Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final hopes are all but over as they were comprehensively beaten by AC Milan in the first leg of the last 16. The Gunners were distinctly second-best from the moment Kevin-Prince Boateng’s superb strike gave Milan the lead. Ex-Manchester City forward Robinho headed a second and drove in a third to put… Read full article >
Archives for February 2012
Chelsea owner Abramovich may be forced to act on Andre Villas-Boas’s future following Anzhi offer to Hiddink
Chelsea owner Abramovich may be forced to act on Andre Villas-Boas’s future following Anzhi offer to Hiddink Wealthy Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala have offered Guus Hiddink an extraordinary £8.3 million-a-year contract (net of tax) to become their new coach and want a decision this week. If he accepts the offer it could have significant ramifications… Read full article >
Boas is out of his depth…
My main point on Boas is that Boas is completely out of his depth and is plainly & obviously clueless. He may have ideas in his head, but they do not come out on the park. His substitutions do not fit the game, both tactically and with positioning. I knew this early and it was… Read full article >
Andre Villas-Boas’s work sabotaged by Chelsea players texting Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho
Andre Villas-Boas’s work sabotaged by Chelsea players texting Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho Andre Villas-Boas, the embattled Chelsea manager, is having his work sabotaged by the continued contact of key players with former manager Jose Mourinho, according to Porto president Pinto da Costa. The man who gave Mourinho and Villas-Boas their big breaks at Porto… Read full article >
Should Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich give Andre Villas-Boas more time to stamp his mark on the club?
Should Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich give Andre Villas-Boas more time to stamp his mark on the club? Andre Villas-Boas is under increasing pressure at Chelsea after a string of disappointing results. Chelsea are currently fifth in the Premier League and therefore outside the Champions League qualification places meaning owner Roman Abramovich, who is not known… Read full article >
Bobby Tambling hasn’t been well…
Just read all this article. Bobby Tambling wasn’t well. It says Tambling is now out of hospital. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2608837,00.html
Rangers Football Club enters administration
Here’s the summary on Rangers FC: Rangers Football Club enters administration Rangers has filed for protection against its creditors Rangers Football Club has entered administration – meaning the club will be docked 10 points, effectively ending its Scottish Premier League challenge. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17026172
What if Greece had to get a new currency? Hostility towards the euro itself has grown in Greece over the past two years as the austerity measures have dragged on. Q&A: Greece referendum row Although the immediate threat of Greece defaulting on its debt looks to have been averted, it still faces years of economic… Read full article >
http://www.flateric.com/2012/02/14/what-if-greece-had-to-get-new-currency/
Andre Villas-Boas on borrowed time at Chelsea as Guus Hiddink looms on horizon
Andre Villas-Boas on borrowed time at Chelsea as Guus Hiddink looms on horizon Andre Villas-Boas is in danger of losing his job as Chelsea manager after meetings with the club’s owner Roman Abramovich. Sources close to the Russian billionaire last night suggested that he may now have lost patience with Villas-Boas and was considering making… Read full article >
Chelsea players in training-ground row with Andre Villas-Boas as they look to pin blame on manager
Chelsea players in training-ground row with Andre Villas-Boas as they look to pin blame on manager Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas became involved in a heated row with some of his senior players, in front of owner Roman Abramovich, after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat against Everton. Villas-Boas was so incensed by Chelsea’s lacklustre performance that he called… Read full article >