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Costa Making Maximum Impact to Dispel Chelsea Exit Rumours

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Aug 25 2016 13:35
Costa Making Maximum Impact to Dispel Chelsea Exit Rumours On the eve of his first competitive game as Chelsea manager, the unfailingly polite Antonio Conte was clearly trying to avoid any unnecessary controversy about individuals, but still made his feelings clear.“Diego Costa is a great player and I know that he is a fantastic finisher,” the I...
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Player Focus: Costa Rediscovering his Best Form Under Hiddink

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Feb 11 2016 17:50
Player Focus: Costa Rediscovering his Best Form Under Hiddink Jose Mourinho’s sacking was met with widespread criticism by the Chelsea faithful, but one can’t deny the results have improved upon the Portuguese manager’s departure. A 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday means the Blues are unbeaten in the 10 games interim manager Guus Hid...
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Match Report: Chelsea's European Form Sees Them Progress

by Jenny Brown at Thursday, Dec 10 2015 12:00
Match Report: Chelsea's European Form Sees Them Progress For all the criticism Chelsea have come under the season, their Champions League campaign has by and large gone unnoticed. Those performances have easily been the London club's best. And while they haven't set the bar particularly high - they have a made the step up for Jose Mourinho in Europe. Ahea...
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Player Focus: Classless Costa at the Forefront of Chelsea's Goalscoring Struggles

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Nov 30 2015 17:20
Player Focus: Classless Costa at the Forefront of Chelsea's Goalscoring Struggles “With Diego I wanted him to do a certain movement that he didn’t and I was disappointed and reacted and he reacted too, but at half time in the dressing room there were a few kisses and cuddles,” Jose Mourinho said of Diego Costa following Chelsea’s 4-0 win over Maccabi Tel A...
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Team Focus: Under Pressure Mourinho Facing Decisive Double Header

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Nov 4 2015 13:41
Team Focus: Under Pressure Mourinho Facing Decisive Double Header Much was made of Jose Mourinho’s flash interview after the 3-1 defeat to Liverpool, but, for all he sought to avoid confronting the reality of that latest reversal, it probably revealed more of the truth than he would have done by actually trying to talk.This really was a man with “nothi...
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Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Man City vs Chelsea

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 14 2015 17:05
Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Man City vs Chelsea It’s rare for a match in gameweek 2 in any league to be so decisive, but Manchester City’s welcome of Chelsea on Sunday could be just that. The two title rivals clash at the Etihad Stadium this weekend in an encounter that has the potential to give the Citizens a real head start in the t...
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Team Focus: Chelsea Striking Options Thin Beyond Diego Costa

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Aug 3 2015 11:15
Team Focus: Chelsea Striking Options Thin Beyond Diego Costa Jose Mourinho’s sense of frustration was obvious. On Friday last week, he told a press-conference that Diego Costa would be fit to play in the Community Shield, despite suffering a hamstring problem in the friendly against Barcelona in Washington DC last week. Come Sunday, though, the striker ...
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Team Focus: Are Arsenal & United Still a Striker Short of a Title Challenge?

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Jul 29 2015 10:41
Team Focus: Are Arsenal & United Still a Striker Short of a Title Challenge? For all the easy headlines generated from his answer, Louis van Gaal didn’t really get into what would have been a complex enough discussion. The Manchester United manager was last week explicitly asked whether you now specifically need a 25-goal striker to win the league.Van Gaal responded in...
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You vs WhoScored: WhoScored Expert MondoGoal XI - Gameweek 38

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, May 21 2015 17:38
You vs WhoScored: WhoScored Expert MondoGoal XI - Gameweek 38 Our expert returns for the final time this campaign to select his picks over on MondoGoal, with some great prizes up for grabs across a number of different leagues. On the final day there is only really one thing left to decide. Who will go down between Hull and Newcastle? However, with big points s...
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Player Focus: Premier League Player of the Season Candidates

by Alistair Tweedale at Tuesday, Apr 21 2015 17:37
Player Focus: Premier League Player of the Season Candidates Six players go to the PFA Awards 2015 on Sunday night hoping to land the Players’ Player of the Year gong. According to WhoScored rating, the top 6 Premier League players to make at least 25 appearances this season have been Eden Hazard (8.07), Alexis Sanchez (7.91), Cesc Fabregas (7.69), Sant...
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