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Erm, what's Mancini gotta do with this thread here?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10t2uy_mascherano-expulsado_sport#.UberoFfxySz What an idiot!

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This was tweeted on 7th June. Google translate... This was then reported in sites like the Guardian, ESPN... http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jun/07/edinson-cavani-napoli-chelsea http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/210829.html

No offence but once again, I think you're being too generous with the ratings and it doesn't actually reflect the actual performances of those players during the season if you compare it with others. And also, think you could do without the pictures. Stretches the page unnecessarily and they look creepy.

After the Belgium v Serbia game last Friday...

Eden. Easy. Thorgan with the cap looks like an innocent child.

Eden with Thorgan at the Belgium NT party(?)...

http://www.football-espana.net/31682/%E2%80%98mourinho-wanted-me-back-chelsea%E2%80%99

And here's the Google translated L'Equipe article to go along with that. http://www.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lequipe.fr%2FFootball%2FActualites%2FCavani-proche-de-chelsea%2F377830%26q%3DL%2527equipe%2BChelsea%2BCavani%26sa%3DX%26ei%3Dl223UbzMK_OP7AbC2YGIBw%26ved%3D0CBoQFjAB

If we fail to sign Cavani, we will get another ST. Our strike force now just simply doesn't cut it. It's not enough and we need better. Lukaku is good but not great, yet. Has done well but still got plenty to improve. Ba is good but not the top class ST we need to win the major trophies. And Torres is well...Torres. Also, don't see Schurrle as a ST at all. He may have played there for Mainz but I believe it has been ages since he played a ST upfront. And with his bamboo-esque figure, don't think he would fit in well playing as ST in the Premier League, assuming if he does join us.

Not only Jason Cundy actually, Ben Andrews is horrible as well. And I can't remember who it was but the guy that did the commentary with Ben Andrews for the PL Man United away game sounded atrocious! I remembered someone called into Chelsea TV before and complained about the commentary, though it was done constructively. A shame it wasn't a plain old rant. Think if they want to have better quality commentary, they should use Gary Taphouse and Pat Nevin. So much better than the others.

The £150,000 per week is probably supposed to be in Euros as opposed to pounds. A mistake perhaps.

Think that was his agent that said it. Lewandowki only said he wants to move to the club of 'his dream club'. Don't recall him specifically naming one club.

José Mourinho relishes return to Chelsea and beloved Premier League José Mourinho: calm, humble, relaxed and now 'the Happy One' New era, but same old Jose! Don't be fooled by the quiet start, Mourinho is back at Chelsea ready for a scrap

Yes. He spoke about it after the press conference to the newspaper journalists.

TBF, thought that was a decent question by a Portuguese journalist. He just wanted to get Mourinho's thoughts on not having a countryman as his player this time around especially when he has always got at least 1 wherever Jose has been in his career. This is exactly what pisses me off! Mourinho spoke nothing about Mata and only about Torres in there and yet somehow the journalist managed to drag Mata into the frame. The article says there were rumours Jose wants to sell Mata off to rebuild a team in his image. Define 'a team in his image'. If the media is going by the stereotypical opinion that Mourinho wants to build a team on strength by being physical and forceful like last time, then they should just bloody report Mourinho wants to sell Oscar, Hazard, Moses, Marin etc because they are all short, lightweight and not physical! Absolutely pathetic!!

Mourinho on Torres (and among others in the link below)... http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jun/10/jose-mourinho-chelsea-manager1

Me too. Agree to disagree then, till something about it happens again that one of us doesn't like.

You know, I'm starting to question if this Mourinho is an imposter. Just look and feel so different completely from the last time. He's just so calm, somewhat restrained and suddenly getting into the idea of developing young talents.

Aware of that but said it's the feeling that people seem to transmit across like Marin has done something bad. Said 'if'...

Yes I realized that and I did acknowledge that point in the post. Having the numbers and options are also important and that has been the preference of Jose. And mind you, Eto'o was hardly brilliant in anyway or even Balotelli when they played out wide but Jose got them to do the necessary job effectively when needed. Ba can do that if needed. That was my point. You're making it sound like it's totally difficult or even near impossible to have 3 STs when it won't be a big problem. Won't go into it again but already made my point clear and benefits of having 3 STs.

But there is this... Anyway, true or not the quote, it's the fact anyway about KPB changing his haircuts more times than he scored last season.