With Ramires back from suspension Jose Mourinho now has his whole squad ready to play and injury free (although Costa is a doubt). For the past three Premier League games, Mourinho has decided to use the 4-2-3-1 formation. With everybody healthy the formation would look like this: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Ramires, Matic; Schürrle, […] READ MORE
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Germany Deathly Hallows – Brazil Philosopher's Stone
7-1…7-1…7-1. Germans were lethal in Estadio Mineiroa as they drubbed Tahiti, sorry, Brazil to win 7-1 to leave the home crowd shattered. Brazilians had kept high expectations on their players to beat the Germans but Big Phil and his boys were ready with a plan – they took inspiration from Arsene Wenger. Famous astrologer Piers […] READ MORE
Hand of Brod: Neymar injured, Silva suspended, Where do Brazil go from here?
With Neymar injured and Thiago Silva suspended, Brazil could be heading for an exit Tuesday night. Brazil’s biggest superstar suffered a fractured vertebra ruling him out for the rest of the World Cup, while their best centre back received one yellow card too many and he will only be available for the final or third-place […] READ MORE
Chelsea at the 2014 World Cup – Lampard, Hazard and more
Chelsea FC have many world-renowned players. With the 2014 World Cup coming up all 32 teams have chosen their squads and many Chelsea players are going to the World Cup this year, even though said number was reduced by one with the recent sale of David Luiz to Paris Saint-Germain as per Chelsea’s official webpage. Moreover, […] READ MORE
De Bruyne and Matic Deals an Indictment of Chelsea’s Wasteful Transfer Policy
Since the Abramovich take over in 2003, Chelsea’s transfer policy has been obvious for the entire world: buy big, big names with big fees. It has been a most successful policy too, delivering 14 trophies in the Abramovich era, including the club’s first Champions League title and capture the Premier League no less than three […] READ MORE
Chelsea Man Of The Match
Chelsea kicked off their campaign very well with a 2-0 win at the Bridge. It was an emotional welcome home for Jose Mourinho, as most fans welcomed him back with open arms. Now on to my Chelsea Man of the Match. For me it was the blonde Belgian, Kevin De Bruyne, who started on a very […] READ MORE
Proud Blue: Chelsea Mid-week
With the game against Hull City in sight and a mid-week international break hindering preparations, the few players who didn’t travel with their country were out at Cobham with a light session on Tuesday. Final part of preparation will get Underway on Friday when the traveling party is back from their National duties. There are […] READ MORE
The Mourinho Factor Featuring the Chelsea First Team
Jose Mourinho’s anticipated return to Chelsea will begin on Sunday with a home fixture against newly promoted Hull. The self proclaimed “Special One” won every single domestic trophy on offer to a Premier League manager, and the fans and board expect nothing less in the second tenure. With odds heavily stacked against Hull already, Steve […] READ MORE
Looking at Chelsea's Strengths and Weaknesses
With the season all but ready to start this weekend, many soccer pundits predict it is going to be one hell of an exciting roller coaster ride of a season for Premier Leagues fans and for football across the globe. There have been major managerial changes for a number of Premier League teams with the […] READ MORE
Jack'd Off: The Neymar-Falcao Query
We all know the 20-year old Brazilian footballer, Neymar (Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior). This kid was in the Top 10 in voting for Ballon D’or last season and won the Feranc Puskas award for Goal of the Year, and is once again predicted to win it again this year. But there is one rather glaring problem […] READ MORE
