2013-08-10 18:29#126785 wellsy1498 : Not good to see Mikel out but you should be able to live without him

I don't really rate Mikel at all but it is just another player injured/unfit which seems to be a big problem at the moment but we are carrying on with things.

Tottenham Hotspur win 5-4 on penalties

Chelsea had gone into the Capital One Cup quarter final tie with high hopes of progressing to the final with a strong chance of winning the competition. If they had been able to do this it would have been the club’s third trophy of the season. However, things did not seem to go according to plan with the club spending more time getting players booked instead of creating clear cut chances. Dennis Wise is said to be furious with Ayew and is solely blaming him for the loss after the player was sent off in the 77th minute. Wise has suggested that the team were in full control of the game and putting on a lot of pressure on the Spurs defence until that pivotal moment.

Unfortunately for Chelsea but when it came to penalties they simply ran out of players who are recognised penalty takers. Wise has refused to openly criticise Ashley Cole for missing the crucial penalty but instead has commended the player for putting himself forward.

Dennis Wise has praised the players for their efforts in the competition especially the under 18 players who were used earlier in the tournament. He has suggested that the exit from the competition could be seen as a positive with the FIFA Club Championship on the horizon and it is the first time the team will have taken part so they will be determined to perform well in it and come away with their third trophy of the season.



Victor Moses had not seen too many starts this season but instead had been relied on to come on in the latter stages of matches to replace the more favoured Oscar. Unfortunately for him he has been ruled for up to three months with a torn hamstring. Chelsea had been considering sending him to see a specialist in America but have decided to treat Moses at the club. The Chelsea manager has spoken about the injury and has assured Moses that he will receive the full backing of the club through the next three months.

Another injury :O!!!! Unluck to lose to Sp#rs but you have other priorities

2013-08-10 22:26#126852 wellsy1498 : Another injury :O!!!! Unluck to lose to Sp#rs but you have other priorities

I couldn't believe it. Moses had shown so much promise when he came on as a substitute in many games. What is more frustrating is that the two of them will come back and at least Mikel will disappear to the African Cup of Nations! It will be good to have freed up some of the schedule now we are out of the CoC!

Dennis Wise speaking to Keys and Gray on Talksport

Richard Keys: Thanks for coming on the show Dennis. Everything seems to be going very well for you and Chelsea right now; could you have predicted that you would have such a great start to the season?

Dennis Wise: Morning lads. If someone had said to me that after my first thirteen games as manager of Chelsea we would be at the top of the league, unbeaten, I would never have believed you. It has been a cracking start to the season in all competitions and our confidence is sky high.

Andy Gray: Everything appears to just work for you on the pitch. You are rarely conceding any goals and are scoring them at the opposite end. What do you think is the secret behind your success?

Dennis Wise: I don’t think there is a secret to be honest. I said right from the start that the most important thing for me was for us to remain responsible at the back and ensure we don’t concede goals. I explained to the team that if they managed this then the goals would naturally come which they have.

Andy Gray: Your team just don’t seem to give away the ball?

Dennis Wise: I would prefer us to have it than them. I think it is as simple as if we control the ball, play a simple passing game then the chances will be created and with the quality we will score the goals needed.

Richard Keys: Lewandowski has settled in alright hasn’t he?

Dennis Wise: I cannot praise Robert enough. It can be a difficult challenge for players when they move from one country to another. Not just in terms of settling into a new area but also adapting to a new style of football. He has shown in the goals he has scored that he hasn’t needed time to settle in but instead has carried on his great form that he had back in Germany.

Andy Gray: What do you think the team will have achieved by the end of the season?

Dennis Wise: I couldn’t predict that we would have such a good start so I cannot tell you where we will be in the league come May time. I do think we will be thereabouts but there is still a lot of games left to be played in not just the Premier League but there is still the Champions League and the upcoming FIFA Club Championship.

Richard Keys: Is it nice for you to get the recognition for your success by receiving the Premier League manager of the month award for the third month in a row?

Dennis Wise: My own personal success in terms of awards do not matter whatsoever. I appreciate that I have been chosen but it is down to the players. They are the ones on the pitch. They are winning the games.

Richard Keys: Well thank you for coming on Dennis and we both wish you all the best for the rest of the season.

Andy Gray: Good luck Dennis.

Dennis Wise:Cheers lads.

Unlucky to see Moses get injured and crash out of the CoC in pens... Any youth coming up through the Chelsea ranks?

2013-08-10 23:27#126874 Pauker : Unlucky to see Moses get injured and crash out of the CoC in pens... Any youth coming up through the Chelsea ranks?

So many depressing injuries. The youngsters really aren't up to scratch. Some of the better ones were loaned out before I took over. I have given quite a few of them game time but I think they have only done well because they are surrounded by other players who are of a high quality; Hazard, Mata, Oscar, etc.

Sir Alex Ferguson so far this season has been very quiet on the fact that his side don’t top the league but instead Chelsea appear to be in pole position for winning the league come the end of the season. Despite this it doesn’t seem to have put him playing mind games with Dennis Wise in the build up to the upcoming match at Stamford Bridge.

Sir Alex started off by stating that, “anybody could have walked into Chelsea, with the quality of player that the club has, and be winning games and get the team in and around the top of the league.” He went onto suggest that it didn’t matter whatsoever that Chelsea were currently sat in first place but instead that they should be concentrating on ensuring that they carry on playing at this high standard. This didn’t seem to be something that Ferguson was confident that Dennis Wise and Chelsea could do. He stated that, “Chelsea can be a very inconsistent side. All it can take is another injury to a key player like Ayew (laughs) and their season can turn on its head.”

Sir Alex moved onto refer to the complaints coming out of the Chelsea camp as an early excuse for later on in the season when their form would severely drop. Ferguson was then asked whether he thought his team’s title challenge would be over for the season if his side lost. He laughed off the suggestion by declaring that his United side would be top of the league come end of the season.

The build up to this game focused on the mind games mainly on the part of Sir Alex Ferguson as Dennis Wise refused to respond to any of the comments that were made. Sir Alex appears to have been appeared over confident in suggesting that his side would easily defeat Chelsea and show them how to play possession football and how to convert the many chances that they create in games.

Dennis Wise surprised everyone by choosing to start Demba Ba instead of the inform Robert Lewandowski. Wise had done this previously and it paid off with Ba helping himself to a goal to help Chelsea win in Europe. This risk paid off with Ba scoring the only goal of the game in the tenth minute of the game. What then happened was the total opposite of Ferguson’s prediction with Chelsea being the team that took control of the game and restricted United to long shots with which they only got two on target out of eleven.

Lampard missed the opportunity to put the game away early, after the usually reliable penalty taker, missed a first half penalty. After Chelsea stood strong at the back and continued to create their own chances but failed to make any of them pay. Instead Chelsea settled for a win in an early vital game that may help decide where the Premier League trophy will end up at the end of the season.

A great win over United

2013-08-11 16:01#127001 wellsy1498 : A great win over United

You can never complain about getting one over on Manchester United

Gary Neville speaking on Sky Sports:

Last time out against Lille, Chelsea seemed to find it very difficult to even string a few passes together which resulted in very few chances being created. It didn’t seem like it was the same confident team that we have so far this season in all competitions. They just didn’t seem to want to play and I am sure Dennis Wise will have told them that they need to improve and improve very quickly.

The players seemed like they owed the manager after their poor performance last time against Lille and it was clear that they wanted to make it up to him this time round. What happened in the game is going to be one of the biggest surprises of the season and of the man’s career. For John to not just score one goal but instead to help himself to all four goals means that he will never forget this match and it was great to see him walk off the pitch with the match ball at the end. What was amazing was that every goal just got better and better with him showing off his shooting skills to rival some of the best around.

Terry has been in the spotlight a lot this season, with his retirement from the international scene but that doesn't seem to have deterred him. He simply puts in everything he’s got into every minute that he is on the pitch. I do think that John Terry will go down in the history of Chelsea Football Club and I even more confident this will happen if these kinds of performances continue.

Nice, seems that you have erased that ugly style of Chelsea playing football and you have show them what real football is. = In summary: nice results keep it up :D.

Lampparrd.....Missed a penalty?...

andrew98: I am back enjoying the game which was the aim. I have just used the same tactics as I did back on my Liverpool save and it seems to have worked very nicely. I already know if the results carry on the way that they have so far...you will just have to wait a little while to find out.

Chris: He hasn't done too well with his penalties this season. I have been tempted to remove him from the role but may as well stick with him for now.