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[Kl@w-24]

So, Roman Abramovich has lost interest in Chelsea, eh?

[red_devil]

^ oh look, the two of them aren't looking face to face and have even turned away from one another and GH looks like he's yelling at Roman ... its only time before GH and Roman part ways

[Liverpool_fan]

^^^

[Kl@w-24]

^ ^ ^ Huuuuuuh boy....

[hell_storm2006]

I'm man utd fan!!! Man utd fans may be in for a treat this season..... we are in agood position in all competitions!!! Or it may all go horribly wrong... Its very tight at the top!!! Let hope we win!!!!

Its damn close at the top and at the bottom as well!!!! Relegation struggle in the EPL is heating up as well!!!

[red_devil]

PHIL SCOLARI launched a blistering attack on Chelsea’s players just days before he was axed as Stamford Bridge boss.

The Brazilian claimed he had lost faith with the Blues’ squad and singled out Didier Drogba for criticism.

Speaking to France Football Magazine five days before he was sacked, Scolari also took a swipe at chairman Roman Abramovich for failing to secure the services of Robinho, who joined Manchester City from Real Madrid in a £32million deal last summer.

Scolari said: “At Chelsea we don't have the player who can make the difference by himself by producing something magical on the pitch.

"We miss that. In the past, Arjen Robben was at Chelsea and he could make the difference. But now there is no one.

"Robinho could have been this player. He is not afraid to dribble, to take a risk. As a Brazilian, I like this.

“My team isn't Brazilian enough. It is a 'bureaucratic' team. That's the style of my players. That's why Robinho would have done a lot of good for the team.

"With my squad it's very difficult to play with Drogba and Anelka up front. I don't have the players to play on the wings in a 4-4-2 system.

“Salomon Kalou can play on the wing in a 4-3-3 but not in a 4-4-2 because he doesn't defend well enough.

"With Anelka and Drogba at the front, who would play on the left? And in the middle?

“If we played 4-4-2 we would lose the battle in midfield. So, I have to choose between Anelka and Drogba.

"Drogba lacks a lot of confidence at the moment. After two or three big injuries, he is missing something. Drogba doesn't have enough confidence, so I choose Anelka."

is it a mere co-incidence or are these interviews purposely published after someone gets the sack ?? apparently the interview was given 5 days before the sack then why didn't they put this up back then ?

[Kl@w-24]

^ ^ ^ Typical British press mentality.

[red_devil]

@hell_storm2006 ... welcome mate....

[Kl@w-24]

It's a bit long, but worth a read.

'Right, gentlemen, my name is Guus! That Guus with a 'Hrrgggggghhhhhh'. You have to pretend that you are bringing up phlegm into your mouth before schpitting, so you English boys should have no trouble pronounsching it.

'The firsht thing to shay ish that I will not put up with a divided dresshing-room sho Drogba, here'sh a big claw hammer - if you could smack a hole through those bitsh of plashterboard and then at leasht we can all shee each other. Thank you Drogba.

'Now, let me give each of you a bit of advische about what I expect from you. Peter Cech... do I call you Petta?... I think you need to lose weight. You are a heavy Petta. And lose the orange jersey. It never won anything in my time.'

'Bosingwa, my monobrowed friend. Do not leave your studmarksh in the backsh of any more opponentsh.
'Ashley, no more autobiographiesh sho we are taking your crayons away.

'JT, no more complaintsh about how bad your back feelsh or we'll let Bosingwa loose on it.
'Alex, Ivanovic, Mancienne, Carvalho... I don't rate you much, so I'm bring back Micky Droy.
'Deco... here's a Thomson's holiday brochure... read it.

'John Obi One-Kenobe... when we shay we want you to be our Makalele we mean in terms of protecting the back four and not in terms of not hitting cow's arshe with a banjo.
'Malouda... what can I say my little Cul-de-Sac King. You make Shaun Wright-Phillips look like a visionary.

'Herr Ballack... you are a quality midfielder, perhaps the most gifted all round player the Premiership has seen. There is however an obscure Dutch word for you - Ballacksadaishical. Pull your finger out.

'Lampsh, Fat Frank, in the wordsh of K.C and the ShunShine Band, pleash don't go.
'Kalou... Salomen Hasungotta Kalou... you are sho poor Middleshbrough have shown an interest in having you on loan.

'Quareshma, get your coat...
'And finally, you two. Mishter Drogba and Mishter Anelka. Are you listening to me, Nicolash? Right, take off your mittensh, take off your shlippersh, put down your cigar and get out of that armchair! Thank you.

'Now Drogba, shtop crying and give me your mobile.... what? Of course Jose won't talk to you, he'sh busy with hish new friends Luish and Zschlatan... there, there. Now who wantsh to be shentre-forward... No, you can't both be... Shtop shoving each other or I'll play Kalou upfront on his own!... ALL RIGHT EVERYONE CALM DOWN! It was just a little Dutch joke.

'Okay, here'sh what I'm going to do. The firsht person to give me twenty pressh-upsh get'sh to be my shentral shtriker.
'Oh dear. Neither of you can manage it? I heard Big Phil's training was a lidl bit gentle but this is ridiculous.'

[Cool Joe]

rofl

[Cool Joe]

Watford 1-3 Chelsea

We came back from behind to win. Anelka got a hat trick.

[Kl@w-24]

I saw the match. The possession stats, corners etc were heavily in our favour and then they scored from an OFFSIDE position. Didn't matter though. Anelka brought us level and within a few seconds we were 2-1 up. Cech made a good save to keep it at 2-1 and then Anelka scored again from a counter-attack to make it 3-1 and bag a hattrick.

That boy Stoch seriously needs to be started once in a while. Mancienne was decent enough at right-back, instead of his preferred role as centre-back.

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Jose Mourinho: I Will Return To Chelsea

"If you are asking me if you think one day I will return to Chelsea, I tell you 'yes, I think so', although I’m not saying when," said Mourinho, as quoted by the aforementioned tabloid.

"We were so happy together. Chelsea fans have a different feeling for me. It’s a different emotion with them. I always wish them well because they are a special club for me and I have special friends there."

Some Blues fans are hollering for 'the Special One' to be reappointed should Guud Hiddink, brought in to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari, not continue as manager after season's end.

And Mourinho added, "I belong to their story and they belong to my story. I hope they get back to what they were because the club has changed."

[Arsenal_Gunners]

So, Roman Abramovich has lost interest in Chelsea, eh?

Yeah!He only appears after sacking\appointing new managers

[Kl@w-24]

^ ^ ^

[Liverpool_fan]

Glasgow and Milan derby results:

Inter 2-1 Milan - Ancelotti would be IDEAL for Chelsea
Celtic 0-0 Rangers - Advantage Celtic

In other news Everton thrashed Villa while ManU downed Derby.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

All the teams have progressed to sixth round while we play our 4th round game today :roll:

[red_devil]

And so the Special One beat the Commercial One.

Mourinho has now gone an incredible 110 home league games unbeaten as boss of Porto, Chelsea and Inter — a troubling stat for United boss Fergie.

All the teams have progressed to sixth round while we play our 4th round game today :roll:

why create confusion with all this delayed games....just lose your match and forget about the FA Cup as well

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Thats our most realistic chance of silverware this season

Another great Nike advert featured at this week's WC qualifiers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&h...&v=1xLP4fs9EGk

[Liverpool_fan]

^
You've no hopes in CL?

Don't forget you've got the CL clash against his team...
And considering the curse of the defending champions in the Champions League, you've got to be...beware...
Be Afraid...Be very afraid...

[abhijit_reddevil]

When are the next round of CL matches starting?

[Liverpool_fan]

^
Next week

[Arsenal_Gunners]

EDUARDO opens the scoring for Arsenal at his return.He is looking very sharp.

[ico]

w00t Eduardo scores.

[red_devil]

^ and finally things begin to look up for Le Arse

Eduardo back...good... but why isn't Arshavin even on the bench for this game ?? he could've had a few minutes of the match !!

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Cause he was not registered as an Arsenal player for the 1st game against Cardiff.

Eduardo marks his return with a brace.Bendtner also gets a goal and a great Arsenal performance was capped by RVP.
Arsenal 4-0 Cardiff City

[abhijit_reddevil]

Maybe a repost, but here are the schedules for the 1st knockout phase of the CL starting next week (source: uefa.com).

Match: 1st leg 2nd leg

Atlético - Porto 25/02 » 12/03 »
Lyon - Barcelona 25/02 » 12/03 »
Arsenal - Roma 25/02 » 12/03 »
Internazionale - Man. United 25/02 » 12/03 »
Real Madrid - Liverpool 26/02 » 11/03 »
Chelsea - Juventus 26/02 » 11/03 »
Villarreal - Panathinaikos 26/02 » 11/03 »
Sporting - Bayern 26/02 » 11/03 »

All times are in IST. Matches will most probably begin at 12:15AM IST on 25/02, 26/02, 10/03, and 11/03. Let's see which matches are shown by Ten Sports.

[red_devil]

^ yeah well...the days of crappy coverage are gonna be back !! TEN SPORTS should just be content with showing Bangladesh v/s Zimbabwe test matches rather than the CL !!

[confused!!]

^^Yes and Tata Sky does not have Zee Sports

[Cool Joe]

ESPN should've had rights to all football games.

[Rahim]

^Yes they are the professionals John Dykes is way better than champus that we see on Ten Sports......
Wish for next season: Drop Shebby & Masefield and bring some one with the brain of McMahon or Reeves.