This Weekend in the Premier League ... Chelsea manage a win! City and Liverpool Do Not

Cech feels oddly protective of his
ball(s) around Cole 

As it's already Tuesday, there should really be some thought provoking analysis from the weekend in this space. And if that's what you're expecting, you may just want to stop now. Feel free to read any future pieces here though, don't let the haphazard nature of this one put you off. (Although the pictures clearly make your venture here completely worth it - words are overrated) My approach to this week's writing is similar to that of Chelsea's interim manager - cliched, formulaic and only successful by some whiff of luck.

If you were lucky enough to merely catch Match of the Day or -just- the scoreline from Chelsea's match with Wigan it was flattering to say the least. 4-1 was a bit harsh on a Wigan side that were organised and looked like they would draw level at any point. Chelsea's first half was what we've all come to expect at this point - although with excellent contributions from Azpilicueta (no need for the "Dave" bollocks here) and even one Fernando Torres. He may be the favourite whipping boy, but he looked lively and if it weren't for Al Habsi being on top of matters, would have scored. This all does of course mean, Benitez has blagged himself at least another week of like for like substitutions. #Fahct

Coming to a Club Near You... Managerial Special

Roman may need to remove Meireles
hair from Hazard's face before showing
him to Pep.

At the time Chelsea were on the brink of a Champions League exit crouching manager hidden ginger was shown the door at Stamford Bridge, there was a need to fill his D&G suit. With managers like Rafa Benitez putting himself forward, there was obvious panic throughout supporters to get someone in because, there was just no physical possibility that he would be able to fit into Villas Boas’ suit. It is unconfirmed that the designers of club sponsored suits, Dolce & Gabanna, have refused to make a suit Rafa size.

Although a lot of other names were bandied about, I decided to investigate the possibility of the man I thought was going to take over last summer, Brendan Rodgers. Speaking to a source close both to the club and Rodgers, it was mentioned that the likelihood would be he would be at “a big club next season.” With hard-pressing subtle follow-up questions like “a big club that plays in blue?”, it’s no surprise the answer was merely a shrug of the shoulders and a wink. Of course this has meant months of smugness quiet confidence. Rodgers has been fantastic at Swansea and although publicly dismissed a move to Chelsea this season, could have been swayed back. So, it’s no surprise after this investigative journalism, that it appears that Brendan Rodgers is on the brink of joining a big club a club that plays in blue Liverpool.

Liverpool had previously been in for Roberto Martinez, but meetings appeared to break down when the big boy papers had nothing to discuss about Martinez except for the poor choice of shoes he wore to the meeting. I’m not implying that John W. is swayed by terrible fashion choices, but after the match reports following their FA Cup loss were more disappointed in Kenneth’s Merseyside formal wear than the poor first hour performance of the club, it’s evident who is making the decisions in the Henry household how much Henry understands about American soccerball football.