“I’m not worrying about Chelsea and their issues and I am concentrating on my team and my job”.
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Jose Mourinho believes that Chelsea’s stuttering domestic form can provide the Blues with a chance to impress in the Champions League this season.
After five games, Chelsea, who only need to draw their final match to progress, and Porto each have 10 points with Kiev on eight, while Maccabi are bottom without a point.
But a poor start to this season leaves them in real danger of not making into next season’s Champions League and the financial boost that would entail.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he wanted to show Gary Cahill he has confidence in him by playing him in this important clash against Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Share your knowledge, tips and comments to win cash prizes in OLBG’s tipster competition – £11,000 to be won monthly! You have to keep going.
“Chelsea is the champion of England and this squad has won many games”, said Jokanovic.
Last season the 24-year-old scored 19 goals in 52 appearances ah was named Player of the Year (PFA). Far from that being a launch-pad to try to challenge Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for elite global status, Hazard’s career has stalled.
Chelsea’s owner Roman Abramovich (right) applauds as striker Didier Drogba holds up the Champions League trophy. “He is the best manager”. It seems as though their 1-0 win against Norwich at the weekend hasn’t fixed all their problems, shocking I know. “Maybe not this season because it will be hard, but next season and on”.
Zahavi is quite simply the most important player for Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Domestically, Maccabi is thriving at least: winning six of its last seven league games. A hefty defeat at Stamford Bridge on match day one set the tone for them, and it seems the best they can do here is aim to frustrate. The main reason for this is the huge inconsistency of the top teams. Chelsea eased to a 4-0 win when these teams met in September.
Chelsea’s first away win for over two months was overshadowed as captain John Terry was carried off on a stretcher in Haifa tonight.
That would be a significant boost for Mourinho, who has come under fire following Chelsea’s woeful form in the Premier League.
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“It’s realistic to hope for points against Chelsea. We just have to take it game by game”, he said.
