Makelele 06-08 (h)

This kit may look familiar to Corinthian collectors as a team pack was actually released in 2007 which contained most of Chelsea's first team squad. A notable omission was Claude Makelele who is depicted below.

Makelele was one of the most important, yet least heralded, players of the Chelsea team during the mid 2000s despite having a position named after him! As well as his breaking up of play; positioning; and quick and simple passing of the ball, I particularly remember Makelele for his extraordinary jumping ability for a fairly short player. In our numerous tussles with Liverpool during Makelele's time at Chelsea it wasn't uncommon for him to outleap Peter Crouch and win the ball in the air.