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 →
It is definitely safe to say that Romelu Lukaku's time at Chelsea has been underwhelming at best and not only his goal scoring has been sub-par but it is his general play that is the most worrying. Everyone has seen the graphic about Lukaku having just 7 touches vs Crystal Palace and it is alarming... Continue Reading →
At this point in the season, Chelsea's top scorer is still Jorginho with nine goals scored. The predicament from last season still stands as even with the arrival of Romelu Lukaku, one of the best strikers in the world last season, nothing has changed with who stands in the top of the scoresheets for the... Continue Reading →
Thomas Tuchel surprised us all on Wednesday evening in the 2-0 victory against Tottenham in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge. Having been previously reluctant to veer too far from his tried and tested back-three system, Tuchel lined up with a back-four for (almost) the first time in his reign... Continue Reading →
Fresh off the first Champions League triumph in Chelsea's history, there were two highly touted, skillful wingers that Abramovich put bids in for, Eden Hazard and Lucas Moura... When Chelsea won the Champions League on that night in Munich they instantly became the club that all young players looked to as the most attractive option... Continue Reading →
When the news surfaced of Chilwell needing surgery on his ACL injury we didn't even fathom that potentially another injury of that magnitude was right around the corner. Reece James quite literally hobbled off of the pitch and was seen after the game walking only with the aid of some crutches. The injury is rumoured... Continue Reading →
The day after it was announced that Ben Chilwell would be out for the rest of the season due to having to undergo surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament injury, Reece James picked up what looked like a nasty hamstring injury in action against Brighton. The pair of wing-backs are instrumental to Thomas Tuchel’s side... 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 →
This matchweek in the Premier League, Conor Gallagher and Marc Guéhi of Crystal Palace came up against Tino Livramento and Armando Broja’s Southampton. Gallagher - in the midst of an absolutely stellar start to the season - gave the ball away for Broja’s excellent goal, his sixth in as many starts for the Saints. Livramento... Continue Reading →
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