In The Papers
Chelsea and United are set to miss out on 24-year old Polish Striker Lewandowski as he has agreed to sign for Bayern Munich when his contract runs out. I found this in the Daily Mail. This is a bit annoying as I believe he would of been a great player in the Premier […]
Jose has got a headache
Remember last season? The ‘dark ages’ under the leadership of Rafa? A lot of people – myself included – were saying how the midfield was our weakest position, where we had no depth? Oh how times change… Going into this season, our midfield looks incredibly congested with options all over the place to slot into our […]
Chelsea Transfer Rumours Update: 12 July 2013
1) Monaco show interest in Jon Obi Mikel: Monaco are showing interest in Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel who has attracted offers from Galatasaray and Trabzonspor. Mikel has four years remaining on his deal at Stamford Bridge, but admitted his future is unclear while on international duty with Nigeria at the Confederations Cup. He said […]
Will Ramires Be Anything More Than A Squad Player Next Season?
Ramires was one of Chelsea’s star performers during the 2011/12 season, a season which saw the Blues capture both the FA Cup and the Champions League. Many expected Ramires to build on his excellent performances from that season and nail down a regular place in the starting XI in the 2012/13 season. And while he […]
Youth Revolution: Old Bunch vs New Bunch
He’s not particularly known for taking age into consideration. It’s always been, “If you’re good enough, you’re in.” You can’t deny that it has worked for him. 21 trophies later, you would’ve thought he’d stick with the same recipe for winning. But it seems that the manager that has won everything domestically, across 4 countries, […]
Lukaku, de Bruyne and Kalas to stay at Chelsea confirms Jose
Chelsea will be buoyed by a trio of young players who have gained plenty of experience whilst out on loan last season. They are the sentiments of Jose Mourinho who is looking forward to having Romelu Lukaku, Kevin de Bruyne and Tomas Kalas at his disposal for the 2013/14 campaign. “They are good players with […]
Chelsea Transfer Rumours Update: 10 July 2013
1) Mata and Torres told to ignore transfer gossip in personal calls from Mourinho: Jose Mourinho has reassured Fernando Torres and Juan Mata over their Chelsea futures, according to the Mirror. Such is the club’s determination to keep him, Spanish playmaker Mata is now close to agreeing a three-year contract extension which would take him […]
Jose Mourinho – The Special Career I
Jose Mourinho is loved by his players and fans, also by fans from clubs he has never been to, but all the others hates him. It’s a love-hate relationship between Jose Mourinho and the rest of the world. People call him arrogant and a person who destroys football, but he’s always backed by his own fans. Only […]
Chelsea Transfer Rumours Update – 9 July 2013
1) Barcelona bid £30m for David Luiz: Barcelona have launched a £30million bid for David Luiz – but Chelsea will refuse to sell him at that price, according to the Daily Mail. Barca, who for all of their quality remain short of options at the back, are regardless prepared to increase their offer for the talented […]
Mourinho says he’ll ask youngsters to follow the example of Drogba
Jose Mourinho will use former striker Didier Drogba as a template of how to behave as a professional when he tries to coax the best from the younger players in his squad, the Chelsea manager said. Didier Drogba was brought in 2004 from Marseille for a club record at the time, 24m pounds. Since, then […]