Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15

PeterTwo

PeterTwo wrote: »

Much appreciated everyone! Looks like twitter is my best bet!

Tickets sorted, west lower at cost price. Thanks for the amazing advice everyone!

GavRedKing

PeterTwo wrote: »

Tickets sorted, west lower at cost price. Thanks for the amazing advice everyone!

Niiiiice

Good luck and enjoy and bring back 3 points or I'm banning ya :pac:



.....but seriously :mad:

GavRedKing

Some interesting choices about who our best XI is : http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-starting-xi-diego-costa-or-didier-drogba-our-writers-select-the-best-team-jose-mourinho-can-put-out-9727327.html

Not much love for Ivanovic, whos got 2 goals already and is alot more attacking this year.

I'd love to see Luis at LB and Azp/Ivan at RB for 2 natural FBs on the flanks.

Although this 1 FB tucks in to form 3 CBs while the rest of them bomb on is a great tactic too.

GavRedKing

Some stat from last season

Only Eden Hazard (7) and Fernando Torres (5) had more goal assists for Chelsea in 2013-14 than Cesc Fabregas already has in 2014-15 (4)

f**k me, what a difference Cesc has been already and its only 3 games in.

GavRedKing

Some more :

kev1.3s

Any idea what time the press conference is?

GavRedKing

kev1.3s wrote: »

Any idea what time the press conference is?

2.30 I think.

I'll check Twitter.......

weiland79

PeterTwo wrote: »

Tickets sorted, west lower at cost price. Thanks for the amazing advice everyone!

Nice.......jealous

GavRedKing

Cant find anything online, I'd assume 2.30.

It used to be 12.30 without fail but hes pushing them out later this year.

kev1.3s

Wouldn't mind if I see costa on the bench tbh, no use in burning him out this early in the season.

GavRedKing

kev1.3s wrote: »

Wouldn't mind if I see costa on the bench tbh, no use in burning him out this early in the season.

I'd say Jose will play it close to his chest anyway today.

Saying Costa may play, we'll see how he is tomorrow.

Will hopefully means Remy comes in.

A front four of

Schurrle Oscar Hazard
Remy

has pace to burn and movement.

peteeeed

GavRedKing wrote: »

Cant find anything online, I'd assume 2.30.

It used to be 12.30 without fail but hes pushing them out later this year.

3pm

peteeeed

cahill next up for the new deal handshake

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/gary-cahill-ready-to-agree-new-chelsea-deal-9728962.html

GavRedKing

peteeeed wrote: »

3pm

Cool, expecting to hear nothing to ground breaking, maybe a bit on Courtois new deal and the fact that this is the last 100% record left in the league going head to head.

peteeeed wrote: »

cahill next up for the new deal handshake

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/gary-cahill-ready-to-agree-new-chelsea-deal-9728962.html

Hes deserved it for the last 18months of his career with us. Hes looked a bit shaky in our games this year though but that could be a WC hangover, he was pretty good against Switzerland though and saved England once.

Weird to think while he was at Bolton that he'd be palying in a WC for England and winning us a UCL, never thought he would.

Sgt Pepper 64

Now this is funny Jose Mourinho on loving himself!!!!!!!

Men want to be him, women want to bed him – it’s little wonder Jose Mourinho is known as The Special One.

He speaks five languages, has won seven titles and is repeatedly named in polls of the World’s Sexiest Men. He even manages to look good in a tracksuit.

Despite this, the 51-year-old Chelsea manager remains genuinely oblivious to his sullen, smouldering charms, and utterly devoted to his wife of 25 years, Matilde Faria. More’s the pity.

“My wife trusts me, my wife knows me,” he says. “She has been with me since I was 17 and she was 15 – everything is so crystal clear for us.

“My social life doesn’t exist. I have my professional work and I have my family life. I am not the kind of guy with a social life and I am so happy the way I am.

“The secret in everything is love. If you are successful in football, it is because you love football.

“If you are successful in any job, I believe it is because you are in love with that job and if you have a successful family it is because people are in love with each other. Love is the basic.”

For a man with such a busy career, father-of-two Jose puts a lot of effort into his personal life. He says he’s a romantic at heart and recently got his wife’s nickname (Tami) tattooed on his wrist as a surprise for her birthday.

“I’m romantic in the sense that the people I love, they have to know that I love them, and they do know it, and they feel it,” he explains. “My wife did a tattoo and challenged me to do it. I didn’t at first because I always felt, ‘Urrrgh it hurts’ and ‘I don’t have to do this to my skin’, and so on and so on.

“But it was her birthday and I thought it would be a good gift to her. So I had my wife and my kids’ names on my wrist and it was not as painful as I thought. It was easy.

He goes on: “For me, the perfect weekend is when I am at home with my family. This is rare and not normal so I like it. So perhaps watch my son play football and then have dinner in a restaurant.

“My son and daughter are now of ages where they have their own lives. I cannot make a decision like five or six years ago, for example, leave here today, now, get on a plane, and just go to Sardinia or the south of Portugal.”

Jose’s confidence in his own success often sees him labelled the most arrogant coach in football. That does not bother him unless the person calling him arrogant is a personal acquaintance. Then he gets very upset.

“If people say I am an arrogant football manager, maybe they are not so wrong,” he muses. “These people don’t know me personally – they are not my friends, they are not my family.

"But if some family or some friends say I am arrogant, then I am upset. Because I am not an arrogant friend, I’m not an arrogant family member. I am soft.”

As we speak Chelsea have a rare weekend off, which means Jose can watch his talented 15-year-old son (Jose Mario Mourinho Jnr, obviously) play football for his own club, Fulham.

“I never get to see him play and this weekend I can, so I will.”

He may be one of the best coaches ever but the ex-Real Madrid manager is no pushy soccer dad.

“Never!” he says with a smile. “I am the quietest father of the group. I go there, I am put in my corner, and I make no comments, nothing. I am very calm.”

While this is an unusually open and intimate interview with the Chelsea manager, it does not get off to the greatest of starts.

First there’s an encounter with a 6ft 6in minder who seems convinced I am hiding an AK47 in my handbag.

Once reassured that I am in fact carrying little more than a notebook, dictaphone plus mascara and lipstick – well, it is Jose Mourinho – I am allowed to await my audience.

Jose and I are introduced and led to a changing room. He promptly sits down beside a spilling kit bag and a shin pad and I awkwardly shuffle in alongside. He is playing with his phone. I wait politely. No one speaks. The tension is palpable.

With Jose still tapping away on his phone, looking like he would rather be undergoing some root canal work than chatting to me, I start talking to the crown of his trademark silver hair.

My first three questions are met with monosyllabic grunts although, to be fair, this sounds pretty hot in his Mediterranean accent. I find myself talking to him in foreigner-abroad-pigdgin-English as if he’s a simpleton. Not surprisingly, this fails to open the floodgates.

Flailing and desperate, I hear myself ask what his favourite food is. “Meat”. Does he cook? “No”. Does his wife cook? “Yes.” So far, so non-Pulitzer winning.

But like his teams, Jose finally begins to warm up and he becomes charming and wry. I could weep with relief.

We start bonding over our mutual hatred of selfies, the new autograph.

I ask if it bothers him when fans approach for photos. I’m expecting a media-managed “no”. Instead, he nods feverishly and mutters, ‘Yes, yes.’

“To kids, I always say yes but to other people it depends on the situation,” he adds. “When I’m on my own, OK, I understand, normally people are nice. But if you are in a restaurant, having lunch, and people stop you... not nice.

“Or if you trying to buy a pair of trousers or a shirt and people interrupt... people should just respect the moment but I know it’s part of the job. If I say I like it, I would lie. But it’s part of my job and you have to respect the job.”

The self-proclaimed Special One is here in his capacity as Yahoo’s global ambassador. He has just finished judging the brand’s #Special1s competition, finding 10 of the planet’s most skilful youngsters (including two Brits – Vlad Taraskin, 17, and Daniel Adjei, 21)- and giving them a 90-minute training session.

Jose may talk the talk now, but as a player he never really walked the walk, playing defence for second-division Portuguese clubs before retiring.

After studying sport science and teaching PE he became youth team coach at Vitória de Setúbal then got his big chance as translator then assistant to Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon, Porto then Barcelona.

He was also assistant to current Premier League rival Louis Van Gall at Barca, then managed Benfica, União de Leiria and Porto before moving to Chelsea in 2004.

In four years he won two Premier League titles and the support of both players and fans. After title-winning stints in Italy and Spain the prodigal returned to Stamford Bridge last year.

Unflappable Jose insists that Tami is no football widow.

He does, though, admit to finding match days gruelling – “I stand for 90 minutes, I walk, I scream, I speak, I analyse.”

To unwind, he watches back-to-back box sets. He recently completed the latest series of 24. And, much like the show’s hero Jack Bauer, Jose is cool, calm and collected under pressure.

Just don’t call him arrogant...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jose-mourinho-loving-himself-people-4206164#ixzz3D6q6J8hV
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Johner

Jose says Costa has a chance to play tomorrow, sounded positive. No other injuries from the international week.

GavRedKing

If hes not 100% I'd be hoping to see Remy or the Drog starting.

Cant be losing Costa for weeks.

chelseaaremagic

GavRedKing wrote: »

I was thinking Blackie Connors but that might be a combination of looks and background. :pac:

One thing is for sure about Costa, hes ugly as sin, your g/f wont be to quick to ask "whos he" when watching him play.

costa is known in my house by the boys as 'pikey'

grumpymunster

Loved TSHO's two word answer on Ronaldo

Forget it

nuff said

peteeeed

Jose on costa

https://twitter.com/chelseafc/status/510441374114525185

peteeeed

highlights from jose's press conf from chelsea twitter page

'Diego came back injured on Saturday so he's had one week to work with the medical department. He has a chance to play.'

he has a training session now to decide if Diego Costa can feature tomorrow

every other member of the squad is fit to play against Swansea tomorrow.

it is better to come back to play after an international break on the back of a victory.

'Swansea have a good team and they have had a good team since they got promoted. They play good football.'
'Swansea bought well and invested well. They bought some quality players and they are doing very well.'

it was always likely Thibaut Courtois would sign a new contract once he returned to Stamford Bridge this summer.

'It gives us that stability and security that we want to have with such a young player.'

Gary Cahill is in the best moment of his career and as vice-captain of England he will always behave well.

Loic Remy is a contender to make his Chelsea debut tomorrow against Swansea.

'I analysed the transfer situation early on, and after that my club did an amazing job getting the right players.'

the Remy purchase was in reaction to the unexpected departure of Fernando Torres.

'In terms of income and the players we bought, my club did a magnificent job.'

GavRedKing

Torres unexpected departure :pac:

Thats a new one, I thought the club was actively looking to off load but suitors werent exactly lining up around the block.

peteeeed

GavRedKing wrote: »

Torres unexpected departure :pac:

Thats a new one, I thought the club was actively looking to off load but suitors werent exactly lining up around the block.

to be fair we don't know if it was delivered with a straight face

GavRedKing

peteeeed wrote: »

to be fair we don't know if it was delivered with a straight face

Well hes gone for 2 years now regardless. Sure we went and got Remy before we sold Torres so it cant have been to much of a surprise :pac:

hullaballoo

Is the match not on tv? This siht has the potential to ruin a man's weekend. I'm not going to be able to avail of an alternative today either.

I'll be writing an angry letter. :mad:

peteeeed

hullaballoo wrote: »

Is the match not on tv? This siht has the potential to ruin a man's weekend. I'm not going to be able to avail of an alternative today either.

I'll be writing an angry letter. :mad:

Southampton v Newcastle , some smart people at setanta

duploelabs

peteeeed wrote: »

Southampton v Newcastle , some smart people at setanta

mid table no-pointer

RichT

Meanwhile in Norf Landan..........

duploelabs

think i just got a little sick in my mouth

GavRedKing

Ill get over Frank getting a winner as long as we win ourselves. :pac:

GavRedKing

peteeeed wrote: »

Southampton v Newcastle , some smart people at setanta

I think when the fixtures came out nobody could predict after 3 games both ourselves and Swansea would be on 9 points, not Swansea anyway.

GavRedKing

Lampard starts :eek:

Last min O.G. please Frank.

weiland79

GavRedKing wrote: »

Lampard starts :eek:

Last min O.G. please Frank.

My old man is a city supporter and is lapping up my horror at the moment.

greendom

weiland79 wrote: »

My old man is a city supporter and is lapping up my horror at the moment.

Hopefully you'll be lapping up his in a couple of hours

kev1.3s

I know it's probably better for an arsenal win here today but I'm being fierce short sighted and couldn't bear the gunner fan's I know gloating about beating city. So I'm hoping for a draw.

peteeeed

Can they both lose?

kev1.3s

peteeeed wrote: »

Can they both lose?

There both losers in my book anyway.

IP freely

It actually makes me a bit sad watching Frank Lampard today. As a Chelsea fan seeing him playing for a title rival, although not much we could do about that, but also because he is playing poorly so far, a shadow of his former self.

peteeeed

IP freely wrote: »

It actually makes me a bit sad watching Frank Lampard today. As a Chelsea fan seeing him playing for a title rival, although not much we could do about that, but also because he is playing poorly so far, a shadow of his former self.

Yeah but just remember it when fabregas plays against arsenal , lampard has said he won't play against Chelsea

weiland79

peteeeed wrote: »

Yeah but just remember it when fabregas plays against arsenal , lampard has said he won't play against Chelsea

Would he not be obliged to play under the terms of contract, or did he have something written in?

Killinator

weiland79 wrote: »

Would he not be obliged to play under the terms of contract, or did he have something written in?

Pelligrini couldn't trust him to play against us.
Not anything deliberate on Lamps side but you couldn't trust his heart would be in it,
Every Chelsea game so far the fans still chant 'Super Frank'
His spell at City will be quickly forgotten.

peteeeed

team Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa.

peteeeed

subs Cech, Filipe Luis, Zouma, Ramires, Salah, Remy, Willian.

kev1.3s

peteeeed wrote: »

team Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa.

That'll do.

GavRedKing

Very happy with that team anyway.

kev1.3s

1-1 at the Emirates.

Lukker-

GavRedKing wrote: »

Very happy with that team anyway.

Aye, strongest team we have IMO. That bench is ridiculous.

GavRedKing

City losing.....if we win itll be a good weekend.

the_monkey

Ah **** off Arsenal ..... Joke always winning games they have no business winning ....

the_monkey

GavRedKing wrote: »

City losing.....if we win itll be a good weekend.

What ya mean ?
Arsenal a much bigger threat in my opinion ....

They have the "jammy undeserved winning bs " factor ....