Following yesterday’s decision from the FA to clear Mark Clattenburg of using a racial slur during Chelsea and Man United’s Premier League clash on the 28th October, the West London club are left with egg on their face after yet inducing yet another reputation shredding drama.
It’s all done and dusted now, there’s nothing Chelsea fans can do about it anymore, whether they like it or not Rafael Benitez is here to stay.
With the news this morning that Queens Park Rangers owner Tony Fernandes has finally lost his patience with Mark Hughes, the big questions is who will replace the Welshman at the helm and can they save QPR’s season?
Remember when Joe Cole was at the peak of his powers playing for Chelsea? The Englishman was a pacy, skilful winger who had the ability to contribute goals and could also be deployed just behind the two (or one) frontmen and played a big part in Chelsea winning three Premier League titles.
Rock-bottom QPR travel to Old Trafford on Saturday, where the chances of them getting their first win of the season seem almost impossible.
They didn’t exactly crash out of the competition, but after their game against Borussia Dortmund next month Manchester City will no longer be competing in this season’s Champions League.
A quick apology for the late arrival of this week’s Slice of Motd. This writer was not in England over the weekend and therefore could not weigh in with his verdict on this past weekend’s Match of the Day.
Fernando Torres’ stint hasn’t had the best of times at Chelsea. The player himself admitted that there has been some dark times but at the beginning of this season, during Chelsea’s bright start to the season, it appeared Torres had turned a corner and was back to something near his best.