted services on Robben Island every Sunday.

Arjen Robben sat down with sports daily Marca to discuss his initial impressions of Euro '08.

How I chuckle that they managed to offload that Mr Robben; not only that but to make a huge profit in the process selling him to Spain.

One of the first names on the team-sheet for the Netherlands, when fit, Arjen Robben has the power and pace to devastate any opponent.

Terry, Ballack, Bridge, Shevchenko and Robben (more on him later this week) remain crocked and they look to have been joined by Essien.

Almost from the beginning of my sentence on Robben Island, I asked the authorities for permission to start a garden in the courtyard.

Yesterday Mourinho, who had previously publically stated that Robben was certain to stay at Stamford Bridge, admitted that was not the case.

Robben, who has been linked with a move away, pledged to stay at Chelsea after Saturday's FA Cup final success over Manchester United.

Abused Robben, dribbling back into his own half, is brought down from behind by Dunne . Another City booking.

Robben needs an op on a knee injury picked up playing for Holland in midweek and may miss the rest of the season.

An important factor in the optimism is the opinion of head coach Mourinho who, privately, had been critical of Robben.

Chelsea winger Arjen Robben believes that Jose Mourinho's rotation policy is bad for a player's confidence.

Arjen Robben is arguably one of the greatest Dutch players of all time.

Arjen Robben is close to signing a new deal at Chelsea, according to his agent and father Hans Robben.

But agent Ton Smit revealed that Jose Mourinho has repeated his desire to keep Robben.

But we also have to consider other players that would fit in, like Robben, who has many chances of joining our team.

With Arjen Robben playing wider for the replaced Joe Cole, Chelsea had a pressure point.

Didier Drogba and Ricardo Carvalho have finished their suspensions and Arjen Robben is back - so we have won back three important players.

Robben returns as the rest leave, and has discomfort in his knee.

Chelsea are adamant Robben is going nowhere and they claim they are in talks with the Dutchman over a new deal at Stamford Bridge.

Wright-Phillips replaced Joe Cole giving a midfield of Wright-Phillips, Gudjohnsen, Maniche, Lampard and Robben.

Then when Lehmann spilled Robben's tame shot, Lampard pounced , turned but struck the base of the post. Agony!

Chelsea stars Joe Cole and Arjen Robben have welcomed the impending arrival of Shaun Wright-Phillips from Manchester City.

Robben has been locked in new contract talks with Chelsea for some months, but without a breakthrough.

Arjen Robben underwent surgery yesterday (Friday) on his injured knee.

"If defenders are worried about knocking me over then they should be less clumsy , " said Robben.

During his 27 years in captivity, mainly on Robben Island, sport helped sustain the spirits of Mandela and his fellow inmates.

AS says Real management are planning for Robben to undergo his medical next week and be presented to the local media.

Jose Mourinho has insisted all summer that Robben is not for sale and Real are wasting their time.

When the ref for the umpteenth time refuses to give us a penalty. Not because it was not a penalty but because it was Robben on the grass.

Arjen Robben's father has denied the Dutch winger has rejected a lucrative contract extension with Chelsea.

We had Robben injured for a long period and Duff for the first part with his shoulder.

Van Marwijk said Robben had had only one full training session in the last three weeks.

Mourinho says he will continue to select Robben when the 23-year-old returns to action from his recent knee injury.

Arjen Robben - Panics upon seeing snake, and tries to run away.

Arjen Robben: Yeah, it was fast, it all happened fast.

We have Cole, Diarra, Drogba and Essien as well as Robben one booking off a suspension. They have only Angulo under the same threat.

This time, apparently, BarCa are thinking about our pacy Dutch winger, Arjen Robben.

Robben's deflected 69th-minute strike stretched Chelsea's lead at the top to a massive 16 points.

Robben's most recent injury was sustained against Liverpool last month and it could not have come at a worse time for the winger.

So , Point Number One for today : We struggled when were without Cech and Terry and Cole and Robben .

And 46664 is the number that Mandela had when he was imprisoned in Robben Island.

On 34 minutes, Robben was booked for diving by the Italian referee after a run between two Porto defenders into the area.

Assuming Rummenigge keeps his word, Robben will be off the market this summer.

Arjen Robben began his football career at his home club, Groningen.

Winger Robben made his big move to English football in 2004 and has risen to fame after helping Chelsea to two league titles since.

Finally, hope robben, miroslav klose wait for the player to return as soon as possible, let bayern become more powerful.

Robben is a great player to play with on the Dutch national team and, who knows, maybe we end up playing together here.

He called Nelson Mandela "Barabbas from Robben Island" .

The players trained in the rain at Anfield. Robben played a low-key part, Duff started strongly but finished early.

I do get recognition from them, but I'm basically a different player than van Persie, van der Vaart, Sneijder and Robben.

Drogba scored in the 51st minute, with Robben shown the red card 11 minutes later. Mourinho reacted by sarcastically applauding .

Robben resumed normal training on Monday.

Chelsea winger Arjen Robben has claimed he has been victimised by referees in recent matches.

Arjen Robben's father, who also acts as his representative, has conceded that his son would one day like to play for Barcelona.

Everton twice last season held Chelsea to 1-1 draws on their patch, once in the league and once in the FA Cup - a fact not wasted on Robben.

However, Robben snr has now revealed that he is keeping in contact with Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness.

"It's just one game, one game to win a prize and they've won it, " Robben told Sky Sports News.

Even Robben knows if Chelsea reach another final, he can be involved so he has motivation to recover.

'We can beat anyone on our day, ' states Robben, 'but there are so many good teams, it will be tight to go through whoever we play.

But he hopes Robben will be fit in time to face Japan on June 19 in Durban and Cameroon five days later in Cape Town.

Schuster, who is also chasing Chelsea's Arjen Robben, believes Ballack would be a suitable addition to the Real side.

Now Bayern have a lot of trickery with Ribery and Robben, and some other individual match winners.

Robben: Well, I hope so.

When we see Robben and Joe Cole on the bench, people are disappointed. Do you understand that?

He properly educated himself only during his ten years as a prisoner on Robben Island, alongside Mr Mandela.

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Arjen Robben injected some much-needed pace and trickery into the game before Wes Brown tried to break his ankle;