The reigning Champions of Europe are back in action in Europe's biggest competition. Off-pace Juventus stand in their way, as an away night in Turin awaits the Blues. Chelsea's last UCL outing saw the defending champions see off a fierce Zenit side who were unbeaten since March. Zenit's press was no match for a solid... Continue Reading →
Chelsea v Man City – Match Preview
The last time we faced Manchester City...... (Image credit: The Guardian) The Battle of the Blues commences at Stamford Bridge today, with Chelsea's first early kick off of the season. Both sides have started well this season, with Chelsea still unbeaten in all competitions, dropping points in just one of five league games. Last time... Continue Reading →
Chelsea V Aston Villa: Carabao Cup Match Preview:
Chelsea's opening league cup game is upon us, and after years of disappointment in the competition, can Chelsea finally change their fortune and go all the way. Granted, the Carabao Cup is not of the greatest importance, and us Chelsea fans know we have our eyes set on something bigger this season. But it's okay... Continue Reading →
Podcast: A Cobham overview with Ryan Baldi!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PZ6y5cNgTRJCf51U8YlsW?si=GHObsGaCSM-1vgOweIGt8Q&dl_branch=1 https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss First of all - sorry. A huge sorry to all our listeners who expect us to produce regularly - not recording in 3 weeks is not good enough. Hopefully, we're back running with things after some extremely busy times for everyone as Orlando explains in the intro, but we hope to make evens... Continue Reading →
Chelsea v Zenit St Petersburg – Match Preview:
The reigning Champions of Europe are set to embark on their new Champions League campaign with a group stage fixture against Zenit St Petersburg. A stat which surprised me was that Chelsea have never faced Zenit in competitive action, but the last time Chelsea faced a Russian opponent in the Champions League, we went on... Continue Reading →
Chelsea v Aston Villa – Match Preview
After an international break that felt like an eternity, the Blues are finally back in action after appearing in World Cup qualifiers over the past week. Our international blues were up to a lot, with great performances all round. Now, however, our attention turns back to the Premier League, and following our last outing, the... Continue Reading →
Arsenal V Chelsea: Match Preview
Chelsea are set to make their second Premier League outing of the season, as they travel just over 10 miles across the capital to face their bitter neighbours in Arsenal. Chelsea carry the momentum following their 3-0 triumph over Crystal Palace last weekend. Arsenal, on the other hand, had a very disappointing start to the... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Chalobah stays & Arsenal Preview!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5U2E0HzaqPafIm0SmqyMCS?si=2JbKw59SRa2SnmgmqZsVRw&dl_branch=1 https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In another episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Danny (Writer – @danny_new_), Paree (Owner - @CFCParee) & Dan (Host - @danbarkzr) discuss the latest news including Chalobah's breakthrough into the first team, the midfield/defence dilemma and the possibility of Loftus-Cheek/Ampadu staying! The boys also look ahead to Sunday's game against Arsenal, where they... Continue Reading →
The Chelsea Spot 2021/22 Season Predictions!
The season has begun and we're two games in, with victories in both the Super Cup Final on penalties and against Crystal Palace on the opening gameweek of the Premier League season. Before the game against the Eagles, I asked our writers to give their season predictions, so let's have a look at what they... Continue Reading →
Chelsea V Crystal Palace: Match Preview
Well. Here we go again. Chelsea's 2021/22 Premier League campaign is finally beginning, and after what seems like a lot longer than just two and a half months, we get to see our Blues back in action in the top flight of English football. Thomas Tuchel's men host a reinvented Crystal Palace side managed by... Continue Reading →
Podcast: 2021/22 Season Predictions!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GRPbktiEfxzNlb5eNFuml?si=4CH9wvIyR7-wNdou5-ytEw&dl_branch=1 https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In another episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Orlando (Host – @0rland1nho), Paree (Owner - @CFCParee) & Dan (Admin- @danbarkzr) discuss the season ahead. Talking about where Chelsea are going to finish and who could be our best player throughout the season, to a possible training ground bustup... Click your preferred streaming platform... Continue Reading →
Rating Chelsea Players’ Performances Following Super Cup Triumph
On Wednesday night, Chelsea took home their second ever UEFA Super Cup win in a narrow penalty shootout against La Liga opponents Villareal CF. The 1-1 (6-5) victory marks the second trophy won in the past three months under the guidance of Thomas Tuchel, whose team selection and substitutions arguably made all the difference in... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Lubacku, Kounde, Pre-Season & Super Cup!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GRPbktiEfxzNlb5eNFuml?si=_aUmQmUIQy-z6pRsdcnr8g&dl_branch=1 https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In another episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Orlando (Host – @0rland1nho), Paree (Owner - @CFCParee) & Dan (Admin- @danbarkzr) discuss the season ahead. Talking about where Chelsea are going to finish and who could be our best player throughout the season, to a possible training ground bustup... Click your preferred streaming platform... Continue Reading →
Just how sensible have Chelsea been this silly season?
As we enter the final month of the 2021 summer transfer window, Chelsea are finally beginning to make some moves with the pursuit to bring Romelu Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge looking increasingly more likely by the day. However, as silly season comes into full effect, just how sensible is Chelsea's recent transfer activity? As... Continue Reading →
Tinkering Tuchel: How Chelsea’s Tactics Could Vary In The 2021-22 Season
When appointed Chelsea manager in January, much was made of the tactical versatility of Thomas Tuchel’s previous sides. Whilst in the Paris Saint-Germain hot seat, Tuchel tinkered with more than 10 different systems, ranging from an attacking 4-2-3-1 to a more defensively solid 3-5-2. Already during pre-season we have seen the Blues experiment with several formations, venturing away from the 3-4-3 variants... Continue Reading →
Chelsea Academy 2021/22 Season Preview
Pre-Season has begun and there aren't that many weeks to go until the beginning of the new season. For Chelsea fans, that tends to be a very exciting time as normally there's a new manager and a few new signings. This time, there have been 0 signings so far, and we have a manager which... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Is there a pathway from the academy to the first team? w/@AdamNewson
https://open.spotify.com/episode/28m4n3jI2cOYtU2Z45PkLD?si=kYxs2scOQuWZ04G6Db8LlQ&dl_branch=1 https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In another episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Orlando (Host – @0rland1nho), Paree (Owner - @CFCParee) & Adam (Guest - @AdamNewson) discuss the pathway from the academy into the first team after news broke of Livramento, Bate and MPH all rejecting contracts, while Marc Guehi looks set to move to Crystal Palace. They... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Pre-Season Preview with Kieran Doyle!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VOubnE87m5R4WurnycXaO?si=oD8-G2MjTEun8dPNsvfPtQ&dl_branch=1 https://anchor.fm/s/58f2b8b0/podcast/rss In another episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Orlando (Host – @0rland1nho) is joined by Chelsea fan Kieran (Guest - @KierDoyle) to discuss the upcoming pre-season which started a few days ago! Talking about the loan players who could feature, the academy graduates who may have a chance and the impact of the... Continue Reading →
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