Friday, November 30, 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Farewell Robbie!
The former, Italy midfielder, who played in two FA cup winning teams, said it was an “honour” to be manager of Chelsea, with the Champions League victory a highlight.
Thank you for a memorable season.
Di Matteo, you have done so much to make Chelsea a truly global brand.
(Now Benitez takes his turn on the carousel.)
Thank you for a memorable season.
Di Matteo, you have done so much to make Chelsea a truly global brand.
(Now Benitez takes his turn on the carousel.)
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Ready for some change?
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Torres needs width
Torres may only thrive in a team that can offer patient, passing play and also offer genuine width. Di Matteo had taken him from the bench and given him more minutes on the pitch and was fully comrmitted to getting the best out of him. The fresh injection of youth and talent without any of the baggage and ego of the current squad should have restored his confidence. Torres is obtaining the services of one of the best young playmakers in the game and should have felt more comfortable with his fellow countryman. Mata also moved from the left to play behind him. He has also been too eager to show he can still contribute to the team even when he is not scoring goals, he is often seen dropping deep in search of the ball or drifting wide in order to feed teammates the ball. In these positions he will find it harder to score and should have focused on scoring goals instead of distribution. What was the club’s responsibility to revive his goal scoring prowess – regular sessions with sport psychologists or team building exercises perhaps?
Monday, November 19, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Reaction to the November slump
In order to halt Chelsea’s slump in form means a probable dropping of Fernando Torres would pursue. Yesterday’s loss at the Hawthorns mean that the Blues have just won two league points out of the last twelve.
Di Matteo should firstly ensure that we do not concede and stated that the changes in team selection will follow accordingly. He hinted at possibly sacrificing the attacking options to be more defensive.
Chelsea’s attack had a one dimensional quality as too many balls were crossed from wide areas. This is obviously not an option in the post Drogba era.
Will this slump continue against Juventus and Man City in the week ahead? Or will Di Matteo ultimately face the wrath of the wanton Abramovich?
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