John Terry No Longer Automatic Chelsea Pick, Says Roberto Di Matteo: The Nightly EPL

In another example of Roberto Di Matteo’s maturity and growth as a football manager, the Chelsea manager has said that “I don’t think anybody’s guaranteed a starting place [on the Chelsea team]. They all have to work and be fighting for their place in the team.”

While that may not seem that newsworthy, I believe it is especially when you consider that the Chelsea team is in transition from the old Mourinho guard (Lampard and Terry) to the new-and-improved side that has much more depth. It means that players like Terry have to fight for his place on the team against teammates David Luiz, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic. Competition for places is always a good sign, and Di Matteo has done a fantastic job at keeping everyone happy at Stamford Bridge. It’s hard to believe that this is the same manager who was sacked by West Bromwich Albion just a couple of years ago.

Here are tonight’s Premier League news headlines:

• John Terry no longer automatic Chelsea pick, says Roberto Di Matteo — The Mail
• Roberto Mancini has the full backing of Manchester City hierarchy — The Guardian
• Fulham eye unprecedented high, Arsenal fear new low — Sporting Intelligence
• Everton trio Hibbert, Gibson and Anichebe miss Sunderland clash — The Independent
• Alan Pardew keen to bring Andy Carroll back to Newcastle United — The Guardian
• English talent pool is merely a drop in the Premier League ocean — The Independent
• Nigel Adkins predicts ‘relegation dogfight’ for Saints against Swansea — The Guardian
• Ashley Cole remains sidelined for Chelsea ahead of Liverpool clash — The Independent
• Arsène Wenger blames culture shock for Lukas Podolski’s declining form — The Guardian
• Leeds United in talks to capture Cameron Jerome on loan from Stoke — The Mail
• James Beattie joins League Two side Accrington Stanley as a player-coach — BBC Sport
• ‘It is a bit too soon’: Jack Wilshere shares Wenger’s concerns over England call-up — The Independent
• Sir Alex Ferguson targets 100 Premier League goals this term — The Guardian
• Ghana are set for talks with with Manchester City over a deal — BBC Sport
• Jan Vertonghen: Tottenham’s pace can be the undoing of Manchester City — The Guardian
• Infographic – The two sides of Fernando Torres — Empire Of The Kop
• Ron Vlaar is determined to ruffle Van Persie’s shirt, not swap it — The Guardian

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