Chelsea manager not massively bothered about missing out on Manchester City forward

by stresster on September 5th, 2008

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Especially one who allegedly ‘needs counselling’ according to a certain footballing legend! It had appeared that Chelsea would sign Robinho earlier this week, especially after Peter Kenyon had made several trips to Madrid in an attempt to lure the Brazilian to Stamford Bridge in the manner of the pied piper. To no avail in the end, but it’s water off a duck’s back to Phil Scolari.

Sky Sports reports that the Chelsea manager isn’t too fussed about missing out on the 24-year-old, although he might not be saying that after the team’s next match, which happens to be at Eastlands! The Brazilian coach is happy with the players already at his disposal, and it’s fair to say that this squad is not going to be stretched in a hurry.

“This is not a problem for me,” Scolari told the club’s official website.

“I have many great players and I am very happy with my team. I am receiving new players from injuries as (Didier) Drogba will be back soon.

“I don’t think the people around Robinho were serious about him coming to Chelsea,” he explained.

“They were more interested in the best business deal. But what I’ve said before about Robinho I say again now. He’s a very good player. I only wish him the best.

“I have seen the newspapers and that they say I am unhappy or angry with the club. These statements are not true at all.

“I have not said this and I do not think this. I am very happy with this situation.”

Indeed, unlike a club such as Everton or Newcastle, it’s not as if Chelsea desperately needed a player like Robinho, although many supporters did feel he would have provided the team with a different dimension. Nevertheless, the return of Drogba will ensure more clout going forward, while the likes of Joe Cole and Salomon Kalou can provide plenty of trickery against opposition defences.

Blues fans, do you share your manager’s indifference about this player?

{ 5 comments read them or add one }

Wigan Blue - September 5th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

Yeh, yeh. Wondered how long it would be before the damage limitation exercise. “Very happy with this situation” ??

This is the guy who spent half an hour on the mobile phone, pleading with Robinho not to sign for City on deadline day.

Don’t worry. We don’t. We just screwed you fat man!!
Captain Dunkirk - September 5th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

Yeah, right.
They seemed keen enough to sign him.
Now we are, finally, getting our 15 minutes of fame there’s an awful lot of sour grapes around.
The Sun is accusing us of killing the England team. The Guardian won’t love us unless we are 100% owned by the Exors. of Mother Teresa. All the United webzines are moaning like hell because “the playing field is no longer level”.
Might I remind these worthies that the playing field WAS reasonably level until United upped the ante by paying 18 million for Andy Cole, for whom the going rate was probably 8 million. At the stroke of a pen they took 5 or 6 teams out of contention for the title. And so it goes.
hey - September 5th, 2008 at 5:13 pm

Football has certainly changed an awful lot from the game I watched as a kid, and not for the better as far as fans are concerned. The game seems to have lost its soul and things such as honour, loyalty and common decency have become meaningless words from a bygone era. The majority of players, managers, chairmen and governing bodies at the top level in the modern game are nothing but a bunch of greedy, lying, cheats.

The despicable conduct of Ronaldo over the summer and the disgraceful actions of Ferguson and Berbatov on Monday are prime examples. The sport and the media should properly vilify them for their behaviour but instead of this they are held up as role models and heroes, and a blind eye is turned to anything to the contrary. To ordinary fans the shameful conduct of these players and club officials is really quite stomach churning at times, but that’s the game as it is today.
bigdick - September 5th, 2008 at 8:07 pm

fuck off hey you boring twat
jimbobblue - September 5th, 2008 at 8:44 pm

HEY, I hope Ronaldo becomes more despicable and joins CITY, as for ferguson he cannot be disgraceful can he , he is a Sir. He has the freedom of the CITY thank god it’s not MAN CITY

Wigan Blue - September 5th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

Yeh, yeh. Wondered how long it would be before the damage limitation exercise. “Very happy with this situation” ??

This is the guy who spent half an hour on the mobile phone, pleading with Robinho not to sign for City on deadline day.

Don’t worry. We don’t. We just screwed you fat man!!

Captain Dunkirk - September 5th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

Yeah, right.
They seemed keen enough to sign him.
Now we are, finally, getting our 15 minutes of fame there’s an awful lot of sour grapes around.
The Sun is accusing us of killing the England team. The Guardian won’t love us unless we are 100% owned by the Exors. of Mother Teresa. All the United webzines are moaning like hell because “the playing field is no longer level”.
Might I remind these worthies that the playing field WAS reasonably level until United upped the ante by paying 18 million for Andy Cole, for whom the going rate was probably 8 million. At the stroke of a pen they took 5 or 6 teams out of contention for the title. And so it goes.

hey - September 5th, 2008 at 5:13 pm

Football has certainly changed an awful lot from the game I watched as a kid, and not for the better as far as fans are concerned. The game seems to have lost its soul and things such as honour, loyalty and common decency have become meaningless words from a bygone era. The majority of players, managers, chairmen and governing bodies at the top level in the modern game are nothing but a bunch of greedy, lying, cheats.

The despicable conduct of Ronaldo over the summer and the disgraceful actions of Ferguson and Berbatov on Monday are prime examples. The sport and the media should properly vilify them for their behaviour but instead of this they are held up as role models and heroes, and a blind eye is turned to anything to the contrary. To ordinary fans the shameful conduct of these players and club officials is really quite stomach churning at times, but that’s the game as it is today.

bigdick - September 5th, 2008 at 8:07 pm

fuck off hey you boring twat

jimbobblue - September 5th, 2008 at 8:44 pm

HEY, I hope Ronaldo becomes more despicable and joins CITY, as for ferguson he cannot be disgraceful can he , he is a Sir. He has the freedom of the CITY thank god it’s not MAN CITY

Chelsea manager not massively bothered about missing out on Manchester City forward

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