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Post by royg on Feb 29, 2012 19:06:04 GMT 8
Blues fans lets talk about our beloved club here! KTBFFH!
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Post by jvictor on Mar 5, 2012 2:06:15 GMT 8
BAD News Blues fan! Villas-Boas sacked by Chelsea Yahoo! Sport March 5, 2012, 6:19 am
Chelsea sack Villas-Boas after less than season Villas-Boas shown the door after less than nine months
Di Matteo in charge for rest of season (Adds details and quotes)
LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Andre Villas-Boas's tortured spell as Chelsea manager came to an end on Sunday when the Premier League club sacked the Portuguese after less than nine months in charge.
The London club handed over first-team duties to assistant manager Roberto di Matteo for the remainder of a season that is in danger of becoming the worst since Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003.
Speculation over the future of Villas Boas, at 34 the youngest manager in the league this season, had been swirling in the British media for weeks after a series of poor results and reports of rifts with senior players.
The dismissal of the man often referred to simply by his initials "AVB" came after Saturday's 1-0 league loss to West Bromwich Albion, their seventh league defeat of the season and a dreadful performance all round.
"Unfortunately the results and performances of the team have not been good enough and were showing no signs of improving at a key time in the season," the London club said in a statement on their website (www.chelseafc.com).
The Stamford Bridge outfit have won three of their last 12 Premier League games and are in danger of missing out on qualifying for the Champions League for the first time since Russian billionaire Abramovich bought the club.
They are trailing 3-1 in their round-of-16 Champions League tie against Napoli ahead of the March 14 second leg, while they sit fifth in the Premier League table with 46 points from 27 games.
"The club is still competing in the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup, as well as challenging for a top-four spot in the Premier League, and we aim to remain as competitive as possible on all fronts," the statement said.
"With that in mind we felt our only option was to make a change at this time."
UNDER SCRUTINY
While former Chelsea midfielder Di Matteo has been put in charge in the interim, the departure of Villas-Boas will do nothing to quieten fans' calls for Jose Mourinho to make a return to the club he led to back-to-back Premier League titles.
The self-anointed "Special One", currently manager of La Liga leaders Real Madrid, has featured in British newspapers in recent days, with photographs showing him in London and reportedly looking for a new house.
Mourinho told reporters on Saturday that he would be visiting London again on Monday but declined to give any details, saying: "I don't have to explain my private life to anyone."
Villas-Boas had said this week that Mourniho's shadow hung over the club, while his relationship with players from his compatriot's golden era has also been under scrutiny.
Vice-captain Frank Lampard said last month that his relationship with Villas-Boas had "not been ideal" but the Portuguese had dismissed any notion of unrest saying the only reason for an unhappy dressing room was their league position.
Major cracks, however, appeared this week when Villas-Boas said in an interview with Portugal's TSF radio that he was unsure if he still had the backing of Abramovich.
As if predicting what might be around the corner, he pointed to the owner's notorious lack of patience with managers who did not deliver silverware and in particular the coveted Champions League trophy.
"The pattern of behaviour of the owner has led to a downfall (of coaches) in similar situations or even 'better' situations," he said.
"What will be the reaction? It will be one of the two, a continuation of the project and full support or just the cultural pattern that has happened before."
He now has his answer as the seventh manager of the Abramovich era has been shown the door, following men such as Carlo Ancelotti and Luis Felipe Scolari who did not deliver what was required. Villas-Boas was appointed on June 22, 2011, on a three-year deal and Chelsea had to pay 13.3 million pounds ($21.09 million to trigger an escape clause in his contract at Porto, the club he led to a Europa League, domestic league and cup treble.
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Post by royg on Mar 19, 2012 14:47:20 GMT 8
Chelsea Vs Leicester 5-2 All Highlights And Goals 3-18-2012 - Fernando Torres Show
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Post by 6studs on Apr 25, 2012 5:51:04 GMT 8
Congratulations Chelsea!!!
The Blues beat Barcelona on Torres goal on stoppage time
messi-missed headlines for tomorrow
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Post by cheeze on Apr 25, 2012 6:38:46 GMT 8
"10 MAN CHELSEA BEATS BARCA" TORRES!!! You are no longer a meme!
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Post by kelvinreambonanza on Apr 25, 2012 14:18:56 GMT 8
CHELSEA FC is a very disciplined football club, and they truly manifested it in the match against Barcelona. AZKALS should try to embrace the work ethics of Chelsea. Next season would be very bright for Chelsea fans as youngsters with the likes of Lukaku and Romeo are now ready to step up in EPL. HOORAH.
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Post by 6studs on Apr 25, 2012 15:48:15 GMT 8
that Torres goal is worth 50MILLION!!!!
by the way Drogba can defend too as a left back!!ha ha ha not bad
old guards of the blues still can have a say or two
i pray, Cahill and Luiz could recover from their injuries to play in the finals
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Post by royg on Apr 26, 2012 21:58:26 GMT 8
Hopefully RDM get appointed as the permanent Manager, but i hope they decide on it after the season so it wont serve as a distraction or complacency.
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Post by royg on Apr 26, 2012 22:00:43 GMT 8
Barca [2:2] Chelsea - Extended highlights & all amazing goals - 24`04´2012
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Post by royg on Apr 27, 2012 23:57:38 GMT 8
Road to Munich!
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Post by royg on Apr 28, 2012 22:08:36 GMT 8
Marko Marin welcome to Chelsea! COYB!!! Chelsea Football Club have today (Saturday) agreed to sign Marko Marin from Werder Bremen. Both clubs have agreed a fee and the 23-year-old midfielder has agreed personal terms. Marin, a German international, will join Chelsea in the summer. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he moved to Germany with his family at an early age and became a professional player at Borussia Monchengladbach before moving north to Bremen in the summer of 2009. He made 87 Bundesliga appearances for the club prior to today's announcement, scoring 12 goals. He also played in the 2010 German Cup Final when his side lost to Bayern Munich. Able to play as winger as well as a central player, Marin is 5ft 7in (170cm) in height and having played for Germany Under 21s, he made his debut for the senior Germany side in May 2008 prior to being part of the squad that won the European Under 21 championships in 2009. For the senior team he made two substitute appearances during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and has 16 caps to date with one goal to his name. www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2752630,00.html
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Post by royg on May 6, 2012 22:47:02 GMT 8
FA CUP 2012 Champions!!
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Post by 6studs on May 20, 2012 5:42:15 GMT 8
Congratulation Chelsea
Champions at last!
Drogba man of the match!!
Schweinsteiger missed his penalty
year of the Blues!!!
City and Chelsky!!!
i really do miss ramires playing
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Post by strikerbon on May 20, 2012 9:58:51 GMT 8
congratulations Chelsea though for me Bayern deserves to win that match. all of the opportunity were at Bayern but they blew it away. but pure heart wins the title
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Post by veryfatchocobo on May 23, 2012 7:26:11 GMT 8
Congrats to you Chelsea!
I don't think you guys deserved the win, but you fully deserve the CL spot for next season (Loltenham Lolspurs olololololol). Kinda sucks that Robben and the German NT are forever bridesmaids though.
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