British media reports claim van Gaal is on the brink of the sack after a run of six games without victory and he stormed out of his weekly press conference on Wednesday after criticising the speculation about his job.
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Brussels police detain two in raids linked to Paris attacks
The two Belgians arrived in Paris at 6am the day after the massacre and picked up Abdeslam at an address where he was hiding. The prosecutor’s office, without giving details, said an analysis of phone records led to Sunday’s search.
The Belgian winger was easily the division’s biggest star as Chelsea cruised to the Premier League last season, but his form has dipped dramatically in a terrible 2015-16 campaign. “The goal-scorers [will be] Diego Costa and Eden Hazard”.
Taliban ‘push further’ into Sangin town in Helmand
The insurgents are prone to exaggerating its battlefield successes, and Kabul officials denied that Sangin had fallen. The battle continues between Afghan forces and the Taliban as the Afghan Taliban gain ground on Helmand Province.
“Although the managers changed, that core held the team together, so if Drogba were to come back, it would be an attempt to bring that core philosophy of what made Chelsea successful”. “But I also told them things happen in football and I want everyone to look themselves in the mirror, for not just a second but for a long time”.
Modi likely to meet PM Nawaz in Lahore today
New Delhi, Dec.25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday afternoon meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Lahore. Modi was in Kabul when he announced the brief visit. “Better relations with Pakistan are in the interest of the region”.
“And see what anyone can contribute from now on to raise us up”. Not to look back to much.
Ivanovic is looking forward to what he hopes will be a positive atmosphere as we look to build on last weekend’s win against Sunderland.
‘I didn’t play with Guus but I had him for three years as a coach. If you don’t have that desire, please knock on my door and we’ll talk.
Since signing off a successful spell by winning the FA Cup with Chelsea in 2009, Hiddink has struggled in charge of Turkey, Russian club Anzhi Makhachkalka and most recently the Netherlands whom he failed to steer to the Euro 2016 finals.
The 37-year-old remains contracted for another season at Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer, but could yet assume a short-term role with Chelsea.
“I shouldn’t be here halfway through the season because it means that things are not going well, ” the Dutchman said. That’s one way to win back the dressing room I suppose. “It is a few years ago I was here in a similar situation”, he said.
As for Watford, they’ll have to make do without defender Nathan Ake as he’s on loan from Chelsea so is therefore ineligible to play against his parent club. But then we’ll see.
“We are now in contact with Didier Drogba and Chelsea FC”, the MLS club said. He is a legend already in this club, but also outside this club in the world. They will need to show more grit and determination to secure some consistently positive results though as the likes of Tottenham, Palace and United are now battling it out for the fourth champions league place with the trio all being on 29 points at present.
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“He’s a young guy I know”, Hiddink said.
