Returning Carvalho's in a hurry to be a hero

Ricardo Carvalho has been portrayed as both villain and outcast in his three years at Chelsea, so the 役割 of saviour on 申し込む／申し出 tonight is one he is keen to fulfil.

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にもかかわらず only returning to 十分な training last week after a 支援する 傷害, the Portuguese has volunteered to play against Liverpool to 回避する a 防御の 危機.

He has been out for five weeks and was 初めは told by the 医療の staff of his 国家の team that he could need eight to 回復する from a small fracture.

Chelsea were always more 楽観的な and Carvalho's fitness is returning quickly, but he 認める a 復帰 in tonight's Carling Cup ４半期/4分の1 final is sooner than he 推定する／予想するd.

With John Terry sidelined with a broken foot and Alex preoccupied with his wife 予定 to give birth to their second child, 経営者／支配人 Avram 認める has few other choices.

Carvalho said: "I just started to work on the pitch last week and it is a little bit 早期に but I have to play. I want to play 同様に and need to because the team need me. I am in the 条件 to do it."

Getting match sharpness in the first-team is not やめる a 演劇 of the sort that used to be drummed up when Jose Mourinho was in 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金, as Carvalho knows only too 井戸／弁護士席.

He was dressed 負かす／撃墜する, dropped and later told he could leave if an 申し込む／申し出 was made at the 権利 price two years ago when he questioned the previous 長，率いる coach's 選択 政策.

But the loss of Terry for at least six weeks is a major blow and Tal Ben Haim is Chelsea's only recognised centre 支援する who is fully fit and without distraction tonight.

支持者s could be forgiven for beginning to think the position at the club is 悪口を言う／悪態d.

傷害s and a 欠如（する） of cover there last season helped to 土台を崩す Chelsea's 肩書を与える challenge and, even t hough the squad is better 在庫／株d this 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語, Carvalho and Terry have only played two games together. It is fortunate for 認める their さまざまな problems have rarely 同時に起こる／一致するd.

Carvalho said: "It is unbelievable that Terry has got 負傷させるd again. It is bad luck and before he was out, it was me."

The former Porto defender's importance to the Chelsea squad has rarely been so 広大な／多数の／重要な.

He has often been the cornerstone of the defence in the absence of the captain this season and 認める is looking for the same again over the busy Christmas period.

Yet when Chelsea wobbled at the beginning of last 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語, Carvalho got the 非難する. Before that, when William Gallas was still at the club, there was a long-standing 審議 over who should be Terry's 正規の／正選手 partner.

So he is not taking for 認めるd the chances of 存在 あられ／賞賛するd a saviour when tonight's match at Stamford 橋（渡しをする） is over.

Carvalho said: "It will be a difficult game and they have four good strikers who are all dangerous. We have to 焦点（を合わせる） on our game and be compact and together."

Others 株ing the 仕事 should 含む Michael Ballack, who is 準備するing to play for Chelsea for the first time since 負傷させるing his ankle in April.

The German has had a difficult time at Chelsea since joining from Bayern Munich on a 解放する／自由な last year.

There was 批評 of his form before the 傷害 and then 疑問s cast about the severity of the problem. He was also omitted from Chelsea's 支持する／優勝者s League squad for the group 行う／開催する／段階 and has felt 不正に 扱う／治療するd by the club at times.

But 認める 主張するd the whole episode has left Ballack feeling he has something to 証明する.

The Israeli said: "He was a 最高の，を越す player and I think he still is. He has that 願望（する）, a lot of passion to play again. More 願望（する） maybe than he had.

"I've met few players in my life who don't want to play - but when you're 負傷させるd, you're desperate to come 支援する."

認める is 猛烈に hoping that Ballack's 記録，記録的な／記録する of goalscoring at other clubs is replicated at Chelsea now he has altered the team's playing style わずかに.

Didier Drogba's absence through 傷害 has left few reliable 得点する／非難する／２０ing sources and the 経営者／支配人 believes one of them, Frank Lampard, can work 井戸／弁護士席 with the German にもかかわらず their 類似の approaches.

認める said: "He's a good player, he knows how to 得点する／非難する／２０ goals and make 補助装置s. These 肉親，親類d of players I like.

"He can play in many positions with other good players such - with Frank, but also in other positions.

"The first year in the 首相 League is いつかs not 平易な for players coming from other countries. But I didn't think that Ballack wasn't good last year. He made his 出資／貢献 to the team."