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Jose Mourinho, the most successful manager in Chelsea’s history has been sacked by the club. The club had been underperforming for a long time now and average less than a point a game in the league with them perilously hanging just a point over the relegation zone. So what went so terribly wrong for the champions who were widely expected to win if not challenge for the title again?

1. Pre-season was a mess

Chelsea had set a couple of post season matches in Bangkok and Sydney for the team almost immediately after the season in which they performed miserably and were then given a long break halfway into the International Champions Cup. Again, Chelsea lost only one match against the NYRB second team but won against Barca and PSG on penalties but it was abundantly clear that Chelsea were underperforming with players looking sloppy in possession and heavy in general, with their movement lacking pace and the burst of power as usually expected from these players.

It was expected that this sluggishness would soon be wiped away as the season progressed but it was only a precursor to the real storm which was about to break out. Chelsea failed to turn up in any of their further matches against Fiorentina and co and Mourinho also famously lost his first match to Wenger in the Communitlrformance over the summer considering the utter farcical transfer window endured by the club.

3. The Carneiro row

In the very first match of the season, Mourinho picked up a fight with Eva Carneiro and this completely rocked the dressing room as it was widely believed that she was actually performing her duties just as she should. It got even more intense after Mourinho refused to apologise and further relegated Carneiro to the backroom duties. Facing such a precedent and utter humiliation, Eva resigned and has lodged a CAS case against Chelsea and the ex-manager for mistreatment which is due for hearing the next year.

4. Cech sale and Courtois injury

In one of the most sensational transfers of all times Chelsea legend Petr Cech moved to the Emirates, a move which was against Mourinho’s wishes but was given the green light by Roman Abramovic. Chelsea in exchange bought Asmir Begovic who was a great goalkeeper in his own right but was not anywhere near the class of Courtois and Cech, especially while collecting crosses and as soon as Courtois received a red and sustained an injury later, it was clear that to hurt Chelsea, teams need to take advantage of the absence of Courtois. Crosses after crosses were drilled into the Chelsea box and with no leadership and communication at the back, it Jose Mourinho, the most successful manager in Chelsea’s history has been sacked by the club. The club had been underperforming for a long time now and average less than a point a game in the league with them perilously hanging just a point over the relegation zone. So what went so terribly wrong for the champions who were widely expected to win if not challenge for the title again?

1. Pre-season was a mess

Chelsea had set a couple of post season matches in Bangkok and Sydney for the team almost immediately after the season in which they performed miserably and were then given a long break halfway into the International Champions Cup. Again, Chelsea lost only one match against the NYRB second team but won against Barca and PSG on penalties but it was abundantly clear that Chelsea were underperforming with players looking sloppy in possession and heavy in general, with their movement lacking pace and the burst of power as usually expected from these players.

It was expected that this sluggishness would soon be wiped away as the season progressed but it was only a precursor to the real storm which was about to break out. Chelsea failed to turn up in any of their further matches against Fiorentina and co and Mourinho also famously lost his first match to Wenger in the Community Shield.

2. Disappointing Transfer Window

The alarm signs were there in the back end of the previous season as Chelsea struggled but huffed and puffed their way to the title solely on the brilliance of Eden Hazard. The board should’ve stood up and taken notice at the obvious lack of form of many players along with the ages of squad members and should’ve made smart decisions instead of picking up liabilities like Radamel Falcao, Papy Djilobodji and missing out on key targets like John Stones. A key area for improvement was the midfield where Chelsea were missing any sort of quality replacements for Fabregas, Matic and Ramires.

The striking position was also in dire need of refurbishment considering Diego Costa had been out of form for quite a long stretch. The most disappointing failure was to buy a right back considering Ivanovic was nearing the end of his time with Chelsea, if not retiring and except him there was only Cesar Azpilicueta who could play there. Azpi himself was the first choice left back and Baba Rahman came in as backup but 3 players for two positions was desperately understrength for an aging defence. The Stones acquisition would have been ideal but a proper replacement should have been kept in mind instead of failing as spectacularly as Chelsea did. Questions must be raised about Emenalo and co.’s performance over the summer considering the utter farcical transfer window endured by the club.

3. The Carneiro row

In the very first match of the season, Mourinho picked up a fight with Eva Carneiro and this completely rocked the dressing room as it was widely believed that she was actually performing her duties just as she should. It got even more intense after Mourinho refused to apologise and further relegated Carneiro to the backroom duties. Facing such a precedent and utter humiliation, Eva resigned and has lodged a CAS case against Chelsea and the ex-manager for mistreatment which is due for hearing the next year.

4. Cech sale and Courtois injury

In one of the most sensational transfers of all times Chelsea legend Petr Cech moved to the Emirates, a move which was against Mourinho’s wishes but was given the green light by Roman Abramovic. Chelsea in exchange bought Asmir Begovic who was a great goalkeeper in his own right but was not anywhere near the class of Courtois and Cech, especially while collecting crosses and as soon as Courtois received a red and sustained an injury later, it was clear that to hurt Chelsea, teams need to take advantage of the absence of Courtois. Crosses after crosses were drilled into the Chelsea box and with no leadership and communication at the back, it Jose Mourinho, the most successful manager in Chelsea’s history has been sacked by the club. The club had been underperforming for a long time now and average less than a point a game in the league with them perilously hanging just a point over the relegation zone. So what went so terribly wrong for the champions who were widely expected to win if not challenge for the title again?

1. Pre-season was a mess

Chelsea had set a couple of post season matches in Bangkok and Sydney for the team almost immediately after the season in which they performed miserably and were then given a long break halfway into the International Champions Cup. Again, Chelsea lost only one match against the NYRB second team but won against Barca and PSG on penalties but it was abundantly clear that Chelsea were underperforming with players looking sloppy in possession and heavy in general, with their movement lacking pace and the burst of power as usually expected from these players.

It was expected that this sluggishness would soon be wiped away as the season progressed but it was only a precursor to the real storm which was about to break out. Chelsea failed to turn up in any of their further matches against Fiorentina and co and Mourinho also famously lost his first match to Wenger in the Community Shield.

2. Disappointing Transfer Window

The alarm signs were there in the back end of the previous season as Chelsea struggled but huffed and puffed their way to the title solely on the brilliance of Eden Hazard. The board should’ve stood up and taken notice at the obvious lack of form of many players along with the ages of squad members and should’ve made smart decisions instead of picking up liabilities like Radamel Falcao, Papy Djilobodji and missing out on key targets like John Stones. A key area for improvement was the midfield where Chelsea were missing any sort of quality replacements for Fabregas, Matic and Ramires.

The striking position was also in dire need of refurbishment considering Diego Costa had been out of form for quite a long stretch. The most disappointing failure was to buy a right back considering Ivanovic was nearing the end of his time with Chelsea, if not retiring and except him there was only Cesar Azpilicueta who could play there. Azpi himself was the first choice left back and Baba Rahman came in as backup but 3 players for two positions was desperately understrength for an aging defence. The Stones acquisition would have been ideal but a proper replacement should have been kept in mind instead of failing as spectacularly as Chelsea did. Questions must be raised about Emenalo and co.’s performance over the summer considering the utter farcical transfer window endured by the club.

Should I laugh ?

Austin4lif:
We have said it times without number that this govt does nt respects human right. If his followers attacked ur convoy as claimed, why attack their leader and bulldozed his house and place of worship? What do u want to achieve by killing hundreds of his followers? Is it that u want to send them into extinction? In democracy there is freedom of association and the right to life. This is pure genocide and every body that believes in the sanctity of life must stand up and condemn this injustice. It is also a message to those shouting Biafra, do it with caution because we are in a military regime now, your own crackdown will be a child play. God bless Nigeria.

are you talking of human right at this time in Nigeria especially in north? If truly that group value their lives and respect the law Nigeria army,you won't stop the chief of army staff from passing in the name of religious rite,its just like commuting suicide. You don't play with a man with gun

funnynation:
Thank God. The first time UEFA did
something good for Man City. We hope to
trash Dynamo Kiev. #Bluemoonrising

the blue moon rising

#ctwd

What shall it profit Arsenal to go through all these group stage struggle and meet barca



Vanity

feldido:
I'd prefer MTN 1gig to any other network...
Glo is the worse network for data services, so unreliable. You might find urself without data services for hours when u need it most.
Airtel? Kai don't go dia, although the network is ok(averaging 120kb/s) but the way they charge for their data services is just too much(triple charge).

So at the end I settle for MTN, the network is quit good anywhere I go(averaging 400kb/s)

Aitel! Wat a. Stupid network. If you download 5mb file, dey will deduct 15mb

Man Utd fans right now

funnynation:
Nothing concern me oo.. Yaya Toure don give me my due 3points.. #MCfC

the goal has been given to kelechi, but that doesn't mean. 3point is the most important.
Let's just enjoy this and laugh at the rags...
#we man u haters Don come

I saw this coming.
I saw the hell on LVG
They give man u 2points and people still they stake on them... you think betting site mumu like your coach

Solidkay:
wife has a small horn in d middle of her head.

you mean it?

The history of Nigeria cannot be complete without mentioning those days of doom of Nigerian civil war. The Biafra war started on July 6, 1967 to January 15, 1970, about three years. It was won by the Nigerian Army, against those agitating for the defunct Republic of Biafra, under Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu of the then Eastern region. Obviously, history cannot be allowed to repeat itself, this time around, thus the renew agitation of Biafra nation by the movement of Sovereign sState of Biafra (MASSOB), led by Ralph Uwazuruike, and the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), which was orchestrated by Nnamdi Kanu through his radio station. Surprisingly the Biafra agitation ensued when former president Jonathan was defeated in the last general election, by incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. I recall in damning some of the nasty words of Nnamdi Kanu and I quote “When we speak the zoo trembles, that’s what happens when a cattle rearing terrorist and paedophile is your ruler. Message to every hardcore Biafra, if you find anyone village asking Awusa Fulani or Yoruba bastard, let them keep searching as we keep tweeting for Biafra lunatics.’’ The above was posted by Nnamdi Kanu, the London-based director of Radio Biafra and a leading member of a movement agitating for self determined from Nigeria to form the sovereign state of Biafra. The wailing wailers of post election have now translated to pro-Biafran agitators, raining all sorts of abuses on Nigeria and Nigerians including its founding fathers. Indeed, Kanu sees himself as a wiseacre within his Igbo people and he has successfully brainwashed his fellow Igbos. The eccentricity of Kanu and his radio station is quite potty, though the gimmick applied by this young man who resides far-way in United Kingdom is to cause riot in Nigeria, while he lives comfortably in London. The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has made frantic efforts to put an end to the illegal activities of this Biafra Radio, which is aim at tainting the image of Nigeria. Furthermore, Kanu is being detained on charges related to treasonable felony. During the recent visit of Buhari to India, the pro-Biafrans made some efforts to protest to President Buhari right at the airport, before they were thwarted by Indian security operatives. In addition, I and many well meaning Nigerians adduce that the pro-Biafrans are just groups of hooligans and jobless youths, out to disturb the peace and tranquillity of by Nigerians. The insurgency of Boko Haram has been intractable, yet some unscrupulous elements are trying to cause mayhem.

https://www.today.ng/opinion/44986/facts-about-pro-biafrans

Following the renaming of his faction of the
Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign
State of Biafra (MASSOB), to Biafra Independent
Movement (BIM), another factional leadership of
the group has asked by Chief Ralph Uwazuruike,
to hands off the affairs of Igbo selfproclamation
group.
Rising from an emergency meeting at MASSOB
headquarters in Okwe, Onuimo council area of
Imo State, presided over by Comrade Uchenna
Madu, the group stressed that Uwazuruike
remained expelled from MASSOB.
It noted that more revelations have emerged on
the activities of the former leader of the group
which indicated that he was not fully committed
to its cause.
In a statement signed by Samuel Edeson,
MASSOB’s National Director of Information, the
group said: “After the investigations on the
activities of Chief Ralph Uwazuruike when he
presided over the affairs of MASSOB, alongside
recommendations and resolutions adopted after
the probe, Uwazuruike shall be issued an
ultimatum to return every property of MASSOB in
his possession”
The group which described as laughable,
Uwazuruike’s move to form a new group,
observed that it was a pity that their erstwhile
leader who often lambasted deserters of the
group, could at this point leave MASSOB simply
because he was sanctioned for his misdeeds.
“Uwazuruike’s actions have repeatedly shown
that he is not in the struggle to serve but to be
served”, the statement read.
The statement maintained that MASSOB shall
remain non-violent and more focused on the
prime objective for which it was founded and not
be distracted by petty arguments and
insinuations from persons who merely seek
revive lost relevance.


https://www.today.ng/news/national/49907/massob-faction-asks-uwazuruike-to-return-property?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

I support the motion.
End time state running like 6schools with low IGR.

Students of the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA) have asked the institution’s authorities to investigate the circumstances that led to the untimely death of their colleague, Ewaworin Oluwamuyiwa, or face a student uprising.
The students allege that a university paramilitary organization, known as the Cadet Corps, beat Mr. Oluwamuyiwa, a 400 level final year student of the Psychology Department, to death on campus.
On Monday, several students close to the deceased informed SaharaReporters that a leader of the Cadet Corps, Adeola Adedoyin (AKA “Iron Body”), commaned the squad responsible for torturing Mr. Oluwamuyiwa to death.

"Oluwamuyiwa was already sleeping when Adedoyin, known as 'Iron body', led his gang of Cadet Corps members into Shanghai Villa [the residency of Oluwamuyia] and asked for the room of Oluwamuyiwa. A resident pointed out the room to Adedoyin," according to a student statement.

“The next thing we heard was the Cadet Corps banging on the late Oluwamuyiwa's door while they shouted on top of their voice that the young man should open his door or they would force it open," they added.

The cadet gang forcefully gained entrance into the room and bounced on top of the victim whom they beat angrily until blood started gushing out from his body," the student source explained.

Since knowledge of his involvement in the murder of Mr. Oluwamuyiwa became public, Mr. Adedoyin has been on the run. Several students accused the top management of the university of harboring the fugitive. These students threatened to organize a massive protest if Mr. Adedoyin was not found soon by the authorities.

SaharaReporters gathered that shortly after the gang left, Mr. Oluwamuyiwa was found in a comatose state and gasping for breath inside his room. He was immediately rushed to the Iwaro General Hospital by his co-residents.

"From Iwaro General Hospital, his condition worsened and the doctor on duty advised that he should be transferred to another hospital in Ondo town. He was subsequently rushed to the University Teaching Hospital in Ibadan. A surgery was carried out, but he succumbed to his wounds," a student source said.
The news of the late Olumuyiwa's death went viral on social media and is currently generating lots of controversy among the student community.
Several students sources expressed confusion about the motivation behind Mr. Oluwamuyiwa’s gruesome beating.

A few students recalled that the Cadet Corps once threatened the deceased during a show organized by the university. Students alleged that several Cadet Corps members promised they would “treat his Bleep-up”.

The Department of State Security Services (DSS) informed SaharaReporters that they began an investigation into the murder. University management declared the supposed perpetrator, Mr. Adedoyin, as wanted for his involvement in the incident.

Speaking on the phone with SahararReporters, the Dean of Students Affairs of the University, Bolanle Ogungbamila, said the Cadet Corps would be effectively banned until university management can investigate the cause of the incident.

"The organization [Cadet Corps] will remain banned while the university management investigates the situation. We are on top of the situation and we have advised our students not to take the law into their hands, they should remain calm until the school authorities investigate the matter", he said.

In a statement forwarded to SaharaReporters, the Student Union Government (SUG) of the institution called upon Mr. Adedoyin to surrender to the Nigerian Police Force. The state was jointly signed by President, Odunyemi Adegbola, General Secretary, Segun Odunayo, and Publicity Secretary, Lanre Ikuejuroje.

"The cadets' base is declared locked down by the union [SUG] until further notice. We advise Mr. Adeola Adedoyin to surrender himself to any nearby police station or risk being arrested by men of the Nigerian police force," the statement read in part.



http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/08/aaua-students-threaten-protest-after-cadet-corps-beat-student-death

joshuaidibia:
who talk to ds slowpoke? Grow up,,nd get a life. If u have notn to say,jst read nd kip shut.

Ain't you the brat to grow up? Staking on a lost game.

kobonaire:
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be the name ....

wettin be your problem. Sebi your team Don lose, just say your club who art in Europa,
if your team haven't played verse is still useful for you. Cos by tomorrow we go lay gunners to rest and walk Chelsea to Europa

TheGoodJoe:
We can but we need to make some buys this January if we want to go far. We need another star striker. I say we go for Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid.

We need a cover for Aguero, although Sterling did well day.

Congrats.

Antoine, you read my mind well.. Sterling gave himself a pleasant birthday gift.

TheGoodJoe:
It is over, group winners. Congrats Cityzens. Congrats.

congrats mate.
I think we can go as far as semi if not final

kobonaire:
True dat ... I hope this kind of strange mathematics works in my Chelsea's favour tomorrow ....

day dreaming

purpinkx:
Abeg oh, make uefa no reduce english slots

sounds like a gunner

Bleep off rags... .leave the CL for the big boys.
Continue chatting on your past glory

And the rags are out... .

Yhaaa.. .get in there, this what have been longing for.the goal is raining so hard that bony can also find the back of the net.
Still disappointed with the defense

joshuaidibia:
Moncheglebach to win... Sure odd of 5.5

you never tear the loser ticket?
Awon olote

TheGoodJoe:
I think Fernando is an important player of the team because he is one of the few players who actually sits back to help our defence. Although, Shaqiri made a mess of him in the last EPL game with his pace, I feel it looked that way because he was the person trying to protect us.

With Yaya, Fernando and Delph, we have three men who like to go forward and leave the back unprotected. We have to hold the ball well, if not we will be in danger when Monchengladbach hits us on a counter.

Pellegrini wants to go all out I hope our goals come early.

You have a point but I can't still trust him, though he sit back to protect the back but he is not up to standard let me say he is not consistent. One good game 4bad games no that's not what we want, can I just have someone like de jong

TheGoodJoe:
Manchester City: Hart, Clichy, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov, Toure (C), Fernandinho, Delph, Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling.

Subs: Caballero, Maffeo, Sagna, Adarabioyo, Celina, Navas, Bony.

Borussia Monchengladbach: Sommer, Elvedi, Christensen, Nordtveit, Xhaka, Dahoud, Wendt, Korb, Stindl, Raffael, Johnson.

Subs: Heimeroth, Brouwers, Schulz, Jantschke, Hazard, Drmic, Hrgota.

Sagna also on bench. .I think he needs it, he has done great job in zab absent.. playing every game full time

TheGoodJoe:
It is going to be a very tough game because Moechengladbach beat Bayern Munich 3-1 three days ago. That was a very impressive result.

I hope we Cityzens rise to the task. We need to win this group and we hope Sevilla helps us beat Juventus. A win in Juventus was suppose to help us win the group but we blew our chance.

I hope Pellegrini and his men right the wrongs of our last match.

Come On Citizens.

I have a positive mind dat we gonna win this.. since we are playing without bony and fernado

Come on citizen.. .let's shame haters.
And for shepe fans why disturbing this tread.
Make I swear for you!

SirWere:
**Whistles and walks out of thread**

Whistle and walk?.... are you a walking snake?