As former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is getting closer to sign a deal with Manchester United, he has again become the hottest news in town and why not after all he is the one who has ever been successful leading any English side at least on his debut spell. Moreover, his former associates, who have recently played under his mentorship, are also happy to have another opportunity to play under their former great if he attempts to bring them at Manchester and 22-year-old sensational Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku is the one who is eager to play under his former boss especially after his father recently made it clear he is aspiring to play either for Manchester United or Bayern Munich after his current contract with Everton expires post summer. If close sources are to be believed, Mourinho has finalized a formal offer for Lukaku that would carry approx. £30 million pay package if Lukaku decides joining the English side despite the fact that he himself is not being made official by the ManU … [Read more...]
I have no rift with John Terry: Jose Mourinho
Whenever we are in between a season, rumors start prevailing in the air about two players, players and manager and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and club captain John Terry are the two who reportedly have some kind of rift between them. Although, none of the two is willing to talk about the issue, yet on field vibes of both of them hint something else is cooking in the dressing room. Actually, whenever a side underperforms there happens to be a misunderstanding among key position holders who always blame each other to not follow the advices and hold other responsible for all the debacles and this is exactly what seems to be happening with The Blues who are having the worst start of the league season this year. John Terry, who has been the integral part of Stamford Bridge side last year when they won the league title, is also not able to copy his previous show and for that reason Portuguese boss may be unhappy with him and possibly his place in the team is also suspected for upcoming … [Read more...]
Jose Mourinho calls title-defending a difficult task
It is generally believed that success is correlated with the amount you spend in every transfer window and for that reason every bid side, especially in England, tries to hire as many players as they can to strengthen their side at least on paper and if you are a defending champions it holds ever truer for you. But Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is not someone who doesn’t seem to have trust on this theory as he did not impart in last summer window aggressively. Yet, he knows that it is not going to be an easy task for him to defend their league title especially after his rivals spent millions of dollars to bring in finest talents of contemporary soccer. Copying the same approach he used in the last season, Portuguese wants to plan a systematic strategy for every game they play and it will generally include opponents, their strength, and how to restrict their forward line to gain maximum benefit in the first half itself. Despite all this, second term serving boss understands the mood of … [Read more...]
Jose Mourinho hunts for a midfielder, John Stones on top of aspiring list
Chelsea is probably the only English side who afraid of defeat more than joy of winning; we have seen how manager behaved like an insured manager in the last season when he kept issuing media statements that everyone is after them and wants to restrict their victory match towards the top. This season too, Portuguese does not want to risk anything hence when Filipe Luis departure was ensured, 52-year-old decided to refill his space with another midfielder in the current transfer window itself. This could be too early to analysis his tactics, but apparently it looks like he wants to secure each of its field spared before first game of the next season begins and experts are calling it Blues’ premature response to a transfer. If we look at who is on the radar of North Londoners, Everton's John Stones is on the top; however, if we rely on the today’s newspapers, most of them hint Mourinho has agreed a deal with Atletico Madrid to get back Luis into his side. Anyways, without revealing … [Read more...]
Mourinho recalls his failed attempt to bring Steven Gerrard at Stamford Bridge
There are few players who enjoy the great respect even among their rivals and that why their opponents often opt for them when they have retired or are playing for their official sides. Former Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is one such player who used to be an icon in English soccer not only for his skills but for his leadership qualities that is why he could serve The Reds for so long. It is actually bad luck for Liverpool that they could not hold over him and he had to move out of English soccer after playing for seventeen long years for them. Those who know him remember how he took all the responsibilities for England’s world cup debacle and retired from international soccer after The Three Lions failed to qualify for the second stage. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who has ever been one of the biggest admirers of the 34-year-old midfielder, recalls his sincere attempt to bring him at Stamford Bridge and how he failed to convince him nine years ago. Apart from Blues, there … [Read more...]