Monday, 10 June 2013

VIDEO: OSCAR GOAL BRAZIL vs FRANCE


Nice goal by Oscar, he now has 6 goals and 6 assists for Brazil in 17 appearances. What a genius!

Saturday, 8 June 2013

Jose Mourinho decides De Bruyne won't go on loan

De Bruyne, the 21-year-old Belgium winger was signed during the January Transfer window 2011/12 season by Chelsea and immediately loaned back to his club Genk. He spent the just completed season at Werder Bremen where he completed his campaign with 10 goals and 9 assists.
Despite his awesome debut campaign in the Bundesliga, coupled with terrific international performances for Belgium, De Bruyne's Chelsea future has been in doubt but a quote from Bayern Leverkusen GM seems to have cleared the doubt.
Chelsea and Jose Mourinho have at a meeting where we clearly understand that Kevin for the new season to Chelsea returns. Chelsea will definitely no longer lend the player - at any club The thing is through - unfortunately.. It was no longer possible for us to be coupled to a transfer with Andre Schurrle.
-Bayer Leverkusen GM Michael Reschke. Source: Express via Sportschau

 Kevin De Bruyne is going to get his chance as Jose Mourinho has belief in him. The Special one is keeping his promise that the club won't spend unnecessary millions on transfers but improve the players available. I honestly don't know where this leaves us regarding Andre Schurrle but I personally won't mind us dropping the chase for him to strengthen other areas in the team. 



Lukaku hints at Chelsea Stay?

Romelu Lukaku supposedly held talks with Jose Mourinho following Belgium's 2-1 win against Serbia, scroll down to see the quote from him.


I always said my ambition was to play for Chelsea, and now I will go back to Stamford Bridge and try and play even more games than I did at West Brom. If I can score a few early on, it can turn into a really good season for me.

I have had a good conversation with Jose Mourinho, and I know it's up to me to show I'm worth a place. It is the World Cup next year, and I need to be playing. But if I don't get in the Chelsea team often enough, then I won't deserve to be in the national squad.

I am not afraid of that. I am determined to succeed with Chelsea next season. I want to prove myself. People will compare me with Didier Drogba, and he was always my hero. But I am my own man, and I want to be known for what I do.
So, this is purely good news for those of us hoping for Lukaku's stay because it looks like "The Special One" has some faith in him even though this doesn't mean the chase for a new striker ends(Cavani on your mind). Romelu Lukaku loves Chelsea and its always a pleasure seeing players like him succeed at the Bridge. I don't know if this means something good for Kevin De Bruyne who was great for Belgium last night,all the same start hoping for better times. KTBFFH!

Thursday, 6 June 2013

Potential CFC player: Andre Schurrle

Andre Schurrle is highly-rated, at just 20 years of age he made his international debut , and at 21 the German started the quarter-final match at Euro 2012 for a star-studded German team. This season, he has helped Leverkusen to a third placed finish in the Bundesliga, finishing only one point behind Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund. He was heavily involved for Leverkusen, starting 34 league games, scoring 11 and setting up seven of his side's 65 goals, as can be seen on his Espn Profile.

An added goal threat from wide, could that be what Chelsea are so attracted by? Potentially. Eleven goals is a decent tally, but his approach for Leverkusen has been rather similar to that of Gareth Bale at Tottenham, regularly coming infield to find shooting positions at every opportunity. He had more shots (122) than any other player in the German top flight in 2012/13, he also had the most shots off target (46).
A 9.0% conversion rate leaves a lot to be desired but, like Gareth Bale, a huge proportion come from long distance (55.7%). His goal in the 2-0 win over Schalke back in November showed exactly what he is capable of. Picking up the ball on the left side after a Schalke attack, just inside the opposition half, Schurrle darted in onto his right foot, taking advantage of the space created by the runs of Stefan Kiessling and Gonzalo Castro, before firing an unstoppable drive into the top corner. Of all 898 goals in the Bundesliga this season, only two were from further out than that strike. 

 Only Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery (240) attempted to dribble past an opponent more times than Schurrle (194). Despite playing a shorter season in Germany than England, his tally was a full 66 more than any Chelsea player, with Eden Hazard (128) leading the side. 

Schurrle has the quality to improve most sides and the potential to go on to be something great. It could well be a great match up, and will give the brilliant attacking midfield trio at Stamford Bridge greater competition than Victor Moses and Marko Marin have provided. 

Signing Schurrle will be improving our strength in a position we have a real gem in Eden Hazard but I don't think there's anything wrong in giving the lad some competition and help him improve. It can also mean Chelsea can move on if Eden gets injured without fear unlike last season.

Andre Schurrle, to sign or not to sign? What do you think?  

Hulk to be Jose's first Chelsea signing?

Hulk is being lined up to be Jose Mourinho’s first major signing since returning to the Chelsea from Real Madrid this summer, according to The Mirror.
Mourinho reportedly admires the versatility of the 26-year-old as he can play through the middle or on the left of the attack.  
Hulk, who has earned 21 caps and scored seven goals for the Seleção,is being touted as a possible replacement for misfiring striker Fernando Torres by the media.
Zenith Petersburg are also said to be ready to cut their losses on the Brazil international after paying a reported £40 million for him only last summer. Hulk has faced a difficult first season at Zenit with many fans booing him, alleged racist chants, a reported bust up with coach, Luciano Spalletti and his high wages supposedly causing dressing room friction.
Chelsea were thought to have tried to sign Hulk last summer from previous club Porto, but a move never materialised before Hulk's transfer to Russia. 
Hulk has not lived up to expectation in the Russian league so I don't know why we should be after him but If "The Special One" wants him...
What do you think? Will Hulk come good for Chelsea?


Saturday, 1 June 2013

Transfer Target: Daniele De Rossi.

Numerous reports have been suggesting that our next manager (You know who) wants 29 year old Italian midfielder,De Rossi on the roster for next season.


Many of you might have heard his name before(He scored in 2006 World-Cup penalty shootout for Italy) but not everyone knows who he really is. As he's a much rumoured target we need to find out what Daniele De Rossi will bring to our team.


De Rossi has played in both defensive and attacking midfield roles in his career. He's good at winning the ball in the midfield,a tough tackler. De Rossi is a consistent performer but he does not score many goals. In 25 appearances in the Serie A 2012/2013 season,he took 22 shots but did not find the net once though he created 3 goals. De Rossi is a decent long-range shooter of the ball too.


Signing De Rossi will be against the club's new policy of signing young players as he's already 29 years-old but could provide an immediate solution in the midfield and help fill the void Michael Ballack left. A major hindrance to this transfer can be Chelsea's lack of italians in the squad. The "Special One" knows best. Like they always say,class is permanent but form is temporary.


Will you like De Rossi at Chelsea?
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