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Bayer Leverkusen striker Andre Schurrle is confident of making a move to Chelsea this summer. The Germany striker, 22, claims Leverkusen s 1-0 win at Hamburg was his final game for the club.
I found this on the Sky Sports website. I really not sure about this as it is dragging out more and more and getting rather boring.
I don t mind signing him we just have players of his quality already or close to that quality (Piazon,KDB, maybe Marin)
Real Madrid may sack Jose Mourinho with two games still to play in the Spanish season as relations with the club s directors hit a new low following the defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey final.
I found this in El Mundo(Spainish Paper). With Carlo Ancelotti leaving PSG I am now unsure as to who will manage Chelsea as Carlo has got the Real job by the looks of it but it leaves Mourinho with a decision. Go where he is loved by fans and managers or go to a new league and get another title?
I hope he goes with his heart and not his wallet.
Jose Mourinho is leaving Real Madrid and his switch to Chelsea will not cost Roman Abramovich a penny.
This is everywhere. So is Mourinho coming home or is he going somewhere. I think Roman will try even harder to bring Jose in as he can now get him without having to buy out his contract.
Jose Mourinho is out to hijack Arsenal s 25million move for Stevan Jotevic.
I found this in the Daily Star.
Im not sure, yes this guy is amazing but I don t know whether he is a Striker, Winger or a Number 10 player. He is skillful, elegant and fast, he reminds me a lot of Torres in his Liverpool days and he can make things happen with one touch of the ball.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are said to be monitoring Chelsea s David Luiz, 26, who may not be wanted by Jose Mourinho if he returns to Stamford Bridge.
I found this in the Daily Mail. Hope he doesn t leave he is a quality player and is an integral part of the team and maybe possible a future Captain of Chelsea.
Incoming Manchester United boss David Moyes is keen to beat Chelsea to the signature of Southampton s 17-year-old full-back Luke Shaw.
I found this in the Daily Mail.
I hope Moyes goes for Baines and then sell s Evra, we want Shaw and think he is the long term replacement to Cole.
Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard, 34, has hinted he would like to extend his Stamford Bridge stay until 2016.
I found this in the London Evening Standard. I certainly think he can play until he s 37 I hope he stays and retires here, he has been a wonderful servant to the club and a real football icon for Chelsea fans around the world.
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon claims forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 28, could be heading to Chelsea.
I found this on the talksport website. I don t think this would be a good pruchase yes he is one of the best players in the world but his ego is what would annoy me and I do believe he still has that place in his heart for United like Drogba has for Chelsea, they wouldn t play for another team in the EPL if their life depended on it.
West Ham say they are confident of being able to sign 20-year-old forward Romelu Lukaku from London rivals Chelsea.
I found this in the Metro.
I don t think he should move to West Ham on loan he either needs a team with European football to play for or stay here at Chelsea, I do believe and move to West Ham would be a step-back from his time at West Brom.
Napoli are believed to want Chelsea s interim manager Rafael Benitez and striker Fernando Torres.
I found this in the Daily Mirror. I don t mind Rafa going he has done his job for us at Chelsea. I don t want Torres to go thought I feel like he still has something to prove the world while at Chelsea before moving on.
Chelsea have lodged an inquiry with Galatasaray about 20m-rated Turkey striker Burak Yilmaz, 27.
I found this in the Guardian.
I m not sure about this move, yes he is a quality player and has a good goal scoring record.
8 goals in 9 games in the Champion League which is very good. I wouldn t mind him. Drogba said he is a very good player so he must be half decent if Drogba say s he s good.
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Bayer Leverkusen striker Andre Schurrle is confident of making a move to Chelsea this summer.
The Germany striker, 22, claims Leverkusen s 1-0 win at Hamburg was his final game for the club.
I found this on the Sky Sports website. I really not sure about this as it is dragging out more and more and getting rather boring. I don t mind signing him we just have players of his quality already or close to that quality (Piazon,KDB, maybe Marin)
Real Madrid may sack Jose Mourinho with two games still to play in the Spanish season as relations with the club s directors hit a new low following the defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey final.
I found this in El Mundo(Spainish Paper).
With Carlo Ancelotti leaving PSG I am now unsure as to who will manage Chelsea as Carlo has got the Real job by the looks of it but it leaves Mourinho with a decision. Go where he is loved by fans and managers or go to a new league and get another title? I hope he goes with his heart and not his wallet.
Jose Mourinho is leaving Real Madrid and his switch to Chelsea will not cost Roman Abramovich a penny.
This is everywhere.
So is Mourinho coming home or is he going somewhere. I think Roman will try even harder to bring Jose in as he can now get him without having to buy out his contract.
Jose Mourinho is out to hijack Arsenal s 25million move for Stevan Jotevic.
I found this in the Daily Star. Im not sure, yes this guy is amazing but I don t know whether he is a Striker, Winger or a Number 10 player.
He is skillful, elegant and fast, he reminds me a lot of Torres in his Liverpool days and he can make things happen with one touch of the ball.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are said to be monitoring Chelsea s David Luiz, 26, who may not be wanted by Jose Mourinho if he returns to Stamford Bridge.
I found this in the Daily Mail. Hope he doesn t leave he is a quality player and is an integral part of the team and maybe possible a future Captain of Chelsea.
Incoming Manchester United boss David Moyes is keen to beat Chelsea to the signature of Southampton s 17-year-old full-back Luke Shaw.
I found this in the Daily Mail. I hope Moyes goes for Baines and then sell s Evra, we want Shaw and think he is the long term replacement to Cole.
Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard, 34, has hinted he would like to extend his Stamford Bridge stay until 2016.
I found this in the London Evening Standard.
I certainly think he can play until he s 37 I hope he stays and retires here, he has been a wonderful servant to the club and a real football icon for Chelsea fans around the world.
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon claims forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 28, could be heading to Chelsea.
I found this on the talksport website. I don t think this would be a good pruchase yes he is one of the best players in the world but his ego is what would annoy me and I do believe he still has that place in his heart for United like Drogba has for Chelsea, they wouldn t play for another team in the EPL if their life depended on it.
West Ham say they are confident of being able to sign 20-year-old forward Romelu Lukaku from London rivals Chelsea.
I found this in the Metro. I don t think he should move to West Ham on loan he either needs a team with European football to play for or stay here at Chelsea, I do believe and move to West Ham would be a step-back from his time at West Brom.
Napoli are believed to want Chelsea s interim manager Rafael Benitez and striker Fernando Torres.
I found this in the Daily Mirror.
I don t mind Rafa going he has done his job for us at Chelsea. I don t want Torres to go thought I feel like he still has something to prove the world while at Chelsea before moving on.
Chelsea have lodged an inquiry with Galatasaray about 20m-rated Turkey striker Burak Yilmaz, 27.
I found this in the Guardian. I m not sure about this move, yes he is a quality player and has a good goal scoring record.
8 goals in 9 games in the Champion League which is very good.
I wouldn t mind him.
Drogba said he is a very good player so he must be half decent if Drogba say s he s good.
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The Premier League runners-up are preparing for a post-season restructuring ahead of Manuel Pellegrini’s arrival, which sources say will “stun English football”
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By Greg Stobart
That Roberto Mancini’s name barely made mention as the Manchester City board met at the club’s Knightsbridge hotel on the evening before the FA Cup final a fortnight ago said it all. With, or as we now know without, the Italian, those in charge – real charge – at the Etihad Stadium, have plans that extend far beyond the sacking of their beleaguered former boss over the coming months. At the heart of those plans: a ‘ 140 million summer shopping spree that will “stun English football”, say sources.
In fact, it is being described as “the biggest summer in City’s recent history” by those in and around the club.
From Abu Dhabi to Ardwick, City are set to enter a period of transformation that will change the footballing landscape far beyond Manchester forever.
Edinson Cavani, Fernandinho, Isco, Thiago Alcantara, Jesus Navas and Diego Novaretti make up City’s stellar six-man shortlist drawn up in a series of meetings between director of football Txiki Begiristain, chief executive Ferran Soriano, football administration officer Brian Marwood and chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, who reports directly to Sheikh Mansour and the Abu Dhabi owners who have bankrolled the club into the upper echelons of the English game. Yet the club’s disastrous title defence this term, which saw them finish 11 points behind champions Manchester United and Roberto Mancini sacked within two days of their humbling FA Cup final defeat to Wigan, has accelerated work behind the scenes as the club prepare to face Chelsea in a St. Louis friendly in the early hours of Friday morning.
Manuel Pellegrini confirmed his departure from Malaga on Wednesday ahead of his expected move to City to replace Mancini, who sent flowers to City staff at the club’s Carrington training ground this week and ensured his personal belongings and bicycle were removed from the complex.1 Meanwhile, amid the farewells taking place in Manchester, the ‘ 63m-rated Cavani remains the club’s number one target this summer. The striker has already been the subject of talks between City and the Uruguayan’s club Napoli, which were confirmed by the Serie A side’s owner Aurelio De Laurentiis on Tuesday. The Italian club are keen to include Edin Dzeko – who City value at ‘ 26m – in any deal for Cavani but Goal understands that the Bosnian is likely to wait for confirmation of Robert Lewandowski’s expected switch to Bayern Munich before committing to any move, as he is keen on a return to the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund.
Malaga attacker Isco has also told City that he will make the move to Manchester provided the almost inevitable completion of Pellegrini‘s switch to the Premier League outfit goes through in the coming weeks, with the 21-year-old Spaniard a long-term target despite his recent new contract almost doubling his previous release clause of ‘ 20m to ‘ 35m. Begiristain, although a fan of Isco, is unwilling to pay more than ‘ 26m for his services and reports surfaced late on Wednesday suggesting that Real Madrid were in advanced talks to sign the playmaker.2 Yet such is the depth of City’s planning that every targeted position has two or three names to cover any potential shortfall in the market this summer.
Isco‘s compatriot Jesus Navas has also hinted that he would be keen to link up with Pellegrini this summer and is seen as a suitable, if not like-for-like, replacement for Samir Nasri, who is being pursued informally by Paris Saint-Germain. However, much hinges on who replaces the outgoing Carlo Ancelotti in the French capital before the Qatar Investment Authority sanction a move for the former Arsenal star, whose publicly-strained relationship with Roberto Mancini came to the fore this term.
City, meanwhile, remain in deadlock with Shakhtar Donetsk, who want ‘ 48m for Brazilian star Fernandinho, who took to Twitter on Monday expressing his desire to join the Premier League runners-up.
As with both Isco and Jesus Navas, club officials are reluctant to spend much over the ‘ 23m mark but expect that the box-to-box midfielder’s attempts to manoeuvre an exit from the Ukrainian outfit could see them soften their stance over his departure.3 A move for Thiago Alcantara is also being considered by the club, after Marwood met with the Barcelona starlet’s father, Mazinho, in secret talks in Catalunya in 2012. They typically face stiff competition from neighbours United in the pursuit of his signature, however, with a fee of between ‘ 17.5m and ‘ 23m thought to be enough to convince the Spanish champions to sell their out-of-favour midfielder.
With concerns over Financial Fair Play regulations at the forefront of the minds of City’s top brass, talks have also addressed recouping up to ‘ 47m this summer through player sales and salary savings to fund their transformative summer splurge, coupled with the ‘ 23m paid by AC Milan for Mario Balotelli in January still sitting in the club’s coffers. The most high-profile and lucrative departure alongside Dzeko and Nasri is Carlos Tevez, whose annual salary comes to approximately 6.5m. The controversial Argentine is a target for Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Monaco. Kolo Toure, who is nearing ever closer to a move to Liverpool, pockets 115,000-a-week at City and will likely be replaced by Mexican-based Argentine Diego Novaretti, while the club’s contributions to the 90,000-a-week wages of Roque Santa Cruz and Wayne Bridge are also set to come to an end this summer.
The futures of Scott Sinclair, who is being monitored by Everton, Newcastle and Southampton, and Javi Garcia, who was the first player sold by Pellegrini on his arrival at Real Madrid in 2009, are also unclear.
Both have been made available by City after failing to impress this term.
While Begiristain is at the forefront of the club’s player recruitment drive and salary restructure, chief executive Soriano has been working closely with the club’s swelling commercial department, which will hire a further 20 staff in an office in Mayfair over the next few months. The announcement of City’s partnership with the New York Yankees and subsequent move into MLS with New York City FC is, according to sources close to the club, simply the start of the club’s efforts to spread their brand across Asia, the USA and South America as the club follow the lead of United in capitalising on the Premier League’s vast global appeal. Meanwhile, the club are continuing work on their vast Eastlands site, so large that it covers two postcodes in the Ardwick and Openshaw areas of Manchester.
City’s 100m Etihad Campus, which has been designed to attract and develop the best young talent on the planet, is a year from completion, while the club are in consultation with the local community regarding a 6,000 seat expansion of the Etihad Stadium’s south stand ahead of the 2015-16 season. Goal understands that the club are also considering undertaking further work on the north stand with a view to surpassing Arsenal’s 60,361 capacity at the Emirates Stadium and becoming second only to Old Trafford as the largest club ground in the country. This summer will also see City continue to upgrade the middle tier of the stadium, improving seats and hospitality suites as the club look to attract a greater number of corporate clients to the club.
Quite simply, the pace with which City are operating this summer both on the pitch and off it speaks volumes for the club’s desire to not only catch their city neighbours but ultimately surpass them and become a genuine major player among the world’s more powerful clubs. Al Mubarak, the most powerful man involved in the day-to-day running of the club, has even had to delay his annual message to the fans on the club’s website, such is the volume of work being undertaken in preparation for the arrival of Pellegrini and the forthcoming transfer window. At City, the work has only just begun.
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By sethaadusei3 May 22, 2013
Since Jose Mourinho parted company with Chelsea in 2007 and promised to come back, Chelsea fans have watched the clock keenly, counting down his second coming. Within this long period ( to Chelsea fans), a lot of water has passed under the bridge and so many changes have taken place in world football except that Arsenal continues to be trophyless. Manchester has been the biggest beneficiaries of the exit of Jose, whiles the Blue half of the City, who not long ago were languishing in the Championship league have been able to establish themselves as an EPL force winning the title once thanks to the changes in their financial fortunes.
The Red half of the City, in the absence of The Special One have managed to add 3 EPL titles to their cabinet. Nevertheless, with the core of Jose s group we haven t been pushovers and managed to add one League title, three FA Cups, a Europa and the biggest of them the Champions League not forgetting that of United. Since his shocking departure and his promise to come back, years have turned to months, months to weeks and now The Second Coming of the Special One is just a matter of days to happen and be confirmed.
The excitement is all over in the air among Chelsea fans waiting for the hour to arrive. The neutrals and the objective who know how great it is for the EPL, the competitiveness, the thrills and excitement it will bring back have lauded the imminent come back. To be honest since the departure of Jose from EPL and his arrival in the La Liga, attention has shifted a bit to that League which once, people watched when there was an El Classico.
However, to some, who, out of fear of what Chelsea is capable of achieving or becoming under a Special manager like Jose have all of a sudden started running negative commentaries about him to the extent of doubting Jose s capability. It is as crystal clear that to doubt the competence of Jose will be like doubting ice cream is cold.
When Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement, many media houses ran a poll for the United fans to choose the manager they will want to take over and in all these polls Jose was the runaway leader. Today, when it turned out that Jose is heading to Chelsea some of these fans who many find themselves in the media have began talking about the combustible nature of Jose and how he can bring instability to a club.
Some have even said his Madrid stay was a failure someone whose wining percentage stands at 72% with 3 trophies in the wake of Barcelona s hegemony. When a Manager leaves and it is the rival fans who celebrate most, then something certainly does not add up. If Barcelona fans have become the ones who are rejoicing most because of the exit of Jose, then Madrid are certainly at a loss.
And no wonder opposition fans have started showing their fear with the news of the Second Coming of the King. It is also a ploy to shift attention from the appointment of David Moyes who clearly is no match for The Special One. Whether they like it or not, Jose is coming back to Chelsea and he is coming to establish a dominance in the EPL.
It is unfortunate Sir Alex has retired and even with all his experience, he couldn t defeat Jose s Chelsea in any Premier League both home and away. The Red dynasty has ended and in comes the Blue Dynasty from SW6 led by the familiar face, Jose Mourinho Mario Dos Santos Felix The Special One . Welcome home.
THANK YOU ROMAN:
A good leader is someone who listens to the voice of the people and see the merits in it.
Roman Abramovic has once again proven to be the best owner in football. People made a huge meal out of the sacking/mutual termination of Jose Mourinho and his contract that Abramovic never goes back to his words and that his relationship with Mourinho has broken beyond repairs. There again, they have been proven wrong.
I think Roman deserves better praise by all including Eglish Football. Roman has shown the world how to manage a club as an owner. He listens to the fans and he always takes the best decision in the interest of the club and its forward movement.
No wonder every sacking of a manager is followed by a glory. Grant, Hiddink, Carlo, RDM & Just recently Benitez have justified his actions amid dissenting views.
JOB DONE RAFA, WE FORGIVE YOU, GO AND SIN NO MORE
The back-to-back European titles have risen the stock of the club which was nearly dented by our poor performance in the Champions League although not as poor and abysmal as the then EPL champions City who came last in their group and managed to amass the least ever points by an EPL club in the champions League even after Spurs have been a part before. It was clear from the beginning that this year was a transition period and the journey would be a roller coaster although our impressive start of the season gave us a huge expectation which was just a matter of time to be tested.
The sacking of RDM was not something some fans could take lightly although there was a genuine reason to that which is not the subject of my article and will always be there for debate. However the appointment of Rafa Benitez came as a much bitter pill to take owing to his slating of the club and fans whiles he was the manger of Liverpool ( The Historians). Amid heated opposition by the fans which affected our performance at home whiles we won crucial matches at home, the tide had to be turned in order to save our season from crashing.
And when opposition was calmed a bit after his famous rant after the Middlesbrough match, things began picking up. The Bridge which became an uncomfortable ground for the boys became the backbone to our success where score lines in the Europa and FA Cup were overturned. Our success in the Europa, making us the reigning champions of Europe as well as Europa champions concurrently for 10 solid days not 10 seconds is great for our club and more so putting us in the company of only three other European clubs Ajax, Bayern and Juventus to have won all the European club titles.
Not only that, but also importantly, placing third in the League and avoiding any play-offs is something worth praising. So we will say, Thank you Rafa, we forgive you, Just that, we don t need you.
THE FUTURE IS ALWAYS BRIGHT:
This Chelsea side holds so much prospect and there is talent brewing in the team. When Scholes was asked after his last match which players he enjoy watching in the League, he said Hazard and Mata.
According to Rafa the three amigos are bonding well and have great future ahead and it is there for all of us to see. Not only our first team, the players on loan have proven to be bargain and are living up to their hype. Thibaut Courtois, Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, Thorgan Hazard, Piazon and Nathaniel Chalobah are making serious progress which make the future of the club so certain.
One person who gets little mention for his great work he is doing for the club is our Technical Director Michael Emenalo. Since he took over, players signed under him which include almost all of these players and the Amigos have proven to be such a great deal for the club and I hope Jose seeing what Emenalo has done will be comfortable to work with him since he has proven to be such a competent person with an eye for good potentials.
So the count down is on, Jose is coming and we await his first press conference, hopefully not too long from now. KTBFFH!
By Seth Adusei (twitter @sethaadusei)
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By sethaadusei7 May 22, 2013
Since Jose Mourinho parted company with Chelsea in 2007 and promised to come back, Chelsea fans have watched the clock keenly, counting down his second coming.
Within this long period ( to Chelsea fans), a lot of water has passed under the bridge and so many changes have taken place in world football except that Arsenal continues to be trophyless. Manchester has been the biggest beneficiaries of the exit of Jose, whiles the Blue half of the City, who not long ago were languishing in the Championship league have been able to establish themselves as an EPL force winning the title once thanks to the changes in their financial fortunes. The Red half of the City, in the absence of The Special One have managed to add 3 EPL titles to their cabinet.
Nevertheless, with the core of Jose s group we haven t been pushovers and managed to add one League title, three FA Cups, a Europa and the biggest of them the Champions League not forgetting that of United. Since his shocking departure and his promise to come back, years have turned to months, months to weeks and now The Second Coming of the Special One is just a matter of days to happen and be confirmed. The excitement is all over in the air among Chelsea fans waiting for the hour to arrive.
The neutrals and the objective who know how great it is for the EPL, the competitiveness, the thrills and excitement it will bring back have lauded the imminent come back. To be honest since the departure of Jose from EPL and his arrival in the La Liga, attention has shifted a bit to that League which once, people watched when there was an El Classico. However, to some, who, out of fear of what Chelsea is capable of achieving or becoming under a Special manager like Jose have all of a sudden started running negative commentaries about him to the extent of doubting Jose s capability.
It is as crystal clear that to doubt the competence of Jose will be like doubting ice cream is cold.
When Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement, many media houses ran a poll for the United fans to choose the manager they will want to take over and in all these polls Jose was the runaway leader. Today, when it turned out that Jose is heading to Chelsea some of these fans who many find themselves in the media have began talking about the combustible nature of Jose and how he can bring instability to a club. Some have even said his Madrid stay was a failure someone whose wining percentage stands at 72% with 3 trophies in the wake of Barcelona s hegemony.
When a Manager leaves and it is the rival fans who celebrate most, then something certainly does not add up. If Barcelona fans have become the ones who are rejoicing most because of the exit of Jose, then Madrid are certainly at a loss. And no wonder opposition fans have started showing their fear with the news of the Second Coming of the King.
It is also a ploy to shift attention from the appointment of David Moyes who clearly is no match for The Special One. Whether they like it or not, Jose is coming back to Chelsea and he is coming to establish a dominance in the EPL. It is unfortunate Sir Alex has retired and even with all his experience, he couldn t defeat Jose s Chelsea in any Premier League both home and away.
The Red dynasty has ended and in comes the Blue Dynasty from SW6 led by the familiar face, Jose Mourinho Mario Dos Santos Felix The Special One . Welcome home.
THANK YOU ROMAN:
A good leader is someone who listens to the voice of the people and see the merits in it. Roman Abramovic has once again proven to be the best owner in football.
People made a huge meal out of the sacking/mutual termination of Jose Mourinho and his contract that Abramovic never goes back to his words and that his relationship with Mourinho has broken beyond repairs. There again, they have been proven wrong. I think Roman deserves better praise by all including Eglish Football.
Roman has shown the world how to manage a club as an owner. He listens to the fans and he always takes the best decision in the interest of the club and its forward movement. No wonder every sacking of a manager is followed by a glory.
Grant, Hiddink, Carlo, RDM & Just recently Benitez have justified his actions amid dissenting views.
JOB DONE RAFA, WE FORGIVE YOU, GO AND SIN NO MORE
The back-to-back European titles have risen the stock of the club which was nearly dented by our poor performance in the Champions League although not as poor and abysmal as the then EPL champions City who came last in their group and managed to amass the least ever points by an EPL club in the champions League even after Spurs have been a part before. It was clear from the beginning that this year was a transition period and the journey would be a roller coaster although our impressive start of the season gave us a huge expectation which was just a matter of time to be tested. The sacking of RDM was not something some fans could take lightly although there was a genuine reason to that which is not the subject of my article and will always be there for debate.
However the appointment of Rafa Benitez came as a much bitter pill to take owing to his slating of the club and fans whiles he was the manger of Liverpool ( The Historians). Amid heated opposition by the fans which affected our performance at home whiles we won crucial matches at home, the tide had to be turned in order to save our season from crashing. And when opposition was calmed a bit after his famous rant after the Middlesbrough match, things began picking up.
The Bridge which became an uncomfortable ground for the boys became the backbone to our success where score lines in the Europa and FA Cup were overturned. Our success in the Europa, making us the reigning champions of Europe as well as Europa champions concurrently for 10 solid days not 10 seconds is great for our club and more so putting us in the company of only three other European clubs Ajax, Bayern and Juventus to have won all the European club titles. Not only that, but also importantly, placing third in the League and avoiding any play-offs is something worth praising.
So we will say, Thank you Rafa, we forgive you, Just that, we don t need you.
THE FUTURE IS ALWAYS BRIGHT:
This Chelsea side holds so much prospect and there is talent brewing in the team. When Scholes was asked after his last match which players he enjoy watching in the League, he said Hazard and Mata. According to Rafa the three amigos are bonding well and have great future ahead and it is there for all of us to see.
Not only our first team, the players on loan have proven to be bargain and are living up to their hype. Thibaut Courtois, Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, Thorgan Hazard, Piazon and Nathaniel Chalobah are making serious progress which make the future of the club so certain. One person who gets little mention for his great work he is doing for the club is our Technical Director Michael Emenalo.
Since he took over, players signed under him which include almost all of these players and the Amigos have proven to be such a great deal for the club and I hope Jose seeing what Emenalo has done will be comfortable to work with him since he has proven to be such a competent person with an eye for good potentials.
So the count down is on, Jose is coming and we await his first press conference, hopefully not too long from now.
KTBFFH!
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