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  • Does This Mean Fernando Torres is Good Again?

    Last time Fernando Torres scored, before his Leicester double? October 19, 2011, in a Champions League match against Racing Genk. Chelsea beat Leicester 5-2 in the FA Cup to advance into the Semi Finals, keeping it a perfect four for four since Roberto Di Matteo took over. Now, he’s actually managed, maybe, to bring back Torres on the score sheet.

  • Ranking the 8 Teams Left in the Champions League

    Real Madrid, with a Cristiano Ronaldo brace didn’t have too hard of a time against CSKA in the second leg, while the Chelsea old guard had a heroic night at Stamford Bridge, making an improbable comeback en route to a 4-1 win over Napoli in extra time. Still, despite trailing behind Real Madrid in the league, Lionel Messi and Barcelona are the favorites to win the Champions League, with Real Madrid, Bayern and Milan not too far behind.

  • Roman Abramovich And the Chelsea Managers He’s Fired Over the Years

    Roman Abramovich likes to keep it interesting on the Chelsea sidelines and the dressing room, going through managers like dirty socks. Claudio Ranieri, Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Carlo Ancelotti and last (and least) Andre Villas-Boas have all gotten the firing treatment. Who’s next?

  • Andre Villas-Boas Gets the Roman Abramovich Treatment – Sacked From Chelsea

    Andre Villas-Boas was feeling it coming in the air last night, and there was no surprise that after his seventh league defeat of the season, a deserved 1-0 at the Midlands against West Brom, Roman Abramovich chose to terminate the contract and sack the Portuguese manager after less than 10 months at the helm.

  • Chelsea’s Romance With Andre Villas-Boas Almost Over

    Andre Villas-Boas had nothing to say to his defense. Another loss, Chelsea’s 7th in the Premier League this season, this time to West Brom, 1-0 coming late in the match. The away form, the general from, the thundering silence from Roman Abramovich and the potential exits from both the FA Cup and the Champions League, and the storm clouds just aren’t going away.

  • Lavezzi & Cavani Pull Napoli Through (Napoli vs Chelsea)

    Napoli, despite not having the name and experience in the Champions League the Chelsea do, were the favorites coming in to the first leg and came out as the deserved winners with Ezequiel Lavezzi scoring twice and Edinson Cavani with one of his own, cancelling Juan Manuel Mata and the surprising opening goal, winning 3-1 which should put them in the quarter finals.

  • AVB Moving Closer to Getting Fired From Chelsea

    Chelsea had another miserable Stamford Bridge afternoon, coming out of their FA Cup clash with Birmingham, a Championship side, with only a 1-1 draw, as Andre Villas-Boas and his job security took another major hit.

  • Stating the Obvious – Fernando Torres Admits He has a Scoring Problem

    Fernando Torres has been a complete and utter failure for Chelsea since arriving from Liverpool for the ridiculous fee of £50 million just over a year a year ago. There’s no way of sugarcoating it, because strikers, no matter how well they play, need to score goals. And Torres hasn’t been playing that well anyway.

  • Time Running Out for Andre Villas-Boas at Chelsea

    Chelsea had a 3-0 lead over Manchester United in their Premier League clash just over a week ago, but somehow (Howard Webb?) managed to only manage a 3-3 draw, and instead of getting a new boost to their 2011-2012 campaign, Andre Villas-Boas looks more and more like the man to pay for this very disappointing season so far.

  • Can Matters Get Worse For Chelsea and Andre Villas-Boas?

    Chelsea continue to mess up in matches they usually win, losing at home to Aston Villa 3-1, falling out of the top 4 creating another win-less streak while Andre Villas-Boas is running out of explanations and excuses for his defense.