Three things we learnt : Crystal Palace 1-1 Chelsea – more misery for Maresca
Chelsea entered today’s match inside the top four with a chance to maintain being three points ahead of Newcastle after their 2-1 victory against Tottenham. Instead, the Blues drew 1-1 for the second time this season against Crystal Palace after a late goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta following a Cole Palmer mistake on the ball. In […]
What the fans think about Enzo Maresca’s start to the season
Enzo Maresca was a controversial appointment within the Chelsea fanbase, but whether you were on the “He was sacked by Parma” or “He is the next Pep” side, both sections could admit that the Italian boss has had a very good start to life at Stamford Bridge. This piece will focus on the fan reaction […]
Four areas Enzo Maresca needs to focus on if he wants to succeed at Chelsea
It’s that time again, another article where we look into the start of yet another manager at Chelsea Football Club. Chelsea parted ways with Mauricio Pochettino after a bumpy and inconsistent season filled with challenges behind the scenes. His replacement? Enzo Maresca, a former assistant of Pep Guardiola and recent Championship league winner with Leicester […]
Mauricio Pochettino should remain in charge
Chelsea Football Club are expected to make a decision over current head coach Mauricio Pochettino soon. Despite the Argentine winning the last five games in a row, there is suggestions from a number of sources that his relationship with the owners has gone off the boil. The large majority of players are behind him, and […]
Potential in’s and out’s in January
Chelsea’s January transfer window has been very quiet thus far, with only Ian Maatsen from the first team squad leaving on an initial loan with a release clause set at £35m in his new deal. With eighteen days passed already without any concrete negotiations for anyone in the first team squad excluding Maatsen, now provides […]
Reacting to the sporting directors interview
In an interview with the club’s official website, Co-Sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart weighed in on the last few months, with a view in particular to discussing the squad building aspect of their job role, citing changes and heavy belief in the process of change that is being undertaken at Chelsea. Many Chelsea […]
Inside the Mason Mount contract saga – why is he leaving Chelsea?
Mason Mount’s time at Chelsea is coming to an end as Chelsea and Manchester United have finally struck an agreement on a transfer. In this article, I will try to provide some insight as to what happened behind the scenes between Chelsea, Mason Mount, and his agents. Let’s start from the beginning, It is understood […]
“Chelsea are cheating FFP by using Saudi Arabia” is an accusation with no proof or credibility
Todd Boehly and Behdad Egbhali, the two main spearheads of the consortium that bought Chelsea from long time owner Roman Abramovich have been coming under fire from rival fans, clubs and certain pundits recently. The reason? Chelsea are selling a handful of players to Saudi Arabian clubs as they try to reduce the squad size […]
Four things Mauricio Pochettino needs to do to be classed a success
Mauricio Pochettino was finally confirmed as the new Chelsea manager yesterday afternoon. The Argentine has signed a two-year deal with an option for a third. When fans and media alike think about what success for Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea looks like, a large portion would simply reply “win trophies”, and yes, that is true, but […]
Winners and losers of Frank Lampard’s interim coaching spell
Frank Lampard is back in the hot seat at Stamford Bridge once again, this time until the end of the season whilst the club look for a permanent manager to lead the rebuild in what is being described by sources as an “exhaustive process” – with that being said, Who will flourish under Lampard’s management? […]