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  • Chelsea FC Loses To Dominant Atlético Madrid

    After upsetting the long undefeated Liverpool FC over the weekend, many British media publications lined up to declare Jose Mourinho a genius and hail the Chelsea FC tactics at Anfield as the “death of possessive football”.

    Wise observers have always known that possessing the ball means nothing if you do nothing with it going forward.

    Despite this, it seemed to some that Chelsea’s set up against Liverpool would also be applied to Atlético Madrid, who would then crumble and go away defeated.

    But Atlético Madrid is not Liverpool and the Champions League is not the Barclays Premier League.

    You have to play for the CL title if you want to win it.

    Atlético Madrid came to London to do just that, and they walked out 1-3 victors over a rattled Chelsea team.

    After a little over a half hour of play, neutrals and fans alike were expecting the game to drift toward a scoreless conclusion. There were many that were entertaining the possibility of a penalty shootout.

    Then Fernando Torres of all people opened up the scoring in the 36th minute, leading Chelsea fans to chant that “he scores when he wants” (which isn’t often enough, sadly).

    For a few minutes Chelsea was on top of the world and dreaming of a trip to Lisbon for the final game.

    Adrián equalized in the 44th minute, bringing the Blues crashing back down to Earth.

    The half ended shortly afterward, but the London club had no way of knowing the 1-1 score was pretty much the beginning of the end.

    Atlético was awarded a penalty in the 58th minute of the game after Diego Costa was tripped in front of goal. A couple of minutes later, Costa netted home a sublime goal that put Atlético in the driver seat. With 2 away goals, the odds were already in their favor.

    A third goal by Arda Turan in the 72nd minute proved to be the nail in the coffin.

    Chelsea will miss out on the Champions League final and Jose Mourinho will yet again be denied the Champions League trophy.

    After a brilliant weekend display by “the B team”, it was the rested squad that failed to deliver the goods.

    As for Atlético Madrid, they are set to face local rivals Real Madrid in what is destined to be an amazing final game.

    Either Atlético will win their first ever Champions League final or Real Madrid will at last grasp their tenth Champions League title.

    Mark your calendars, folks: This is sure to be one for the history books!

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  • Chelsea FC: Is Jose Mourinho Headed To Manchester?

    In the aftermath of David Moyes being fired from Manchester United FC, the hat is quickly filling with names of men that football pundits and fans alike think should replace him.

    One name stands out from the rest: Jose Mourinho.

    Despite his current turn at Chelsea FC, it is said that he was keen on the Manchester United job before it was gifted to Moyes by Sir Alex Ferguson.

    The implications of this information, if absolutely true, is incredible.

    Following Manchester United’s worst season in many years, one wonders how much better it could have been if Mourinho had been given the job.

    It’s also possible that interest could linger on the part of the Portuguese manager, particularly if his Chelsea return does not end with silverware.

    After the “Special One” first left the Blues behind, Chelsea had turned into something of a revolving door. No manager after Mourinho seemed to have what the club wanted.

    This manager failed to win first place. That manager failed to bring home the Champions League trophy.

    A caretaker manager led the team to said Champions League trophy and he was still let go!

    It seemed to many observers that the London club was in truth trying to replace the irreplaceable Mourinho.

    With him back at the helm, Chelsea has been competitive both in the Barclays Premier League and in the Champions League. It remains possible that his return could prove a great success.

    However, nothing is certain in football. Just ask former champions Manchester United.

    Chelsea’s reputation as a fickle club is something Mourinho knows from the first time he was let go. It’s possible that he heard loud and clear that the Manchester United manager position is now available.

    This time, rather than trust a man with no experience managing a successful club, Manchester United could swing in the opposite direction. Electing to hire a man experienced managing many successful clubs often does breed player confidence and a successful season.

    Will Jose Mourinho leave Chelsea FC for Manchester United FC? It’s possible. Should Chelsea finish this season empty-handed, it could prove very possible.

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