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John Terry has heaped praise on Chelsea central defenders Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger, saying the Blues are ‘lucky’ to have them in the team. The duo have played key roles for the club under Thomas Tuchel, helping deliver the UEFA Champions League last campaign and continuing to perform in the current season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Silva’s top performances since joining from PSG in 2020 have seen his stay at Stamford Bridge extended twice, with the 37-year-old recently penning a new contract which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2022/23 campaign. Chelsea’s iconic former defender Terry is a huge admirer of Thiago Silva and even wishes he could’ve played alongside the veteran centre-back.      (adsbygoogle = window.ad...

John Terry has said that Jose Mourinho is the best manager he ever played under during his career at Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and England. Terry became one of the best defenders in the Premier League during his time at the club, leading the Blues to five Premier League titles after being named the captain by Mourinho in 2004. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Together, they helped the London club to break into the most successful period in the club’s history, lifting three league titles, three League Cups and FA Cup during Mourinho’s two spells as manager. Mourinho was one of 14 club managers that Terry played under, with the player also being part of three England managers’ squads on the international stage.      (adsbygoogle = wi...

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has conceded that he was not supposed to join the London club. The Italy international said this ahead of Chelsea’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie with Lille on Tuesday. He moved to Stamford Bridge from Napoli in 2018 when Maurizio Sarri was the Blues manager. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Jorginho has now revealed that he could have gone to Manchester City and would love to play for Pep Guardiola one day. “A bid arrived and… you don’t know, man. I am not going to say it,” Jorginho told Brazilian Youtuber Ale Oliveira. “No, I am kidding. I was not supposed to come to Chelsea.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "I was supposed to have arrived at another club. Another English club....

Ralf Rangnick confronted referee Paul Tierney to voice his complaints over Leeds’ second goal in Manchester United’s 4-2 victory at Elland Road. The Red Devils recorded a win over their rivals but had to work for the three points in the latter stages of the clash having conceded two goals in 24 seconds at the start of the second half. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United conceded a freak goal when Rodrigo’s cross found the back of the net before lost the ball straight from kick-off in the build-up to Raphinha’s equaliser. Bruno Fernandes took too long on the ball and went down after a challenge by Adam Forshaw to gain possession and seconds later Raphinha converted from Dan James’ scross.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push...

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has sent a pointed message to Romelu Lukaku after the player had just seven touches of the ball in Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace. The west Londoners, who were playing their first Premier League game in nearly a month after their Club World Cup exploits, gave an often lethargic display and had to wait until the 89th minute to get a winner through Hakim Ziyech. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Incredibly, Lukaku had just two touches of the ball in the first half – one of which was from kick-off – and only managed another five in the second half despite the Blues pressing for a winner. Tuchel went with a different formation against Palace, ditching his usual back three to play a 4-1-4-1, but he rejected suggestions...

Thomas Tuchel says any decision is yet to be made over Conor Gallagher’s future at Chelsea. Gallagher left Stamford Bridge to join Crystal Palace on loan last summer window and has enjoyed an impressive campaign in south east London. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 21-year-old has scored seven goals and provided five assists this season with reports this week suggesting Tuchel is keen to add him into the club's first-team next season – even if it impacts their efforts to sign Declan Rice. With Kovavic, Jorginho, Saul Niguez, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and N’Golo Kante competing for midfield roles, Gallagher has benefited from his loan spell at Palace where he has been an important player under Patrick Vieira.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogl...

Dimitar Berbatov has urged both Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire to thrash out their issues as they tussle for Manchester United captaincy. According to Mirror Sport, Maguire, 28, feels undermined by the presence of the Portugal international in the dressing room. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ralf Rangnick is believed to have held discussions with the United skipper over relinquishing the armband for the rest of the campaign, allowing him to focus on his duties at centre-back. Ronaldo has already been tasked with setting an example for United's younger players and there is a growing sense he is a figure the team can rally around for the run-in.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, Maguire is reluctant to give ...

Antonio Conte has a huge admirer in Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, who believes Tottenham will succeed if they ‘rely’ on their manager. Speaking in his pre-match press conference as City prepare to take on Spurs this Saturday, the Spanish coach was full of praise for the former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss, and said that he ‘learns a lot’ from him. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Conte made some unwanted headlines this week with a controversial interview in which he suggested Tottenham had gone backwards in the January window. The Italian coach has since said he was ‘disturbed’ by the coverage of his interview with Italian TV, accusing the media of trying to cause an issue between the club and the coach.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoo...