Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [24 - 26th August 2013]

[Bucket]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on Wayne Rooney bid, speaking to Sky Sports:
"This is a special club with special fans and I think probably now he thinks he wants to stay. If that is his decision we will respect that and say it is over. If now, he does not want to leave, we are out of the thing but we need to know what is happening."

All I hear is some waffle there, Jose. Guess you were just trying to rattle the cage, eh?

More from Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho:
"We did enough to be better than the opponent. We controlled the game for most of the time. We did not have real problems. We made simple mistakes. In terms of attack we did not give what we should.

Really? You controlled the game for most of the time, riiiiiight.

 

[beachBOYken]

I don't get why both teams played this way early on in the season.

 

[G|mp]

I don't get why both teams played this way early on in the season.

Because neither wanted to lose to a Championship rival so early on?

Is this a trick question?

 

[NeedAUsername]

Don't see why Jose wouldn't want to push for a win. Liverpool and Spurs go to top if they win.

 

[manic111]

Spot on Mourinho, I don't think he set out to draw but all the passes given away in the middle made winning difficult.

 

[G|mp]

NeedAUsername?

Can I ask how old you are?

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Not been impressed with Chelsea so far, don't think they have the players for the style of football Mourinho likes to play. Probably why they bought Willian.

 

[Bucket]

Not been impressed with Chelsea so far, don't think they have the players for the style of football Mourinho likes to play. Probably why they bought Willian.

This is why I think Moses is more the player Jose wants than Mata, too.

 

[Nate75]

another Monday night classic

 

[G|mp]

Not been impressed with Chelsea so far, don't think they have the players for the style of football Mourinho likes to play. Probably why they bought Willian.

Me neither, he seems to have dumbed down their attack already.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

This is why I think Moses is more the player Jose wants than Mata, too.

Might well be. He hasn't really got a Robben or Duff this time around although Lukaku's about as similar to Drogba as you're going to get so I'm not really sure why he's not starting.

 

[Nate75]

Chelsea missed Sideshow Bob tonight

 

[Ripper]

Looks like we're in for Bale

 

[G|mp]

Looks like we're in for Bale

Don't think so, the bid from an English club is Chelsea apparently, Mata and Torres + £30 million.

 

[The Running Man]

Thing is we just didn't create any chances from the wings till young came in. We had possession down there and just did nothing with it. Young looked a class apart from valencia when he came on.

 

[G|mp]

Looks like we're in for Bale

Hmmm Moyes said something in the press conference or denied we had made a bid?

Didn't see it myself.

 

[G|mp]

Thing is we just didn't create any chances from the wings till young came in. We had possession down there and just did nothing with it. Young looked a class apart from valencia when he came on.

Better than N'Zogbia?

 

[Bucket]

Hmmm Moyes said something in the press conference or denied we had made a bid?

Didn't see it myself.

When asked said that we're always in for the best players.

 

[Ripper]

Hmmm Moyes said something in the press conference or denied we had made a bid?

Didn't see it myself.

He didn't deny it, went with the "Manchester United are always looking out for quality players' line.

 

[dmcg]

Hmmm Moyes said something in the press conference or denied we had made a bid?

Didn't see it myself.

"I said at the beginning of the season, we are always after the best players and I have the owner's backing..." after being asked if utd bid for Bale he had a cheeky smile after