BlueLion.

What is fresh about Villas-Boas is he takes no prisoners. Yes, he has a kind demeanour, but the fact he has cancelled a pre-season match, delayed the start of pre-season training and is giving everyone an opportunity to play for their place during our Asia tour is very, very refreshing indeed.

There will never be a better goalkeeper for this club than Cech... nor one that has shown more loyalty.

Correct. He started out as a LW but was moved to LB.

Marca will probably say the source was tea leaves or something.

I don't think its fair to comment on people's English, let us not forget we're not all as fluent as each other! I know it can be hard to read sometimes, but just grin and bear it - I don't want to discriminate people by their ability to speak the language because its harsh. I wouldn't be able to go on a Lyon forum and speak word-perfect French but I would try my best for example.

It annoys me when we have two identical threads that differ only in name...

They look like Il Divo.

Yeah that's what I meant :champions: I don't know which games I've been watching either lmao! My point is Mourinho uses wings and a central striker, and Benzema never plays out wide unless he's coming on as a sub to fill a gap for 15-20 mins.

No sound on the official site stream.

LOOOL a new form of journalism - no quotes, just insinuation from haircuts Classic!

So they want the same amount we paid for Cech?

There's red on your national flag and on your club crest because of its historic importance to Chelsea FC... wear the red with pride.

The Stamford Bernebeu?

Benzema cannot play on the wing. And I don't know which Real games you've been watching as Mourinho always plays Ronaldo right, di Maria left and either Higuain or Adebayor down the middle.

A superb read, I'll put it on the main site asap!

It's time for him to move on. Mikel and Ramires do his jobs... better than him as well.

Cheers mate. I do have my moments :champions:

Maybe so that on the morning of his Maths exam, he doesn't get mugged by a load of angry Anderlecht fans, or, even worse, British journalists.

Talking of Belletti, he's announced his retirement: http://blogdobelletti.blogspot.com/

Someone's after a job...

Friggin love that shirt!

A flipflop in the Porto dressing room.

I already suggested we might have signed him since he wanted his future sorted out before his exams started. Maybe he was waiting for them to finish before announcing it?

This thread is now for the Portsmouth game!

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