Is Chelsea FC really ‘The Striker’s Graveyard’?
This actually is a term used by many opposition fans after CFC being the host of a somewhat invisible display by their strikers. Ofcourse it is not all true. The recent past saw the likes of Drogba and Anelka flourish so well leading the front line, but doubts do arise as to why the players […]
Where Chelsea stand : Centre Backs (Part 2)
In the first part of this series, I profiled all of Chelsea’s goalkeepers, and concluded that we need one more goalkeeper this summer as a backup to Petr Cech, and Alphonse Aréola is my preference. Today, I’m looking at the centre of defence. Centre backs* currently on Chelsea’s books: John Terry, Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanovic, […]
Possible replacements for the Old Guard
To many Chelsea fans, we consider Cech, Lampard, Terry and Ashley Cole as the main parts of the Old Guard. Drogba was also considered to be in on the group, but he is no longer a Chelsea player. Their time to leave is slowly edging closer, some faster than others. With them aging and contracts […]
Match Report: Manchester United 2-2 Chelsea
Chelsea managed to overturn a two nil scoreline to force a replay at Old Trafford. Stunning strikes from Eden Hazard and Ramires completed the comeback. Manchester United certainly were fast off the blocks as they netted twice within eleven minutes. They did have chances to see off the blues but they didnt take it. After […]
What We Learned: Manchester United
United came flying out of the traps and led 2-0 after just 11 minutes but rather lost their way afterwards and can have no complaints at having to do it all over again at Stamford Bridge. Rafael Benitez was jeered by the Chelsea fans as he made a double substitution in the second half but […]