Source: Team_Talk
Alex out of Premier League opener
Chelsea defender Alex will miss the start of the Premier League season after picking up a thigh strain in training.[LNB] Alex is out for a month and will miss Friday's friendly trip to Ajax along with new signing Yossi Benayoun, who has a groin problem.[LNB]"There are no more coming that didn't play against Crystal Palace, so Yossi Benayoun is out and Alex has a problem in his thigh but with the other players it is the same squad," said Carlo Ancelotti on Chelsea's website.[LNB]It is the second such blow in successive days for the Blues, who yesterday saw goalkeeper Petr Cech ruled out for a month with a torn calf.[LNB]Tomorrow's game will therefore give back-up keepers Hilario and Ross Turnbull the chance to stake a claim to begin the season in the first team.[LNB]"I think that against Ajax we will play 45 minutes each for Turnbull and Hilario, and I think Turnbull will start the game," Ancelotti said.[LNB]
