Mourinho

Mourinho reunited with Drogba as Ballack bows out… but will Dzeko and Jovetic be joining £20m new boy Schurrle at Chelsea?

Jose Mourinho could be forgiven for feeling slightly nostalgic on Wednesday night. In a week when the Special One confirmed his return to Chelsea six years after his acrimonious departure, reminders of heady days gone by surrounded the 50-year-old. Mourinho took time out from his whirlwind week to manage a star-studded World XI in former Blues midfielder Michael Ballack’s testimonial at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany. If Mourinho…

June 6, 2013
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Higuain: Mourinho is the difference

Real Madrid’s Gonzalo Higuain thinks Jose Mourinho’s motivational skills will be key to beating Barcelona in the sides’ Copa del Rey quarter-fin The coach led Real to victory over the Catalans in the final of last season’s edition of the competition. But Mourinho has come off second best overall to Pep Guardiola’s men, losing two out of three league meetings against Barca, as well as seeing his side edged out…

January 18, 2012
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Real Madrid Aim For La Liga Revival

Stuttering Real Madrid will hope the comforts of home can help get their La Liga campaign back on track this weekend. The La Liga giants host Rayo Vallecano, while at the Nou Camp Barcelona meet Atletico Madrid and their red-hot striker Radamel Falcao. Real Madrid started their season in impressive fashion, netting 10 goals in victories over Real Zaragoza and Getafe, but in the last two rounds Jose Mourinho’s men…

September 22, 2011
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Chelsea and Manchester United To Meet Again In Champions League

What A Friend and what a foe. On the day Sir Alex Ferguson watched his horse run the race of its life to finish fourth in the Gold Cup, his Manchester United side were drawn against familiar opposition in the hunt for the European Cup. Chelsea and Cheltenham were on Ferguson’s mind on Friday. Ferguson’s Manchester United versus Carlo Ancelotti’s Chelsea is more than a fixture. It is the collision…

March 19, 2011
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Ancelotti Admits Chelsea ‘Have To Improve’ In Champions League

Carlo Ancelotti has admitted there is room for improvement for his Chelsea team, particularly in front of goal, but believes they can reach the latter stages of the Champions League despite failing to impress with a stuttering scoreless draw with FC Copenhagen. The Premier League club secured a passage into Friday’s quarter-final draw 2-0 on aggregate despite missing too many chances for comfort last night, dampening any sense of satisfaction…

March 17, 2011
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Tactical Review: Ozil and Benzema movement unlock resolute Lyon

How they lined up Both sides started with variations of 4-2-3-1. This was arguably Mourinho’s strongest line-up and the one he favours most at home as Marcelo came in for Arbeloa, and Benzema started ahead of Adebayor in the changes to the side form the first leg. Lisandro ahead of Gomis and Briand for Bastos were the two changes for Lyon from the first leg. Briand played wide right, whilst…

March 17, 2011
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Injury Is ´No Drama´, Says Mourinho

Jose Mourinho has moved to play down concerns about the fitness of Cristiano Ronaldo after Real Madrid thrashed Malaga 7-0. Ronaldo claimed a hat-trick in the demolition of the La Liga strugglers at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. But the Portugal captain was forced from the field moments after notching his third goal. It was initially thought the key forward may have sustained a long-term injury, but Real coach Mourinho…

March 4, 2011
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Alex Ferguson: 84 Points Will Seal Manchester United’s 19th Title

As Manchester United prepare to try to break their club record for an unbeaten run, Sir Alex Ferguson has said he believes that 84 points will be enough for a record 19th league title. Should United avoid losing at Wolverhampton Wanderers this evening, they will take their sequence of league games without defeat past the 29 achieved by another of Ferguson’s sides, between December 1998 and October 1999. That was…

February 5, 2011
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