Mourinho -wants Carvalho

[Frank Cunha]

Mourinho wants Crespo to decide one way or the other or his going to be committed to the team or will be let go, Mourinho wants to have everybody ready for the 21 July Tour of the USA

I got a feeling once the players meet Mourinho brazilian assistant coach and bodyguard, they will decide one way or the other, his famous from been rude and slap a couple players around

Didier Drogba could be the replacement





PEDE AO ARGENTINO QUE SE DECIDA
Mourinho lança ultimato a Crespo

O treinador do Chelsea, José Mourinho, lançou hoje um ultimato a Hernán Crespo, dando pouco mais de uma semana ao avançado argentino para decidir se deseja permanecer no clube londrino, vice-campeão inglês.

"Quero partir para os Estados Unidos (a 21 de Julho) com o plantel definido. Desejo que Crespo fique, mas, se sair, procuraremos outro avançado. Não quero jogadores que não estejam 100 por cento comprometidos com o clube", ameaçou.

O técnico português exprimiu descontentamento pelo facto de o argentino ter falhado o início dos trabalhos do Chelsea, na semana passada, sem ter emitido qualquer aviso prévio: "Não compreendo porque razão chegou atrasado. Apresentou as suas explicações e voltou tudo a entrar na normalidade."

Didier Drogba, natural da Costa do Marfim, é apontado como um dos mais fortes candidatos ao lugar ocupado por Hernán Crespo e Mourinho já se manifestou apreciador da "velocidade e vigor" do avançado do Marselha.

[Frank Cunha]

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Mourinho on sky sports, critized the youth programs of Chelsea , in want one club and not two, his on the lookout for somebody to run the youth department

the working facilities a lot to desired they compare to a bottom portuguese team, they soon will be moving to a new complex

[Frank Cunha]

Chelsea draw in Mourinho's first friendly



LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho's first game in charge of big-spending Chelsea ended in a stuttering 1-1 draw at lower league side Oxford United on Saturday.

Mourinho fielded a strong side for the friendly including new striker Mateja Kezman, signed from PSV Eindhoven, who equalised in the second half after Chelsea fell behind to a Tommy Mooney strike keeper Carlo Cudicini should have saved.

Oxford, from the fourth division of English football, are managed by former Chelsea assistant coach Graham Rix and coped well with the likes of Joe Cole and Eidur Gudjohnsen.

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Premier league champions Arsenal also played a strong line-up as they hammered minor league side Barnet 10-1 in their first pre-season friendly.

Jose Antonio Reyes, left out of Spain's Euro 2004 squad last month, hit a hat-trick as did forgotten striker Francis Jeffers, having returned from a year on loan at former club Everton.

Robin van Persie, Arsenal's new recruit from Feyernoord, scored one and looked impressive in his first game while new goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, signed from Celta Vigo this week, conceded early on when Barnet scored first.


Updated on Saturday, Jul 17, 2004 12:11 pm EDT

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[robaldo]

is Mourinho normally bothered about pre-season results or is it just to get to know his players and test them out against another team because hes new to chelsea

[Frank Cunha]

Not at these time, his just trying to get his team together, remember still waiting for the players from the Euro

[Frank Cunha]

Mourinho: 'Results not important, yet'


Jose Mourinho intends to push his Chelsea players hard over the next month as they prepare to launch their bid for the Barclays Premiership title.

Mourinho: Results not important (AdamDavy/Empics)

Chelsea were rarely extended as they opened their pre-season campaign with a 1-1 draw at League Two Oxford today but they needed a 67th-minute equaliser from new recruit Mateja Kezman to avoid defeat.


Mourinho claimed afterwards that his players were a long way from being at the high level of fitness he is demanding but was not unduly concerned about the result at the Kassam Stadium.

Mourinho said: 'I was pleased with the attitude of the players because it is not easy to play football when you are tired.

'They were already tired when the match started so I asked them for a big effort and they did it.

'Some of the performances were going down because they were so tired but this is what I wanted. I wanted them to feel the quality and intensity of the training.

'This is pre-season and the result is not important. At the moment they are not fit but after a period of hard work they will arrive at the fitness we need.

'The objective was to put them in a competitive situation in a football match and it was good.'

Chelsea now head off to the United States on Wednesday to continue their pre-season preparations. The likes of John Terry and Frank Lampard, who have been given extended leave after Euro 2004, rejoin the squad on Monday.

Kezman only linked up with the squad in midweek after his #5.5million move from PSV Eindhoven but was soon in the thick of the action and had a number of chances to open his Chelsea account.

His goal eventually arrived midway through the second half after good work from fellow new signing Felipe Oliveira, cancelling out Tommy Mooney's 42nd-minute opener.

Mourinho added: 'I imagine when he is really sharp, with the quality players behind him, he can be a really good player for us.'

Oxford boss Graham Rix was pleased with his side's performance as they claimed a morale-boosting result against his former club.

Rix said: 'I was pleased and we are moving in the right direction without a shadow of a doubt.

'I am happy but I am not going to get carried away. There is loads of work still to be done but we have definitely made a lot of progress.

'I was a bit disappointed to be honest because our passing and retention of the ball was not good.

'But I was probably expecting a four or five-goal onslaught in the second half but the lads stuck at it.

'The Oxford fans can go away pleased with what they have seen but knowing we are not the finished article.'

[Frank Cunha]

Chelsea 3 Real Zaragoza 0 Final

Paul Ferriera had a brillant game had 2 helpers with great overlaping play and crosses. His Defence was very good as well.

[robaldo]

Ferriara was very good yesterday, 2 good crosses for the first 2 goals, also great and running back and tackling.

Carvalho played well in the 2nd half also.

Mourinho has really sorted the team out and we look very good already.

[Frank Cunha]

let's hope he starter's with a win, when do we have a prediction league?
who's Chelsea first opponent?

[robaldo]

Prediction League

Click here to join

Its a proper set up this year, enter results and its all worked out easier, signup its free

Chelsea play Man Utd first and chelsea on sunday

[Frank Cunha]

do I have to register again?

I got basically a blank page

[robaldo]

just go to register and enter your user name and a password, takes about 3 seconds to register.

http://www.talksoccer.net/prediction...wuser.php?sid=

^ see if that link works

[Frank Cunha]

I think I did it::leedswac

[Frank Cunha]

starter with a win, not bad, can somebody explain how the game went

[Frank Cunha]

Jose Mourinho wants the title
http://skysports.planetfootball.com...wants+the+title