Author archives: Sam

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  Mourinho Mk II

  Jun 11, 13 • 1111 Views • Featured, Opinion, Sam Poplett • Sam • 2 Comments

  Calm, rational and strangely diplomatic, José Mourinho breezed back into Stamford Bridge yesterday afternoon with the air of a man coming home to settle down. His official unveiling was never going to be the box-office hit that followed his initial arrival...

  

• Di Matteo sacking says more about club’s flaws than the manager’s

  Nov 21, 12 • 349 Views • Opinion, Sam Poplett • Sam • 4 Comments

  Six months and a day since guiding Chelsea to their greatest ever moment, Roberto Di Matteo this morning found himself in the familiar managerial ejector seat, jettisoned out of the club just hours after a humbling 3-0 defeat to Juventus in Turin that left...

  

• Pre-Season: An encouraging start in Seattle

  Jul 19, 12 • 156 Views • Sam Poplett • Sam • No Comments

  Precisely two months to the day since that unforgettable, unsurpassable night in Munich, Chelsea got their 2012-13 pre-season campaign off to a start in the early hours of this (British) morning in Seattle against the Sounders. The touring party had been in...

  

• The AVB Project: Over before it began

  Jul 3, 12 • 327 Views • Opinion, Sam Poplett • Sam • 5 Comments

  Turbulent, unpredictable and chaotic, Andre Villas-Boas’ eight-month reign at Stamford Bridge will go down in the history books as anything but uneventful. What started as something so promising, heralded as the beginning of a new era in SW6, ended with the...