Tribal is an unworthy source of any info.

Still.... Essien would have to be back eventually and Manich just wouldnt expect himself to be benching all the time. while Jarosik could still be Recalled.

EPL is already sealed. So I suppose there is no need. Makelele will still be covered by young Diarra.

Against Barcelona, would be key. JM might use any of these 3 for Essien.

Geremi... Utlitly Man. Defensively Solid.
Gudjohnsen... Pro-Attacking, unpredictable.
JCole... He can play CM, as Duff-Robben-SWP-Gud can fill the wing/forward.

i guess

 

good point, I forgot about Diarra and the whole Mikel thing, hows that going. Geremi is 50/50 for me...

 

adriano jarosik was sold,,he cant be recalled...diarra is good enough to fill the gaps , geremi is excellent besides gudju is good enough to play in midfield, so maniche rumours r rubbish...

 

maniche is welcome to arsenal...........lol

 

how bullshit, he sent him to russia for talking trash in porto, why would he get him now

 

adriano jarosik was sold,,he cant be recalled......

Sorry about that,

if not jarosik.. i think it must be smertin. One of them is on a loan-thing.

Right?

 

Both are loaned out

 

how bullshit, he sent him to russia for talking trash in porto, why would he get him now

Mourinho left Porto ages before Maniche did.

 

geremi is excellent

excellent at what ? because it's not football.

 

excellent at what ? because it's not football.

I remember him being quite good at freekicks but its been ages since he played properly so I might be confusing him with someone else.

 

I used to quite like him at Boro, but standing out at Boro obviiously isn't that difficult, he did hit some nice free kicks and also some nice passes and crosses.

 

Maniche has been a shadow of himself ever since Mourinho left FC Porto. He gained weight like crazy, and started to suffer injurys one after the other.
If that wasn't enough, the man has no character. Porto gave him everything, yet he wasn't happy until he left (because he had a child to take care ). After being in Russia for a couple of months, he started being disrespectful to Dinamo, asking to leave once again.

When in shape, he can take his place in almost any team, but that has yet to happen since Mourinho left.
Chelsea, and Mourinho, would be a great choice for him, if he accepted his place in the team and sometimes in the bench.
If not, I think ManU would gain much in signing him, for example.

 

I used to quite like him at Boro, but standing out at Boro obviiously isn't that difficult, he did hit some nice free kicks and also some nice passes and crosses.

he had a spell at right back last season and proved more solid than both johnson and ferreria..he came in this season a substitute at DM when claude was injured, plus he scored the winning goal against southampton i think, personally i like to see him at right back much more than seeing useless glen...

 

Both are loaned out

jarosik's loan will be become permanent at the end of the season i think, anyway he aint coming back much like veron...

 

Gein, it sounds bad...

BTW is Maniche still in the National Team? and is Tiago inside now?

 

Lucky for him, Scolari runs the NT like a club. He rarely changes players unless they are injured.
So, if Maniche doesn't gets hurt bad, he will be in the WC.
As for Tiago, he got a few more minutes in the last couple of games, but again, there were some injuries, so we'll have to wait and see if he really got is place on the starting 11.

 

Maniche... Another player for the Chelsea bench?

 

Arsenal wud b a good place to go..their midfeild is pretty thin as is..

 

"O site Sky Sports anuncia Maniche como certo no Chelsea, apesar da concorrência do Manchester United e do Atlético de Madrid. No texto pode ler-se que o clube de Londres terá chegado a acordo não só com o ex-jogador do FC Porto como também com o seu actual clube, o Dínamo de Moscovo. Mourinho terá assim oportunidade de voltar a trabalhar com Maniche e a sua contratação terá ocorrido no quadro das ausências de Essien e de Jeremi, que no próximo mês vão jogar na Taça de África das Nações. "
Looks as if it's confirmed. Very good move for Maniche. I doubt he'll ride bench too long, he was one of Mourinho's golden-boys.

 

skysports.com

Chelsea have agreed a deal for Portugual international Nuno Maniche, according to Portuguese sources.

La Liga giants Atletico Madrid looked to have won the race for Maniche - who is unsettled at Dinamo Moscow and looks almost certain to quit the club in January just six months after joining them.

However, Chelsea now look to have stepped in a struck a quick deal with both Maniche and Dinamo.

Manchester United were also thought to be in the running, but they have other priorities in Russia -with Nemanja Vidic of Spartak Moscow looking likely to move to Old Trafford in the next week.

Maniche is an especially attractive option for Jose Mourinho as he is available for Europe, but the Chelsea boss also knows him well from their time together at Porto and will have no qualms about adding him to his Stamford Bridge squad.

Portuguese reports claim that Maniche will complete his move in mid-January, giving him time to overcome an injury he is currently struggling with.
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Chelsea close to deal on Maniche

Maniche is expected to link up again with Jose Mourinho, whom he played under at Benfica and Porto.

The 28-year-old could join on loan until the end of the season, when Chelsea will have a £5m option to buy.

Dynamo sports director Boris Ignatiev said: "Talks with Chelsea are continuing but we're in the last parts of negotiations."

Mourinho would see Maniche as ideal cover for Michael Essien, who is set to miss at least three games while on duty for Ghana in the African Nations Cup.

The Chelsea boss is an admirer of Maniche, and made him captain at Benfica, before the two were re-united at Porto where they won the Uefa Cup and the Champions League.

Maniche is also full of admiration for Mourinho's coaching abilities.

The Portugal international said last year: "He's the best coach I've worked under.

"He became more of a friend than a boss and I've never seen that kind of closeness from another coach in all the years I've been a footballer."

 

" I doubt he'll ride bench too long, he was one of Mourinho's golden-boys.

that was in Porto, i don't see who he will replace in Chelsea's team, not like he is going to bench the £24m man is it ?

 

If maniche could shift Essien to the bench...... although highly unlikely...

Then Essien would be the Utility mid for all. Yea, the Quality Phil Neville.

Like what Gallas is for the backline, Gudjohnsen for the forward, Geremi for the Right side.

 

Maniche is still a regular for Portugal; however, Scolari has been using Tiago more often now. This would be a huge boost for Maniche. Honestly, 5 million is a steal for this guy. I say Chelsea buy him and then sell his ass at the end of the season.

 

It must be tough for Chelsea, imagine having to struggle through January with only Makelele, Lampard, Duff, Diarra, Robben, Cole, SWP, Geremi, Gudjohsen (who plays their sometimes) and Jarosik/Smertin on loan while Essien is on international duty.