Chelsea's Scolari laughs off Terry's link to City

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01/18/2009 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has laughed off reports linking captain John Terry with a $59.2 million move to Manchester City.

Terry missed Saturday's dramatic late 2-1 victory over Stoke City after picking up an injury in the warm-up.

Scolari revealed that he expected the England defender to be back in action "within three days," but was swift to reject media reports that Terry could be on the way to big-spending City.

"Maybe some clubs want John Terry," he mused. "Ask John if he wants to go - 'no'. Why? Because he loves Chelsea. When you love Chelsea you stay here and finish."

Meanwhile, Scolari admitted that Frank Lampard's last-gasp winner against Stoke had eased the pressure on him.

"What you need, Frank gives to you," added the Brazilian. "He is a man. Before I have some pressure, now I don't have pressure.

"Frank is part of the history of this club. He is a fantastic player and he and his family will remember his goal in the last minute of his 400th appearance."

However, Scolari denied further suggestions that a second snub in the space of a week for unsettled striker Didier Drogba signaled the end of his Stamford Bridge career.

Drogba was dropped for the midweek FA Cup win at Southend United and was again omitted for the visit of the Potters.

"I didn't have Drogba on the bench, I had (Miroslav) Stoch and (Franco) Di Santo and they give to me what I want," he claimed.

"It was my choice not to have Drogba. He is training every day and it is only my choice. Maybe next week, I choose him to play or stay with us in the 18 players. It is a choice of mine, that's all.

"I don't have anything against Drogba or any player at the club. I have to follow the idea of the board and my idea for the future of Chelsea.

"I am the coach and it was my choice and today two young kids offered me more than Didier."

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)

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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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