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Chelsea FC – At Least Fernando Torres Can Defend
Sometimes, you can’t really tell if a manager is serious or not, and considering the pressures Rafa Benitez has been under since taking over the Chelsea manager position, there’s a good chance he’s starting to crack. There’s no other way in explaining his defense of Fernando Torres and his ability, saying the striker is very useful in defending corners.
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Manchester City – The Worst English Team in the Champions League
This season, and ever: Manchester City, with only 3 points from six matches in the “group of death” delivered the worst performance by an English team in the history of the group stage in the Champions League.
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Chelsea FC – The Managers Circus of Roman Abramovich
Once every few years, Roman Abramovich loves to throw his team into a tailspin. A few matches without really getting the required results were enough to get Roberto Di Matteo fired. Rafa Benitez, barely two weeks on his new job, is already at the risk of losing the position of Chelsea manager.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Forgets How to Score
During the earlier stages of the season, the fact that Chelsea, an unbalanced, talented yet soft squad, had only Fernando Torres to call upon at the striker position was hidden with the brilliance of Eden Hazard and Juan Mata. Seven win-less matches later, and all the talent in the world can’t hide a forward how can’t put the ball in the net.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Lost in Boredom
While Chelsea were pretty bad during the final days of Roberto Di Matteo, they’ve turned into simply boring during the short tenure of Rafa Benitez. Two matches, two 0-0 draws. Eden Hazard, the sensation of the early days of the season, seems to be lost and drowning in the anti-football Chelsea are producing.
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Chelsea FC – Failed in Ruining the Career of Mark Clattenburg
No apology, just an admission that they were wrong. Mark Clattenburg has been cleared of all racist charges, and is free to move on with his refereeing career in the Premier League and the international stage. Chelsea? No apology for almost ruining the career and life of a man based on sketchy evidence. Not like they really had a choice.
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Pep Guardiola – Brazil Don’t Want Him; Everyone Else Does
According to a lot of rumors floating around this past week, Pep Guardiola was going to become the next Brazil manager, and forget about all the club options he has from Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, AC Milan and Bayern Munich.
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Why Fernando Torres Isn’t as Good as He Used to Be
This is the trajectory of Fernando Torres’ career up to this point: Wonder kid and growing hero for Atletico Madrid, fantastic striker for Liverpool and then a complete flop at Chelsea, not to mention expensive, that everyone keeps believing he’ll bounce back to his old scoring form under the right conditions.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Doesn’t Change for Benitez
If anyone expected Rafa Benitez to suddenly turn Fernando Torres to the man who scored in nearly every match for him in their previous job together, they ended up feeling disappointing. It was all about disappointment for Chelsea in their fifth consecutive league match without a win.
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Premier League – Chelsea vs Manchester City Predictions
Is this season a failure for both clubs, after their disappointing, to be delicate, performances in the Champions League? Not yet, not with the Premier League title still in sight. Manchester City are a different beast in England, while Chelsea are in a more fragile state, with a new manager joining in without a lot of time to test out the murky waters.