Chelsea seems to be focused on getting into a new low for itself with each passing day and manager Jose Mourinho as well looks like getting into his old shape when he used to be the biggest critic of media. Blues last lost to West Ham by 2-0 took them to the lowest of their ranking in the leaderboard, and guess what; it was the first game of the season when first-team coach Silvino Louro, Mourinho, and midfielder Nemanja Matic all were dismissed despite severe protest by the players against referee Jonathan Moss decision. As far Portuguese is concerned, everyone knows how prompt he loses his temper whenever his side faces a defeat while others are still learning how to control their emotions when they lose a game. It was North Londoners fifth loss of the last ten played games making them the only league defender in last decade to reside at number fifteenth of the table. Fans, in fact, everyone knows why Chelsea is subjected to face this kind of reaction from everywhere and there is … [Read more...]

There is a say in soccer that form comes and goes by while class stays there forever and it holds true for legendry players who fail to deliver in any particular season. Manchester United skipper Wayne Rooney is one such player who is not able to recollect his form this year and this drought of nets is forcing English media to start raising questions over his entitlement to be in the side while neither United or Three Lions manager has until said anything about Rooney form or if they are anywhere near thinking of resting him. He is the same player who scored his fiftieth goal playing for the English side last September. However, last United game at Goodison Park gave some kind of good news to United fans when he netted third club goal in 3-0 win and fans are taking it timely return of form of their captain when his side needs him the most. Showing complete support to their captain, teammates are happy to have been under guidance of Rooney and midfielder Ander Herrera is one such player … [Read more...]

When a team fails to carry on its last season form, its star playmakers, who used to be in brilliant form earlier, are the ones who fail to contribute like they did in the last season and Chelsea’s completely form reversal is the best example of how starlets of one season can be substituted for non performing reasons in the next one. Eden Hazard is one such player of Blues army who won several awards last year when Chelsea triumphed the league title but he is not able to recollect his form this year and after his persisting failures on the field, manager Jose Mourinho had to rest him for Aston Villa game that Stamford Bridge side won eventually by 2-0. Diego Costa’s one goal along with Alan Hutton own one helped Blues score first dominating victory in weeks this year. Replying over the curious media questions about Hazard absence from the game, Portuguese said, “I left out Hazard because we are conceding lots of goals. We need to defend better. When you don't have the ball, quality … [Read more...]

Whenever you are under performing leading a side and media is spreading rumors about your sacking, it becomes necessary for you to clear your stand in case club owners make a unlikely decision and if we are talking about English premier league defenders, it becomes even more necessary to make sure you are not going anywhere even if you fail to defend your title. This season is undoubtedly a complete reversal to the last one when Blues were ruling the table, now, they are nowhere around top four which is itching every Chelsea fan including second term serving manger as well, yet Portuguese strongly believes he will be there at Stamford Bridge even if they end their current campaign residing in the middle of the table. In English soccer, if you succeed to secure a place among top four, it is generally taken as a good performance but when a high profile club like Chelsea fail to do so, manager is the first one to face owners heat and this could exactly be the case unless there is no … [Read more...]

Whenever a legendry manager, who has been leading a side for decades, decides to leave the game, it is a very special moment not for him but for his club as well who has been enjoying his brilliant guiding skills for so long and if we talk about English clubs there are only few mentors who could lead their sides for more than a decade. Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger is the next one after former Manchester United boss Alex to manage a side for around twenty long years. Emirate side is now passing through a tough phase since last couple of seasons and Wenger is not among the someone who runs away of his responsibilities that is why sensing the need for a change, 65-year-old Frenchman recently hinted to have been thinking of a retirement from the top club post. The longest running Emirate boss’ current contract is expiring at the end of the 2016-17 season and if we believe in recent media headlines, club owners could offer him another extension if he desires so. For the first time, clarifying … [Read more...]