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Match Highlights – Stoke vs Arsenal, Fulham vs Chelsea
Craven Cottage used to be an extremely difficult away venue, but Chelsea had no problem beating Fulham 3-1 with a hat rick from Andre Schurrle, while Arsenal had their usual problems when they visit Stoke, losing 1-0 from a foolish penalty kick that lands a huge blow to their title aspirations.
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Match Highlights – Galatasaray vs Chelsea
The only draw in the eight matches of the first leg, Chelsea could have done a lot better than their 1-1 draw in Istanbul against Galatasaray if their manager would be a believer in attacking football, but instead decided to play depressing, cynical football in the second half, deserving to head into the second leg with a loss to recover from.
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Champions League – Galatasaray vs Chelsea
There are plenty of angles that have nothing to do with football heading into the Galatasaray vs Chelsea Champions League knockout stage first leg. Jose Mourinho getting caught talking about his players, Roberto Mancini trying to make himself look better than he actually is and the Didier Drogba factor playing against his former team and former manager.
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Jose Mourinho – Right & Wrong, Always a Bit of Both
Did anyone really expect Jose Mourinho to apologize to the media and public for his comments on his Chelsea strikers and the quip he made about Samuel Eto’o? This is a man who admits nothing, confesses to nothing, with the two most important things on his mind being the success of his team and his own personal image. Decency? Honesty? Morals? That’s for inferior managers.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho Insulting His Strikers
There was no intention on Jose Mourinho’s part for his comments on Chelsea’s striker issues and specifically a joke about Samuel Eto’o to be “on the record” but he was taped nonetheless by Canal Plus, leaving the manager quite furious about a private conversation turning into public, leaving him in an uncomfortable spot with some of his players.
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Match Highlights – Manchester City vs Chelsea
The home team came to win and make the FA Cup quarterfinals. The away team? Maybe it believed that by having their manager speak more than anyone else they’ll somehow get by. Manchester City dominated this one from top to bottom, beating Chelsea 2-0.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Showcasing the Full Package
This is what Chelsea expected to see at some point from Eden Hazard when they first signed him – not just a hat-trick, but pretty much dominating every time he touched the ball, showing his full diversity of talents, from being a speedy winger to even a target man when necessary.
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Chelsea FC – Thibaut Courtois Waiting for Decision on Petr Cech
Another season goes by and it’s getting clearer that Thibaut Courtois is going to be one of the best goalkeepers in Europe for the foreseeable future. However, the team that owns him, Chelsea, can’t keep loaning him forever and still hope to retain him on a new contract, which means it’s time they’ve made up their minds about Petr Cech.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho Won’t Stop The Mind Games
It seems that Jose Mourinho believes that if he talks about his team, Chelsea, in the media, as if they were underdogs in the title race, that will help them in the long run, even though no one is treating them that way – not when the season began, and especially not now.