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Sunday, January 06, 2008

jose mourinho restless


Jose Mourinho is growing increasingly restless in his search for a return to management and, after possible openings at Real Madrid and Barcelona failed to materialise, is monitoring the position of Rafa Benitez at Liverpool. If the Spaniard pays the price for failing to keep the Reds in serious contention for the Premier League title, then the former Chelsea boss would be interested in talking to the club's American owners.
There has been no approach to Mourinho by the Americans, but Hicks and Gillett are understood to be actively considering replacement managers and are well aware of the abilities of the Portuguese, who discussed becoming Liverpool manager before joining Chelsea in 2004. Asked last night to comment on the pair's interest in employing Mourinho, Hicks declined.

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Victory Grant 1-0


Chelsea manager Avram Grant was a relieved man after seeing his side squeeze past Queens Park Rangers 1-0 in the third round of the FA Cup.
Grant said: "It was a typical cup game. We did our job, that is most important for me. We are in the next round.

"QPR played tactically very well. They were very clever and closed the space very well.

"It was a game like we expected, we held the ball most of the time. They tried to score at set-pieces.

"We scored one goal and created more chances, but what is important is to be in the next round. In the cup it is important to do your job and we did that."

Meanwhile, Grant has admitted that he is on the lookout for several new players due to injuries and African Cup of Nations commitments.

"Because of all the injured players and everything else, we are thinking about everything," he added.

"Basically we didn't want to change so much because we have a good squad, but we have had some unexpected injuries and because of the African Nations Cup we are thinking about things."

Is Drogba ready?


Saturday Jan 05 2008 12:51
Striker Didier Drogba claims he is fit and ready to return for Chelsea whenever coach Avram Grant decides to pick him.
The Ivory Coast hitman has missed the last eight matches following knee surgery in early December.

Striker Didier Drogba claims he is fit and ready to return for Chelsea whenever coach Avram Grant decides to pick him.
Drogba's injury problems had led to speculation that he could miss the African Cup of Nations.

However, the 29-year-old claims he is 'feeling good' and ready to return for both club and country.

On Friday, Drogba was named in the 23-man Ivory Coast squad for the tournament in Ghana.

"It is a difficult situation for me and for all the African players who are at the club and we want to play the maximum games for Chelsea," Drogba told Chelsea TV.

"I would like to play, but it is up to the manager to pick me.

"I am feeling good, recovering from this injury, and it's good to be on the pitch and start training again."

Van Der Vaart


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Sunday Jan 06 2008 15:31
Netherlands midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has rejected a contract extension with Hamburg, but says that he is not certain to leave the club in the near future.

Are Manchester buying tevez


As tevez is on loan to manchester united from aston villa.
sir alex fergueson just recently claimed that in the january transfer market he is going to buy tevez as he is showing a grate name to the club and working well with wayne rooney.As tevez is on loan to manchester united, manchester could get tevez for £8 mill but if he wasn't on loan he would of cost round £30 mill this is grate news for manchester united it would do very good for man u and could become a legend
hero with the young star wayne rooney as he is in grate form after hes bad injury