Another season, another scapegoat – The beginning of the end for Enzo Maresca
Chelsea lose 2-1 at home to Legia Warsaw in the UEFA Conference League. This is a sentence that people probably would not believe to be possible just three years ago, even if they knew that Chelsea won 3-0 in the away leg. Unfortunately, what it represents is the situation that Chelsea is in. A situation […]
Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo – game changing acquisitions or poor allocation of funds?
Chelsea have, yet again, made another swoop for young players. In what feels like a deliberate doubling down on the youth centred model, Chelsea have spent around 70M on two ‘exciting’ young talents. Though the benefits of these moves could prove excellent long term, it is again yet another gamble that does not cement Chelsea […]
Chelsea’s acquisition of Mathis Amougou raised eyebrows – but it actually makes a lot of sense
Mathis Amougou is a young 19 year old midfielder signed from Saint-Étienne for an estimated fee of around £12 Million. He was part of the French Under 17 team that came runners up in the FIFA U17 World Cup of 2023. He hasn’t played a lot of professional football as of now, and when he […]
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 […]
Chelsea’s ownership crisis is a mess – neither are a slam dunk back to success
Despite the international break, Chelsea have still managed to plunge into panic and chaos. One report from Bloomberg was enough to blow off the lid of what frankly could be described as Pandora’s box. Report after report has dropped and brief after brief and we are now seemingly in the midst of a civil war […]
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 […]