Sunday, January 22, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Abramovich adds another pawn to his chessboard
There seems no stopping Andre Villas-Boas and
his rebuilding plans at Chelsea, as the arrival of Gary Cahill is
likely to be the first of many through the revolving door.
However, the manager's policy of squad rotation and the disposal of several experienced heads from the team has made for an uncertain state of affairs - almost as much so as David Luiz's defending.
However, the manager's policy of squad rotation and the disposal of several experienced heads from the team has made for an uncertain state of affairs - almost as much so as David Luiz's defending.
The ruthless style exhibited by the
34-year-old gaffer sees the Brazilian stopper likely to become the
sacrificial lamb, while Frank Lampard remains in the cold despite his
recent goalscoring form.
But chairman Roman Abramovich has come up with a solution - treat the game as a chess board!
Enter Ashley Cole as the queen, John Terry as the king and an unhappy Lampard as a ... rook? Told you it was confusing - and that's not even taking into account the conundrum involving Didier Drogba or Fernando Torres.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Pepe's madness hits Mourinho where it hurts
Pepe was the villain for Jose Mourinho
as his play-acting and perseverance in his attempts to injure Lionel
Messi only hampered Real Madrid's chances of retaining the Copa del Rey,
as they went down 2-1 to Barcelona in the quarter-final first leg.
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AC Milan bring back the wrong Merkel
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi will recognise the name of his side's latest signing, but will be relieved it is Alexander Merkel and not Angela coming to bail him and his team out.
The former Italian prime minister had economic problems in his political career, which were addressed and aided by the German chancellor.
On this occasion, however, a 19-year-old playmaker has been drafted back to the Giuseppe Meazza on a loan deal to help with a crisis on the pitch.
Merkel will act as much-needed midfield cover for injured pair Gennaro Gattuso and Alberto Aquilani, and may find himself featuring for the Scudetto holders regularly as Kevin Prince-Boateng has also picked up a knock.
Unlucky Angela, there's always the summer transfer window ...
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The former Italian prime minister had economic problems in his political career, which were addressed and aided by the German chancellor.
On this occasion, however, a 19-year-old playmaker has been drafted back to the Giuseppe Meazza on a loan deal to help with a crisis on the pitch.
Merkel will act as much-needed midfield cover for injured pair Gennaro Gattuso and Alberto Aquilani, and may find himself featuring for the Scudetto holders regularly as Kevin Prince-Boateng has also picked up a knock.
Unlucky Angela, there's always the summer transfer window ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Guardiola's jar of players bordering on empty
There must be another attacker in there somewhere... somewhere...
Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola might have
scooped up the Coach of the Year award at the 2011 Fifa Ballon d'Or Gala
in Zurich last week, but the Catalan trainer has little reason for
optimism at the moment.
After previous injuries to Ibrahim Afellay and David Villa, the Blaugrana also lost Pedro and Andreu Fontas due to various physical problems last week.
Additionally, Brazilian full-back Maxwell left the club for Paris Saint-Germain earlier in the week, while Seydou Keita has been included in Mali's 2012 Afcon squad.
This has left Guardiola with selection problems ahead of Sunday's away game against Betis and the 40-year-old has to dig deep to find 11 players...
After previous injuries to Ibrahim Afellay and David Villa, the Blaugrana also lost Pedro and Andreu Fontas due to various physical problems last week.
Additionally, Brazilian full-back Maxwell left the club for Paris Saint-Germain earlier in the week, while Seydou Keita has been included in Mali's 2012 Afcon squad.
This has left Guardiola with selection problems ahead of Sunday's away game against Betis and the 40-year-old has to dig deep to find 11 players...
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Barbara sticks with Pato & boots Tevez
It seemed like the transfer saga that would never end.
Will Carlos Tevez finally get his wish and swap Manchester City for AC Milan? Will Paris Saint-Germain get their trophy-signing and bring Alexandre Pato to Parc des Princes?
It appeared salvation had finally arrived on
Thursday.
Reports emerged that PSG had agreed a fee for Pato and the
Italian champions had already lined up a ready-made replacement in the
form of Tevez.
But then it all fell apart. Pato announced that he had no intention of leaving his 'home' in Milan, and any move Massimiliano Allegri would make for Tevez had stalled.
The powers that be stepped in. Barbara Berlusconi, AC Milan board member and the daughter of Italy's mercurial politician, put the kibosh on any deal, unwilling to lose her boyfriend to Tevez, a less aesthetically pleasing alternative.
I guess we have her to blame for an inevitable 18 further days of speculation ...
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