Virgil van Dijk has proved himself to be one of the best defenders currently in the premier league, and as expected, different premier league clubs had been trying to lure him to their own sides. Two teams that are heavily linked with the Southampton defender are Manchester United and Liverpool, but Chelsea too, despite having some of the best defenders already, are still interested in Van Dijk. In the race to get his signature, Chelsea are trying to up their game, and perhaps will be the ones to eventually get him. New reports is that the Stamford Bridge club could use one of their players - Nathan Ake, as a bargaining tool to sign van Dijk from Southampton in the fast approaching summer. Chelsea's Italian manager Antonio Conte, is determined to add more … [Read more...]
Chelsea Star: Conte And Man United’s Jose Mourinho Do Not Like Themselves, This Is Why
Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic admitted that Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho and his own manager Antonio Conte don’t like one another Begovic confessed that he was doing his best not to laugh at the bust-up between both coaches at Stamford Bridge last week, as he believes the two outstanding managers do not like one another. Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho and the former Juventus boss Antonio Conte clashed on the sidelines during their FA Cup quarter-final encounter. Despite how tough the game was, it was Conte's side that triumphed, thanks to N’Golo Kante’s second half strike that gave them the win. Lots of dramas took place in the match. Apart from one of Mourinho's men (Herrera) given a red card and some other things on the pitch, while the … [Read more...]
Jurgen Klopp Makes ‘Latest’ Admission About Chelsea As Season Nears End
One spectacular thing about Antonio Conte's Chelsea side is that they keep winning games and it seems impossible to beat them. They extended their winning run by beating Stoke City last Saturday away from home. The season is almost over, and many people chose Chelsea to be firm favourites to win the title at the end of the campaign. And others like Jurgen Klopp believes Chelsea have already won the League title for this term. Chelsea are still ten points clear at the top of the table with just 10 games to go, and Liverpool boss Klopp has hailed the west London side. As things stands now, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal are now battling for the three remaining Champions League spots. The Reds manager, speaking … [Read more...]
Conte Confirms This Chelsea Player Has A Calf Injury Following Stoke City Win
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has revealed that he intentionally left out star player Eden Hazard out of the Stoke City 2-1 win. The former Juventus manager revealed he did it as a precaution. Hazard's was notably absent from the Chelsea squad that travelled North on Friday night after he reportedly suffered a calf injury during training last week. Right now, the 26-year-old is not expected to represent his country at their upcoming international games against Greece and Russia. Due to the injury, the Belgian winger was forced to sit out a Premier League game for only the second time this season (even though he wasn't very much missed as Chelsea won both games). Now, the Italian boss has revealed after the game that he didn’t want to take any risks with the … [Read more...]
Revealed: Chelsea Legend Didier Drogba Could Help Chelsea Seal This Deal In Summer
It appears Diego Costa is going to leave Chelsea after all, and Antonio Conte needs to get another brilliant replacement for him. One of the star strikers they're after is Everton forward Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku has been linked with a move to the Stamford Bridge club for some times, and new reports have it that Chelsea are now hoping Didier Drogba’s friendship with Romelu Lukaku will help them land the Everton star. Drogba is a legend at Chelsea, and he spent a year playing alongside Lukaku at Stamford Bridge. The Sun stated that the west London club are keen the Ivorian to talk up the Belgium international to an end of season return to west London. Drogba and Chelsea club owner Roman Abramovich are still close and both of them watched the Chelsea Vs … [Read more...]
After Chelsea Win: Furious Fan Said This Counts As Failure To Arsenal
Arsenal supporters are not the most happiest people right now, and Arsene Wenger is in a very difficult situation - with the pressure for him to leave getting thicker. Arsenal supporters are still fuming from the disgraceful manner their team got kicked off from the Champions League by German giants Bayern Munich, and West Ham added to the scar after winning the Gunners 3-1 which dropped them to the sixth position. West Ham scored the opener in the 12th minute of first half at The Hawthorns, before Alexis Sanchez scored the equaliser from a close range, moments later. Then West Brom again, in the 55th minute, scored another goal before Dawson scored again in the 76th minute from a corner. And Arsenal fan Piers Morgan, took to social media to express his … [Read more...]
Chelsea Star Says He Is Not The Best In The PL – Fans Won’t Like This
Generally, once an individual is so good at something, there are possibilities of pride creeping in. And in football too, one common thing among many outstanding footballers is pride. However, there are some others who, despite being so good with the ball, remains humble and keeps showing their humility - and it seems Chelsea Star N’Golo Kante fits in here. The Chelsea midfielder is remaining humble in spite of his brilliant form by pushing off suggestions that he is the best player in the Premier League. The 25-year-old French star has been hugely praised for his role in Chelsea’s impressive form in the premier league this season as he plays a valuable role in helping Antonio Conte's side becoming the top favorites to win the title come May. And so, he has … [Read more...]
4-3-3 formation – Five difference between Man City and Liverpool ahead of the Super Sunday clash.
The Etihad Stadium is set for the mouthwatering clash between Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City (Noisy Neighbours) and Jürgen Klopp‘s Liverpool (We will never walk alone) as both sides set to solidify their place in the Premier League Log. Coming into the game the City side occupy the third position in the table on 56points, a point above Liverpool who are rooted in the fourth and final Champions League (position) places this season. In the wake of this fixture we take a look at some difference between Manchester City sides managed by Pep Guardiola and Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp side as the stern test awaits both sides at the Etihad Stadium when kick off begins in earnest. MANCHESTER CITY GOT MORE QUALITY The Manchester City side no doubt have more … [Read more...]
Manchester United Legend Reveals Reason Chelsea Will Be Champions Following Stoke Win
Chelsea fans all over the world are proud of their dear club as they look set to get the premier league title for this season following their 2-1 win over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Antonio Conte and his Chelsea men took another step towards winning the Premier League title as they are now successfully 13 points clear at the top of the league table. It was Samba star player Willian who scored the opener in the first half of the game before Stoke's Jon Walters equalled from the penalty spot before the first half. And when Stoke City thought they would share the points with the current premier league leaders like they did Manchester City in their last league game, Chelsea's defender Gary Cahill blasted home a loose ball from … [Read more...]
Liverpool Legend Reveals Chelsea Star Who Caught Him By Complete Surprise This Season
What makes a good football manager? A good football manager is one who can bring out the best in his players and make them a brilliant team that can win matches and win trophies. There are lots of good managers in the footballing world - some are dead, others are still here. One good manager is Chelsea's current boss Antonio Conte. The former Italy coach, while still at Juventus, did great things for the Italian club, and has continue displaying his intelligence here at Chelsea. One of the great things he has been able to do at Chelsea is to help bring out the best in his players and made them a strong team that rarely loses matches. One player who Conte has helped become very relevant at Stamford Bridge this season is Nigeria international Victor … [Read more...]
Man United Staff: Chelsea Game Contributed To Pogba’s Injury Against Rostov
No one loves injury in football, managers abhors their players (especially key players) getting injured, and no player want to miss games due to injuries. Last season in the premier league when Leicester City won the title, one eminent factor that contributed to their triumph is the fact that their players were injury-free (while the other big teams lost a handful of players to injuries) Chelsea are the outstanding team this current campaign in the premier league, and one of the contributing factors is that Antonio Conte keeps using the same starting XI in each game, devoid of injuries. No manager want to lose their vital players to injuries, and Jose Mourinho too won't desire that. Nevertheless, one of his star players Paul Pogba limped out of his side's … [Read more...]
Not Lukaku – Manchester United Look To Sign Ibrahimovic’s Long-term Replacement With £48M
From my observations in the premier league this season, We noticed that most of the top performing clubs are those who invested in buying classic players in the last summer transfer window - one of which is Manchester United. The Old Trafford club signed a world class striker last summer in the person of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the Swedish star has been sensational for Jose Mourinho's side this current term. Even though Ibra do not seem tired despite his age, the realistic fact remains that he will soon finally hang the boots anytime now. So, Manchester United needs to look out to sign a superb striker for the long term. Just this week, it was claimed by the Daily Mail that the red devils and current premier league leaders Chelsea are struggling to sign … [Read more...]
Manchester United 1-0 FC Rostov; what the stats says as regards to United narrow 1-0 win.
Manchester United scaled through to the Europa League quarter-finals courtesy of the lone strike from Spanish forward Juan Mata who was assisted by star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 70th minutes of the match. It was a goal that was enough to book United’s place in the knockout (quarter-finals) stages of the Europa League after the first leg between both sides ended 1-1 in Russia, Rostov. With the Red Devils slim win after 90 minutes of football Mourinho’s side will take on Belgian giants Anderlecht who won 1-0 courtesy of Frank Acheampong’s strike in the game against Apoel Nicosia. On this note United march on to the quarter-finals as the favourite to win the Europa League following a 2-1 aggregate win as we take a look at some match statistics from the … [Read more...]
3-4-3 Formation, Willian Starts In Chelsea’s Probable Lineup Vs Stoke City
Chelsea had been impressive this season so far, and the west London club are firm favourites to win the title this season. Apart from being ten points clear off second-placed Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the premier league table, the Stamford Bridge club have a team difficult to beat. Right now, Chelsea new Italian manager Antonio Conte looks set to win a double in his first season at the club - The Premier League Title and The FA Cup. The former Juventus coach has successfully progressed his side into the semi-finals of the FA Cup following their 1-0 win over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Monday night. The premier league leaders now pay attention to the premier league once again, as they play Stoke City in an away game on Saturday. Stoke City … [Read more...]
Mourinho Asked Manchester United Fans Not To Do This Thing After Rostov Win
One thing you can't take away from Jose Mourinho, irrespective of the club he's managing, is drama. Either he creates drama himself, or the drama comes to him - drama is always around him. In their last match against Chelsea at the FA Cup quarter finals, we saw lots of dramas. And in their subsequent game played on Thursday against Rostov in the Europa League at Old Trafford, we saw more dramas - the outstanding one been Marcos Rojo's banana incident. And while a lot of people are already reacting to the incident -especially on social media, the manager Jose Mourinho tells his side's fans to respect the Argentine after he was pictured eating a banana on the pitch on Thursday night. While the match was on, the defender was pictured eating the fruit after … [Read more...]
Manchester United Legend Singles Out This Star Player Following Rostov Win
Manchester United former captain Rio Ferdinand was quick to praise Antonio Valencia for his superb performance during his former club's 1-0 win over FC Rostov in the Europa League last 16. Used as a right wing back by Jose Mourinho, Valencia was a relentless force that keeps going forward all evening in the game. In a match that obviously lacked any reasonable tempo, the Ecuadorian keeps steaming forward at will. And Man United Legend Rio Ferdinand took to social media to heap lots of praise on the 31-year-old following another classic display on the right hand side. Valencia, though an often unsung star, is a world class player. Not every player used to going wide and forward can effectively play as a full time defender again. So, for Valencia who is … [Read more...]
Shocking! Chelsea Striker Does Not Want To Stay In Stamford Bridge Next Season
Life itself is no longer the only thing filled with mystery - something like football too is. While many young players dreams of playing in big clubs in Europe before they can feel accomplished, some other players desire leaving behind their big clubs too much smaller ones. Football too is filled with mystery! Chelsea is one of the top clubs in Europe no doubt. Apart from financial power the club possesses - which enables players to go home each week with classic moneys, Chelsea are also one of the best football clubs in Europe on the pitch. So, it is normal that many youngsters dreams coming to Chelsea to ply their trades. However, Chelsea youngster Izzy Brown desires to play for Huddersfield in the Premier League next come season. The young player joined … [Read more...]
Not Lukaku – Chelsea Set To Sign This Striker With £35M To Replace Costa
Chelsea have been quite impressive this season so far, and the Stamford Bridge club are presently firm favourites to win the title this current campaign. There are lots of factors that contributes to Chelsea's impressive performances. One of it is that the club invested in classic players like N'Golo Kante in the last summer transfer window to strengthen the team. And another thing is that Antonio Conte has strong strikers like Diego Costa who are injury free. Many Chelsea supporters are in love with Costa, but it seems he is going to leave eventually. And so, it is common sense that the Italian boss should be looking to buy another classic striker that can be as effective as Costa was in the upcoming summer transfer window. Even though Everton star striker … [Read more...]
Chelsea Coach Sends Epic Punch Line To Man United’s Jose Mourinho Following FA Cup Win
Due to many cases we've seen before, we can say football is just like politics in many areas. Many times, while appearing on the media, politicians portrays themselves as being enemies due to their different political ideologies. However, while the media isn't watching, some of them are good friends. In football, we, many a times, see rival clubs' managers and players as being enemies of one another. However, some of them are good friends while off the pitch. But nevertheless, some of them are not friends both on the pitch and while off the pitch. And it seems Chelsea boss Antonio Conte and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho are not going to be friends both on the pitch and off the pitch too soon. The former Portuguese Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has … [Read more...]
What the stats says as regards to Chelsea vs Man United game at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues defeated Manchester United 1-0 as Mourinho’s men missed out on the chance to book a place in the last four of the FA Cup which will take place at Wembley Stadium. The Chelsea side were terrific on the night as the likes of Eden Hazard and Willian Borges were scintillating on both sides of the wings. The Red Devils had their chances as striker Marcos Rashford had a go at Gary Cahill but Courtois was Chelsea Saviour as he came to the rescue by tipping Marcos Rashford striker over the bar with Cahill well beaten on the occasion. In all it was Chelsea’s night as N’golo Kante Chelsea beat United 1-0 to set up a London affair with Tottenham Hotspur in the Semi-Finals of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. With the Chelsea win we evaluate some match statistics … [Read more...]
Alex Iwobi can be the missing piece in Arsenal’s midfield
Arsene Wenger is a staunch believer in his own ideology – this is why, regardless of how badly a player performs in his winning team, he rarely distorts the team with the introduction of new players unless someone is banjaxed with injury, and therein lies the reason bookies such as paddy power are smiling to the bank due to our inconsistencies this term. Beginning this season, Spain international and Arsenal midfield maestro Santi Cazorla has not just being at the top of his game, but he is responsible for the fluidity with which Arsenal plays. However, the diminutive schemer is currently battling with injury and there is no telling how soon he’ll return, as he underwent a surgery, per report. Arsenal had up to six consecutive wins in the Premier League but … [Read more...]
Former Man United Manager Was Asked About Referee Performances Against Chelsea, And He Said This..
Almost everyone misses Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. The Old Trafford club is no longer what it used to be as when Sir Alex was still there. Following his departure in 2013, Manchester United are no longer the force they once were. Perhaps, if influential figures like Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes were still in the team, maybe it would have been a different story. But, like many others, they've retired. Former Everton boss David Moyes was brought in, but he failed and was shown the way out. And then, former Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal was also signed, the Dutch was also shown the way out last season. And now, former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is in charge, and it seems there is now a perfect successor for Sir Alex in the person of Jose … [Read more...]
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