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3 Talking Points : Tuchel’s Press Conference vs Real Madrid

Thomas Tuchel conducted his press conference ahead of Chelsea’s UCL quarter final match against Real Madrid tomorrow night at Stamford Bridge, here’s the most important bits from it : Tuchel left out Andreas Christensen against Brentford for tactical reasons : Interestingly, Tuchel revealed that Christensen was benched against Brentford because Chelsea played a back 4 […]

Tuchel: No special changes needed for Real Madrid

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel insists they won’t overreact to Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat to Brentford. Tuchel, assessing what is needed now in the build-up to the home leg of the Champions League quarterfinal tie against Real Madrid, made it clear that despite going into the game on the back of a heavy loss, and facing the Spanish league leaders, there […]

John Terry admits he’d like to see Rice make Chelsea return

John Terry admits he’d like to see West Ham midfielder Declan Rice return to Chelsea. Terry is trying his best to steer Rice’s head back towards West London, especially with the Hammers vice-captain coming from a Chelsea-supporting family. JT, now working inside the Chelsea academy, told Astro SuperSport: “I’m going to get in trouble here for what I say! “You know what, Dec […]

Chelsea manager Tuchel and wife split

Thomas Tuchel and his wife have split, reports The Mail on Sunday. While facing the fallout from the Government’s sanctions on Roman Abramovich, the club’s Russian oligarch owner, Tuchel has also been dealing with the collapse of his 13-year marriage. His wife Sissi began divorce proceedings last week, with friends saying that “all avenues are exhausted” when […]

Ricketts family consortium includes two more billionaires as bidding intensifies

Billonaire Dan Gilbert is part of the Ricketts family’s consortium bidding to buy Chelsea. PA Sport says Cleveland Cavaliers owner Gilbert heads Rock Entertainment Group and boasts a personal estimated net worth of £24billion. The 60-year-old numbers among America’s wealthiest men, and adds yet more financial muscle to the Chicago Cubs-owning Ricketts family’s bid to buy Chelsea. Ken […]

Chelsea 1-4 Brentford – The Review as Chelsea get smacked

Chelsea suffered a shock loss to West London rivals Brentford in a scarcely believable scoreline at Stamford Bridge. Antonio Rüdiger’s remarkable long-range effort put the Blues into the lead just after half time, before three goals in ten second half minutes gave the visitors the ascendency. The Bees added a fourth in the closing minutes […]

Match Preview: Chelsea vs Brentford

Chelsea welcome West London rivals Brentford for the first ever Premier League game played between these two sides at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea’s hard-fought victory against the Bees in October typified their defensive tenacity and acumen, of course aided by an incredible performance from goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. Both clubs experienced abject winter periods but are looking […]

3 Talking Points : Thomas Tuchel’s press conference

Thomas Tuchel conducted a press conference this afternoon at 1:30PM at Cobham ahead of this weekends match against Brentford, here are the 3 talking points from Thomas Tuchel : Christensen could be heading to Barca. It’s been widely reported that Andreas Christensen had a verbal agreement to join Barcelona as a free agent citing that […]

Boehly group in talks to redevelop Stamford Bridge

Todd Boehly’s group are already in talks over a redevelopment of Stamford Bridge after lodging their bid for Chelsea. Plans for the stadium are considered key to the selection process, with four bidders shortlisted by US bank Raine Group, says the London Evening Standard. Boehly has teamed up with property developer Jonathan Goldstein, which brings expertise in […]