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Chelsea and Mathys Tel – is it another Cole Palmer situation?

So, another article and another day has come by and Chelsea Football Club are yet again interested in another young player. At risk of sounding like a broken record, I will keep this article relatively short and simple.  This time, we’re looking at Mathys Tel. Tel is a French forward, born in 2005, who burst […]

A data driven insight : Alejandro Garnacho

Chelsea Football Club could be about to splash £50-60m on Alejandro Garnacho. I write this, sitting next to a friend that supports Manchester United, being begged to take the player from Manchester United.  Now, this isn’t necessarily the best litmus test to use when assessing whether or not to buy a player from a rival, […]

Should Chelsea sanction £50m or more to sign Marc Guehi in January?

Injuries to Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile have exacerbated Chelsea’s desire to pursue another centre back in the transfer market, though not in the way anyone really thought they would. It was expected that Chelsea would pursue a centre back of the profile they actually needed, as opposed to buying another central centre back (CCB) […]

An early season review : Just how good actually are Maresca’s Chelsea?

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has guided Chelsea into 3rd position in the Premier League heading into the International break, but is it all as rosy as it seems? In this article, we will attempt to dissect both the positives and negatives of the season so far. I have always been a firm believer in […]

What no Victor Osimhen means for Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea have yet again failed to sign an all-out nine to compete with Nicolas Jackson despite having all summer to do so. Chelsea shifted from Osimhen to Duran to Samu Omodorion and back to Osimhen only to land absolutely none of them. Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu are Chelsea’s only two striker options now and […]

Why Chelsea dominated the second half against Wolves

Chelsea went through a difficult first half at the Molineux, going into the break at 2-2. It only took 3 minutes for Chelsea to retake the lead in the second half, with Noni Madueke netting his first of three goals.  Despite all the focus being on Maresca’s tactics there was not a mega change from […]

A data driven insight : Joao Felix

Chelsea have completed the signing of Joao Felix for a fee estimated to be in the £38M region. Joao Felix has been dubbed an upcoming superstar since 2018 but has never really matured into one. His career has consistently been underwhelming after becoming the fourth most expensive footballer in the world after completing a £112.9M […]

A data driven insight : Pedro Neto

The signing of Pedro Neto came as a massive surprise to nearly everyone and was completed extraordinarily quickly.  Pedro Neto has been identified by many as an extremely talented up-and-coming winger and despite heavy injury problems at Wolves, has impressed many.  Neto offers a vast array of things to a team, from tactical flexibility to […]