Starting XI Bradley Collins Saving a penalty in the final, Collins was one of the standout performers of the tournament. Bradley moved up to the U23's side and then the loan cycle began. Impressive stints at Forest Green and Burton Albion gave a good account of the Englishman and his contract ran out at Chelsea... Continue Reading →
14th July 2021 , Chelsea Transfer News Roundup
Erling Haaland One of the busiest days for one of the most lucrative transfer sagas of the summer. One of the biggest sports newspapers in the world, BILD released lots of details about a potential Haaland deal today. Firstly, they mention that Chelsea want to guide Erling Haaland to London with a mega offer of... Continue Reading →
2021, Not 2012
With $250 mil spent in the summer Chelsea went into the season looking to close the gap between themselves and Premier League rivals Manchester City and Liverpool. In a global pandemic which forced many clubs to remain cautious in their transfer approach, Abramovich chose to compete or die with various marquee signings for his West... Continue Reading →
The Cobham Crossroads
It used to be so straightforward. Those of us who had an invested interest in the graduates of Cobham knew the deal. You'd watch as a promising group of young talents dominated both domestic and international youth football, the best of which would be "promoted" to the first team. That promotion would be met with... Continue Reading →
Levi Colwill – The Cobham Commander
Levi Colwill first came into the spotlight (for Chelsea fans who can only watch broadcasted matches) when he was starting in the FA Youth Cup at just the age of 16. He impressed (the game against Bradford City comes to mind) and not long after found himself starting development squad games, still at 16 years... Continue Reading →
Can Marc Guehi Break Into The Senior Team Next Season?
With the imminent departure of Fikayo Tomori from Chelsea, the lack of young defenders from the academy ready for first team football is sparse. The likes of Xavier Mbuyamba and Dynel Simeu have been proven at the U23 level, however their lack of first team football and senior experience greatly reduces their chance at featuring... Continue Reading →
Podcast: Chelsea U23 Week Review and West Ham Preview!
https://webplayer.whooshkaa.com/episode/771695?theme=dark&visual=true&scrolling-title=true&autoplay=true&enable-volume=true&iframe-height=190 In another episode of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, Orlando (Host - @0rland1nho) and Paree (Owner - @CFCParee) were joined by fellow writer for The Chelsea Spot Zac (@Zsoonsup - Jude's brother!) to discuss the U23's incredible comeback against Spurs including Cech's return and the two red cards, the absolute destruction of the Manchester United... Continue Reading →
Chelsea u23 3-2 Tottenham u23: Cech’s return see’s Chelsea pull off incredible comeback to go top of the PL2
By Zac Soonsup-Bell Kingsmeadow saw the return of its very own king this week in the form of Chelsea legend Petr Cech, and if you weren’t fortunate enough to catch the action from Monday night I’ll do my best in summarising it for you now (although I might not be able to do it much... Continue Reading →
Henry Lawrence – The Versatile One [Scout Report]
Henry Lawrence... (Image Source - TCC) Chelsea and 'youth' are two words which before this season didn't go together at all, but the arrival of Joe Edwards, Jody Morris and Frank Lampard in the home dugout as well as the transfer ban certainly changed that linkup. As fans have seen the likes of Mason Mount,... Continue Reading →
Lewis Bate – the Sidcup Seedorf
Since the restart of football following the coronavirus break, a number of players from Chelsea's academy have been training with the senior squad, including Tino Anjorin, Armando Broja, and Henry Lawrence among others. Another was 17-year-old midfielder Lewis Bate, who, despite only being a first-year scholar, turned out to be the only one to make... Continue Reading →
Pat Nevin – EXCLUSIVE interview with Chelsea legend! [Podcast]
What a man. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3EJKpQwGNWa3W82wtkAx5a?si=0252ff890b6149a3 In the best episode yet of The Chelsea Spot Podcast, we got the wonderful opportunity to interview Chelsea legend Pat Nevin. A big thank you to Pat of course for taking his time out to talk to us, and also our hosts Dan (@danbarkzr), Orlando (@0rland1nho) and Jordan especially as he... Continue Reading →
The Tammy Conundrum – Can he Lead us to Titles?
Due to Tammy Abraham’s late season form and his ongoing contract situation, a debate has been sparked over his true ability, and whether or not he can be the man to lead the line for potential Premier League and Champions League winning Chelsea sides. I won’t explore the details of the contract situation too much... Continue Reading →
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