Two players from the Chinese Olympic football team have been
invited to train with the first-string squad of English Premiership
powerhouse Chelsea.
Sina.com reports Yu Hai and Yuan Weiwei were the lucky player
who temporarily wore No. 28 and 44 blue jerseys during Chelsea's
training session on Valentine's Day.
As part of a cooperation scheme between the Blues and the
Chinese Football Association, the Chinese Olympic team was
accommodated at Chelsea's base and arranged to train there during
the England training tour.
The arrangement allowed the Chinese lads to mingle with the
club's big names such as Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack on
and off the pitch.
The decision of the Chinese players' participation came after
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho suffered a shorthanded plight in the
team's left wing due to a shortfall caused by injuries in ace left
players, including Ashley Cole and Arjen Robben.
(CRI February 15, 2007)