SEPANG: A group of 15 Chelsea die-hard fans from Yangon, Myanmar arrived at the KL International Airport (KLIA) today to watch the friendly match between The Blues against the Malaysian Olympic squad at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Thursday.
The group leader, Zaw Htun, 38, said they were excited by the prospect of watching the Chelsea team under the tutelage of new coach, Andres Villas-Boas and the team’s young bloods, Patrick Van Aanholt, Ryan Bertrand, Daniel Sturridge, Billy Clifford and Slobodan Rajkoviv.
“Since Malaysia is one of venues for the Chelsea Asian Tour, we took this opportunity to come here.
“We also want to watch how the star-studded Chelsea players like Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka and Fernando Torres perform against the Malaysian side,” he told Bernama at the KLIA today.
Zaw said another group of 32 Blues fans from Myanmar would be arriving here tomorrow, to watch the match.
Thein Tin, 36, said he wanted to see the Chelsea players in action, live, as there was no live telecast in his country for the English Premier League (EPL) Asian Tour.
“I’ve been following the team for a few years now and hopefully the new manager will guide the Blues to win the EPL Cup next season which starts in August,” he said. – BERNAMA
