Match Report: Atlético Madrid 0-0 Chelsea FC
Match Summary: It goes to the second leg once again, after a good defensive display by Mourinho’s men despite the early loss of Cech to a shoudler injury and later on Terry.Good news is that Chelsea still managed to keep a clean sheet for second leg. John Obi Mikel & Lampard, Plus Atletico Madrid Captain […]
Ramires: Reverting to old standards?
Signed to Chelsea from Benfica in 2010 for 22 million euros few of us had no idea of what Ramires would bring to the table. When he came we realized he was almost a player like Essien full of boundless energy. In Nigeria it earned him the name in the Hausa dialect “mai ruwa” meaning […]
UEFA Champions League Match Preview: Atlético Madrid vs Chelsea FC
Chelsea have travelled to Spain to face Atlético in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, following a shock defeat to Sunderland at home last weekend, which has all but ended Chelsea’s hopes for the Premier League title. Chelsea defeated Paris-Saint Germain in the quarter-finals on a 3-3(away goal) scoreline and will face […]
Scouting report : Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona.
Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona at home by 1 goal to nil (2-1 on aggregate) to confirm a semi-final match-up against Chelsea in the Champions League. Everyone knows what Atletico are all about. They work very hard and incredibly well organized. Moreover their team is very well balanced, from the man between the sticks to the […]
Match Report: Chelsea FC 1-2 Sunderland AFC
The match at Stamford Bridge started with absolute yet polar opposite ambitions for the two teams, where Blues strived to embark on a run of first win in four remaining matches. Meanwhile Sunderland energized from their away Man City draw needed to wreak an upset in their bid to climb out of the table’s extreme […]
FA re-schedules and Mike Dean does a ” ChrisFoy “
Stand up for the real “Foy” Referee’s Chief This was supposed to be an article on the FA moving Chelsea’s match from. Sunday to Saturday but it almost feels we were had done for by that decision. Starting from Mike Dean’s decision to not book Johnson for a dangerous play that left his studs on […]
Match Preview: Chelsea FC vs Sunderland AFC
Chelsea welcome Sunderland to SW6 this Saturday. With four games remaining in this season’s Premier League, the title race has reached its pinnacle and Chelsea need all three points to mount the pressure on Liverpool, whom they visit next weekend. Sunderland drew 2-2 at Etihad, making City’s path to title a little bit difficult and […]
Van Ginkel role and employment next summer in CDM
For long Chelsea have found Youth contributions (other than Attacking Midfield ) elusive. The examples include Sturridge transfer to Liverpool, re-loaning out Lukaku, deciding to keep De Bruyne at Werder Bremen despite his pre-season exploits & etc. The announcement of Marco Van Ginkel may have raised eyebrows but all confided in Mourinho’s consideration. His gaffer […]
What makes Diego Costa a great fit for Chelsea.
Atletico Madrid is quoted as saying that he’ll support any decision the forward makes with regards to his future. The primary attribute that Jose Mourinho is looking for this Summer is goal-scoring, yes, but that’s not the only reason for Chelsea’s interest. The naturalised Spaniard is not a player that can really be understood by simply […]
Petr Cech – “Chelsea experience might see Blues lift title over Liverpool”
The Czech international stopper said that Liverpool’s squad inexperience might go against them as the title race spices up with just 4 games remaining from now till the closing day of the season. Cech said that Jose Mourinho’s men experience in such big moments of the season might go in our favor. ‘Nobody expected anything […]