Drogba: CWC goal can be turning point for Lukaku
Chelsea great Didier Drogba is backing Romelu Lukaku to build on his goal in their Club World Cup final victory against Palmeiras. Drogba, 43, who won a host of medals with Chelsea, is a close friend and mentor of the Belgian with the duo having had one year together at Stamford Bridge in 2011. Chelsea ambassador Drogba, who was in the UAE, said: […]
Azpilicueta: CWC penalty mix up a deliberate tactic
Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has explained his role in the matchwinning penalty in the Club World Cup final against Palmeiras. Azpilicueta has explained how his quick thinking took any gamesmanship sting out of Kai Havertz’s Club World Cup-winning penalty. Germany forward Havertz kept his cool to bury the last-gasp spot-kick in Abu Dhabi as Chelsea beat Palmeiras 2-1 after extra-time to lift their maiden […]
TACTICAL TAKEAWAYS – Chelsea vs Palmeiras
As Chelsea secured their first even Club World Club Trophy, here were the 3 Tactical Takeaways from our historic win in Abu Dhabi: 1 – Chelsea’s vertical approach to breaking down Palmeiras Despite starting with a 5-4-1 on paper, Palmeiras implemented a 5-3-2 in press in order to outnumber Chelsea’s midfield 3v2 (A). In response, […]
Chelsea starting to think about future’s of Kante, Jorginho, Alonso
Chelsea are starting to take a look at the futures of Kante, Jorginho and Marcos Alonso according to Matt Law, all 3 which contracts expire in 2023. Matt Law’s report comes after head coach Thomas Tuchel guided the club to their first ever CWC victory against Palmeiras. Matt Law goes onto state the club are […]