Chelsea welcome tidy cash award after CWC victory
Chelsea have enjoyed a tidy cash award for their Club World Cup final triumph. The Blues earned a cool £3.68million for being crowned world champions, reports The Sun. The Blues saw off Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal 1-0 in the semi-finals on Wednesday. And they followed that up with a nervy 2-1 victory over Palmeiras after extra-time yesterday. Those […]
Drogba: CWC goal can be turning point for Lukaku
Chelsea great Didier Drogba is backing Romelu Lukaku to build on his goal in their Club World Cup final victory against Palmeiras. Drogba, 43, who won a host of medals with Chelsea, is a close friend and mentor of the Belgian with the duo having had one year together at Stamford Bridge in 2011. Chelsea ambassador Drogba, who was in the UAE, said: […]
Azpilicueta: CWC penalty mix up a deliberate tactic
Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has explained his role in the matchwinning penalty in the Club World Cup final against Palmeiras. Azpilicueta has explained how his quick thinking took any gamesmanship sting out of Kai Havertz’s Club World Cup-winning penalty. Germany forward Havertz kept his cool to bury the last-gasp spot-kick in Abu Dhabi as Chelsea beat Palmeiras 2-1 after extra-time to lift their maiden […]
TACTICAL TAKEAWAYS – Chelsea vs Palmeiras
As Chelsea secured their first even Club World Club Trophy, here were the 3 Tactical Takeaways from our historic win in Abu Dhabi: 1 – Chelsea’s vertical approach to breaking down Palmeiras Despite starting with a 5-4-1 on paper, Palmeiras implemented a 5-3-2 in press in order to outnumber Chelsea’s midfield 3v2 (A). In response, […]
Chelsea starting to think about future’s of Kante, Jorginho, Alonso
Chelsea are starting to take a look at the futures of Kante, Jorginho and Marcos Alonso according to Matt Law, all 3 which contracts expire in 2023. Matt Law’s report comes after head coach Thomas Tuchel guided the club to their first ever CWC victory against Palmeiras. Matt Law goes onto state the club are […]
Mason Mount hurts ankle ligaments badly
Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Mason Mount has hurt his ankle ligaments badly and we will have to wait and see on his scan, Mount has left the stadium on crutches and we await further updates on his situation. Mount came off early in the game through this injury and was replaced by the positive […]
Victory in Abu Dubai – CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD
You can write many stories about what makes the heart of a champion, you can talk about the strength of the squad, you even say it was luck but to this group of players they can say they accomplished things that nobody accomplished before at Chelsea Football Club, they became the first group of players […]
Modric says Chelsea ace Mateo Kovacic his successor
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has backed Chelsea ace Mateo Kovacic to be his successor. Modric is set to turn 37 in September, and appears to be aware that he is in the twilight of his international career. Looking ahead to who could potentially replace him as Croatia’s key man, Modric tipped Kovacic to continue to drive the team forwards. “I think Mateo […]
Zsolt Low: Not easy for Mendy to replace Kepa
Chelsea assistant coach Zsolt Low admits that Edouard Mendy will have to work hard to get his starting spot back. In his absence at the African Cup of Nations, Kepa Arrizabalaga has shown his quality in the goal for the Blues. This is a good situation for the coaches where we have two amazing goalkeepers. Mendy did a […]
Al-Hilal 0-1 Chelsea: Blues progress to FIFA Club World Cup final
As the eyes descended from the fans on the players in Abu Dhabi, the pressure was on both opponents but more so Chelsea. For Al Hilal, the opportunity to compete on the same pitch with Chelsea Football Club was not lost on the players with former players like Odion Ighalo and Matheus Perreira the former […]