As hordes of Chelsea fans wept into their beer after our dire Anfield outing, Mourinho mumbled his prayer into the microphone: “Please God, let Manchester United falter tomorrow”. Prayer granted, still six points behind, but the worst is averted and the best is yet to come!
Of course, the Anfield result was bad, but we were [...]
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Jose Mourinho will rest several players but has told Newcastle not to expect an early Christmas present.
Mourinho said: “I’m going to rest some players, that’s obvious. People think we have a massive squad but it is not true. Our squad is very short and at this moment we have some problems.
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Spurs’ Argentine defender Mauricio Taricco, who I feel is one of the dirtiest and most spiteful players in the Premier League has finally been handed a three-match ban by the ever-efficient Football Association for a clash with Damien Duff nearly six months ago.
Taricco had been charged with violent conduct after hitting Duff with his hand [...]
Arjen Robben we know is injured and will be return soon, but what of our other ‘forgotten men’ (not including the man whose job it is to polish the silverware)?
Scott Parker
Alexy Smertin has been picked ahead of him this season, and I can only guess at how Parker feels about that. I’d say he [...]
Damien Duff suffers second shoulder injury:
Chelsea winger Damien Duff has suffered a second dislocation of his shoulder, following a fall in training, and looks set to miss the rest of the season.
The news was confirmed by the club’s official website, which added: “He is having an assessment made of the problem before deciding what rehabilitation [...]
The Football Association has charged Tottenham’s Mauricio Taricco with violent behaviour and improper conduct.
The Argentine defender was involved in incidents with Chelsea’s Damien Duff and Scott Parker during the Premiership match at White Hart Lane on 3 April. More
I should think so too. Based purely on his performance against us that day, I would [...]