Author: Toju Omatseyone

Former Chelsea Technical director Michael Emenalo has insisted Chelsea manager Antonio Conte’s job is safe. Emenalo left the Blues last month for a new role at Monaco after 10 years at the club working alongside Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich. “Chelsea are very lucky,” he said while talking with talkSPORT. Every year we seemed to find some very good people to manage or coach that club and I think in Antonio Conte they have one of the best three coaches in the world. I think he’ll be just fine.” The Nigerian’s departure from Chelsea was seen as a blow especially…

The draw for England’s most prestigious football competition, the FA Cup was held on Monday evening and it has brought about some interesting fixtures. As usual, the competition commenced earlier in the season but the Premier League and championship teams join in the third round. Manchester United will be clear favourites when they play host to Championship side, Derby County at Old Trafford, as Chelsea who were finalists last time around travel to East Anglia to face another Championship team Norwich City at Carrow Road. The standout tie of the round will come up at Anfield where Liverpool play host…

Mourinho Transfer Budget With less than a month left before the official opening of the January Transfer window across Europe, Manchester United manager has been informed that a transfer budget of ₤80m will be made available to him to bolster his squad. The club spent ₤150m during the summer window, signing Romelu Lukaku, Nemanja Matic’ and Victor Lindelof. Mourinho was pleased with the acquisitions during the summer as most on his list were signed with the exception of Inter Milan midfielder Ivan Perisic, who recently stated, that he turned down United after having a meeting with new boss Luciano Spalletti.…

The Stamford Bridge club has recently been linked with a surprise move for Real Madrid’s Spanish sensation Marco Asensio. The Youngster has been unable to build on his blistering performances last season, where he helped the Los Blancos, to La Liga and Champions League triumphs. He has failed to seal a place in Real’s starting eleven this season and is reportedly seeking a move away from the club. Chelsea appear to be the early frontrunners in this particular story but as with any deal involving Real Madrid, there’s always going to be a twist in the tale. According to the…

Chelsea star, Eden Hazard has expressed his delight in the partnership he has formed with his teammate Alvaro Morata. Both players have been amongst the goals recently with the most recent coming in their 3-1 defeat of Newcastle United. The Belgian scored twice while Morata netted the other as The Blues made light work of their opponents at Stamford Bridge. Speaking after the match he said; “We are working in training, because the manager wants us to do tactics, defensively and also offensive. So we are trying to find each other every time, I know where he is. We’ve only…

There is no denying the form of Man united over the past few games, recent away victories over Watford and Arsenal has seen the Old Trafford club keep their slender title hopes alive. One constant from both games is the formation deployed by manager Jose Mourinho. While the 3-4-1-2 system might not be new to most fans of the club, having seen their team use the said formation during pre-season and on some tough away fixtures this season, the difference now is the personnel used by the manager. For years now, ever since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester…

Manchester city manager Pep Guardiola would love to add Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen to his squad, this is according to Chelsea legend Pat Nevin. The 21-year-old Danish international who returned to Chelsea during the summer after a 2-year loan spell at German side Borussia Monchengladbach, has hit the ground running and has secured regular first team appearances under Manager Antonio Conte this season. The impressive form of the youngster has apparently not gone unnoticed over at Manchester city. Former Chelsea and Scotland International, Nevin, is of the opinion that Manchester City boss, Guardiola, would love to sign the Dane. “Conte…

Schalke star midfielder, Leon Goretzka, is set to make a decision on his future this January as his contract with the German club runs into its final six months. Goretzka, who is a target of both Man United and Arsenal, has been in great form this season, kicking on from where he left off last season. He scored eight goals and provided six assists in all competitions last season, helping Schalke to a tenth-placed finish in bundesliga as well as the quarter-finals of the Europa league. He also starred for Germany in their 2017 FIFA confederations cup winning team scoring…

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte believes Chelsea star, Eden Hazard is not at his peak yet and sees his best football still ahead of him. The Italian manager believes the midfielder can win the Ballon dór and will like him to achieve this at current side Chelsea amid growing reports of contract negotiations stalling. Hazard was on red-hot form on Saturday, scoring twice as his team defeated visitors Newcastle United 3-1 at Stamford Bridge. This was in a continuance of his recent form where he has scored 8 goals in his last 10 matches in all competitions. Conte was in awe…

Tottenham are reportedly open to bids for their English left-back Danny Rose, who has been a major target of Man United for quite some time now. The 27-year-old is said to have lost the trust of manager Mauricio Pochettino who is unsure of the players commitment to the club after the player openly criticised the club’s transfer policy and salary structure during the summer. Rose recently also aired his disappointment publicly after being overlook for the last North London derby at The Emirates. For United, the left-back position has for the past few seasons been a problematic position for the…

The Man United talisman Paul Pogba went in studs showing on Hector Bellerin during their match on Saturday evening at The Emirates prompting the referee Andre Marriner to give him his marching orders with a straight red card. This was an obvious dent in an otherwise brilliant individual performance from him where he laid on two goals, the first and third for his team scored by Valencia and Lingard respectively. He had earlier granted an interview with BBC, where he dubiously stated his hope that some of Manchester City’s top stars would miss a few games through injury this season.…

Thibaut Courtois, the Chelsea goalkeeper, has long been a target of Real Madrid, an interest that started during his days at Atletico Madrid. The Belgium International has 18 months left on his current deal, and with no agreement being reached by both club and player concerning a new deal, has thrown the door wide open for the Los Blancos who are prepared to make a summer bid for the 25-year-old shot-stopper. The Blues have been made aware of the interest held by Real Madrid for the Belgian but are believed to be prepared to reject any offer and rather wait…