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Happy Birthday Jose Mourinho!

Chelsea FC 360 wishes a very happy birthday to the one and only Jose Mourinho. A Chelsea legend for sure and with rumours of him returning – it could be a dream come true for Chelsea fans everywhere. “50 Things We Love About Jose Mourinho ON HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY” :1. He is “The Special One” […]

An answer to some major questions :

The 2012-13 season at Chelsea has thrown up dozens of talking points, not all of them football-related. Chelsea have been dogged by controversy, but in this article I’m just going to look at on-pitch matters. What is Luiz’s best position? What is Oscar’s natural position? How can Mata, Hazard and Oscar all play together? How […]

10 things we expect to see this summer at Stamford Bridge!

The season 2012/13 is a season to forget for any chelsea fan. But, There have been some bad times in recent years like the 2007/08 season in which Jose Mourinho left the club with a ‘mutual consent’ and chelsea lost to Manchester United in Moscow UCL Final 2008. But that summer, Frank Lampard and Didier […]

Frank Lampard – a Legend that will never EVER be forgotten.

Frank Lampard – Chelsea’s answer to Zinedine Zidane. That would’ve also made a great title, but I decided to stop at the original one… Yes, I personally think that in the last 15 years only one man is a better midfielder than Frank Lampard in the whole world and that’s Zizou. Throw Giggs, Scholes, Gerrard, […]

Thoughts on Hazard’s red card

The forward was sent off by referee Chris Foy after he lost patience during the closing stages of the Blues defeat when Morgan refused to hand over the ball after it had gone out for a goal kick. The ball boy writhed in agony on the floor after the incident and was tended to by his […]

What We Learned: Swansea

No goals means no final for Chelsea. Chelsea bow out of yet another tournament and lose the ability to win another trophy. Chelsea can now only win 3 trophies, but started with the ability to win 7. The headlines aren’t Swansea getting into the final, but Hazard getting a red for an apparent kick of […]

Match Preview: Chelsea v/s Swansea

Briefing :  If Chelsea is to advance to the Capitol One Cup Final, the Blues must overcome a two-goal deficit. Swansea City maintained an excellent game plan in their first leg controlling the midfield along with finishing when it counted. The Swans took the advantage off of a Michu finish along with a Danny Graham […]

A Statistical And Tactical Overview Of Benitez’s Time At Chelsea

Rafael Benitez has been Chelsea’s interim manager for a little over two months now. Here’s what he told Chelsea FC’s official website recently: “The players are working hard, and it’s my job to put them in a position to make sure they keep working hard. You can see their motivation in every game; they are doing […]

Was resigning Cole necessary?

  It was officially announced yesterday that Ashley Cole would be around for another year. It was something that Chelsea fans wanted, but didn’t focus on considering the Frank Lampard saga. In my last article, I said that resigning Frank Lampard wasn’t a good idea. Now, I take a look at Ashley Cole’s part of […]

Analyzing Mata’s goal against Arsenal

A proper Jekyll and Hyde performance for all the Football Manager lovers.  Chelsea dominated the first half having more than 75% of the possession in the first 15 minutes. A half-time pep talk is all it took for Arsenal to bring forth their A game. Chelsea ran circles around the Arsenal defenders in the opening half, as the Gunners […]