Player Ratings: Chelsea vs Stoke FA CUP
Chelsea did not play their best; they still managed to cruise through the 5th round of the FA Cup. We had too much strength in the midfield for Stoke to deal with, and they could not match our overall quality. Don’t let the 1-0 goal line fool you, Chelsea were in control all match. We […]
What We Learned: Chelsea 1-0 Stoke; Blues advance to FA Cup 5th round!
Chelsea have advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup with a win over Stoke City at Stamford Bridge. Oscar netted a superb free-kick for the solo goal that helped knock Stock City out of the tournament. Jose Mourinho will surely be pleased with the win and the performance except the fact that we […]
Match Report: Chelsea 1-0 Stoke City
The boys in blue capped Jose Mourinho’s 51st birthday with a 1-0 victory over Stoke City. The Blues progress into the 5th round of the FA Cup! A world-class free-kick from Brazilian Oscar turned out to be the winner, even though it could have been more. @chelseafc: Team to face Stoke: Schwarzer; Ivanovic, David Luiz, […]
FA Cup 5th Round Draw
It has been confirmed by the draw just a few minutes ago that we will be facing Manchester City away in the next round of FA Cup on February. The last time we met them, was last season Fa Cup semi final where we lost 2-1. We've been drawn away to Manchester City in the […]
OFFICIAL: Jose announces signing of Mohamed Salah from Basel
Jose confirmed before the kick off that we have signed Salah. Rumour is that the deal was £11m.The deal could most likely be 5 and a half year contract but no confirmation on that yet. Welcome to our new number 15, Mohamed Salah… http://t.co/PmzVaKOyE7 #CFC pic.twitter.com/U9OYNhoCaX — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 26, 2014 https://twitter.com/chelseafc/status/427497090399215617 […]
Rating the midfielders for the year to Date
John Obi Mikel – 7/10 Much maligned DM has been his sturdy self when called upon this year, a no nonsense player with little flair he is more comfortable passing sideways and backwards then spearheading moves but his defensive abilities have been top notch again and Jose knows exactly what he is getting each and […]
Juan Mata’s Final Message to Chelsea, Emotional Indeed!
On the completion of his transfer from Chelsea FC, Juan Mata took out time to write a letter to everyone associated with Chelsea. And yes, this is very emotional indeed. Get ready to board the feels train (an overused but appropriate phrase). Juan Mata: “Hi everyone, As you can imagine this is a very important […]
Match Preview: Chelsea FC vs Stoke City FC
A midst the conundrum surrounding the transfer of Juan Mata to arch rivals Manchester United, Chelsea welcome Stoke City to SW6 in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. DATE & TIME: 26th January, 2014 at 10:30 EDT, 26th January 2014 at 15:30 GMT, 26th January 2014 at 16:30 WAT, 26th January 2014 at 21:00 […]
Looking at every Chelsea transfer of the Roman Era
2003-04 Glen Johnson (Age at start of season: 18, Club signed from: West Ham, Fee: £6.3m) The first signing of the Abramovich era. Johnson threatened to blossom into a good defender but always looked better going forward than at the back. Sent on loan to Portsmouth, before being sold there. Chelsea recouped most of their […]
Rating the Defenders and Keepers for the year to Date
Petr Cech – 7/10 – Solid as ever and the new owner of our clean sheet record, still one of the best in the business and1 position we don’t have to worry about every week, getting on though and has been prone to some mistakes from set pieces this year. Does Courtois take his spot […]