Archive for the ‘Sam Poplett’ Category

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    Mourinho Mk II

    Jun 11, 13 • 239 Views • Featured, Opinion, Sam Poplett2 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...

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

    Nov 21, 12 • 19 Views • Opinion, Sam Poplett4 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...

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  • Pre-Season: An encouraging start in Seattle

    Jul 19, 12 • 5 Views • Sam PoplettNo 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...

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  • The AVB Project: Over before it began

    Jul 3, 12 • 13 Views • Opinion, Sam Poplett5 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...

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  • The AVB Way: A Rocky Road to Revolution

    Dec 22, 11 • 11 Views • Opinion, Sam PoplettNo Comments

    Unpredictable, shaky and precarious, Andre Villas-Boas’ first five months in the Chelsea job has seen its fair share of controversy, scandal and surprise. Even at rocky Stamford Bridge, where the next ‘crisis’ is never far away, it’s been an eventful...

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