Welcome to the second part of the international roundup series. In case you missed it, check out the first piece, but let's get straight into it. England's U17s had their final game of the Euros group stages, while the second game of the U20 World Cup finished last night for all the nations. England U17s... Continue Reading →
The academy season is over, Chelsea's season has practically been over for 6 months, but that doesn't mean the players are done! I've just finished my first year of university, so what a fun way to celebrate by watching every single international match in which a Chelsea player has played in. The U-17 Euros started... Continue Reading →
After a bounceback season from the one that almost saw us relegated from the PL2, we finished a respectable 3rd. A big part of this was the funding for the team in the summer, which saw us bring in Omari Hutchinson, Cesare Casadei, Zak Sturge, Mason Burstow, and Eddie Beach - all of which played... Continue Reading →
Well, that was a drastic change from last season. We've gone from surviving in the PL2 due to a last minute winner against Spurs, to almost winning the league a year later. This academy season was different. Not necessarily for anyone else, but it was for me. For absolutely no reason whatsoever, I decided that... Continue Reading →
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Guw6Qv1g0Gmms6nESFIST?si=-tGgw5bORzOtT4GwUSipHg https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In our latest episode of The Chelsea Spot podcast, Parth (Owner - @CFCParee) was joined by Scott (Guest - @scott_trotter) to discuss the futures of some of the academy boys and players on loan. The Chelsea Spot provided exclusive information on Ben Elliott, Bashir Humphreys, Mason Burstow, Harvey Vale, Dion Rankine, Levi Colwill,... Continue Reading →
What is Vision 2030? Vision 2030 is a plan devised by Neil Bath that involves scouting and buying some of the game's top young talents, both to create a wave of players capable of filling the gaps in the first-team and to push the youngsters who come through Chelsea's academy onto bigger things. Buying players... Continue Reading →
The Chelsea Spot understand Jim Fraser has been promoted to Head of Youth Development & Recruitment at Chelsea FC. Neil Bath was promoted into the role of Director of Football Development and Operations in November, where we understand he will continue to oversee the U21s progress as well as the loan system for the academy... Continue Reading →
https://open.spotify.com/episode/05zFNQKcyg7Vy8rLO1txY6?si=z_khzHVmStqo-0PpLMpAyg https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In our latest episode of The Chelsea Spot podcast, Parth (@CFCParee) was joined by Football.London journalist Scott (Guest - @scott_trotter) to discuss the academy players set to be involved against Aston Villa, the upcoming January transfer window, the World Cup and so much more! Click your preferred streaming platform – Spotify Apple Make... Continue Reading →
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ldAqgaLwc5BavNVOXj7LV?si=E5OSbPmOTuChTt_pmcHAFw https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss A slightly different episode today - Parth (@CFCParee) was on his own giving an explanation to you listeners about the past few months and the future of our podcast. We did an academy update from 17:18 onwards to the end of the episode, so make sure to give that a listen! Click your... Continue Reading →
Chelsea's fixture against Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday is pretty much a dead rubber - the Blues have their first position in the Champions League Group Stage already confirmed. It'll be a chance to rest the important players ahead of the massive game against Arsenal on the weekend. More importantly though, it's the perfect opportunity to... Continue Reading →
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3V9a5zAmP66BRpoIXjCAwr?si=8U8I6t7yT5W_BD2_9IBGtA https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In our latest episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Paree (Owner - @CFCParee) was joined by Aleksander (Guest - @alelcsander) to discuss all things academy. The boys talked about last season, the new head coach appointment, the players to look out for the in the U23s and U18s as well as the players... Continue Reading →
Without much knowledge of the opponent and their players, the assumption that this would be a complete turnover was not the case. A well fought battle between two well matched sides, both operating in 3 at the back systems. The first match under Mark Robinson showed sprinkles of promise, with an attack heavy approach and... Continue Reading →
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JWo95TPKfzaNyRJ7bWF4I?si=vbdsWDHUSVWyjhgOwPQnWg https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In our latest episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Paree (Owner - @CFCParee) was joined by Dan (Admin - @danbarkzr) and a few others in a Twitter Space which we have recorded and uploaded as an episode! The boys recorded straight after the Fabrizio Romano news that Levi Colwill was likely to leave... Continue Reading →
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2zJGDxdRQqTELQfbffro7x?si=x8dyjUGlRyqjf4tn2h2hkg https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In our latest episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Paree (Owner - @CFCParee) was joined by Dan (Admin - @danbarkzr) to discuss last night's disappointing 3-1 loss to Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup, the prospect of moving away from Stamford Bridge, Conor Gallagher and Marc Guehi's performance against... Continue Reading →
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Kbee13XMdaN1SrO0vf8Yc?si=dTZ83YgSQnCSSu02GBHaTw https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In our latest episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Paree (Owner - @CFCParee) was joined by Danny (Writer - @danny_new_) to discuss the FA Youth Cup 3-2 victory against Blackpool in the Quarter Finals, where Harvey Vale scored an absolute screamer and the likes of Lewis Hall and Charlie Webster impressed. The boys... Continue Reading →
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4qWC8PFA7qaD6hn4B2uizj?si=9qUtVqi5Rg6bRo0MSA5WcQ https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In our latest episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Paree (Owner - @CFCParee), Orlando (Admin - @0rland1nho) & special guest Joe (Guest - @JoeTweedie) gave their thoughts on the academy so far! They talked about THAT FA Youth Cup game vs Liverpool, the performances of Jude Soonsup-Bell, Harvey Vale & Charlie Webster this... Continue Reading →
The 2-0 win at Brentford's Community Stadium could end up being a monumental shift in the chances that academy players from Chelsea see in the first team. Jude Soonsup-Bell, Harvey Vale and Xavier Simons started the game to a bit of surprise from the Chelsea fan base. Whereas, Lewis Hall and Charlie Webster were on... Continue Reading →
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6JQbi8MSieZMOXOCmF2A30?si=SKH39DEwQFmNy-U2mbNWcA https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In our latest episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Paree (Owner - @CFCParee) , Orlando (Host - @0rland1nho) & Sairam (Writer- @ftblSairam) gave their thoughts after Chelsea beat Brentford to go through to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup! The boys were absolutely delighted due to Jude Soonsup-Bell, Harvey Vale and Xavier Simons... Continue Reading →
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