Great league
“The Premier League is a great league and it is getting better and you can see that with the Champions League Final, where you had two English teams.
“It is great that we have so many great players here at Chelsea and it is great that there is the competition which is healthy for everybody and this just makes the team better.”
Plagued by injuries, Deco scored only one goal in 28 matches with Barcelona last season. He was among several players jeered by fans in the team’s last home appearance in the Spanish league. He said it was his “worst season” with the club and was allowed to negotiate with other teams.
He was part of the Portuguese squad that reached the Euro 2004 final on home soil, losing to Greece. He also helped Portugal reach the 2006 World Cup semifinals, when it lost to France. But at Euro 2008, the pre-tournament favorite lost to Germany 2-3 in the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid’s Robinho could be coach Scolari’s next major signing at Chelsea, according to Spanish media reports on Monday.
The Brazil forward’s agent met with Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen in London in May and reportedly learned that Scolari, who was leading Portugal into the European Championship at the time, was keen on acquiring Robinho.
Robinho is under contract with the two-time defending Spanish champions through 2010, but has been linked with Chelsea and Manchester United.
(Source: Shanghai Daily/Agencies)