Premier League 2007-2008 Thread

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Chelsea sack Ten Cate



Chelsea have sacked assistant manager Henk ten Cate after less than 8 months at the club.

They followed up the dismissal of Israeli manager Avram Grant by firing the Dutchman, who had two more years left on his contract at Stamford Bridge.

Ten Cate left his job as head coach of Ajax to join Chelsea in October 2007.

His appointment had been widely viewed as long-term, despite continued speculation that Grant was merely an interim manager after Jose Mourinho left in acrimonious circumstances.

Only two days previously the 53-year-old Dutchman, who had a contract until 2010, told the Dutch media he had been assured that his position was safe.

It had been speculated on his intial appointment that Ten Cate - a strict disciplinarian - would remain as assistant to either Guus Hiddink or Frank Rijkaard should they replace Grant after the season's end.

Portugal's Luiz Felipe Scolari, Internazionale coach Roberto Mancini and Blackburn boss Mark Hughes have also been tipped for the vacant manager's job.

Former director of football Grant was sacked for not winning any silverware in his eight-month reign, despite taking over Chelsea when they were in sixth place in the Premier League.

He also got them to the Carling Cup and Champions League finals, where they were beaten by Tottenham and Manchester United.

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Scolari îl sfătuieşte pe Ronaldo să aleagă Madridul

Selecţionerul Portugaliei, Luiz Felipe Scolari, recunoaşte că l-a sfătuit pe Cristiano Ronaldo să nu dea cu piciorul ofertei primite de la Real Madrid, considerând că Primera Division i se potriveşte mult mai bine atacantului decât prima ligă engleză. "I-am spus că în fotbal nu se trăieşte din amintiri şi că trebuie să profiţi de şansele care ţi se ivesc. El este un jucător matur care şti e ce are de făcut. Munceşte foarte bine şi cred că va face un turneu final de excepţie." a comentat Scolari, citat de cotidianul spaniol Marca. Îngrijorat de presiunea exercitată de conducătorii Realului, Sir Alex Ferguson a hotărât să se deplaseze personal în Elveţia pentru a purta o discuţie lămuritoare cu fotbalistul.

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Scolari îl sfătuieşte pe Ronaldo să aleagă Madridul

Selecţionerul Portugaliei, Luiz Felipe Scolari, recunoaşte că l-a sfătuit pe Cristiano Ronaldo să nu dea cu piciorul ofertei primite de la Real Madrid, considerând că Primera Division i se potriveşte mult mai bine atacantului decât prima ligă engleză. "I-am spus că în fotbal nu se trăieşte din amintiri şi că trebuie să profiţi de şansele care ţi se ivesc. El este un jucător matur care şti e ce are de făcut. Munceşte foarte bine şi cred că va face un turneu final de excepţie." a comentat Scolari, citat de cotidianul spaniol Marca. Îngrijorat de presiunea exercitată de conducătorii Realului, Sir Alex Ferguson a hotărât să se deplaseze personal în Elveţia pentru a purta o discuţie lămuritoare cu fotbalistul.

sa nu plece de la Manchester, toata Anglia este la picioarele lui

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Scolari îl sfătuieşte pe Ronaldo să aleagă Madridul

Selecţionerul Portugaliei, Luiz Felipe Scolari, recunoaşte că l-a sfătuit pe Cristiano Ronaldo să nu dea cu piciorul ofertei primite de la Real Madrid, considerând că Primera Division i se potriveşte mult mai bine atacantului decât prima ligă engleză. "I-am spus că în fotbal nu se trăieşte din amintiri şi că trebuie să profiţi de şansele care ţi se ivesc. El este un jucător matur care şti e ce are de făcut. Munceşte foarte bine şi cred că va face un turneu final de excepţie." a comentat Scolari, citat de cotidianul spaniol Marca. Îngrijorat de presiunea exercitată de conducătorii Realului, Sir Alex Ferguson a hotărât să se deplaseze personal în Elveţia pentru a purta o discuţie lămuritoare cu fotbalistul.

sa nu plece de la Manchester, toata Anglia este la picioarele lui

oferta pt ronaldo 50 milioane euro +3 jucatori

nici eu nu vreau sa plece

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Sagna extends deal with Arsenal

Arsenal have extended the contract of French defender Bakari Sagna, who will now be staying in London until 2014.

Initially, Sagna's contract tied the player to the Gunners until 2012. To avoid an early transfer, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was motivated to extend the deal as soon as possible.

Sagna, now 25 years old, joined Arsenal from AJ Auxerre at the start of the season. In 29 games at Emirates Stadium, he scored one goal.

Recently, the player has been dealing with an ankle injury. This caused him to miss the end of the season and miss out on a possible selection for the European Championships.

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Wenger reveals future uncertainty



Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted that his future with the Gunners beyond 2011 is uncertain amid reports he could move to back to France.

Wenger has led the club to three Premier League titles and four FA Cup trophies since he took over at the club in 1996.

However, recent reports in the media have speculated that he may succeed close friend Charles Villeneuve as president of Paris Saint-Germain.

It was claimed that the Frenchman will join up with PSG once his contract expires at the Emirates Stadium in 2011.

Wenger has played down the rumours, but concedes he is unsure of what the future holds beyond his current deal.

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Scolari to take over at Chelsea



Chelsea have confirmed Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari as their new manager.

The Brazilian was one of the favourites to succeed Avram Grant in the Stamford Bridge hotseat but the timing of his appointment has come as a huge surprise.

Scolari is currently managing Portugal at Euro 2008 and was not expected to make a decision about his future until after the tournament.

A statement from Stamford Bridge read:

"Chelsea Football Club is delighted to confirm that Luiz Felipe Scolari will be the club's new manager from July 1.

"Felipe has great qualities. He is one of the world's top coaches with a record of success at country and club level, he gets the best out of a talented squad of players and his ambitions and expectations match ours. He was the outstanding choice."

"Out of respect for his current role as Head Coach of the Portuguese national team, and to ensure minimum disruption to this work, there will be no further comment from Chelsea nor from Felipe about his new role until his employment with us commences."

Despite a number of big-name managers being linked with the job following Avram Grant's sacking last month, it is understood Scolari was always Chelsea's number one choice and nobody else was offered the position.

He is likely to be unveiled during the first week of July, at which time the details of his contract will also be revealed.

Scolari's appointment comes less than a week after he insisted he would not discuss his future until after Euro 2008.

Scolari's biggest achievement was leading Brazil to World Cup glory in 2002 and he famously turned down the chance to manage England following Sven-Goran Eriksson's departure in 2006.

The 59-year-old has no experience of managing at club level in Europe.

Before becoming an international manager, he enjoyed success at club level in Brazil, winning South America's equivalent of the Champions League - the Copa Libertadores - with two different clubs.

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Traore back to Pompey

Djimi Traore has returned to Portsmouth, as French side Rennes have decided against offering the Malian a permanent deal.

The full back was loaned to the Brittany-based side in January and appeared 15 times in the top flight.

Despite Rennes general manager Pierre Dreossi being impressed by the left back, Traore has packed his bags and returned to England.

The director has revealed that the Ligue 1 outfit failed to match the African's demands; as a consequence he is on his way back to Fratton Park.

"We haven't been able to reach a financial agreement", Dreossi revealed.