LDN Blue 7,903 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Chelsea assistant manager Michael Emenalo believes a lack of service explains Fernando Torres' difficulty in settling at Stamford Bridge."I can say he's still adapting to the pattern of Chelsea at the moment," Emenalo told Goal.com. "This is due to the fact he's still missing the juicy passes being served to him by the likes of [Xabi] Alonso and [steven] Gerrard, but with time he will adapt."When asked why he thought so many players including Michael Essien, Florent Malouda and Jon Obi Mikel had underperformed, he replied: "High expectations from fans and management made them play the way they played, in the sense that they didn't perform as usual because they were playing under pressure."Emenalo, who admits his own future hangs in the balance following the removal of Carlo Ancelotti, insists that winning the UEFA Champions League is Chelsea's priority next season and expects Didier Drogba to stay at Stamford Bridge.http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1445307.html?cid=rssfeed&att= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted June 1, 2011 Author Share Posted June 1, 2011 To sum up..It's our fault players under performTorres misses his Liverpool team matesHis future in doubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 High expectations from Essien? What else are we supposed to have of him?And tbf, everyone is smart enough to understand why Torres hasn't done very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,367 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Emanalo was brought in because Grant recommended him from Tel Aviv. He looks decidedly bored during games, hardly bothering to watch, and I have doubts as to his usefulness, the club probably needs him like a fish needs a bicycle.However I do not beleive he made those Goal.com comments -if he did his days are numbered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Thank god it is now officially documented that plyers around Torres were piss poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterfall 893 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 With the form Torres was on, he wouldn't have scored much playing next to Xavi and Iniesta either. One would think a 50M player should be able to make his own plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- 25 - 167 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 "This is due to the fact he's still missing the juicy passes being served to him by the likes of [Xabi] Alonso and [steven] Gerrard"So idiotic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 2,275 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 'Juicy passes' what a gobshite. I hope he's next out the fucking door. What should we do then, Sign Gerrard and Alonso, so they can give 'juicy passes'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 This thread explains exactly what I mentioned in the Luka Modric thread a few minutes ago. At least there's someone within the Chelsea faithful that agrees with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodojojo 510 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 It's goal.com. Hopefully for Emenalo sake, it's a fake or highly embellished interview. If not, he comes off as very unprofessional here. Even if I agree with some of 'his' points, a representative of a big football club shouldn't be making those comments public. Assistant coaches shouldn't been seen or heard anyway. Where are all those interviews from Ferguson's assistants? They're underlings, they should stay under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldo 868 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 It's goal.com. Hopefully for Emenalo sake, it's a fake or highly embellished interview. If not, he comes off as very unprofessional here. Even if I agree with some of 'his' points, a representative of a big football club shouldn't be making those comments public. Assistant coaches shouldn't been seen or heard anyway. Where are all those interviews from Ferguson's assistants? They're underlings, they should stay under.You are talking about Chelsea, club in a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Blue 469 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Mikel under performed? Well thats just talking bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 He can talk whatever he wants. I think he's was brought as a temp assistant and that our new manager will bring his own man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 slightly misleading title ,,,he hasn't earned 2 cents it is actually more than he is worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 He's basically just said what we all know really. Shame Carlo didn't know it tho and kept leaving Benayoun on the bench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 RT @BluesChronicle: Had official confirmation from Chelsea FC that the 'interview' with Michael Emenalo on goal.com today is fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFC-Lloydy 38 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 He should never have been given the Assistant manager post and by saying this (If true) shows how bloody useless he really is! Being in Franco Zola for Assistant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodojojo 510 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Grr...how do they get away with that? I remember a recent fake translation of a Fernando Torres interview he did in Spain. Anything Goal.com should be banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- 25 - 167 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Can't find that interview anywhere on Goal.com anymore, they must have taken it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 RT @BluesChronicle: Had official confirmation from Chelsea FC that the 'interview' with Michael Emenalo on goal.com today is fake. typical goal.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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