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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Needs to Have Juan Mata With Him
The way Jose Mourinho has been selecting lineups, it’s as if he didn’t watch Chelsea play last season for a single second. Anyone who has would have told him that playing Fernando Torres without having Juan Mata lined up behind him is pretty much useless, as the Spaniard is the only one of the attacking midfield trio capable of creating opportunities for strikers.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata Has No Chance With Jose Mourinho
Some minds can’t be changed, and Jose Mourinho has shown more than once during his career that his treatment of the Juan Mata situation isn’t new, and isn’t going to suddenly change just because there’s an obvious push from the media to give the Spanish player his place in the lineup again.
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Chelsea FC – Strikers (Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto’o, Demba Ba) Who Can’t Score Goals
One of the interesting facts about the current crop of strikers Chelsea currently has, consisting of Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto’o and Demba Ba, is that they’ve scored less (combined) for the club since the beginning of last season, while loaned out Romelu Lukaku or gotten rid of Daniel Sturridge have outscored them on their new teams.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata Deserves to Play For a Manager That Wants Him
A month into the new season, and it seems like the alleged rumors of Jose Mourinho not wanting Juan Mata on his team weren’t that far off the truth, as recent headlines indicate of the manager giving the Spaniard some sort of ultimatum to change his playing style or risk more time on the bench or worse.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Needs Some Stability Around Him
At some point, defeats and disappointments can’t be laughed and shrugged off arrogantly. Chelsea have a strong team, but a manager who continues to be infatuated with rotating his most important players, leaving Eden Hazard with two different sidekicks every match, and left with a lineup that struggles to create chances.
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Chelsea FC – Demba Ba Doesn’t Blame Anyone But Himself
When Chelsea spent only £7 million last season to sign Demba Ba in order to somehow rectify their terrible striker situation, it seemed like a steal and an amazing deal. Eight months later, and the Senegalese striker knows that he’s been a failure at the club, blaming no one but himself for not finding a more permanent place in the lineup.
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Jose Mourinho Refuses to Admit Chelsea Aren’t Playing Well
About a month into the new season and a few days from their first Champions League game, Chelsea aren’t in great shape, although if you ask their manager, Jose Mourinho, the only reason they don’t have a perfect record is luck and referees, who he won’t talk about.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Can’t Play With So Many Changes Around Him
There’s too much change, shifting and rotating in the Chelsea lineup early on in the season, as Eden Hazard seems to be the only attacking player with an unmovable stake in the first XI, as it seems Jose Mourinho has a squad that’s a bit too big for his own good at the moment, not making the right decisions with it as well.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata is Better Than Oscar or Whoever Mourinho Benches Him For
For some reason, Juan Mata continues to be the least used member of the creative midfield company Jose Mourinho has at his disposal, despite being the best player for Chelsea ever since he arrived from Spain.
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Chelsea FC – Samuel Eto’o Might Not Have Been the Wisest of Signings
Even if Samuel Eto’o still has plenty of goalscoring talent to help Chelsea, it’s not certain that adding him into the mix of strikers was the smartest decision made by the club this summer, and might regret their decision to add the player.