No Rift at Chelsea, and Football to be played

Already posted parts of it in the Chelsea thread, however:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6899379.stm

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that he
and club owner Roman Abramovich held clear-the-air talks at Stamford
Bridge last week.

A rift between the pair overshadowed Chelsea's efforts last season.

But speaking in Los Angeles, Mourinho said: "It was a long and enjoyable meeting. I was more than delighted. The air is clear and there's no problem."

So for those who still aren't convinved that we'll be improving next season, this little quote by Jose may convince you:

"I want to go back to wingers and play attacking football," Mourinho explained. "The objective of having players like Robben, Cole, Malouda and Kalou is because we want to give width to our game, to give speed, to give creativity.

"I want to go back to wingers and play attacking football"

So that looks very good, it also gets better with this as well:

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=476902&CPID=8&clid=8&lid=&title=Jose+confident+over+trio

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is confident Frank Lampard, John Terry and Arjen Robben will stay at the club.

If Robben is staying...that could mean SWP is going?

The thing is unless he is willing to play on the left I don't know if we need him. I think I'd prefer Faubert on the right.

Well as we're going back to 4-3-3 then there is a need for 4 wingers, but no-one particularly enjoys being a backup (bar Winston Bogarde), so he might be on his way out. If not now, then maybe in Jan barring any injuries.

Have not got a kalou wrote:
"I want to go back to wingers and play attacking football," Mourinho explained. "The objective of having players like Robben, Cole, Malouda and Kalou is because we want to give width to our game, to give speed, to give creativity.

No mention of SWP. On his way out, me thinks.

the thing is im not sure if robben wants to be part of a 4 man rotation and they havent agreed terms so here's hoping he goes to madrid

Mexicanbecks wrote:the thing is im not sure if robben wants to be part of a 4 man rotation and they havent agreed terms so here's hoping he goes to madrid

hands off robben Madrid!
SWp though.... you are welcome, 15M sound good?

Its nice to hear Mourinho wanting Chelsea to go back to playing attacking attractive football.

also Is it possible to play 4-4-2 ?

If they want attractive football then don't play Ballack, simple as that really

ih8gerrard wrote:

Mexicanbecks wrote:the thing is im not sure if robben wants to be part of a 4 man rotation and they havent agreed terms so here's hoping he goes to madrid

hands off robben Madrid!
SWp though.... you are welcome, 15M sound good?

no, its robben or no one. come on, we will even throw dudek in there

Luis wrote:If they want attractive football then don't play Ballack, simple as that really

I think you typed ballack instead of fat useless bastard luis

COTR wrote:

Luis wrote:If they want attractive football then don't play Ballack, simple as that really

I think you typed ballack instead of fat useless bastard luis

At least lumplard scores, playing ballack and lampard together doesn't work and playing ballack means less creation from the wings

Luis wrote:

COTR wrote:

Luis wrote:If they want attractive football then don't play Ballack, simple as that really

I think you typed ballack instead of fat useless bastard luis

At least lumplard scores, playing ballack and lampard together doesn't work and playing ballack means less creation from the wings

if you play ballack instead of lump though luis it means the wingers will actually recieve the ball every now and again

but we've been saying this stuff for ages and flump is going to be in chelsea's team whether the fans like it or not next year which provides the rest of the league with hope. you can only imagine how good they would be with a deco pulling the strings instead of a flump

COTR wrote:

Luis wrote:

COTR wrote:

Luis wrote:If they want attractive football then don't play Ballack, simple as that really

I think you typed ballack instead of fat useless bastard luis

At least lumplard scores, playing ballack and lampard together doesn't work and playing ballack means less creation from the wings

if you play ballack instead of lump though luis it means the wingers will actually recieve the ball every now and again

but we've been saying this stuff for ages and flump is going to be in chelsea's team whether the fans like it or not next year which provides the rest of the league with hope. you can only imagine how good they would be with a deco pulling the strings instead of a flump

The fat fat f@ck had a great season when Chelsea were using wingers too. I think in both the 04/05 and 05/06 season when Chelsea were by far the best team in the league. When Chelsea changed the fat fat f@ck played $h!t.

However I will go with the "Get rid of the fat c**t"

He wants to go back to playing attacking Football? Must be talking about his time at porto

Good to see Jose talking about playing attacking football. Still no word coming out of the Camp Nou from Rijkaard about teaching his players how to defend properly.

S4P2 wrote:Good to see Jose talking about playing attacking football. Still no word coming out of the Camp Nou from Rijkaard about teaching his players how to defend properly.

It'll be a surprise. You'll only realise what's happened when Gabi Milito has kept Drogba in his pocket all game long, and Puyol keeps getting "fouled" by Shevchenko

We shall have to wait and see if there is any substance behind the statement, its about bloody time i say, for all the creativity in the team and money thats been made available, you would expect to watch more attractive / attacking brand of football.

this could be the new formation

i see no problems for ballack, there a lot more problems with sheva, because there will only 1 real striker playing

----------essien

----ballack-----flumps

robben/malouda----------cole/malouda

----------drogba

subs:
malouda
sheva
pizarro
etc.

Deisler wrote:this could be the new formation

i see no problems for ballack, there a lot more problems with sheva, because there will only 1 real striker playing

----------essien

----ballack-----flumps

robben/malouda----------cole/malouda

----------drogba

subs:
malouda
sheva
pizarro
etc.

Thats surprisingly a really good point. Will Sheva be happy playing second fiddle to the Drogs?

Or could he try his work on the wings, and its not exactly like he's got the pace to beat a fullback and whip in a nice cross. Deary me, what a conundrum

Luis wrote:If they want attractive football then don't play Ballack, simple as that really

or Lampard

Luis wrote:If they want attractive football then don't play Ballack, simple as that really

What nonsense. If Ballack is the 'obstacle' in this respect, why is he the strategic mastermind of a very attacking German national team? Why was he the focal point of a very attacking Leverkusen team that reached the CL final a few years ago, against all odds?

He really should have moved to Spain.

blutgraetsche wrote:

Luis wrote:If they want attractive football then don't play Ballack, simple as that really

What nonsense. If Ballack is the 'obstacle' in this respect, why is he the strategic mastermind of a very attacking German national team? Why was he the focal point of a very attacking Leverkusen team that reached the CL final a few years ago, against all odds?

He really should have moved to Spain.

Me>>Ballack

You = no pubic hair

blutgraetsche wrote:You = no pubic hair

Me>>you

Ballack is not untouchable, says Mourinho

Jose Mourinho has followed up public confirmation that his rift with the Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is repaired by suggesting that one of the club's most eye-catching signings, Michael Ballack, will no longer be considered "untouchable" when the season begins next month.

The 30-year-old is missing his club's pre-season tour of the United States, which began with a 2-1 win over Club America on Saturday, as he continues his rehabilitation having twice undergone surgery on an ankle problem sustained towards the end of last season. Indeed, Mourinho had been frustrated to learn that the German had had the first of those operations during the run-in and has made it clear that the player starts "from zero" when he returns to training.

"You asked me about Ballack? What I can say is that he's a player I like," said Mourinho. "I like him very much. But his life is not easy. Like [for] the other people, life is not easy. We have a lot of good players. I'm not the kind of coach that gives places to people just because they are faces or names.

"Everybody with me has to fight for his place. But I think they have a difficult task because the squad is really good. But Ballack is injured so when he comes back he will start from zero and will face some of the other boys already in top condition and playing football, so I don't think it will be easy for him."


so Jose's Untouchables

Michael Essien
Frank Lampard
John Terry
Ricardo Carvalho
Ashley Cole
Didier Drogba
Petr Cech

Unfortunately, I think that Ballack will stay and fight for his starting place. He should have never moved there, serves him right for being too greedy though.

why is fat flumps fatard frank untouchable

i thought he is not looking to faces and names

drop this guy

lol ashley cole untouchable

a german captain and the top earner will not end on the bench

FACT