Chelsea was much more lively and willing to go forward to open the second half, and it looked as if it might have changed the tide when Ramires finished a Eden Hazard cross, only to be called back when the Brazilian was ruled offside. They won the title last season and I think that the first 45 minutes we played deserved at least three goals.
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“They started their pre-season late, but in the end it’s about results and Chelsea have had a disappointing start to the season”.
Not since 1998 have they failed to win either of their opening league games and while a five-point deficit on City with 108 more points to play for is no crisis – a return to form cannot come soon enough.
According to the Daily Mail, the Turks are keen to snare Terry on a free transfer, and the ex-England star is available to discuss a moves to foreign clubs in January, having just a year left on his current contract. Yes, we agree, this is insane money but as everyone knows by now there is a premium put on English talent, particularly young English talent.
Same applies for Branislav Ivanovic, who is arguably the best full-back in the Premier League on his day – a player who provides defensive discipline and those trademark lung-busting runs down the right flank, providing width to Chelsea’s play.
It was a tactic he had employed after Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Arsenal in the Community Shield, when he accused Arsene Wenger’s team of “leaving their philosophy in the dressing room”, and it felt like a similarly redundant observation at the newly expanded Etihad Stadium. But, it is our mistake.
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Terry was, to the shock of many, taken off at half-time by manager Jose Mourinho during the team’s recent 3-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City, which suggested that his days at the club could be numbered.
