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Player Focus: Can Hazard Rank Among the Greatest in the World?

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jan 15 2014 15:07
Player Focus: Can Hazard Rank Among the Greatest in the World? With men behind the ball and visitors Chelsea struggling to carve out many clear cut opportunities, Steve Bruce may have been confident of another clean sheet at the KC Stadium as the sides approached the hour mark on Saturday. It took some tidy build up play for the Blues to finally break the deadl...
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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Bets

by Tancredi Palmeri at Friday, Jan 10 2014 17:48
WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Best Bets It's a fixture list this weekend, with almost all of Europe's big clubs playing away from home. The result is many intriguing sets of odds with chances of success. Most interesting of all is the mother of all tests for Atlético Madrid against Barcelona.LIKELY BETSVillarreal vs Real Socieda...
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Player Focus: Is Juan Mata a Mourinho Player?

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Jan 6 2014 14:53
Player Focus: Is Juan Mata a Mourinho Player? Juan Mata, it seems generally agreed, is not a Mourinho type of player. That is all but self-evident: why else, after all, would the player who was Chelsea’s player of the year in each of the last two seasons find himself so on the periphery? It’s true that he has made 11 Premier League ...
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Match Report: Individual Quality Shines Through for Chelsea

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Dec 30 2013 09:00
Match Report: Individual Quality Shines Through for Chelsea Following Arsenal's win at Newcastle, this was a game that neither team could afford to lose. Both Chelsea and Liverpool harbour title aspirations after their starts to the campaign and with Manchester City and Everton both also securing victory over the weekend, 3 points was essential. While fans h...
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Player Focus: Branislav Ivanovic - The Right Choice for Chelsea

by Jenny Brown at Monday, Dec 23 2013 16:48
Player Focus: Branislav Ivanovic - The Right Choice for Chelsea When Branislav Ivanovic first arrived at Chelsea, he spent a good deal of time on the outside looking in. The outside being a comfortable spot on the bench.Luckily, the Serb had Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko for company; a friend, a translator, and someone who convinced him that if he was patient and ...
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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

by Tancredi Palmeri at Friday, Dec 20 2013 16:13
WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips The drama of the clash of the titans in London as Arsenal host Chelsea and the glamour of the Derby della Madonnina steal the limelight for the betting tips this weekend. Don't overlook PSG's match either, as it could be one of the very few games where they will struggle at the Parc des Princs.LIKEL...
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Player Focus: John Terry - Time to Come Out of International Retirement

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Dec 16 2013 17:50
Player Focus: John Terry - Time to Come Out of International Retirement The moment England were paired with Uruguay, Italy and Costa Rica in Group D at next summer’s World Cup, the nation entertained the thought of departing Brazil before the knockout stages. The Three Lions crashed out to the Azzurri on penalties at Euro 2012, while Uruguay boast arguably the mos...
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Match Report: Shaw Impressive Despite Saints' Loss To Chelsea

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Dec 2 2013 09:00
Match Report: Shaw Impressive Despite Saints' Loss To Chelsea “No. No. I don't want Portuguese players. I always had them but, at this moment, it's enough,” Chelsea manager José Mourinho said when asked if he's keen on signing Fabio Coentrão in January. The duo worked together at Real Madrid and the left-back has been linked with a mo...
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Player Focus: Oscar's Winning Performances Deserve Credit

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Nov 27 2013 10:47
Player Focus: Oscar's Winning Performances Deserve Credit You have to feel slightly for Oscar. Barely has the Brazilian put a foot wrong since moving to London from Internacional 16 months ago, and yet the vast majority of any focus surrounding the Chelsea 'number 10' role has been on Juan Mata's astonishing absence rather than Oscar's presence. It is much...
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Match Report: Azpilicueta Deserving of a Starting Berth in Chelsea XI

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Nov 11 2013 09:00
Match Report: Azpilicueta Deserving of a Starting Berth in Chelsea XI For the second successive game, Chelsea manager José Mourinho fielded César Azpilicueta at left-back. The Spaniard, predominantly a right-back, impressed in the role, regardless of the need to continuously cut onto his right foot when attacking the opposition on the left flank. Many a ...
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