Matches, Premier League - Written by Adam Mikhail on Thursday, April 24, 2008 23:58 | 3,254 Views | 62 Comments | Add Comment
Chelsea vs Man Utd | 26-Apr-08 @ 12:45 UK
The explorer Howard Carter stood looking through a keyhole of his discovery into King Tutankhamen’s tomb while someone asked, “What do you see?” he responded quotably, “Wonderful things!” It’s finally here. After two seasons, it’s finally come to reality and it really is wonderful. Chelsea vs. Manchester United, at Stamford Bridge, for the title (eh, almost). We had the same opportunity last season to put our say on the title at the Bridge until our hopes were diminished at the Emirates against Arsenal, just one game prior to our 0-0 draw vs. United. We’ve trailed and held on for long enough to give Manchester United a run for their money on back-to-back titles.
So here we stand, three points from the United lead with 78 points and one last shot at doing our own damage to United and taking a step toward the Premier League title. Lose or tie and we’re out, win and the pressure of the last two games of the season hits an apex of an all-time high in the Premier League. The bystanders following the Premier League would hope for a Chelsea victory to sustain the pursuit of the title with a high of entertainment and vigor. As for me, I couldn’t be more excited to see potential fireworks at the Bridge. I can’t imagine the feeling I’d get if the Blues pulled it off and beat the Red Devils. Throw in a Ronaldo penalty miss and it’ll be one of the best days ever. After the Liverpool, Everton, and Wigan games the Chelsea fans deserve a good an exciting performance. C’mon you Blues!
There’s an early kick-off for the big game on Saturday, which is bad news for me because I won’t be able to see it on T.V. The worst thing about living in the States is the lack of football coverage. Alas, I’ll be confined to watching the game on Sopcast on my computer. It seems as if every Chelsea game can now be expected to be quiet cagey and the pivotal Manchester United game has that kind of facade when looking forward. We can only hope that our performance will resemble that of the Arsenal game.
In actuality, our football style does not at all matter in this match because it literally is almost all or nothing; we need the result and I’ll take it in any fashion against first-place Manchester United. In my opinion, Chelsea should try to score from the very beginning as they did against Arsenal. The important part is that we prolong our attack throughout the entire game and not wither in the second half. If Chelsea get on their horse for once and attempt to press United for 90 minutes, we will breakthrough and score a goal.
We should attempt to follow the game plan of the Arsenal in their 2-1 defeat of Manchester United. They were the better team almost the entire game and were killed by two dead ball situations. We need a consistent attack and need to nullify Ronaldo. Ronaldo has rarely shown up in big games and has trouble against the pacy Ashley Cole. We need to also be having people in the box to receive crosses, preferably Michael Ballack. The situation we must stay away from at all costs is going down. Maybe we can come back from a goal down to tie, but can we really score two against United if we’re under pressure? It’s possible but I wouldn’t want to bet the entire season on it. Remember, a draw is absolutely useless for us besides keeping our home record intact. I don’t much care about the home record anymore, it’s going to be broken eventually, I just don’t want the team to Manchester United, Tottenham, or Liverpool.
I have this feeling Ferguson will go with a semi-conservative line-up for us. I could definitely see him using Giggs and resting Rooney because of his banged up side. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were five midfielders, including Ronaldo. He’s not really a midfielder, there’s something wrong when you score 38 goals and only have 5 (maybe 6?) assists. Three of these assists coming from the Aston Villa game. I’d rather Rooney play over Tevez; I’m not impressed by Rooney’s finishing, it’s downright awful and I’m much more scared of Carlos Tevez.
Rooney played on the right-side of midfield vs. Barcelona with Ronaldo central behind Tevez. Seemed a brilliant tactic and worked to perfection based on the result, 0-0. We played the same tactic vs. Liverpool as United vs. Barcelona with the latter having a much more convincing performance. Barcelona dominated the position but United stuffed up every passing lane and left Barcelona with only one or two real chances. They also would have gotten the away goal had Ronaldo not tried too much on his penalty in an attempt to prove he can perform in the big game with a great penalty. That’s my take on it anyways.
I’d be very surprised if Hargreaves didn’t get the start; he’s my favorite United player by a long shot. Hargreaves works hard in midfield and is super dynamic, excelling in defense. Vidic was rushed to hospital before the Barcelona game with a stomach bug and is a major doubt according to Sir Alex Ferguson. Great news for the Blues, Drogba should have some more room up top with Ferdinand rather than Vidic on his back. The man who scored a great goal against us last season, Louis Saha, is also expected to be out with injury.
Something I’d be willing to bet a nice 10 dollars on is that Avram Grant will opt for a 4-3-3 with Ballack, Lampard/Essien, and Makelele in the midfield. I’d surely give those 10 dollars to see a 4-4-2 for the first time under Avram Grant, however. Lampard’s choice is dependent on if he is willing to play just three days after his mother has passed away; I’m expecting him not to be in the lineup and such is entirely granted and reasonable, best wishes, Frank.
The last competitive Chelsea vs. United match in the Premier League would have to be last season’s 1-1 draw at Old Trafford in 2006. As we were already out of the title, the Stamford Bridge game meant nothing and the game earlier this season was Grant’s first and Mikel was sent off early. In that game we played the 4-4-2 Diamond with Geremi at right-back, Terry, Carvalho, Cole, Makelele in holding, Essien and Lampard in the middle, and Ballack at the top of the diamond with Drogba and Shevchenko about him. It would please me to see the same formation but with Essien at right-back, Ballack in the center with Lampard and Joe Cole at the top of the midfield. If I remember correctly, the only formation change Avram has ever provided was against QPR which was a 4-2-3-1 without most of the starters. His record of not changing the formation doesn’t bide well with my hopes a 4-4-2.
Essien has to be on the pitch for me, his powerful runs are unmatched by anyone on the pitch and he can play almost anywhere. Grant has enjoyed playing him at right-back in some of the recent games and in a similar big game against Arsenal. This hasn’t been the most popular choice for the Ghanaian but the attacking option he provides is unmatched and he’s twice as fast as our other right-back choices. His great form should be continued and hopefully will transit to the Liverpool game on Wednesday. However, with the domestic tragedy at Lampards, it is likely that Michael Essien will be pushed into midfield alongside Ballack. Either position for Essien has its own benefits, Essien has scored two in his last two from the midfield role and I’d rather see him here if the position is available.
The choice of striker is really bothering me to talk about and difficult to admit that I want Didier Drogba starting. The reason being as such: Drogba’s heart is already far from Chelsea; his loyalties, although they bother me, would not make me cringe at excepting him into the starting lineup. Drogba has said he’s 110% committed to the Chelsea cause and this is no further from the truth. He’s become incredible selfish lately in the past few games and his performances have been pitiful, especially against Liverpool. The strongest striker in the world should not be falling down every time he is touched. For me, Didier Drogba shows no interest in Chelsea anymore and can’t wait to move to an apartment in Milan. Why should he start then? Because although he doesn’t believe in the Chelsea cause anymore, I do.
Drogba has performed greatly in big games throughout the years and we were reminded of such in the Arsenal game. The Ivorian will go all out to better his name and score in a huge game that is Manchester Untied, a game that club managers all over the world will be watching. It is greed on my part and on his part that makes me think he’s the top choice still. Steven Cohen, a Chelsea supporter and host of World Soccer Daily said the following about Drogba after the Liverpool game: “Didier Drogba is an effing disgrace, how dare he grab his shirt at the end and kiss the badge. Get out of there. The sooner he gets out of English football, the better.” Similar to how I feel about Drogba nowadays. I will cheer when you score and I will cry when you leave but you’re virtually nothing in my mind right now, Mr. Drogba.
And now it’s truly up to the Blues to show whether they are good enough to be champions for the third time in four years or if Manchester United is the better team. If we were to have held onto four games that we conceded last minute goals we’d be first place right now with five points to spare. I know this is not entirely accurate because certain events trigger other events but it’s worth noting our potential success. We’d be five points clear of United with a chance to win the title at Stamford Bridge against United once again. That would have been beautiful to see. We’re in line now for a historic double and this is the game to keep us on track. The old cliché, a make or break game can be dubbed on the first vs. second battle on Saturday.
It’s important to remember Frank Lampard during this match, whether he plays or not. The chances are severely against him playing but this irrelevant. We must play this match with passion as tribute to Lampard’s mother, Pat Lampard. The Chelsea organization has filled its webspace with tributes and condolences to her and we should do the same. Get this result in the memory of a regular match goes over the career of one of our greatest ever players. Rest in peace, Pat Lampard.
I haven’t given much thought in this article about us losing at home and to be honest, I’d rather not mention it, but it’s necessary. Our Premier League, our home record, and our pride will take a huge blow if we concede the title to United after giving all we can. I don’t think the table lies, if we finish first, we deserve the title and that’s regardless of the football we played. I’ll tell you what though, if we can’t beat United at the Bridge, we don’t deserve anything. It’s all or nothing! Come support the Blues in the BC Shout and we’ll support the most important game of the season together. C’mon Chelsea! Last chance, no regrets!
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62 Comments
1. BlueChampion
2. BlueChampion
Samuel Eto’o was quoted saying this:
If we continue like this next year, then I will have to leave and go somewhere else. I have to win trophies. What I want is to continue winning things. If we do not win anything this year or next year then that will be three years without winning anything and it will be difficult to stay and face the fans.
Whatever happened to ‘beautiful football’?!
3. Ringo
You’re in the US and you mention a lack of coverage?
I’m in Texas and I’ve seen all but two games this season ,all live and on tv ,not on streams.
Setanta has the game live saturday morning ,check out their broadband if you don’t have a dish.
And I wouldn’t pay any attention to anything Cohen says ,he doesn’t know half as much as he thinks he does!
4. Nihongo Blue
nice article adam but its very unlikely article. With no pics and only text. makes it kinda dull. BC add some pics if possible
5. Adam
Haha, I have no Setanta here, only FSC. The problem with that is they only play certain games at certain times. A 7:45 game is out of the question because that’s not a reasonable time slot for FSC. I’d say I’ve probably seen about a fifth of the games on T.V. Not so good. For the record, I’m not a fan of Cohen at all, I do agree with that statement however. Cohen is always making bold predictions about Chelsea losing to an underdog but it never comes to true.
6. Adam
Hey, Ringo. How’s the quality on Setanta Broadband? Is it worth the 15 dollars a month you think?
7. Ringo
Adam - Setanta Broadband is worth the money ,the picture is as as good as Tv ,between them ,FSC and ESPN2 ,the only games I haven’t seen were Leicester in the league cup and QPR in the FA cup.
WSD is okay for light entertainment ,nothing else!
8. Nihongo Blue
As lampard is not likely to play essien has to be played in midfoeld. That leaves us again with the problem of RB. Whom to choose. I will take farreira again just for his big match experience and performance.
Also what we can do is play sidwell in the midfield and essien at RB and if things dont work out well we can sub sidwell for farreira and essien can return to midfield.
SAF would like to finish premiership so that he may relax a bit for next 2 games and concentrate on CL so i do not expect him to rest any key players. They have some young players who can play games in quick succession. So can we. We need not rest anyone and just think of a win as anything can happen. west ham can take away some pts from man otd for sure. i expect scholes and giggs to start for them. i would start mikel on for scholes. Scholes is from where all attack mostly starts. i he is marked properly we can delay the danger.
i would like to start with anelka here as drogs has not been fully fit and hasnt shown too much promise lately. But he always gets a goal in such big matches so i am totally confused here. ill leave it to AG 
i dont see us loosing though scored draw will be the most likely result.
9. JoseHoliday
I wanna ManUre Own Goal… preferably from Cronaldo !
10. JoseHoliday
Q: The Chelsea fans must believe you are still in the title race, do you have a message for them?
A: “No.”
11. bluesluv
my formation–
cech……
cole—jt—ric.c—belleti
—mikel——maka—
–essien——–ballack
———joe cole——
——-drogba——
if we need a goal then mikel for anelka an ballack for shevchenko.. then
back 4—–
—makalele—–
essien——–
shevchenko———joe—
——anelka–drogba—
its supposed to be a 4-2-2-2 bordering on a 4-2-4… brasil nybody?
a 2-1 or 1-0 to the blues!
12. JoseHoliday
Q: Is it easier to say nothing Avram?
A: “I don’t know.”
13. Den
We will win b,iveme, my team for the game:
——————Cech—————-
—Ferriera—Terry—Carvalho—Cole—
—————–Makelele—————
———-Ballack——–Essien———
—J.Cole———————–Kalou—
—————–Drogba—————–
14. Den
I actually have this feeling that we will romp them, and we will crush hem o pieces, ill say 3-0 or 3-1 memories of 2 seasons back, unfortunetly we dont have thiago to score goals like he did but i feel we can really ent their title hopes and we all know their record against the hammers!!!! we can really urt them and if they lose n they lose against barca there morale will be down and we cpould capitilize
15. Mingus
This is the real story about how Abramovich picked AG as CFC manager: After Murinho left, Abramovich’s secretary brought him 200 Resumes of possible candidates for managing the fc. RA picked one from the center of the stack and told her: “this is the new Manager”. His secretary, slightly surprised, asked: “Are you sure? won’t you at least look at the others? Roman answered:” For this job I need someone with luck!”.
The rest is history.
16. Arun CFC
We have to Beat ManuU at any Cost.Manu was so poor against Barca in champion’s league,and in that match barca dominated the game had 75% possession but forgot to kill ManU.
But Tomorrow we should kill MANU and arrogant Ronaldo .We should go with our strong line up, with drogba starting upfront,Ashely Cole and belletti as full back(i prefer belletti because our team plan is to Attack and kill Manu),Mikel as holding midfielder ,Plz give Sheva a chance ,maluoda(he was good against Liverpool)and joe cole in wing ,Ballack should take the freekick.Drogba is not a good free kick taker, he need’s two free kick to score a goal,
My formation Goes like this
Formation :4-3-3 (Sorry don’t except ONE BRAIN Avram to change Formation).
—————-CECH—————
Bellitti—John Terry–Ricky—-Ashely Cole
—–Essien—Mikel—-Ballack————
—-Joe Cole—-Drogba—-Malouda——–
Substitution- Sheva,Anelka,Kalou,Makalele,Hillario
17. owonatty
My lineup & Prediction
Cech
Ferreira
Calvaho
Terry
AsheyCole
Makalele
Essien
Ballack
JoeCole
Drogba
Kalou
Subs: Hilario,Alex,Anelka,Shevy and Mikel
I will love Mikel to start because He is always motivated to play against them. I do not see us winning this match but we can secure a score draw or possibly lose our home record.And will be glad if we can start with 4-4-2 with anelka or Shevy partnering Drogba upfront and that will cause havoc for their back four with or without Vidic. I do not see any reason whatsoever for not giving shevy or anelka an opportunity with drogab upfront. this stupid man should 4-4-2 try for once. I just cant wait to see .
Cheers Blues
18. Nihongo Blue
Its quite amazing but its a fact that man utd has never scored at SB in their last four outings in the league. the last goal coming in 2002.
19. k.drogba
—————-CECH—————
J.Belleti—Terry–Carvalho—-A.Cole
—–Essien—Mikel—-Ballack————
—-J.Cole(Sheva)—-Drogba—-Anelka(Kalou)——–
Chelsea 1-0 Man Utd
20. dev
This match will be in da hands of chelsea and i support chelsea and m sure that they will win this match and i m sure that da supporters of manutd r going to be disappointed tonight
21. Anonymous
@16 dont you mean “NO BRAIN AVRAM” ?
22. Den
guys our new kit for 08/09 has been revealed, it looks really bad i really hate it, i dont like the collar and the Samsung logo instead of the samsung mobile logo makes the kit look empty for ome reason
23. AGfriend
I couldnt care less about the new kit, even if it was a brilliant one I wouldnt buy it, as long as that monkfish stays in Chelsea I will never buy any merchandise, and i did not renew my season ticket.
About saturday i think chelsea will win, in spite of the monkfish not because of him.
24. Arun CFC
@21
No I mean “ONE BRAIN AVRAM” its self because avram only know one formation 4-3-3, his tactic’s is common,anyone can predict what avram is going to do NEXT,he mainly make substitution’s only after 70min.
Avram was our manager for last 7month’s , still chelsea is old JOSE’s team, he was not able to bring any change in Chelsea team
Look at NEWCASTLE,just after three month’s now NEWCASTLE is kevin keagan’s team, Tottenham is Ramos Team,MAN City is Sven Erickson’s Team.
25. AGfriend
The monkfish is not able to change anything, he is absolutely useless, clueless.
Even if he buys the best players in the world sooner or later the team will be just an ordinary team.
But isnt he LUCKY, with his luck Derby still would avoid relegation.
26. Adam
I think the new home kit is absolutely brilliant. The collar is a great.
Reports are now saying that Vidic will be fit for the Chelsea game. Blah.
27. AGFriend's foe
@2…thats why he will go to Manures…beautiful football and trophies both…
someone above said 3-1 to Chelsea…I will post u a ticket to disney if this happens…
28. Den
AG freinds foe, hey are very cocky and confident. We will shit them up, i reckon we will win either 3-0 or 3-1 im deadly serious, ill be waiting for the ticket
29. mike ayad
——————Cech—————-
—Ferriera—Terry—Carvalho—Cole—
—————–Makelele—————
———-Ballack——–Essien———
—J.Cole———————–Kalou—
—————–Drogba—————–
if not dogba then anelka!!!
i think a 1-0 to the mighty blues
30. footy player
Yes i think Chelsea will win , ManU will be at low after the Barca game, where they could have won it if not for Cristiano.
The amazing thing is if Chelsea wins the TOAD is going to claim the credit, and I should know, the players are getting fed up with his petulant attitude, we all know that this guy couldnt even run the showers in the dressing room,let alone run a team like chelsea.
31. JoseHoliday
All the records that stand at SB were either started by and extended thru thick and thin by Ranieri or Mourinho.
All these records, now , at present, have absolutely nothing to do with Mr AG.
Altho Manure hasn’t scored at SB for the last few outing , those outing weren’t under the the Lucky One .What I mean is he is reaping the benefits of the hard work of others and asking us to compare results which ain’t his in the first place.
He just has to have some basic decency and do some homework and send out a good team tomorrow instead of just biting his nails and waiting for OGs , this AG.
OK just for fun, how about this observation,AG has failed at every major point, chance of silverware, this season except at Anfield cos of that OG.
I hope for an OG by Cronaldo to give us the win tomorrow, that way AG acan’t take credit for the win and Chelsea get a good shot at the title too.
32. JoseHoliday
Who do I loathe more ManUre or Toady ?
Tough question , isn’t it when both are so ….. lots of impolite adjectives……
But a Cronaldo Own goal that wins the game will do nicely for me.
33. JoseHoliday
Q: The Chelsea fans must believe you are still in the title race, do you have a message for them?
A: “No
34. Syed
Our thoughts are with Lamps and his family. I hope he recovers soon after this tragic loss and hopefully the lads will the win the match for a true Chelsea legend. I’m going to the Bridge for tomorrow’s match and I’m sure all the fans and players will keep Lamps in their mind, like me.
My team for Chelsea v Man U at the Bridge:
CECH
BELLETTI-JT(c)-RICCY-ASHLEY
ESSI-OBI-BALLACK
JOEY-DROGS-KALOU
(4-3-3)
Subs in 2nd half: if we are winning: MAKA (KALOU) & FERREIRA (BELLETTI) and change to 4-2-3-1 (Obi playing as CDM rather than CM in 1st half). if we are level or losing: NICO (OBI) & SWP (BELLETTI) and change to 3-4-3 or 3-5-2.
Prediction: Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United
(JT,Drogs,Tevez)
35. Denver
RIP Pat Lampard !!!! hope we win and win well too
36. Pensioner
For an informal chat.
My email address is mariens@smartcape.org.za
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10. JoseHoliday
April 25th, 2008 at 4:17 am
Q: The Chelsea fans must believe you are still in the title race, do you have a message for them?
A: “No.”
-If Jose was the manager and I received this question, there wouldn’t be any problems.
37. trueplatinum
all the best frank lampard
back to the game, drogba seems to play well when motivated, like the carling cup final, caused problems until he scored, then went quiet thinking the game was won and we lost, he got piped up in our derby with arsenal and we won, drogba missed out against our 2-0 loss to man utd at the start of this season. I wouldn’t be surprised to see nani wreak havoc on our right flank, no point wasting essien in defence, he only drifts midfield anyway so i think we are likely to see a surprise like mikel at rightback
grant will go with a 4-3-3, probably playing ballack, essien and makalele, we’d see j.cole and malouda covering the wide positions i think, he’d want to save kalou’s pace for when the man utd defence is getting tired, a late 2-1 win i think. I can see ronaldo getting injured tommorrow.
38. churchill
does anyone know how i can watch this game on the internet? i have fsc but its not being broadcast.
39. churchill
i think that man u will play conservativly. chelsea will need to come out strong and get a goal or two early. i also think that whoever wins this weekend will have a hard time mid-week in champs. league
40. Anonymous
http://www.skysports.com/experts/expert_story/0,19793,12085_3472697,00.html
This column up there is offensive. Is this guy a ManU fan? Come on you don’t expect a SkySports blog to be this partial and one sided. He doesn’t even consider Chelsea as a good competitive team to ManU. People don’t realize ManU have slipped into a bad run with Boro, Blackburn and Barca. They also have a bad away record for Champions(compared to Chelsea’s Premiership winning seasons) We gotta god chance here. Come on you Blues! Chelsea to win 1-0 or more.
41. bluesluv
we have the advantage in midweek so im banking on a chelsea win for both…
if that happens RA i will buy out the whole megastore.. including the hideous goalie jersey
(orange for Cech’s protection?)
42. TBF
@BC
Nihongo or anyone did not expose me…………whenever earlier i have been quoted as a “mourinho hater” i have quoted to read the intro…….it’s not that difficult….go and check.
Yes,indeed till july 2007,i thought mourinho was the master………it has actually the grant era which has helped me realize how much blind worshipping is done in this site?????
i saw double-standards,hypocrisy of highest level………i have already discussed this point enough and anyway the discussion is not going to bear any fruit,so what’s the point in discussion????
at no point,i have said that i want AG to honour his contract or to stay beyond the season…….if anyone brings out such point from me[i.i quote me in earlie posts]……..i will like a big man apologise and leave the blog.
whenever i have defended grant,i have been simply giving credit which he deserved……….and why he deserved that caus jose was made to look like a victim of orders from heaven when injuries occured but i cannot take this crap”if chelsea wins it’s players filled with mourinho’s grit,determination etc and when they lose it’s AG fault”.
i want AG out but for entirely different reasons………not caus he was back stabber or anything caus
1.he failed to deliver on his promise for flair footy.
43. TBF
TBF
*Ok, so you mean every post of mine is anti-AG or pro-JM. When have I been pro-JM when AG is in charge? Of course I have been anti-AG but that’s my right when he is the manager of my club. The moment he’s gonna step down, I won’t be talking about him. Every discussion with you boils down to an evaluation of JM’s successes with us, because that is your most beloved topic where you feel at home.
no,i bring jose only caus of your double standars when it comes to treating jose and avram.
*So you want facts and you don’t want to look beyond facts!
obviously
*TSO won back-to-back titles in the English league, something a new manager has never achieved in about 100 years. He missed a hattrick only because of the boardroom politics. Had he won the third title, he’d have become unbearably (for some) a massive legend in the English league. In his first season, Chelsea amassed 95 points which is still a premiership record. In the other trophies he won, he beat Liverpool in a final, Arsenal in another final and Man Utd in another final. If we talk about facts in a discussion on TSO, there’d be no discussion. These are enough facts that he is a great manager (not a ‘good’ manager) and we messed up with him.
please bring any of my post in which i have said that results weren’t that great under mourinho?????i have critisized mourinho only for the way his team play football and his stupid post-match conference.
He is just a good manager….period
*Please don’t ever make any reference to what players say when they choose some other club over Chelsea. Get this fact that Chelsea is still a not a big club, it is bigger only because a billionaire keeps funding it and great manager won us a few titles and made us popular in Europe. If I were a football player, playing for Real Madrid, Barcelona, Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Inter, AC Milan are surely going to sound more exciting than playing for Chelsea.
exactly but the reason player gives for preferrin another club is usually due to style of the football.
*You say Essien, Mikel and Robben came here for money. Is that a fact? As we are talking only about facts, do you have any transcripts of the interview saying ‘yes we are greedy pigs, we came here for money’? Otherwise you’re just making your assumptions and I suggest you this book by Al-Fayed Titled Conspiracy theories.
but neither i say mourinho saying how badly he has been treated and how cruel has roman been with him?????mikel signed for man utd and robben had already taken a tour of old trafford.
*And you say, there is no negative change from where we were last season and if we remove the Man Utd game from the equation, the points are even. When it suits your convenience, I’m surprised how you revert back to the numbers game. If we are looking at just the numbers and figures, there is first of all no reason to sack TSO. After every single match AG keeps saying that we have improved and suggests that we are playing beautiful football. Wouldn’t the owner take a look at this and action? TSO was very honest about his approach. He said he is there to bring success. That was his one point programme and he did that to perfection. He was not going around spreading lies and make believe what was not there.
that is the reason i wanted AG out caus he has delivered less flair footy and claimed he has done so.AGAIN,I DON’T WANT AG AT THE START OF NEXT SEASON.
*You say you have never seen ancelotti,mancinin,schuster,riijkard whining about the owner. You know, none of their clubs are owned by a single owner. They are huge organisations that do not make changes to the wish of one person. No group of persons would have selected AG as the Chelsea manager. There is no telephone recording about this. AG was appointed only by Roman and not by Peter Kenyon or Bruce Buck even though it was their job more than Roman’s. I’m curious to see if you see this as a fact or an assumption. Also you say the ‘alleged interference’ happens at all these clubs. In AC Milan? In Barcelona? Do you have any proof? Can you make this a fact or should I suggest you a book?
AGAIN LOADS OF ASSUMPTION escpecially after arsenal bought wenger from japanese league…….man u bought SAF from mighty aberdeen…………and Capello was promoted from youth team coach.
At milan,barca and madrid players are bought by club and they have president[final person sort of owner] for it………..do you think ancelotti bought any of the players he has???????or riijkard bought henry etc????????or schuster bought robben or want kaka,fabregas etc???????
after all this is the only kind of interference poor jose recieved at the hands of roman which can be confirmed and not based purely on “The Sun”.
*Again, you seemed to have dodged this. What’s the Chelseablog stance on these things. I remember you used to quote them they align with your thoughts. I see you stopped quoting them. Are you still reading Chelseablog? What’s the view of Jonathan Dyer, Tony Glover etc? It is very relevant here because, once you sounded that ‘I’ have a different opinion than the rest of the world and you used to produce paragraphs and paragraphs from everywhere including Chelseablog. What happened now?
again i have not dodged it………….what’s the point of bringing ChelseaBlog in this?????????
when they said something opposite,you have absolutely no problem so why now????
*What were the facts that Roman looked at, when he hired Avram Grant as our manager? What are the facts that you’re talking about? If Roman was not our owner, would we have hired AG? Should we recommend the book to Roman Abramovich? Tell me please. I’m waiting.
again pure assumptions………..
44. Pensioner
10. JoseHoliday
April 25th, 2008 at 4:17 am
Q: The Chelsea fans must believe you are still in the title race, do you have a message for them?
A: “No.”
-If Jose was the manager and I received this question, there wouldn’t be any problems.
Media:
a)JM is a humble man.
b)JM is holding his cards close to his chest.
c)JM is playing mind games.
45. Pensioner
For an informal chat.
My email address is mariens@smartcape.org.za (correct address)
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Chelsea v Man Utd
Grant, as is also the case with another coach from Petah Tikva, current Israel coach Dror Kashtan, is considered one of the most successful Israeli coaches. He has a reputation of a lucky winner in Israel, which caused the invention of the frequently used humour term ‘Hatachat shel Avram’.
During this era Petah Tikva fought regularly for the championship against Shlomo Sharf’s Maccabi Haifa. In his last season in Petah Tikva, Grant lost both the championship and the Israel State Cup within 3 days
-I know AG has learnt from the past.
AG’s Honours:
With Hapoel Petah Tikva:
Toto Cup (2): 1989/90; 1990/91
With Maccabi Tel Aviv:
Ligat ha’Al (Premier League) Championship (2): 1991/92; 1994/95
Israel State Cup: 1993/94
Toto Cup (2): 1992/93; 1998/99
With Maccabi Haifa:
Ligat ha’Al (Premier League) Championship (2): 2000/01; 2001/02
Toto Cup: 2001/02
AG is the manager and he knows exactly what to do.
Enjoy the day? - Avram Grant
46. Arthur
Tired Boring Fickle (TBF) has lost his mind and trying to run away from the argumen. He has not answered BC’s questions. TBF is more of a coward than a chameleon.
You win BC!
Our thoughts are with Lampard, Sr and Jr. My sincere condolences to his family. It must be a terrible blow for Lampard. I hope he gets all the courage and strength to deal with this difficult period at home. RIP Pat Lampard.
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