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發表於 2007-5-15 16:10:57
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[From: SkySports]
Jose: Mikel loss leaves 15 fit
Jose Mourinho has confirmed that John Obi Mikel will miss the FA Cup final, leaving The Blues with just 15 fit players to choose from as they seek to salvage their season at the new Wembley.
Manchester United await in the cup final having already wrestled the league from Chelsea's control, and allowing their rivals to register a double triumph will rank as a bitter blow for the Londoners.
However, Mourinho goes into the highly-anticipated game with an injury crisis to contend with, and the Portuguese is even suggesting - presumably with tongue-in-cheek - that third-choice goalkeeper Hilario could be called up as an emergency substitute.
A hamstring injury sustained by Mikel in the 1-1 draw with Everton on the final day of the season looks to have ended the Nigerian's hopes of appearing against United, with Andrei Shevchenko, Michael Ballack, Ricardo Carvalho and Arjen Robben also set to miss out.
If Ashley Cole shakes off his own fitness concerns then Chelsea will have just 15 first team players fit for the end of season showdown.
"He [Mikel] is out of the game, we will see but I think he is out of the game, and in this moment I have 15 players in the final, exactly 15," Mourinho told Chelsea TV.
"Today [against Everton] the only players I gave protection were [Claude] Makelele and [Michael] Essien, all the others they were not playing, not by decision, they were not playing with injuries and I think nobody can recover.
"Maybe Ash, and if Ashley is ready then we will have 15 players for the final.
"So I have to choose between Hilario - because he is not bad playing forward - or bring a one of the kids to make 16."
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