Tag: Didier Drogba
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Drogba praises, Mourinho unhappy at Chelsea attacker
Didier Drogba has praised Eden Hazard for his unselfish play during Chelsea’s 6-0 win over Maribor, but boss Jose Mourinho has expressed his unhappiness. Drogba returned to Champions League football with Chelsea by scoring a penalty in the 6-0 win on Tuesday night and he has personally thanked usual spot kick taker Hazard for allowing…
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Drogba to mentor Hazard’s rise at Chelsea
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is happy with his role as mentor to Eden Hazard and hopes to help the Belgian to become one of the club’s greatest players. Hazard has been hitting the highs at Chelsea in recent seasons, having become a key figure in Jose Mourinho’s side and the Portuguese boss is confident that…
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Chelsea Blog: Three away from domination!
Chelsea already look like the team to beat in this year’s Premier League title race. On paper, the team looks the strongest both in depth and balance. But how far away is this Chelsea team from dominating? In my opinion, not too far away. My belief is Chelsea are only three players shy of dominating…
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Top five moments from the Weekend in Europe
Football Express News takes a look at the top five moments from the weekend in European football. No.1: The return of the Camp Nou Black Cat Barcelona’s opening La Liga game of the season was a relatively easy one for the Catalan side and the game started with a comical showing from the Camp Nou’s…
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Chelsea Blog: The weakness remains!
Watching Chelsea last season was like watching a blunt arrow flying through the air… Looks great, but causes little damage. With the acquisitions of Didier Drogba (free transfer) and Diago Costa (£32m), hopes are that Chelsea would turn their blunt arrow into a mighty spearhead. But after watching the Pensioners’ pre-season effort, I cant help…
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Chelsea Blog: Will Chelsea live up to expectations?
With the start of the Premier League looming, Chelsea appear favourites to reclaim the title. Just like they were 12 months ago… This time last year, it was believed that the return of Jose Mourinho would inspire the Blues to win their first league title since the 2009/2010 season. That prediction turned out to…
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Chelsea Blog: How to solve a problem like Torres?
After signing from Liverpool for a record £50m fee on transfer deadline day in January 2011, Fernando Torres is still giving his Chelsea employees a huge headache and the Chelsea faithful an even bigger one. Since 2011, Chelsea have had Carlo Ancelotti, André Villas-Boas, Roberto Di Matteo, Rafael Benitez and José Mourinho at the…
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Wolfsburg offer £22m for Chelsea outcast
Wolfsburg will this week bid £22million for Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, according to fresh reports in the German media. Bild claims the Belgium international does not feature in the plans of Blues manager Jose Mourinho and there is a growing belief in the corridors of power at the Bundesliga club that a deal can be…
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BLOG: Mourinho’s strategic plan for European victory
It is no secret that Chelsea’s charismatic coach Jose Mourinho returned to his former post in west London last summer for one reason and one reason alone and that was to do the very thing he failed to do first time around – win the Champions League with Chelsea. He called it his “unfinished business.”…
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Chelsea legend Drogba hours away from signing deal
Chelsea icon Didier Drogba is likely to announce his emotional return to Stamford Bridge by tonight, Football Express News understands. A source close to the club told FEN the eagerly-anticipated deal is close to completion and the veteran striker is expected to make a decision in the next two hours. He will then announce his…
