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Manchester Derby: Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho & Some Things Don’t Change
Despite all of the praise and mostly the points, Manchester United under Jose Mourinho seemed star struck and frozen when meeting with Manchester City under Pep Guardiola, letting the industriousness of Fernandinho tear his midfield apart, while the front consisting of Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Nolito and Kelechi Iheanacho ran amok for the first 45 minutes.
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Chelsea FC Transfer Rumors – Juan Mata & Kevin de Bruyne Leaving to Atletico Madrid
It’s been rough for some players at Chelsea this season, probably more than anyone for Juan Mata and Kevin de Bruyne, who pretty much occupy the same position at the team, but aren’t favorites for their manager. At least one of them might be sold in the January transfer window, with Atletico Madrid showing a great interest in both of them, hoping that sort of arrival will help boost their chances to win the La Liga title.
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Mourinho Knows What He’s Doing, But He Does Make Mistakes
Drama and controversy always follows Jose Mourinho, and nothing has changed since his return to Chelsea and the Premier League, mostly noted for his early benching and treatment of Juan Mata and his decision to loan out Romelu Lukaku, even though he might have been the best striker on his squad.
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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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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 – Eden Hazard Continues to be Suffocated by Tactics
Even though it seemed Chelsea and especially their manager, Jose Mourinho, were quite pleased with the goalless draw they managed to produce, the defensive selections and the neutralizing of creative players like Eden Hazard or Juan Mata (who didn’t even play) do create some sense of concern about the kind of football the club is going to produce this season.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Still Has Someone Believing in Him
There were a few surprising names in the first lineup used by Jose Mourinho on his Chelsea return, one of them being Fernando Torres, who didn’t look like someone who is going to play a vital part on the new look team.
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Chelsea FC – Romelu Lukaku & Kevin De Bruyne Have a Part to Play Next Season
Youth development, Chelsea and Jose Mourinho don’t always go together, but the announcement from the Portuguese manager regarding Romelu Lukaka, Kevin De Bruyne and to a lesser extent, Tomas Kalas, means maybe wasting money on expensive signings isn’t the way to go, and starting to use the impressive youth talents reservoir the club assembled over the past few years is finally happening.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Chelsea & Manchester United Chasing Robert Lewandowski
It seems the race for Robert Lewandowski is growing by the second, with Manchester United drifting away from their exclusiveness on the striker, suddenly turning into the hottest commodity in Europe. Borussia Dortmund aren’t too inclined to sell, but Chelsea might have the edge in the Premier League race for the Polish striker, not necessarily because of money.
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Chelsea FC – Andre Schurrle Deal Depends on Kevin de Bruyne
While the part of Kevin de Bruyne in the deal is still to be determined, both Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen want to complete their issue with Andre Schurrle, who most likely will become a Blues player in the next few days, if everything progresses according to plan.