*** Shock headline - Mourinho appointed Chelsea Manager **

[superflysi]

You would think that he would at least look happy that his new job has unlimited funds !!!
If you can win the UEFA and Champions League in consecutive seasons with hardly anything - you would expect that Abramovich is going to ask FIFA to change the rules and allow Mourinho to submit a World Cup side....

[honestDave]

Is it just me, or does he babble on about any question put to him, without really answering it.

Should do a better job that Ranieri though.

[Nikki]

the guy seems really cocky though tome, i mean i read in the paper he was interviwing roman for the job he was applying for.

i hope he dont bring his cow boys from porto, i mean deco, costina, ferrara, when you have the likes of arjen robben on the way, duff, makalele, lampard for your midfield, and terry for your defence.


nik

[superflysi]

he said somehing along the lines of 'Without sounding arrogant - Now that Chelsea have a top class manager - we are going to really challenge'

I like him already

[MajorFU]

i think there will be a few on their way, he stated he wants a squad of 21 outfiled players, chelski have 30 and he wants to bring some of his own choice in

that means there could be as many as 15 on their way

[novaman]

i would've preferred Benitez as i reckon he's achieved more.. anyway, we'll soon find out if he really is as good as he believes he is.. outfield squad of 21players means only a couple of transfers this summer and a huge clearout..

[MajorFU]

the best thing that could possibly happen to chelski imo

too many ego's @ the bridge and thats why they dont play as a team

[Robbo]

Hope he falls on his arse. Arrogant to$$er, The Portugal league is not far off the standard of Scottish league with 2 teams in it all the time. If Scholes goal had counted he would have been fu(ked there and then.

[toto67]

Yeh watched the interview on skysports last night and thought
you arrogant :censored but could end up digging his own hole with comments like that..
He will be under immense pressure in the first few weeks to get results but thats fook all
compared to what he will be under the rest of the season...
But no doubt he wil end up the winner,cause after all he has got a MASSIVE fookin contract
and will be paid in full no matter what.....but should be an interesting season

[Chippa]

Current squad:
Goalkeepers
Carlo Cudicini
Neil Sullivan
Yves Makaba Makalamby
Marco Ambrosio
Jurgen Macho

Defenders
Winston Bogarde
Glen Johnson
Celestine Babayaro
Marcel Desailly
William Gallas
Mario Melchiot
Wayne Bridge
John Terry
Robert Huth

Midfielders
Alexei Smertin
Claude Makelele
Frank Lampard
Joe Cole
Damien Duff
Mario Stanic
Geremi
Emmanuel Petit
Scott Parker
Juan Sebastian Veron
Alexis Nicolas
Filipe Oliveira
Jesper Gronkjaer

Strikers
Adrian Mutu
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Hernan Crespo
Eidur Gudjohnsen

Attacking Midfielders
Boudewijn Zenden

If it were me at least these lot would be out:
Winston Bogarde
Babayaro
Desailly
Sullivan
Smertin
Stanic
Petit
Zenden
Gronkjaer
Mutu
Ambrosio
Melchiot
Veron

Don't forget we have Petr Czech and Arjen Robben already signed.

News just in on the Chelsea website is that Veron is going on a year loan to Inter Milan so that sort of gets rid of one of my selections. :thumbs