“This is what they do though, happily splash millions and let quality youth move on because they feel the need to spend to be competitive or stop a rival buying. They do it in the youth and first team and sometimes you have got to ask why? That’s why future top players move so they... Continue Reading →
In the summer of 2010, Lebron James announced what his next move would be following 7 years of incredible personal success (including back-to-back Most Valuable Player of the Year awards) with the Cleveland Cavaliers that had ultimately failed to deliver the one award he coveted the most: the NBA Championship. There were rumblings from various... 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 →
As Lampard begins his second reign as Chelsea boss we look at the three ways his tenure will be evaluated and whether there is any potential for him to bag the job permanently,
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 →
Thursday was a busy day on Chelsea Twitter, as fans were blessed with a double ‘Here we go!’ from Fabrizio Romano. Continuing the trend set by the summer purchases of Carney Chukwuemeka and Cesare Casadei, Chelsea are set to further bolster their army of U20 talent with the additions of Andrey Santos and David Datro... Continue Reading →
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3g2oWRvTw0sdOepxLHGb8Z?si=HsyNBlVXTRCbXHeSQSnr9g https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In our latest episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Paree (Owner - @CFCParee) was joined by Rob (Admin - @CFCRobL), Peter (Guest - @23Pankovski) and Sam (Guest - @CFCCentral3) on a Twitter Space to discuss the harshness of Tuchel's sacking, where his downfall began and the inevitability of this happening under Boehly, Graham... Continue Reading →
3 games into the 2022/2023 season - and we're already in crisis mode. A victory against Everton, a draw against Spurs and an embarrassing 3-0 loss to Leeds has put the Chelsea fanbase into absolute chaos. It's pretty important not to overreact to the loss and make things too complicated talking about the formation etc... Continue Reading →
And then there were two. After Timo Werner followed Romelu Lukaku out of the departure lounge at Heathrow Airport, Chelsea were left with two genuine options to lead the line next season – and even that might be generous. Kai Havertz comes into this season with an underwhelming 12 goals in his 57 Premier League... Continue Reading →
Chelsea kicked off their 2022/23 Premier League campaign on Saturday with a trip up to Merseyside to face last season's survival specialists Everton. Chelsea have been busy in the transfer window already, securing three lucrative signings with Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Marc Cucurella coming through the doors at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel has also... Continue Reading →
Chelsea don’t give out long-term contracts to players over the age of 30. At least that’s what we thought. With Roman Abramovich’s 19-year reign coming to an abrupt halt this summer, it seems that their may be a shift in transfer policy under the stewardship of the Boehly-Clearlake consortium. The Londoner’s were once famous for... 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 →
One of my favourite times of the season has returned - preseason. Some hate it, some love it. For me, nothing beats the excitement of the return of football. New signings, new academy players and new tactics (and normally a new manager). For Chelsea fans, it couldn’t get any better either. Life under Todd Boehly... Continue Reading →
A crucial cog in Ajax’s run to the Champions League semi-finals in 2018-19, Matthjis de Ligt announced himself to the football world with his dominant, mature performances in defence, captaining the Dutch side at just 19 years of age. Like many of his Ajax teammates, de Ligt went on to complete an expensive transfer away... Continue Reading →
I don't need a calendar these days - I can typically take one look at the current situation that Chelsea find themselves in and instantly know what time of year it is. Somehow turning a three team title race into a panicked scramble for top 4? Accusations of squad motivation coinciding with an uptick of... Continue Reading →
Despite the mass exodus of Chelsea youth products which included Marc Guehi, Valentino Livramento and Fikayo Tomori, Chelsea have fortunately managed to tie down one of the best Centre Back prospects in the world, who has impressed on his loan at Huddersfield. So for those who haven't watched him before - who is he? Who... Continue Reading →
Football, bloody hell. These were the thoughts of legendary Manchester United custodian Alex Ferguson, following his side’s dramatic injury time triumph over Bayern Munich in the 1999 European Cup final. The same sentiment could be used to describe Chelsea’s trip to Madrid last night, but perhaps from a place of slightly less jubilation. It’s not... Continue Reading →
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