Chelsea transfer talk
Chelsea have made strides to strengthen this transfer window, have they not? After securing the signing of Marko Marin from Werder Bremen, they quickly announced the arrival of Eden Hazard from Lille last week.
Month: June 2012
Euro 2012 Predictions: England vs France. Sweden vs Ukraine
England vs France (1700GMT)
England are battling a few big injuries, along with Wayne Rooney’s suspension, leaving them short of experience in the final third for todays encounter with France.
Euro 2012 Predictions: Spain vs Italy. Ireland vs Croatia
Spain vs Italy (1700 GMT)
Todays Group C games start with an interesting clash between the current holders, and a revitalised Italy team who were beaten in this fixture at the quarter-finals stage four years ago, on penalties.
The Euro’s are finally here…but who will win
The action gets underway in Euro 2012 tonight, and England are the biggest price they have ever been for a major tournament (15 Betfred).
Here we take a look at the Group Stages in a bid to unearth some value bets to get the ball rolling in what promises to be a cracking competition.
Season Review: “I Juan To Improve” – Mata
Mata clocked up 54 appearances for Chelsea in his debut season, impressive on all accounts since his £24m move from Valencia in the summer.
He scored twelve goals, including one on his debut versus Norwich, and notched a notable twenty-one assists also.
As well as scoring on his league debut, he netted the second on his Champions League debut, against Bayer Leverkusen in early September.
Right Back To Business…
With Jose Bosingwa set for an exit from Chelsea. The next logical signing would be a right-sided defender, and here, I’ll look at a few of the many names that have been mentioned.
You might remember, in early April, I looked at Cezar Apzilicueta, the Marseille right-back, who has impressed a lot this season, a caught the eye of many European giants.
”Appoint Di Matteo Now, Or Get Guardiola” say Chelsea fans
I wanted to gauge interest in who Chelsea fans would be wanting as their new manager, should Roberto Di Matteo not be offered the job.
200 of you answered, and over three-quarters of you, 79% in fact, voted for Pep Guardiola.