Some Thoughts on Juan Mata in Jose Mourinho’s Plan
Not long before Jose’s committing his charge at Stamford Bridge, many papers (especially Spanish ones) made nonsense rumours about Juan Mata’s future. They said Mata wasn’t in Jose’s plan (along with David Luiz), ignoring the quality he has and the fact that he was voted twice as Chelsea Player of The Year in his only […]
5 areas where Eden Hazard can improve
From BleacherReport.com: When you’re dubbed “The Belgian Messi,” it’s safe to say that trying to live up to that tremendous hype is pretty much an impossibility. But Chelsea’s Eden Hazard is certainly giving it a go over at Stamford Bridge. All comparisons to Barcelona’s Lionel Messi aren’t really fair to Hazard nor to Messihimself, but still, media and fans apparently […]
Chelsea name squad for US Tour
Jose Mourinho has included a host of big names, including their three summer arrivals Mark Schwarzer, Marco van Ginkel and Andre Schurrle for their upcoming four-match trip Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has named a strong 25-man squad for their four-match pre-season of of the United States. Youngster Tomas Kalas been forced to withdraw through injurym but summer arrivals […]
Juan Mata on the right wing?
Speculation has linked Mata with a summer exit from Stamford Bridge but Mourinho has stressed that the Spaniard has a key role as the only left-footed player he feels is comfortable on the right. “Of course he fits into my plans,” Mourinho said. “I have my idea about him, about where he produces better and […]
Should Lukaku be our first choice striker?
Chelsea is about to head to the United States for the second part of this year’s pre-season. Romelu Lukaku was one of the players who stood out and made strong performances (4 goals in 3 games) in the now ending Chelsea Asia Tour. The question: Should Lukaku be our first choice striker for next season? […]
Just A Scenario #11 (Transfer Deal)
It is already the 15th of August and Chelsea FC and Man Utd are still indecisive over the future of Wayne Rooney because of Man Utd’s desire for 45m+ figures for the English striker. At such a time, Russian club Zenit comes forward claiming their star striker/winger Hulk is unhappy at Russia and is wanting […]
CHL: Fabregas won’t join United, Suarez SHOULDN’T join Arsenal, Rooney must force a move and Cisse has some explaining to do
After a bit of a hiatus, The Controversial High Line (a.k.a CHL) is back, and has no plans of going anywhere. Silly Season is upon us, and while most football fans are used to seeing wacky transfer rumours, certain rumours seem to drag on for a long time. Upon it’s (much-anticipated?) return, CHL takes a […]
Best players during Asia Tour
Chelsea made it three wins from three on the “Here to Play, Here to Stay” preseason tour of Asia with a comprehensive 8-1 drubbing of BNI Indonesia. Own goals notwithstanding, the Blues scored 13 goals across the three matches as everybody managed at least 45 minutes of playing time. Jose Mourinho will have a firmer idea of who […]
Chelsea in advanced talks to sign Khedira
Stamford Bridge side one of two clubs who could sign Bernabeu battler in a matter of days. Chelsea are today being strongly linked with a move to sign Real Madrid battler Sami Khedira with Spanish sourceSport.es claiming that German international could leave the Bernabeu in a matter of days. Carlo Ancelotti apparently doesn’t rate the 26 […]
Can Mourinho get the best out of Terry?
The years of putting his body on the line for the Chelsea cause are finally catching up to Captain, Leader, Legend John Terry. A series of injuries—and disagreements with interim manager Rafa Benitez—saw Terry feature in 27 of Chelsea’s 69 games last season, the fewest appearances he has made for the club in 11 years. There have been questions over his continuing […]