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Why Mourinho should reject Chelsea this summer:
There seems to be little doubt in the mind of the national press that the special one is seeking a return to the Premier League, with many people confident of a remarkable return to Stamford Bridge for Jose Mourinho. The Real Madrid...read more »
Why Yaya Toure Could Win the Title for City:
When Yaya Toure made his £24million move from Barcelona to Manchester City in the summer of 2010, he was regarded by many as a “defensive midfielder”. He played in the holding role of Barcelona’s midfield trio for a number of...read more »
Why Michael Essien WOULD have been a smart addition for Arsenal:
In an incredibly underwhelming 24 hours for Arsenal fans, the man the Gunner’s found themselves linked to most often on deadline day, was Chelsea’s very own injury magnet, Michael Essien. It must of seemed like a sick joke at the...read more »
Why Chelsea Need A Clear Out, And These are the Players They Should Sell:
In July of 2008, Sir Alex Ferguson was playing mind games with Chelsea. Having just appointed Phil Scolari, Ferguson claimed that Chelsea were too old to keep winning trophies, that their experienced players were past their peak and that they...read more »
How Chelsea can overturn Napoli and fly the flag for England, alone:
The first leg wasn’t a blazing beacon for English football, be it Arsenal’s version of a representation of the quality of football in the Premier League, capitulating to the eldest team in a European top flight, or Chelsea’s incompetence in...read more »
Why the mess at Chelsea isn’t Villas-Boas’ fault:
I understand that for any modern football fan, the easiest thing in the world is to get on your manager's back and take him to task for every little action. But is Andre Villas-Boas really doing that bad a job? The...read more »
Why Roman Abramovich needs to speak out in his support of Andre Villas-Boas:
So, it’s come to this for Chelsea? A disappointing 3-1 first-leg defeat in Naples against Champions League second round opponents Napoli, fifth place in the Premier League whilst 17 points adrift of table toppers Manchester City and a 5th round...read more »
When it comes to racism ‘cultural differences’ just isn’t an excuse:
"You ...........non-racially motivated slur" Cultural differences. You will have heard this a lot over the past few weeks. Many believe it to be an acceptable excuse for Luis Suarez racially abusing Patrice Evra. Having first claimed nothing was said, he then...read more »
Why it’s not so bad to be a ‘selling club’ in the Premier League:
It was once the hallmark of a club going through hard times. A dawning realisation as it were as to a club’s real place in the pecking order. A phrase that supposedly signalled the end of a club‘s ambition. The...read more »
When it comes to Lampard let’s not get carried away:
Frank Lampard`s hatrick against Bolton was a timely reminder that there is life in the old dog yet and predictions of his imminent demise were premature. However just as it was wrong to claim Lampard was washed up after a...read more »