<span class="titolo">Henk Ten Cate Joins Chelsea</span></p> <span class="sommario">Henk Ten Cate has finally completed his much anticipated, much speculated move to Chelsea.</span></p> Chelsea had successfully managed to agree terms with Ajax for Ten Cate's release, and have now completed the paperwork to bring the Dutchman to Stamford Bridge.</p> Said a statement released by the club: "Chelsea can confirm that Henk ten Cate has joined as assistant first-team coach."</p> He will be an assistant to Avram Grant, as will Steve Clarke, whohas also beenoffered a new deal to make him feel wanted.</p> It is understood that the objective is to bring to the coaching team an understanding of the European game, and in particular, the Champions League.</p> Ten Cate was in charge of much of the tactical work at Barcelona, including during their 2005-06 Champions League winning season, and that has not been lost on the Blues, particularly with Roman Abramovich having made no secret of his desire to win the big European prize.</p> His career as a head coach fails to inspire too much confidence - he has coached over ten clubs in various capacities.</p> However, his work behind the scenes at Barcelona was nothing short of phenomenal, and Frank Rijkaard has faced questions over tactics and squad management ever since the departure of his assistant last summer.</p> </p> </p>
