Mourinho: I’m here to stay, I belong to Chelsea
Jose Mourinho hopes he finishes his management career at Chelsea, claiming he does not want to go anywhere else. Mourinho in a recent interview with The London Evening Standard said: “I’m not here thinking about my next move because I don’t want to have a next move,” he told the Evening Standard. “I will have […]
360 In-DEPTH Analysis: The Pivot
The pivot is the most confused part of a 4-2-3-1 formation. 4-2-3-1 formation itself is a very specialized formation. The formation can’t adapt to players rather the players need to adapt to it. In contrast, a formation like 4-4-2 is more general and every kind of player can find a place in it. As I […]
Mourinho hails 5-star Hazard and credits fans for Torres’s form
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was delighted with Eden Hazard’s goalscoring performance in victory at Hull City. Mourinho feels Hazard has completed the transition from “talented kid” to consistent Premier League match-winner. “The club made a big investment on him…to bring a player from France and pay the amount Chelsea did is because Chelsea trusted the […]
Mourinho makes point at Arsenal
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho reflected on a point gained rather than two dropped after his side shared a goalless draw with title rivals Arsenal. Few fans whose weekend football betting included Monday’s game at Emirates Stadium would have predicted a 0-0 between two sides with plenty of attacking talent. That is what Arsenal and Chelsea […]
Chelsea Looks To Top Premier League
For the most part this week, Chelsea fans have been largely distracted with the Champions League draw, which will pit the Blues against Turkish side Galatasaray. As discussed at length in a previous post, this is big news particularly because it will bring Chelsea star Didier Drogba—now playing for Galatasaray—back to Stamford Bridge, where he’ll […]
Mourinho praises “fantastic” Oscar after West Ham win
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho hailed “fantastic” Oscar after their 3-0 win at West Ham United. Mourinho was full of praise for the Brazilian goalscorer afterwards. “He played fantastic, it doesn’t matter where, in the middle on the sides, he works hard, recovers balls, he presses high and gives the opponents a difficult time when they […]
Mourinho to have final word on de Bruyne – agent
The agent of Kevin de Bruyne suggests Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will have the final say on what happens to the talented midfielder. 22-year old Belgium international de Bruyne is a winter target for Bundesliga clubs Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg but his representative Patrick de Koster has indicated that talks next month will determine the […]
The Origins of Chelsea
If you have recently started watching football or have finally come to your senses and have decided that Chelsea is the team to support, you may want to arm yourself with some important and not-so-important facts about this dynamic team. On 10 March 1905 Chelsea was found at a pub called the Rising Sun, which […]
No England recall for former Captain Terry says Hodgson
England coach Roy Hodgson has shut down talk of recalling Chelsea captain John Terry. Terry featured in all four of England’s Euro 2012 matches under Hodgson and retired from international football following the World Cup qualifying win in Moldova – the last of his 78 caps – prior to being banned by the FA for […]
Oscar almost signed for Mourinho’s Madrid
Oscar has revealed that he came close to signing for Real Madrid before completing a switch to Chelsea in 2012. It was decided, though, that Real were already well stocked in the attacking department and the way was cleared for Chelsea to wrap up a big-money deal. Oscar told Globoesporte on the saga which took […]