The Premier League will not move individual fixtures in an effort to placate clubs competing in the Champions League.
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With seven days until the beginning of the Premier League season, we here at We Are Hooligans – in association with some from around FanSided’s soccer network – are proud to present the next edition chronicling the sixth ranked club in this season’s Premier League preview series. The big four of Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City could prove impossibly hard for the Reds to overtake this season. They have spent more than £50 million ($77.72 million) on Raheem Sterling and Fabian Delph in an attempt to regain the title.
Richard Scudamore, the Premier League executive chairman, admitted that he was concerned by the recent European results but believes that his organisation, which has consistently delivered huge revenues to the clubs via their broadcast deals, is powerless to improve results.
Jose Mourinho’s men crashed out of Europe in the last 16 stage against Paris St Germain in the 2014/15 season, but the 26-year-old Serb said he was optimistic of a better showing this time around. Ibrahim Affelay might have become the fourth former Barcelona player to join the Potters when he completed a free transfer to the Britannia Stadium this week, but that doesn’t mean we should expect Mark Hughes to be extolling the virtues of tiki-taka.
“We are a big team and we will show that this season, I’m sure”.
“It’s slightly different in the Europa League, I think”, he said.
Diego Costa suffered a hamstring injury scare in Chelsea’s final friendly of their US tour but Mourinho says he and Gary Cahill – another fitness doubt – will be fit.
Sunday will see last season’s FA Cup winners Arsenal host West Ham as they look to finally establish themselves as serious title contenders this season.
“The market sometimes has no rules”, Mourinho added.
Chelsea’s pursuit of John Stones has hit an impasse, with Everton holding firm.
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Mourinho repeated his wish to have a long career. I think I am in evolution, not even in stability. “I’m feeling very good”. “First of all I have to find one“.
