Premier League ALLOW Chelsea to wear CWC badge for remainder of the season
Chelsea have received permission to wear their Club World Cup on their Premier League shirts for the remainder of the season. The Champions League holders won the competition for the first time this month after beating Palmeiras 2-1 in the final in Abu Dhabi. They then wore the badge celebrating their success in Saturday’s 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace in the Premier League, […]
Thierry Henry questions Chelsea: Why sign Lukaku in the first place?
Belgium assistant Thierry Henry has questioned why Chelsea broke their transfer record to sign Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan this summer. The 28-year-old has struggled to meet expectations since arriving from Inter Milan for £98m, and produced a performance with just seven touches in 90 minutes against Crystal Palace last weekend which raised many eyebrows. Henry was worked closely with Lukaku with Chelsea and […]
Tactical Takeaways: Chelsea vs Lille
How Chelsea beat Lille’s high press. The importance of the “free man” in Kai Havertz. Why Chelsea defended in a mid-low block. How Chelsea counteracted Lille’s high press Versus Chelsea, Lille implemented an aggressive high press using a 4-2-1-3 shape as such (A). Here, they hunted the ball as a pack, making them easily manipulated […]
Capello: Why Lukaku struggling at Chelsea
Former Italy coach Fabio Capello says Chelsea’s style of play doesn’t suit Romelu Lukaku. Capello compared Lukaku’s time with Inter Milan to now with Chelsea ahead of last night’s Champions League win against Lille. He said, “Lukaku fit perfectly into Conte’s counter-attacking style at Inter, because there were lots of spaces, he had this physical strength and pace that allowed him to […]
Havertz already looking towards Liverpool final
Kai Havertz is already looking forward to Sunday’s Carabao Cup final after Chelsea beat Lille on Tuesday night. The Blues took control of their Champions League last-16 tie with a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Havertz scored the opening goal in the match, but he insists Chelsea will immediately shift their focus to Wembley, where they face Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. He told BT Sport: […]
Tuchel hopeful Ziyech, Kovacic will make Carabao Cup final
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is hopeful Hakim Ziyech and Mateo Kovacic will recover in time for Sunday’s Carabao Cup final. The duo’s potential injuries were the only sour note during Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Lille in the Champions League last-16 first leg at Stamford Bridge. Asked for news on the fitness of Kovacic and Ziyech, Tuchel replied: “We have a lot of days to recover. […]
Match Preview : Chelsea vs Lille
When UEFA drew Chelsea against Lille for the second time in a calamitous day, there was collective uproar on social media. Out of all the possible teams Chelsea could have been drawn against, including Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, Lille was-and-is the ‘easiest’ team. Or are they? Examine Chelsea’s defeats in the 21/22 season, or […]
Tuchel speechless as Lukaku records lowest EVER possession numbers
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel refused to defend Romelu Lukaku after the striker had a record low number of touches in yesterday’s 1-0 win at Crystal Palace. The £97.5million star touched the ball just SEVEN times – and one of those was the kick off. It is the lowest ever number of touches in a game by a player who has played […]
Tactical Takeaways – Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Crystal Palace’s compact set up in defense Chelsea’s attacking approach in the first half Tuchel’s 2nd half change which won Chelsea the game Crystal Palace’s compact set up in defense Saturday’s Premier League clash saw a battle between Palace’s 4-2-3-1 and Chelsea’s 4-1-4-1. Here, Vieira’s men matched Chelsea’s midfield (3v3) and width (1v1) (A), making […]
Antonio Rudiger offered £170,000 a week and Mount targeting Carabao Cup Final return
Antonio Rudiger has been offered £170,000 to stay at Chelsea according to Matt Law, if this information is to be believed and lined up with The Athletic’s information, this would still be way off the mark of Rudiger’s new demands of £225,00. Antonio currently earns around £90,000 a week and it’s understood he already rejected […]