Fabregas joined Chelsea to win trophies says Mourinho

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Cesc Fabregas opted to join the Blues ahead of Arsenal because he needed to crown his effort with trophies.

The Spanish midfielder joined Chelsea a year ago from Barcelona and would be playing against his former side for the first time since returning to the Premier League.

''I know why he chose Chelsea,'' Mourinho said. ''I don't know why he didn't choose Arsenal. I only know what we promised him and what he promised us. 

''I can't talk about why he left Arsenal, why he didn't go back. I don't know if it was his decision or the manager's decision. We promised him a team built in the style to suit his play. 

''Normally good projects go in hand with titles and he was looking for that.''

On whether the former Arsenal skipper would receive a warm welcome from the fans at the Emirates, Mourinho said: ''I'm not worried about that. Frank Lampard played at Stamford Bridge without any problem and with a good reception.

''I don't see a reason for Fabregas not to have the same at the Emirates. But he is more than ready if he has a bad reaction. He played at Barcelona in an Arsenal shirt.''

After 12 meetings, Jose Mourinho has not lost against Arsene Wenger's tutored side but Sundays affair promises to be a cracker.

Wenger insists he has no regrets not buying Fabregas back

Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger, has insisted that he does not regret turning down the chance to re-sign former skipper Cesc Fabregas.

 

Fabregas joined Chelsea this summer, after Wenger refused to activate the buy-back clause the Gunners inserted in the deal that saw him return to Barcelona in 2011.

 

The Spaniard has been impressive since joining the Blues and was involved in all three goals for Jose Mourinho’s team, as they began their Premier League season, with a 3-1 win away to Burnley.

 

 

''I have no regrets that Fabregas joined Chelsea,''Wenger told reporters.

 

''My only regret is that he left us in the first place.''

 

Wenger refused to be drawn into comparisons between Fabregas and Aaron Ramsey stating that they both play differently.

Mourinho commends Chelsea composure

Chelsea manager  Jose Mourinho has commended his side for their composure after coming back from a goal down to beat newly promoted side Burnley in their opening premier league match on Monday night.

The Blues conceded in the 14th minute as Scott Arfield fired home but MOU's men maintained their calm as they pulled on back through new signing Diego Costa within 20mins of trailing.

Andre Schurrle was perfect as he converted the mildest touch of Fabregas so also did Branislav Ivanovic all in half time to give the team a flying start into the season.

According to MOU in a post match interview: ''I think we had a good reaction, and the first part of that reaction is the fact that emotionally we were not affected by the goal conceded,'' the Portuguese tactician said.

''We conceded the goal and kept playing according to the way we are training and to the way we want to play.

''The players were very calm.

''They never lost their composure, they never lost the footballing idea, and after that we had a fantastic 20-25 minutes with three goals – especially the second one was a fantastic goal, plus the penalty that the linesman decided not to give – and in the second half we had control of the game.''

Costa, Fabregas shine as Chelsea coast to Victory

Chelsea came from behind to beat Burnley 3-1 on away soil in their opening Premier League game on Monday night.

New signing Diego Costa grabbed the equalizer for Chelsea on his debut, Fabregas with two assists on the night and Thibuat Courtois picked to be in goal ahead of Petr Cech.  

Andre Schurrle and Branislav Ivanovic were also on the scorers sheets from the first half.

Chelsea will welcome newly promoted side Leicester City in their next game.

Chelsea, Athletico Madrid agree on Luis

In a bid to replace Ashley Cole who has joined Roma, Jose Mourinho's Chelsea FC has turned to Athletico Madrid left back Felipe Luis and reports say that both clubs have come to an agreement.

According to the London club's website, "Chelsea Football Club can confirm an agreement has been reached with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Filipe Luis."

"The move is subject to the 28-year-old left-back agreeing personal terms."

This move comes after Spanish striker Diego Costa and compatriot Cesc Fabregas joined Chelsea.

Cesc Fabregas joins Chelsea

Chelsea have signed former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona on a five-year deal.

Speculations surrounding the 27-year-old has therefore been confirm as reality with this move back to the English Premier league.

Did you see that on his Twitter Profile picture?