Joe Cole missed much of last season through injury; and I believe along with injuries to John Terry and Petr Cech, was the reason Chelsea were beaten into second place to the Premiership title.  Cole’s imagination, showboating and unpredictability was missed by Mourinho’s team as much as the fans, as Drogba stood alone in keeping [...]

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Yesterday’s 1-0 win over Portsmouth sent Chelsea to the top of the Premiership table.  Is that where they are going to stay until next May?
Though their display was very unconvincing and Portsmouth were unlucky not to force the draw, there was an air of inevitability about a 1-0 win.  Suggestions that Morinho’s team were going [...]

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 Poor old Rafa in the press this week, complaining that everyone is against Liverpool.This on the back of the Heinze transfer saga ending in favour of Man Utd.
Well not everyone is against you Rafa, the English press have always shown favourtism toward Liverpool and i suspect always will.
How else could you explain the fact that [...]

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 Well, if week one of the premiership threw up some well anticipated excitement, week two never quite reached fever pitch. Unless of course you are a Spurs fan. The usual controversy followed Chelseas visit to Anfield and Man Utd somehow failed to score against a tactically naive City.
How refreshing for me living in Spain to [...]

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