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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard No Longer Special
When Eden Hazard first arrived at Chelsea from France, he was considered as the best U-21 talent in European football. Over a year later and after playing for three different managers, it seems the Belgian wonderkid is not exactly the player he should have turned out to be, instead being suffocated too much by tactical instructions and limitations.
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FC Barcelona – Replacing Victor Valdes With Thibaut Courtois
The fantastic form Victor Valdes is in this season for Barcelona doesn’t change the fact that he’s leaving at the end of the season, and the club needs to find a new goalkeeper to anchor the defense for the future. The best option on the table? Thiabut Courtois, on loan at Atletico Madrid for the last two years and a Chelsea player once more when the season is over.
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Jose Mourinho Suddenly Cares About His Real Madrid Legacy
There’s no middle ground with Jose Mourinho, and such was his tenure with Real Madrid, and the perception of it. Some might call it a success, especially if you’re the man himself, proud of his record breaking second season with the team, and others happen to call it a failure, which seems to be the more accurate description.
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Chelsea FC – Oscar Proves He Can Play With Juan Mata
The excellent performance from Oscar and the fantastic result coming from throwing in Eden Hazard and Willian late into the match is another big encouragement to Jose Mourinho that what he’s doing with Chelsea this season is keeping them on the right track, as substituting Juan Mata might have raised some eyebrows, but still delivered the goals his team was looking for.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata Makes Everything Easier
If Jose Mourinho needed any more convincing about the importance of Juan Mata, his performance in the Champions League made sure no doubts were left. Andre Schurrle was excellent on the wing and Ramires was unstoppable through the middle, but it was the Spanish star who made most of the difference as Chelsea got back to their winning ways.
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Juan Mata & Fernando Torres to Save Chelsea’s Champions League Campaign
It’s hard to say how much trust Jose Mourinho has in Juan Mata or Fernando Torres, but he realizes that in order to come away with a win in Romania against Steaua, his unbalanced preferred lineup has to be strengthened by two players he doesn’t rate too highly.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho Hates Being Asked About Kevin de Bruyne
Now that Juan Mata is back in the lineup, Jose Mourinho is being questioned for another player that’s on the bench – Kevin de Bruyne. However, the Chelsea manager doesn’t like being asked questions that don’t fit his agenda, giving him the trigger needed to get up and leave in the middle of a press conference.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Getting Noticed For the Wrong Thing
Despite giving his finest performance of the season thanks to Jose Mourinho realizing Juan Mata should be on the field, what everyone now remembers from Fernando Torres and his match against Tottenham was his scratching and sending off, which might result in a three-match suspension, taking Chelsea another step backwards.
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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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Premier League – Tottenham vs Chelsea Predictions
Even though the focus in recent days has been about the personal issues and comparisons between the two managers, there’s plenty beyond that individual rivalry to make Tottenham and Chelsea the best match the Premier League has to offer this weekend.