They forced Ahbramovic to cancel his long term project with AVB by bullying him out and he had no choice but to concede and even though they won the CL, I believe he is getting back at them by mercilessly phasing them out. He even mentioned that it hurt him to have to dismiss AVB and those thugs who led the coup in the changing room will have to face the consequences. Out: Drogba, Lampard, Cole, Essien, Malouda, Kalou etc. It's messed up but deserved.
No it stands for Rafa Always. As in the Rafa you guys are stuck with for always since Guardiola wisely said no thanks. Enjoy. Handle the truth, it will get easier.
Will the Russian Mafia guy behave and allow Jose free reign? And does Jose know to play attractive attacking football with the quality Brazilian talent that has been brought in?
Have you seen them of late? They are a power counter attacking team, not just against Barcelona but against everyone. And for a squad of that Calibre, they should be playing art football. Hence the discontent among the fans and also the locker room coups and plots and revolts. But nonetheless he is among the people who could succeed at Old Trafford after SAF. The question is can he be in for the long haul? I am talking 10+ years. In the same manner Mancini believes he has got 10+ years ahead of him at Man $hity.
Cole is staying. Most likely he wasn't involved in the AVB coup. He seems like the kind of punk who cares about nothing to get involved in such foolishness.
Chelsea was a career stepping stone for Mourinho. It would be like him going back to Porto. No chance.