Pellegrini snubs handshake with Chelsea boss October 27, 2013 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed last night that he deliberately snubbed Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho for the traditional post-match handshake, having been unimpressed with his opposite number’s reaction to the Blues’ late match-winner. Pellegrini was left fuming after another defensive mix-up from a long ball in the closing stages of the game saw City [...]
Premier League: Fans’ anxiety is not helping us, says Villas-Boas October 27, 2013 AT WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 vs HULL CITY 0 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas criticised the club’s fans for allowing their anxiety to almost jeopardise the narrow home win that moved Spurs up to fourth in the Premier League table yesterday. The White Hart Lane faithful witnessed a first home victory in three matches [...]
Premier League: Allardyce rues missed chances as goal-shy West Ham draw October 27, 2013 SWANSEA CITY 0 vs WEST HAM UNITED 0 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce was left to bemoan his side’s lack of killer instinct as they drew a blank for the fifth time in nine Premier League games. The visitors, fielding a team without a recognised centre forward, came closest to breaking the deadlock in the [...]
Premier League: Late derby win ideal tonic for new boss Poyet October 27, 2013 SUNDERLAND 2 vs NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 JUBILANT Sunderland manager Gus Poyet has urged his team to use their late victory in yesterday’s north-east derby as a catalyst to save their season. On-loan forward Fabio Borini’s rasping 84th-minute drive earned the Black Cats a first win of the season and lifted them off the bottom of [...]
Wenger admits tougher tests are still to come October 27, 2013 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has admitted that his table-topping side have enjoyed a relatively easy start to the season, yet now face a crunch period of tough games starting with Chelsea in the Capital One Cup tomorrow night. Following their clash with the Blues, Arsenal then face Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United over a [...]
Mourinho fined £8,000 by FA October 24, 2013 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has escaped a touchline ban and instead been fined £8,000 by the Football Association after admitting to a charge of improper conduct in last weekend’s 4-1 win over Cardiff. Mourinho was sent to the stands in the victory at Stamford Bridge following an exchange with referee Anthony Taylor. But the Portuguese [...]
Free scoring sides set to light up the Bridge October 24, 2013 BEN CLEMINSON AND BILL ESDAILE WITH THE BEST FOOTBALL AND RACING BETS THIS WEEKEND SUCCESS in the Champions League is of paramount importance to both Jose Mourinho and Manuel Pellegrini, but clearly neither manager would turn their nose up at lifting the Premier League trophy in May. The bookmakers still have Manchester City as favourites, [...]
Holloway departs and tells Palace to hire pricier boss October 23, 2013 OUTGOING manager Ian Holloway has urged Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish to appoint a new boss with greater Premier League experience in order to reignite the squad’s desire to avoid relegation. Holloway parted company with Palace by mutual consent yesterday after less than a year in charge, though took the team to the top flight [...]
QPR swoop for USA defender October 23, 2013 UNITED States centre-back Oguchi Onyewu has vowed to drag QPR back into the Premier League after signing for the club on a free transfer. Journeyman Onyewu, who had a loan spell at Newcastle in 2007, had been training with Harry Redknapp’s Championship high-fliers after his contract at Sporting Lisbon expired in the summer. “QPR have [...]
Champions League: Mourinho admits to pleasant Torres surprise October 22, 2013 SCHALKE 04 0 vs CHELSEA 3 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho praised the professionalism of Fernando Torres after the striker marked his 100th Blues start with a brace in Germany last night. The Spain striker, who Chelsea paid Liverpool £50m to sign in 2011, has often found goals hard to come by during an indifferent period [...]