FA CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW: Chelsea face Crystal Palace
Chelsea will play Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley. Premier League title contenders Manchester City and Liverpool will face off in the other semi. The Blues reached the final four with a comfortable win over Middlesbrough, while Palace thrashed Everton to set up the all-London affair. Both games will be played on the weekend of April 16 and 17. FA Cup semi-final draw […]
Ziyech: Players should be proud winning during sticky times
Hakim Ziyech says Chelsea’s squad should be proud of how they are playing despite their off-field concerns. The Blues made it six straight wins over the weekend thanks to a 2-0 away victory over Middlesbrough in the FA Cup quarter-final. The club were not allowed away fans at Riverside Stadium as part of the sanctions placed on owner […]
Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea – The review as Chelsea reach the FA Cup Semi finals
Chelsea scored two first-half goals to beat Championship side Middlesbrough and progress into the semi-finals of the FA Cup. With the game being played amidst the most evident of off-field retributions since owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned last week, Chelsea produced a professional performance to overcome a raucous Riverside home support and record their 12th […]
Mount: We’re hungry for a domestic title
Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount says they’re hungry to win the FA Cup. Chelsea are into the semifinals after victory at Middlesbrough. Mount said: “We really have that winning mentality within the group. Any competition, any game, we want to win, and we want to keep that going. It’s been a tough couple of weeks but for us, as a team, […]
Thomas Tuchel Post Match Presser – Everything you need to know!
Here’s everything you need to know broken down for you from Thomas Tuchel’s post match press conference as the Blues beat Middlesborough to progress to the semi-finals of the FA Cup. On the performance as the Blues progress to the Semi-Finals of the FA Cup : “We were very focused, very serious from the beginning. […]
Tactical Analysis: Chelsea 2-1 Lille
The 1-2 victory away in France sealed passage for Chelsea into the quarter finals of the Champions League, yet there were moments in the second leg that almost complicated the tie for Thomas Tuchel. Suggesting Chelsea were not the better team would be a stretch too far, however Jocelyn Gourvenecc’s side have left an impression […]
Thomas Tuchel: I want us to be the team nobody wants to play
Thomas Tuchel says he wants Chelsea to be the side that everyone aims to avoid heading into the Champions League quarter-finals. Chelsea are into the Champions League quarter-finals after a 2-1 win over Lille in France. The Blues were ahead 2-0 after the first leg and Lille responded quickly with the opening goal of the match after 38 minutes. Turkish […]
Brazilian agent Luis Fernando Garcia slams treatment of Abramovich
Brazilian football agent Luis Fernando Garcia has hit out at the treatment of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich by the UK government. Abramovich has seen Chelsea seized by the government after being sanctioned for his ties with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Garcia, who has Malcolm and Claudinho at Zenit St Petersburg, told Sport-Express: “I believe that everything will pass quickly. Politics and […]
Chelsea risk losing six top academy kids
Chelsea risk losing several top youngsters unless the club is soon sold. The Sun says manager Thomas Tuchel is not only concerned about the effects on the first team but right down the pyramid at Stamford Bridge. England Under-17 World Cup winner George McEachran, 21, is a budding talent whose contract is about to expire having been at Chelsea since the […]
Thomas Tuchel bashes UK Parliament
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has scoffed at British parliament complaining about Roman Abramovich chants from Blues fans. Tuchel is preparing for tomorrow’s Champions League trip to Lille. Tuchel said: “I don’t know if it’s the most important subject to be discussed in parliament. If it is, maybe we have to worry about the priority of discussions there. “There are […]