Jose Mourinho – The Special Career III
Controversies and conflicts overshadowed Mourinho’s time in Milan and Madrid. The El Clasicos reached a new level of rivalry with the Special One on the sideline and his ability to hype something that is already called the biggest derby in the world, due to political differences of Spain and Catalonia, and because of the success […]
No Mata, Torres or Azpi for season opener
José Mourinho is resigned to being without his Spanish trio Juan Mata,Fernando Torres and César Azpilicueta when Chelsea start their Premier League campaign at home to Hull City on 18 August. The trio are due back in London only 24 hours before the opener after Spain’s friendly in Ecuador. The World Cup and European Championship winners will play in Guayaquil on […]
3 Chelsea youngsters with the most potential
Breaking into a starting lineup for any professional sports team is undoubtedly a very daunting task, but it’s safe to say doing so for a mega-club like Chelsea these days is an even more difficult endeavour. With grizzled club legends like Petr Cech, John Terry, Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard; and talents like Juan Mata, Eden Hazard […]
Andre Schurrle – His value to CFC
Prior to his signing, Bayer Leverkusen’s former star Schurrle was deemed a waste of money; we had Kevin De Bruyne lying in wait, we should only go for Germany’s best talents, i.e. Marco Reus. This viewpoint was only compounded by a couple of friendly matches at the end of the 2012-13 season, a mediocre German […]
Oscar vs. De Bruyne: Who Deserves That Third Spot In Chelsea’s Famed Attacking Trio?
To say that last season was a turbulent one for Chelsea would be putting it mildly. A season full of ups and downs culminated in Chelsea winning the Europa League and becoming the first team to win both of Europe’s premier competitions in consecutive years. Chelsea also became the 4th club to win all 3 […]
A Counter View on Signing Rooney or Suarez
The whole Chelsea family is out there busy trying to judge the positives of having either Wayne Rooney or Luis Suarez as the next marquee signing for our beloved Chelsea FC, so I thought let me take some time and come up with a counter view, what exactly would be the negatives if we sign […]
Lukaku ready to take Torres’ spot
Lukaku scored his second goal in two pre-season games in Chelsea’s 4-1 win against Malaysia and, although Rooney remains his primary transfer target, Mourinho already regards the 20-year-old Belgian as a viable option to spearhead his attack against Hull City on Aug 18. Mourinho has also been encouraged by the training performances of Demba Ba […]
Chelsea Transfer News/Rumours Update – 22 July 2013
1. Bertrand rejects Liverpool: Chelsea have knocked back an inquiry from Liverpool over the potential availability of Ryan Bertrand, with the 23-year-old left-back seeking to take what opportunities he can with the Europa League winners. The Londoner, who has two England caps, is Ashley Cole’s understudy at Stamford Bridge and, with the veteran having signed […]
What does van Ginkel bring to Chelsea?
The 20-year-old has been a regular feature in Vitesse’s midfield over the past three seasons but really came for the fore during the last campaign when he made 41 appearances and scored 12 goals, eight of which were in the Eredivisie. van Ginkel is deep laying midfielder who is known as a no-nonsense workhorse with exquisite control […]
Match Report: Malaysia XI 1-4 Chelsea FC
Another game, another win, another trophy (not to be taken seriously) under Jose Mourinho. A far more comfortable win for Chelsea in their 2nd friendly. From Goal.com: The Blues handed goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer a debut with trialist Bertrand Traore also starting alongside new signings Marco van Ginkel and Kevin de Bruyne. Jose Mourinho’s men dominated […]