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I was talking to someone after last night’s England v Ghana game about Michael Essien’s absence. I’d read the other day how Ghana fans are pretty unhappy with Essien taking an international break although after two consecutive injuries playing for Ghana that meant he couldn’t play for Chelsea. The cruciate ligament injury he suffered on [...]

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It doesn’t take much for Ashley Cole to piss people off usually but then he doesn’t really help himself does he? His history on and off the field pretty much speaks for itself, from disrespecting refs to disrespecting women but whilst to an extent we have to accept that’s what comes with having players like [...]

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When he was at Chelsea, Jose Mourinho used to say he soaked up all the press attention to protect his players, even if his players might suggest it was more about keeping the spotlight firmly on himself. Certainly, Makelele has always been pretty clear of his former boss’ agenda, confirming “No-one was allowed to be [...]

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So, as far as his England future is concerned, the penny has dropped for Frank Lampard. He’s been around the England set-up for years now and despite plenty of opposition, has more often than not, been in the first XI throughout that time. Now though, with the emergence of Wilshere and the re-emergence of Scott [...]

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I’ve never wanted Fabio Capello managing England. Whilst there was a lot of hype when he took the job on, I just didn’t buy into it.

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It is common knowledge now that our beloved youth system and reserve team are catching the eye of many.  But since it’s major revamp, we are still to see a youngster properly progress and settle in the first team.

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Less than a week ago, TheChelseaBlog questioned whether the real issue with England was the manager as opposed to who should captain the side and it seems his latest stunt has answered that question for us. Without so much as a chat to the previous captain, the England manager has permanently restored John Terry to [...]

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If I’m honest, I wouldn’t fancy being on the same road as Fabio Capello because the way he does u-turns is downright careless.

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