Analysis on Chelsea’s Jekyll and Hyde performance
Chelsea cruised to a 2 nil victory over fierce rivals Fulham, to go on top of the league on goal difference. After a monotonous first half, Chelsea sprang to life in the second as they attacked with purpose. Here’s a few tactical takes on the match. Fulham’s rigid defensive structure and Chelsea’s problems with width. […]
Azonto Epistle 22: Mata-Oscar Dilemma, Mikel Scores & Chelsea “Crisis”
A fully packed action week(end) full of thrills, groans, surprises and shocks just went by and you can’t really say that was a bad week or good but let’s say it was a week Mikel Obi scored a goal after 261 matches. It followed after we surrendered our lead to Basel FC at Stamford Bridge, […]
The #BESTCFCXI2013 You Chose!
So yesterday I carried out a little poll to determine our Best XI for the season. Jose still seems to be making his final decisions (regretfully leaving Mata out), and I thought, why not ask the CFC family what they thought the Best XI of our team would be this season. The poll was carried […]
Cech or Courtois:Who will be our no.1 goalkeeper next season?
Its a tough decision to make for Jose as he will need to decide in the future whether to keep Cech as our no.1 goalie or move on to the talented prospect Courtois and make him our no.1 goalie. In order to compare them, lets have a look at their stats: In 2012-13 season, both Cech […]
Player Ratings: Chelsea 2-0 Fulham
Chelsea Petr Cech: 6.5 Made two brilliant saves. One on one with Darren Bent and another one from a Keiran Richardson shot. Confident in air. Barely tested apart from that. Branislav Ivanovic: 7.5 Many people questioned Jose’s inclusion of him in the starting XI but he justified it with a brilliant performance. Even though […]
Match Report: Chelsea 2-0 Fulham
A lively second half to the games saw both Oscar and John Obi Mikel, yes John Obi Mikel score to ensure a much-needed three points for the blues. Much to the disappointment of the Chelsea fans Juan Mata couldn’t even make the bench for the much anticipated London derby! He had to watch his team […]
Out of the comfort zone: A month since CFC’s last victory
Chelsea fans are not accustomed to seeing their team go too long without a win but this has precisely what happened for the last one month. On 21 August 2013 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 in a rather unconvincing fashion and have since been win-less in 4 games in all competitions. To some extent, the […]
Chelsea’s top 10 prospects (u21s)
Chelsea have been known in recent years for not giving thier youth a chance, but at the moment they have a great generation of very promosing youngsters. In this article I will be picking out the top 10 – Bertrand Traore. Bertrand Traore is an 18 year old RW/CAM. He is 5’11 and was signed […]
What should be the starting XI against Fulham?
After 3 consecutive losses for the Blues, they will now face West London rivals Fulham today at 16.30GMT. The match will have plenty at stake for the Blues and The Special One has a lot to prove . Mourinho after his return to the Bridge hasn’t impressed the fans with his tactics and team selection. […]
Juan Mata… Adapt or Sit on the Bench?
“Juan Mata nearly joined PSG this summer” – PSG Manager Laurent Blanc A nervous transfer deadline day for Chelsea fans where every true blue kept on praying that time fly fast and by 11pm BST, Juan Mata’s transfer rumor should not become a reality. What has happened suddenly to Chelsea’s player of the season from […]