After reports that a provisional deal had been agreed for his return to Stamford Bridge, a report stating that he had already negotiated his exit from Madrid during their stay in Istanbul last week to take on Galatasary, it seems that Jose Mourinho could be about to perform a U-turn and turn his back on Chelsea after all.
It appears that you could literally draw names out of a hat at the moment as far as the Chelsea job is concerned. One minute it's Guus Hiddink, next it's Jose Mourinho, then David Moyes, last night it was Antonio Conte and now this morning it's Jurgen Klopp!. This could be the most important decision of Roman Abramovich's reign at the club so it's important to get this right.
Within the space of a week both Guus Hiddink and Jose Mourinho have been linked with sensational returns to Chelsea and I just wonder how YOU the Chelsea fan reading this feels about the rumours?
It's important to point out that this is speculation even though Rob Beasley from The Sun has written the article as a "World Exclusive!
News has broken this afternoon ahead of tonight's game that Guus Hiddink will accept an offer to come back to Chelsea and take over from Rafa Benitez in the summer. The news has come from a reliable source on Russian Football SFunion.net in a Twitter post as below:
Of course this is fantastic news if this IS the case and Hiddink's return would be welcomed by everyone at the club and on the terraces!
Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant, Luis Felipe Scolari, Guus Hiddink, Carlo Ancelotti, Andre Villas-Boas and Roberto Di Matteo will all tell you the same thing about managing Chelsea - It's results and silverware that is all important for Roman Abramovich. Can someone tell Rafa Benitez to get his head out of his arse and realise that before it's too late!
Roberto Di Matteo has left Stamford Bridge. Who will take over from him as Chelsea manager? OTP looks at some of the serious (and not so serious contenders). 1. Pep Guardiola Manchester City have been plumping up the Barcelona-themed cushions and waiting for a good reason to give Roberto Mancini the shove.
The rejuvenation of Chelsea and Torres under John Terry - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
When Roberto Di Matteo John Terry took over at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea were reportedly in
disarray following the dismissal of Andre Villas-Boas. Castrol stats shows that the Italian
Englishman has rejuvenated the Blues since his appointment.
It is a known fact that Roman Abramovich goes into panic mode when his Chelsea team stumbles either
in the Premier League or in the Champions League. He has done so in numerous occasions during his
ownership of the Blues. With the inevitable departure of Andre Villas Boas, Roberto Di Matteo was
entrusted with the task of seeing the current Chelsea players through the season.
5 Reasons Mick McCarthy Will Be The Next Chelsea Manager - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Following the sacking of Andres Villas-Boas, managers of the calibre of Jose Mourinho, Luciano
Spalletti and Guus Hiddink have been touted as the next Chelsea manager.
But, what Stamford Bridge needs is a real shake-up.
Why Chelsea Need To End Reign Of Player Power - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
When Andre Villas-Boas took over as Chelsea Manager in June 2011, he probably didn't envisage
the club's dressing room being his biggest problem during his first season in English football. A
dressing room filled with international footballers and seasoned professionals would surely have
been an attraction for any potential Chelsea manager following the ruthless sacking of Carlo
Ancelotti.
Shola Ameobi of Newcastle celebrates his goal with James Perch (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
Shola Ameobi is set to make his 50th appearance in Europe for Newcastle as Samuel Eto'o records his 100th game in UEFA Club competition. The Newcastle striker is a veteran of Champions League campaigns past under the late Sir Bobby Robson and famously has a better goals-per-game ratio than Lionel Messi in The Nou Camp.
Guus Hiddink, the Anzhi Makhachkala manager and former interim manager at Chelsea, has come out today and told Sky Sports that Newcastle are now a strong team and that he sawreplaysof the the game against Swansea and to use Hiddink's own words Newcastle were dominating, dominating, dominating at Swansea and only lost [.
We are six weeks away from the opening of another transfer window and just like clockwork, the Wesley Sneijder to Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala rumours have started up again. But Sneijder is not leaving Inter in January, at least according to his agent.
Sneijder has not played for Inter since he hobbled off with a thigh injury against Chievo in late September, and it has not gone unnoticed by Inter fans that Inter have played better this season without Sneijder than with him.
A superb strike from Stewart Downing saw Liverpool claim victory over Anzhi Makhachkala and move into top spot in Group A. Downing cracked home an unstoppable effort from outside the box in the 53rd minute after coming in from the left flank. The win was no less than the Reds deserved having been the better side for much of the contest, and they now lead the group with six points from three games.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Football managers are only ever a few games away from a crisis. It may be true that the Europa League may be not very high up on Brendan Rodgers list of priorities, the game at Anfield against Anzhi Makhachkala couldn't come at a worse time, with the trip to Everton just three days afterwards Liverpool do not have the depth in squad to go all out in both games and a loss to Guus Hiddink's men will all but see them eliminated from the tournament.
Liverpool's hopes of landing Nicolas Gaitan look to be over, after Anzhi Makhachkala expressed an interest in signing the Benfica star in the January transfer window. The Reds were reported to have made a £14million bid for the Argentina international during the summer, but no deal was forthcoming.
Brendan Rodgers went for a very strong XI against Guus Hiddink's Anzhi on Thursday night after many expected a weakened side. The only real fringe players were Brad Jones in goal and Stewart Downing who would end up proving he still has at least something left in his locker.
The Russians with the rubles travel to Anfield on Thursday night as Guus Hiddink's Anzhi face Liverpool in the Europa League. The two sides have never met before and although Anzhi are well known in the media it's still guess work for many as to what they are like on the pitch.
Will It Be Fame Or Fortune, Robin? by AM Arsenal's captain Robin Van Persie is due to receive a
financial offer like none other, one that not many may be able to refuse, as Russian side Anzhi
Makhachkala's coach Guus Hiddink is looking to bring him to Russia. Robin has one year left of
contract [...]
This is pretty tragic, more so because it's neither surprising nor uncommon in the Russian
Premier League. In fact, one fan was recently acquitted of racial abuse for throwing a banana at
Roberto Carlos because he'd simply chucked it out of anger. Mmhmm.
Christopher Samba, new to Anzhi in the last month, received a rude welcome to go with the boffer
pay packet they're handing out in Dagestan these days.
Watch out guys, there's a revolution coming up in Russian football! That's if
you comrades fully trust in Anzhi coach Guus Hiddink who picked up a cool
€50,000 bonus when his team defeated Dynamo Moscow in the opening game of the
Russian league yesterday.
Shakhtar Donetsk striker Luiz Adriano made waves recently when he pounced onto a ball intended as a gesture of fair play and scored against an unsuspecting FC Nordsjaelland. He claimed innocence, insisting he was oblivious to what was going on when he showed the worst example of sportsmanship in recent memory.
Parabens and Congratulations to AC Milan ace, Thiago
Silva for winning the Samba d'Or, an award given out by our
amigos over at SambaFoot! The award recognizes the 'Best Brazilian Footballer in
Europe' and previous winners have included Maicon, Luis Fabiano
and Kaka.
Before checking the list, a best guess said either Carlo Ancelotti or Roberto Mancini would feature at the top. The former wasn't so far off, sitting handsomely in second place to do little more than put Zlatan Ibrahimovic on autopilot, but the latter? Is there anyone at City making less than him?
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is the world's best paid manager this is according to France
Football. The Portuguese tactician earns a staggering £12.3 million every year a whooping £4
million more than his La Liga counterpart Pep Guardiola.
Of course the usual names like Ferguson, Wenger and Capello are on the list, however, it is the
likes of Jose Camacho and Dick Advocaat that many were not expecting.
Andre Villas Boas is struggling at Chelsea. The players are rebelling against his authority, at
least some of them are, whilst results too are not happening according to his designs and wishes.
Even the fans have started to turn against him, in the last match the Stamford Bridge support even
called for his head and yearned aloud for a Jose Mourinho return.
Liverpool have been drawn against Udinese, Young Boys Bern and FC Anzhi Makhachkala in the group
stages of the Europa League.
Brendan Rodgers' side ensured their place in the group stages of the competition with a nervy 2-1
aggregate win over SPL side Hearts on Thursday and went in Friday's draw in Monaco as top seeds.
Russia Euro 2012 Squad and Preview - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Russia are placed in Group A and start their EURO 2012 campaign on 8 June against Czech Republic
in Wroclaw before facing Poland and Greece in Warsaw.
Semi-finalists four years ago in Austria-Switzerland, Russia missed out on the 2010 World Cup
under Guus Hiddink but Dick Advocaat led them to top spot in qualifying.
Not content with throwing millions upon millions of petro-dollars at the has-beens and so-sos of
European football, Johnny-come-lately Russian rich boys Anzhi Makhachkala have now moved into the
rap game getting some bod named Timaro to produce this garbage, The Anzhi Rap (like the Anfield
Rap, but with 100% less Grobbelaar).
Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Nuri Åžahin Age: 23 Position:
Central midfielder Signed from: Real Madrid Fee: Season-long loan deal Did you know? Despite being
born in West Germany, growing up in the country, coming through the youth ranks at Borussia
Dortmund and being a German citizen, Åžahin has opted [.
Ashley Cole Taunts Arsenal after Chelsea's European Triumph
Former Arsenal defender Ashley Cole hit back at the Gunners after winning the
UEFA Champions League final for his current club Chelsea against
Bayern Munich on penalties.
Spain should breeze through Group C according to Geoff Reid. (Getty Images)
By Geoff Reid
Group C Spain
The last nation to go into a major tournament as defending World and European champions was France
in 2002. The outcome was not very kind to that French side after they finished last in their group
in South Korea.
Venue: St James' Park, Newcastle. Date: Thurs 14th March, 2013. Kick off: 8.05pm. Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany). UK TV: ESPN. Hello, good evening and welcome to our "match banter" feature for this evening's Europa League (home) second leg against Dagestan's finest, the Guus Hiddink managed Anzhi Makhachkala.
Its the day before yet another big game for the blues and so the focus turns onto
rumours that have appeared over the past couple of days.
Im reading that Louis Van Gaal and Guus Hiddink are now in the frame to take over in the
summer. I don't want to say too much on this as we should focus on the great job RDM is doing at
the moment.
PPL Park will host an international friendly between Ghana and Chile on Feb 29, in  a match
showing two teams that played in the 2010 World Cup. Ticket prices range from $40 to $150. It's the
first match between two international teams at PPL Park that doesn't feature a U.S. national team.
The 29th is an international fixture date, which means professional clubs are likely to release
their players for the game, so rosters could include such stars as Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez and
Michael Essien of Chelsea.
