Terry the Betrayer?

It is bad enough that The Special One is gone, but when it is revealed that the real reason is a betrayal by his most trusted aide... it is a plot best left for Hollywood movies. Chelsea fans can be forgiven for despairing over the club's future after a tumultuous week.

The official word from Stamford Bridge is that Jose Mourinho has to leave because he had lost the support of his playing staff. Who has the influence to get the Chelsea board to reach such a decision? To sack a manager who has given them two domestic titles and several Cup wins during his tenure?

The Guardian reports that Mourinho believes Terry is responsible for his dismissal. The breaking point came in the Champion's League 1-1 draw against Rosenberg last Tuesday. After Rosenberg scored the first goal by beating Terry in a set-piece, Mourinho went ballistic and accused Terry of sub-standard performances - a criticism which Terry did not respond to.

Terry was informed by the medics earlier in the week that Mourinho had demanded to know if there are physical reasons behind the captain's poor performance this season, after a back operation last December.

Chelsea's chief execute Peter Kenyon was aware of the squabble and used that as evidence to tell Mourinho that the key players no longer trust him. The two parties eventually settled on dismissal by mutual consent.

Mourinho then sent Terry a text message thanking him sarcastically for talking to the board.

It is sad to know that Terry has a part to play in Mourinho's sacking, after all both of them enjoyed the best of relationships - which is a key reason for the unity and stability of the team over the last few years.

Mourinho has revealed that he still loves England and is willing to return as manager in later years. For now, he prefers to move overseas to get more experience and he is keeping the dirty linens to himself.

"I am a man of war during competition, but I am a man of peace outside competition," he said.

That is a gentleman's approach and if the new manager and the key players who ousted him are not able to revitalize the club's fortunes, a lot of heads will fall. Soccer Pundit believes Mourinho will have the last laugh soon..

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Setbacks for Chelsea and Liverpool

Rafael Benitez stood by his decision to bench his big stars after his side were held a goalless draw against Portsmouth. The absence of Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Markus Babel left Liverpool struggling to find its rhythm. Nevertheless, Liverpool maintain their unbeaten start to the season.

Portsmouth were unlucky to draw the match as Jose Reina first-half penalty save denied them the three points. The Spaniard was instrumental in preventing an embarrassing loss for Liverpool.

Overall, chances were few and far in between. Not even after the arrival of Gerrard and Torres in the second half could Liverpool overturn the result.

Meanwhile, Chelsea were left to rue a controversial offside decision in their goalless draw against Blackburn.

The Blues thought they had taken the lead in the 58th minute when Salomon Kalou slotted home, but they were to be denied by a dubious offside flag as Blackburn held on for a point.

Chelsea had found the going tough at first but, having found their rhythm, it was only a world class save from Brad Freidel that denied Michael Essien giving them the lead from 20 yards.

Blackburn could have taken the lead at half-time when Morten Gamst Pedersen volleyed into the side netting, having been picked out by David Bentley for the Rovers' best chance of the match.

However, Chelsea dominated the second half, with Andrei Shevchenko spurning two good chances up front in place of the injured Didier Drogba.

A sign of Mourinho's displeasure with his team's failure to break down Rovers saw him make a double substitution in the 54th minute, Florent Malouda replacing Wright-Phillips and Mikel John Obi taking over from Steve Sidwell.

The change almost brought instant results when Belletti's cross was turned in by Kalou but was controversially ruled out by referee Howard Webb for offside.

These two results will have given Arsene Wenger great pleasure as his team claimed top spot in the league table with a 3-1 win over their arch rival Tottenham . The dropping of points and injuries to the top contenders while his team chart a steady progress has made light of the transfer of their top striker, Thierry Henry to Barcelona.

In fact, I believe a lot of Gunners are secretly pleased that Henry is not performing well in Barcelona. Wonder how Henry will feel if the Gunners really lift the Champions League this season without him?

Manchester scrape by with a 1-0 win against Everton

Manchester United were lucky to seal a win against Everton. After draws with Portsmouth, Reading and Manchester City, it managed to return to winning ways with 1-0 victories against Tottenham and Sunderland.

In this match, the same thing happened. The football wasn't pretty. Missing were the fluent passing and attacking brilliance of last season. But call it what you like, sheer luck or the winner's mentality, it is three points in the bag, so no complains there.

Much was expected of Cristiano Ronaldo as he returned after a 3-match suspension but he did not have significant impact on the game, possibly due to the fact that he was played out of position by slotting into a striker's role like Tevez.

It looked like a lost cause until the goal from Nemanja Vidic as Alex Ferguson has exhausted all his attacking options. Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes were throw into the fray and between Nani, Tevez, Ronaldo and Saha, none of them could muster a goal. It was up to a defender to breach Everton's defence.

Incidentally, Everton's first choice keeper, Tim Howard, was declared unfit for the match due to a dislocated finger. Hence, credit must be given to Everton for putting up a spirited display and restricted United to long range shots. The defenders ceded little space to the visitors and it was harsh that Everton was not able to pocket at least a point from this match.

Alex Ferguson admitted that the way his team was playing was not ideal.

"It was a strong performance by us, rather than a great performance. "The players understand that, until everyone is back, we have to play really well as a team."

"It looked to me as if we were heading for a draw again, but Nemanja popped up and he has simply got that determination, he has got that courage and conviction of scoring in the box to get goals like that."

"It was a very tough game. They were really fired up. The fans got them going and influenced the game a lot. I think the ref fell for that a bit."

With Rooney back in training and the fact that they are back in the top four, playing in this boring manner while Ferguson whip the team back into the shape, may not be that bad after all.