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Hot Topics

Everything Under Control

FA Justice in Action

Three for Sorrow


England

Alan Ball


Arsenal

Did Arsene Get His Sums Wrong?

Arsenal Star Milton Dies

Soho Square Farce

Ashley and a Heavy Dose of the Blues

Arsenal and the Future

Clean Sweep for Arsenal


Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn's European Ambitions Dented


Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wise, Pound Foolish

Downsizing at Bolton


Chelsea

It's Thumbs Up for Lampard

How Chelsea Blew it in Geordieland

Another Fine Mess, Mourinho

Chelsea's Big Mistake

Sideways is Best for Chelsea

Chelsea on the Slide

Chelsea - Play or Pose?

Striker Light

Chelsea Fail Again

All Quiet in the Chelsea Midfield

The Price of Failure

Power Cut

Chelsea Lose Their Title

No Fear


Liverpool

The Nation Backs Liverpool

Liverpool Make it Big

Liverpool Should Be Cautious


Manchester City

Manchester Teams Worlds Apart


Manchester United

United Narrow Favourites

The Art of Being Bullish

Alex Gets Arsene's Vote

Crying in the Rain

Champions United Make Their Point


Newcastle United

Glenn Roeder


Portsmouth

Record for Portsmouth Keeper

Your Round, Harry


Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham, Envy and the Price of Silver

Arsenal Expose Underachieving Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur - You Have to Laugh


Referees

Straw Poll





 

 

Sorry, but..

The best manager in the world does not publicly castigate his players, whatever the provocation, because that runs the risk of humiliating and alienating those players and undermines the confidence of the squad as a whole.

The best manager in the world does not sell players if by doing so he weakens the squad. And in any case, when asked to account for his actions, he is extremely unlikely to incriminate himself by conceding lamely: “It is a good question. There is no answer.”

The best manager in the world has the ability and vision to build a squad capable of withstanding the absence of key players, even for sustained periods – especially when he has virtually unlimited financial resources at his disposal.

The best manager in the world does not imply that he has no answer to obvious defensive problems.

The best manager in the world would not need to rely upon players diving and feigning injury.

The best manager in the world would not demean himself by belittling and/or destabilising opposing players and managers.

The best manager in the world would not cavort about the touchline, wave imaginary cards in an effort to influence the referee, or ostentatiously throw his medals into the crowd.

The best manager in the world is not at Chelsea Football Club.