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Brazilian internationals, Oscar and Ramires, have spoken out in support of Jose Mourinho as reported by Sky Sports. Following Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat at home to Liverpool, reports of a split in the dressing room have swept the media. Worryingly for Chelsea fans, an anonymous player has recently stated that he would prefer to lose than […]
Despite exiting in just the fourth round of the Capital One Cup, Chelsea manager José Mourinho was in defiant mood, claiming his players made the critics look “stupid.” Chelsea dominated large spells of the game either side of Jonathan Walters fabulous strike, with Stoke City’s Jack Butland pulling off a number of impressive saves to […]
José Mourinho last night confirmed that Diego Costa was taken to hospital with a rib injury suffered in Chelsea’s Capital One Cup loss at Stoke, leading to doubts over the forward’s fitness for Chelsea’s game at home to Liverpool. Costa was forced off after just 32 minutes, following a collision with Stoke City midfielder Charlie […]
According to a report from Sky Sports, José Mourinho is targeting Sevilla’s Yevhen Konoplyanka with a potential bid lined up in January as Chelsea seek to turn around their season. Mourinho was pictured in the stands as Spain defeated Ukraine 1-0 in a chilly Kiev, courtesy of Mario Gaspar’s first-half header. Originally rumours swirled across […]
It is hard to to pinpoint exactly where Chelsea’s problems are routed this season, but the midfielder pairing of Cesc Fàbregas and Nemanja Matić has been severely criticised, with the latter being dropped by Mourinho. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, therefore, is now closer than ever to commanding a starting role in Chelsea’s midfield and the nineteen-year-old has […]
Despite sitting 16th in the table, Pedro has revealed his delight at moving to Chelsea following his move from boyhood club Barcelona. The Spanish international proved to be an integral part of Barcelona’s success during the Pep Guardiola era, with goals and silverware aplenty. Yet Pedro would find game time limited with the successive signings […]
Cesc Fàbregas has become the latest high-profile player to leap to the defence of Mourinho according to the Telegraph, with Chelsea’s shambolic defence of their Premier League title showing no end after a 3-1 defeat at home to Southampton. Following Saturday’s defeat, Mourinho received the dreaded vote of confidence in a public statement from Chelsea. Such […]
After signing from FC Augsburg for a reported £21.7 million fee, Baba Rahman is hoping to become a regular fixture in Chelsea’s defence. Following Chelsea’s 4-0 win at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv, Rahman told BBC Sport: I am hoping to play very, very often – my main aim is to play as many games […]
In many eyes, Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat to Everton was hardly unforeseen. Conversely, it was all too predictable and the writing was on the wall so to speak. It can be easy to be reactionary or over-analytical, one may be guilty of both, but Chelsea’s start can no longer be catalogued as merely ‘poor.’ The defending […]
Fast approaching the twilight years of his career, Joaquín has revealed he turned down the chance to join Chelsea in an interview with El Decano Deportivo. José Mourinho personally travelled to the port city of Cádiz, Southern Spain, in an effort to sign the winger. Unfortunately, the move never materialised despite the obvious benefits for […]
José Mourinho’s admiration for Raphaël Varane has been no secret having tried to sign the Real Madrid centre-back on countless occasions, only to be told in no uncertain terms that Varane will stay in the Spanish capital. Indeed Mourinho previously lauded the French international as one of the best centre-backs in the world, prior to […]
Ivan Rakitic has revealed that he turned down the chance to sign for Chelsea in an exclusive interview with FourFourTwo magazine. Despite opting to play for Croatia’s national team, Rakitić begun plying his trade in the country of his birth; Switzerland. It was in the alpine country where Rakitić’s talent was unearthed under the watchful […]
