2010–11 Alex (footballer, born 1982)
alex , didier drogba marking newcastle united s andy carroll , shola ameobi.
in light of ricardo carvalho s departure real madrid, alex started 2010-11 season first choice centre chelsea, alongside john terry. on 3 october 2010, scored 25-yard freekick in 2–0 victory on arsenal @ stamford bridge. on 5 october, ruled out 3 weeks after picking thigh injury in final stages of sunday s 2–0 win on arsenal, , subsequently withdrew brazil squad friendly matches against iran, , ukraine. alex made return chelsea made return on 30 october 2010 , played 90 minutes against blackburn rovers in 2-1 win. on 1 december 2010, alex suffered knee injury , out of action 3 months. while rehabilitation on injury, manager carlo ancelotti consider signing new defender if alex fails recover knee surgery before end of january alex failed , chelsea went on sign david luiz benfica. mid march 2011, alex made return training first-team squad.
after recovered injury, alex made return on 9 april 2011 in match against wigan athletic in 1-0 win, came on paulo ferreira in 75th minute. on 8 may 2011, took goal-costing mistake david luiz against manchester united in season-deciding match alex break starting line-up, getting substituted on @ half time match, , starting , playing full 90 minutes following match against newcastle united @ stamford bridge on 15 may 2011, scored headed goal in 82nd minute in 2–2 draw. in last league game of season against everton, alex started match alongside john terry substituted on 70 minutes ferreira in 1–0 defeat @ goodison park. @ end of campaign, alex made 20 appearances , scored 2 goals in competitions. alex criticized allegedly stating in interview boyhood liverpool supporter.
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