We're five Premier League games into the season. Two wins against Brighton and Crystal Palace, two draws against West Brom and Southampton, and a loss against Liverpool. For a team which should be comfortably making top 4 this season and challenging for the title in the next few years, this start is simply not good... Continue Reading →
Marco Van Ginkel : A career dampened with injuries
PSV Eindhoven have signed Chelsea outcast Marco Van Ginkel on a one year loan deal. Of what would be his fourth spell at the Dutch club and his eighth loan away from Chelsea, his strange career would be well different if the injuries had not hampered his growth. Van Ginkel was welcomed at Chelsea with... Continue Reading →
Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s Loan to Fulham: Last Chance for Loftus-Cheek?
Hours before the transfer deadline, Fulham announced that Chelsea fan favourite Ruben Loftus-Cheek would be joining Fulham on a season long loan. Ruben's career is one which has been riddled with injuries and setbacks, as well as being utilised in a way many argued stunted his development. An impressive season on loan at Crystal Palace... Continue Reading →
Is Barkley’s loan move the right decision?
It has been confirmed by the club that Ross Barkley has completed a one-year loan move to Aston Villa. In this piece, I will look at whether this the right decision by the club, and the effect it may have on Chelsea's season in the long run? Ross Barkley's Chelsea career has ultimately been a... Continue Reading →
Malang Sarr Scout Report
On the 27th of August reports were confirmed as Chelsea officially announced Malang Sarr would be joining Chelsea on a 5 year contract, the first of which will be spent out on loan at Portuguese side Porto. This piece will look at Sarr's game, his career so far, and how his future may look at... Continue Reading →
Deals to look out for in the next 36 hours…
It's almost time for some of the most exciting and frustrating hours in world football - transfer deadline day. Chelsea are normally heavily involved, with the likes of David Luiz, Ashley Cole and Fernando Torres all previously joining us on the last day of a two month long window. This time though, it seems as... Continue Reading →
How will Timo Werner fit this season with Chelsea FC?
It has a been tumultuous summer transfer market for Chelsea who have been one of the most active teams to date. One player who had been mentioned regularly prior to joining the Blues was Timo Werner. The German came off a career year who had been consistently mentioned to join Liverpool. Chelsea, who hardly were... Continue Reading →
What will Kai Havertz offer to Chelsea and what makes him special
Chelsea finalized their second biggest signing in club history as they reached an agreement with Bayern Leverkusen. Kai Havertz was purchased for 70 million Euros from the German club and will join the Blues. He will have the chance to play alongside Timo Werner who plays with him for International side, Germany. To be acknowledged... Continue Reading →
Can Returning Loan Army Soldiers Reinforce a Stellar Summer Window?
Chelsea have been the talk of the football world this summer following an extremely ambitious, decisive period of transfer signings. Over the past calendar year, the club welcomed Mateo Kovacic and Christian Pulisic to the fold permanently, and followed that up with Hakim Ziyech putting pen to paper in the late winter just 3 months... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Kai Havertz Special w/ @KierDoyle!
https://webplayer.whooshkaa.com/episode/730386?theme=dark&visual=true&scrolling-title=true&autoplay=true&enable-volume=true This pod is full of ideas for next season! In another episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Orlando (Host - @0rland1nho) and special guest Kieran (@KierDoyle) discuss everything there is to be discussed about Chelsea's new signing Kai Havertz. They brainstorm how he could fit in to the Chelsea team this season and how... Continue Reading →
Chelsea Interview with Mark Worrall
Jerry Mancini spoke to Mark Worrall, author and publisher for Chelsea FC related books. He has written books such as Chelsea Here Chelsea There, ‘Blue Murder: ‘Chelsea Till I Die’ and Chelsea Football Fanzine. How would you rate Frank Lampard’s first season with Chelsea? Additionally, why is Lampard struggling to coach defense? “A very solid... Continue Reading →
Who could feature in pre-season for Chelsea?
Written by Orlando & Paree Chelsea's first fixture of our pre-season preparations comes against Brighton today, at 15:00 (BST), which you can watch on the Fifth Stand or the Chelsea website. Pre-Season is a great opportunity for young players and new additions to the squad to show the coaches and fans the ability that they... Continue Reading →
Why Thiago Silva is a great signing…
According to the latest reports from the most reliable such as David Ornstein and Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Thiago Silva from Paris Saint-Germain who is a free agent this Summer. https://twitter.com/TheChelseaSpot/status/1297642109869207553?s=20 Go and follow us on our Twitter while you are there... (@TheChelseaSpot) Initially, The Telegraph reported that... Continue Reading →
Interviewing Alex Goldberg – Lampard, The Academy & Hudson-Odoi!
Jerry Mancini spoke to Alex Goldberg, the host of The Byline podcast and co-host on Calcioland, at the end of April during lockdown. Last summer, we saw Maurizio Sarri and Chelsea FC mutually agree to part ways and terminate Sarri’s contract. The Italian decided to sign with Juventus. In his one season with the club... Continue Reading →
A Farewell To Willian
As one chapter begins, another one must come to an end. That is the case for this season's number 10, Willian, as a move across the city to Arsenal has been confirmed. Willian has enjoyed a superb innings at the club, after signing in August of 2013 for a fee of £30m. In this piece,... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Chelsea 2019/20 Season Review w/@ExpectedChelsea (Part 2)!
https://webplayer.whooshkaa.com/episode/718237?theme=dark&visual=true&scrolling-title=true&autoplay=true&enable-volume=true In another episode of The Chelsea Spot podcast, Orlando (Host - @0rland1nho) and special guest EC (@ExpectedChelsea) discuss the Chelsea season as a whole and talk specifically about trends which could go into next season, player ratings over the season, improvements in coaching staff needed and much more! Prefer to listen elsewhere? Click your... Continue Reading →
Strength in Versatility
Bayer Leverkusen’s exit from the Europa League was celebrated by Chelsea fans all over, as it meant Kai Havertz could make to switch to London as soon as possible, following the official conclusion of the German club’s season. The 21-year-old’s body language during the course of the game was that of a player whose mind... Continue Reading →
Thank You Pedro, Its Been A Pleasure- A Tribute
On the 20th of August, 2015, Chelsea signed a little magician from Barcelona who goes by the name of Pedro. Following 321 appearances for his boyhood club, Pedro Eliezer Rodriguez Ledesma made the switch to the Pride of London. Jose Mourinho convinced the decorated Spaniard to join fellow countrymen Fabregas, Costa and Azpilicueta at the... Continue Reading →
