Scolari Press Conference

[Fulham Broadway 16,383]

To be fair he is getting on a bit now !

True , 59. Ferguson is 67 though....

[EskWeston 696]

Well if he is only here for 4 or 5 years then lets hope he can build something special for the next person to carry on with.

Personally i am quite excited by this new era under Scolari, a few more new signings in the right places and the right types of player and it could well be one hell of a season for us.

Now we just want to hear from the man himself to finally comment on all things Chelsea and hear what he has to say.

[DavidEU 2,023]

Speaking on Chelsea TV now.

His English seems average. Struggles at times and stops to think... but not too bad.

As I said, Jose and Claudio wern't great when they first came.

[bombayblue™ 55]

please post any important extracts that come in..

[DavidEU 2,023]

Most important detail:

He spoke with Frank for 15 minutes yesterday, and FL told him he wants to stay.

[bombayblue™ 55]

Super Frankie Lampard

thanks David..

Edited July 8, 2008 by bombayblue™

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Aint got Chelsea TV ,but I'm gonna watch it in a minute on SSN

[terry26 6]

i'll see it on sky later tonite most probably

but Davids post made me happy

[Milan 17,835]

nice to hear, thanks David

[DavidEU 2,023]

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Schneider (Fitness Coach) ^

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Clarke, Teixeira (Assistant), Pracadelli (GK Coach), Scolari ^

[bombayblue™ 55]

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Schneider (Fitness Coach) ^

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Clarke, Teixeira (Assistant), Pracadelli (GK Coach), Scolari ^

they look an excited lot.. thanks david

[Milan 17,835]

from teamtalk.com

"I met Frank Lampard and we spoke for 15 minutes, and after this, when we finished, I was very happy because I asked if he wants to stay and he said 'yes, I (will) stay at Chelsea'," Scolari told Chelsea TV.

[DavidEU 2,023]

Scolari says Drogba is '200% part of his future plans'.

[DavidEU 2,023]

JT will remain as Captain. Frank as vice-captain.

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

I was very impressed by him.

He also mentioned that he will wait for a few days yet to get to know the strength of the squad before he decides where he needs to add.

I laughed when asked if he reguarded himself as a "special one" as Jose described himself when he first took charge.

Scolari looked the guy straight in the eye and said......."YES"..There was a few laughs, but he continued he was special to his family and friends, nothing more.

Also mentioned that JT came to his office and knocked on the door and said...."Hello I'm John Terry", Scolari I know who you are, come on in

All in all, He put himself across very well and spoke quite clear considering he was thought not to be able to speak English.

[EskWeston 696]

Read the transcript on the CFC website, but looking forward to seeing the full thing when i get home tonight. He comes across very well. It is no suprise that we will be waiting a while for more transfers while Scolari asseses the squad, it is likely that most activity will now happen after the Pre Season tour in early August.

Great news that Lamps wants to stay and that Scolari wants to keep Drogba too.....

All in all very positive.

[Milan 17,835]

Also mentioned that JT came to his office and knocked on the door and said...."Hello I'm John Terry", Scolari I know who you are, come on in

This is not mentioned by chelseafc.com so was there something similar like this situation with JT ? something funny ?

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

This is not mentioned by chelseafc.com so was there something similar like this situation with JT ? something funny ?

The club website probably just posted up the important stuff, this remark he made was more off the cuff.

He was talking about his first day at the training ground, getting to know the players, JT came to introduce himself.

I havent seen the website content yet, but Scolari also said that a few years back he voted for JT as his player of the year, and a also Drogba 2 seasons ago and he is happy that he has both of them now as his players.