Match Report: Chelsea FC 1-3 Atlético Madrid (AGG 1-3)
Match Summary Atletico Madrid humiliates Chelsea at home as they march on to the final. Chelsea got the breakthrough in 35 min thanks to Fernando Torres but it wasn’t enough to see them going through the finals as nine minute later Simeone side found the equalizer through Adrian Lopez. Chelsea needed to score desperately as […]
We deserve respect
It is becoming monotonous, repetitive and tiring. Yes it is. Park the bus, defending all the time, not attacking, anti football etc. What does the world want from us? When we play counter attack football it’s called “parking the bus”. When we attack everyone says “the other team was poor”. When we lose to a […]
UEFA Champions League Match Preview: Chelsea FC vs Atlético Madrid
European Night At Stamford Bridge! The stage is set for an epic encounter and another massive Champions League match-up this midweek when Chelsea host Atlético Madrid in the return leg of the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Chelsea came away with a 0-0 draw from the Vicente Caldron last week, having nullified Atlético’s attacking magnum. […]
Player Ratings- Chelsea v Liverpool
After losing to BOTH Crystal Palace and Sunderland in the space of 3 weeks, and Liverpool winning their past 11 matches, Chelsea’s title aspirations have all but faded away. We headed to Anfield 5 point of 1st place Liverpool, knowing that anything less than a win would hand Liverpool their first title since 1990. Jose […]
Match Report: Liverpool 0-2 Chelsea
Match Summary: Chelsea have earned another Incredible away win at Anfield with the most radical Starting Squad where most noticeably Ba scored from a Gerrard mistake. In the line-up debutant Kalas was partnered by Ivanovic who has been employed in the role for the first time ever by Mourinho. However all plaudits went to Ba […]
A look back at Juan Mata: Did Mourinho’s gamble pay off?
Mata’s sale to Manchester United raised a few eyebrows, but in the end it seemed like a win-win-win situation. Mata would get his playing time which would aid in his bid to fly to Brazil, United would get a world-class player, and Chelsea would, hopefully, use a stronger United to take some points off their […]
The Anticipated New Look
Blues visit Anfield on Sunday in a virtually nothing to lose contest. This match is an occassion which would not feature the key Blue players such as Hazard, Willian, David Luiz, Oscar, Terry, Eto etc. In order to avoid injuries and afford time for recovery to the injured ones among them ahead of Atletico Madrid […]
Match Preview: Liverpool FC vs Chelsea FC
Chelsea face Liverpool in a clash at the top of the table. The tactical battle between Jose Mourinho & Brendan Rodgers is expected to be a contest of minds. Liverpool are clear by 5 points on top of the table and it is likely they will win the league. But should Chelsea get three points […]
Tactical discipline despite injury setbacks.
I have heard a lot of negativity from opposing and even some Chelsea fans about how we set up yesterday and I can understand it but a lot of things contributed to how we played last night. First and foremost we must remember that this is an Atletico side which hasn’t lost in the UCL […]
What We learn: Atlético Madrid 0-0 Chelsea FC Schwarzer Settling in
It ended 0-0 as both teams struggled to make an impact In yesterday’s clash. Chelsea 2 main starters Petr Cech and our Captain John Terry were injured. While we’ve learnt that Cech is out for the rest of the season there’s a possibility that Terry will be fit for the finals if we do qualify. […]