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Chelsea 3-0 AS Roma: Post match thoughts
Chelsea TV insisted we were playing a diamond in midfield but I wasn’t convinced. At times it looked almost like a standard four - Scott Parker and Claude Makelele in the middle, Geremi right and Joe Cole (only nominally because he continually drifted across the pitch) left. I suppose Makelele could have been the holding [...]
Champions World Series: Chelsea v AS Roma
The USA tour continues tonight with a potentially tough encounter against Italy’s AS Roma at Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Didier Drogba and Damien Duff will both play a part in the match, and Petr Cech will play all 90 minutes. Mourinho said of Duff: “He’ll play tomorrow for 20 minutes. He’s not [...]
Thoughts on the signing of Ricardo Carvalho
The signing of Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho may prove to be a key point in Chelsea’s season. For two years now, this aerially astute, pacy and multi-dimensional defender has quietly built a reputation as one of the best central defenders in the European game. Because he played for Porto, a club which seems to have [...]
Chelsea to sign Carvalho
Chelsea will complete the £13m signing of Porto defender Ricardo Carvalho today, according to the Sun newspaper and Portuguese television. Real Madrid were expected to sign the centre-back who shone for Portugal at Euro 2004, but couldn’t agree a deal with Porto president Nuno Pinto da Costa. Carvalho flew to London last night to discuss personal terms [...]
The Sven conspiracy refuses to go away
Not a lot happening today, so I thought I’d rekindle the Sven-Goran Eriksson to Chelsea conspiracy. The facts: Eriksson was again seen in the presence of Roman Abramovich when recently a guest on his yacht in a Norwegian fjord (I wonder what Jose Mourinho thinks about this?). He has also been ‘playing away from home’ with [...]
Champions World Series: Chelsea v Celtic
A crowd of between 30,000 and 35,000 is expected for the opener of the 11-match Champions World Series at Qwest Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks. The team is expected to chop and change from one half to the other due to the high temperatures, expected to be in the 90s. “It’s warm, especially for players who [...]
Ricardo Carvalho the missing piece of jigsaw?
There are rumours circulating that Porto’s Ricardo Carvalho is about to become Jose Mourinho’s latest and last signing of the summer. Mourinho has made no secret of his desire to purchase a fourth top quality central defender to complete his squad of twenty-four players, and looks likely to raid his old employers again, although it is [...]
Defenders in the frame - take your pick
Jose Mourinho has made no secret of his desire to purchase one last player for his squad, a much needed top quality central defender. Here we look at a few of the candidates whose names have recently been linked with the club. Roberto Ayala: Currently playing for Argentina in Copa America, 31-year-old Ayala is a world [...]
Lampard agrees new contract
According to the Independent, Frank Lampard is to sign a five-year deal worth a basic £80,000-a-week after protracted talks between Peter Kenyon and Lampard’s agent, Steve Kutner, finally ended in agreement. At one stage it appeared Lampard might leave for Inter because of Peter Kenyon’s refusal to match his demands for wage parity with Stamford Bridge’s [...]
Tiago signs for Chelsea
Tiago has signed for Chelsea, according to the official Benfica website. Earlier today Jose Mourinho stated that he was unsure whether Chelsea would sign the Portuguese international. “He is still a Benfica player, though there have been some negotiations,” he said. “But I don’t know if he will be a Chelsea player.” Whatever the complications were, they seem [...]
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