ADRIAN MUTU

 

When Adrian Mutu signed for Chelsea in 2003, he was tipped for great things and was also expected to hit the ground running at Stanford Bridge. He did his best in his first few games as he also scored a brace against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to take his tally to four goals in just his first three outings.

With his blazing form then, it looked as though the Premier League had brought in a new star. The Romanian was hailed for his sublime performances and was even compared to Manchester United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy and Arsenal’s great Thierry Henry by the Guardian.
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Just a few fans would remember Adrian Mutu as a former Premier League player, or as one who donned the famous Blue shirt of Chelsea Football Club. The former striker was prolific on his day but could not live up to expectations and ended up having an unfulfilling career.

His transfer to the English Premier League is one of the most dramatic ones you will ever come across given the circumstances under which the decision ended up playing out.
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Ex-Chelsea forward has come out to say that Jose Mourinho can’t handle players and only looks for himself.Adrian Mutu has lashed out at Mourinho, former Chelsea, on his coaching duties at the Stamford Bridge, saying that the Portuguese is selfish.

Mutu, while talking to FourFourTwo, heavily criticized Mourinho’s tactics and questioned his priorities. According to him, Mourinho lacks the skills on how to work with his players. He is only interested in seeking for himself; that is what is very vital to him. Players’ feelings do not matter to his head. All is well for him, provided that he is happy and in control. It doesn’t matter how big the player is; he still has to be in total control of things.
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Premier League side, Chelsea, have made a swap offer for West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice. According to reports in England, The Blues offered Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi and English midfielder Ross Barkley to West Ham in a possible £80million deal for Rice.

The club is keen on strengthening their options even further this summer with the 21-year-old. They believe Michy Batshuayi and Ross Barkley should be enough to tempt the Hammers. The Times reports that West Ham rebuffed the proposal and will continue to stand firm over their £80million valuation, preferably in cash payment. However, inside sources from the West London club say the club might consider the deal before the start of the new season depending on the market.
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Chelsea and France forward Olivier Giroud has opened up on why he decided to extend his contract with the Blues. He claimed that God wanted him to stay at Stamford Bridge, amid the outbreak of the Covid19 pandemic.

The world cup winner was heavily linked with a move away from the club after falling down the pecking order. He was behind Tammy Abraham and Michy Batshuayi earlier this season, but he eventually decided to stay on for another year.
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Adrian Mutu, the Romanian football player-coach and a former player have opened up about his self-isolation. He has been in isolation with his family since days and is trying to protect himself and his family as much as possible, amidst the increasing panic created by the spread of corona virus, the life taking pandemic. The U21 coach says that he is enjoying this time and is trying to get engaged in more useful things.

During isolation, he has prepared himself to read and study football and spends a lot of his time in Gym. He said that he has been in contact with his acquaintances in Italy where the number of affected is more than any existing country and had reported that he had talked with his kith’s there and the situation has turned dramatically in the country. However, things will turn for good, the player affirmed. The 41-year-old, Romanian Youth team coach was also considered by the Turk’s in preparing a supporting video for a public campaign about the corona virus pandemic along with the other supporting footballers and coaches including Roberto Mancini.

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Borussia Dortmund singed Emre Can on loan on deadline day and now it is left for the Germany international to prove his worth and force a permanent move after it has become clear that Maurizio Sarri does not fancy him.

With Juventus first match without the German against Fiorentina, it will be interesting to see if they end up missing him in any way. Adrian Mutu is also going to be on the lookout for the battle between two teams dear to his heart.

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Current Al Wahda reserve coach Adrian Mutu is being said to owe English Premier League side Chelsea a total sum of 17 million euros.

The Romanian got himself into a back and forth row with the Blues upon leaving the club and his failure to secure a reasonable deal at the European Court for Human Rights has seen him being ordered to pay such an outrageous amount.

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Frank Lampard should be given all the plaudits for Chelsea form this season despite being hamstrung by a transfer ban. The Blues manager has been able to utilize the players at his disposal to achieve results with a nice attractive football.

When Lampard was announced as the coach of Chelsea many were wondering whether he had taken more than he could chew in his young career. However, what many did not realize was that Chelsea had exceptional players in their loan system that could be groomed to become quality performers.

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Teemu Pukki has a great start in the Premier League. His performance continued on Saturday as well, here he has another goal and this time the goal was against Chelsea. This had brought him in comparison with  top Premier League players like Adrian Mutu, Michael Ricketts, Dalian Atkinson, etc.

On Saturday, Teemu Pukki achieved a reward, the reward of scoring goals in each of the first three Premier League that he played. He has become the 10^th player to do so following the path of Adrain Mutu and Diego Costa. However, strike of Pukki couldn’t bring a win to his team at Carrow Road. Pukki is now 29-year-old and he played impressive in the game. He got strangled in the 30^th minute of clash of Norwich City with the Blues, the high effort of player wriggle through Kepa Arrizabalaga, the goalkeeper.

Pukki had a great time in England and he has a wonderful beginning of the game in the English top flight, they defeated Liverpool on the opening day and then having a hat-trick opposite Newcastle United in the first home outing of Norwich.

However, the goal of the Blues came in a losing reason. This is because, Norwich went down to 3-2 score in the early kick-off. On the other hand, Pavel Pogrebnyak was the only other player who scored five goals in first three appearances.

Adrian Mutu and Diego Costa both players managed four in three games at the beginning of their career with Chelsea. The feat was also achieved by Brian Deane from Sheffield United, Michu from Swansea, Mick Quinn from Coventry City and Manolo Gabbiadini from Southampton. Dalian Atkinson from Aston Villa and Michael Ricketts from Bolton Wanderers also enjoyed this time. Both of them played wonderfully and was able to score three times in three games they appeared in.