OFFICIAL: Everton seal €35m Lukaku deal
The Belgian has returned to Goodison Park permanently, where he scored 15 league goals on loan from Chelsea last term, after falling further down the Stamford Bridge pecking order. Roberto Martinez says their swoop for Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is a historic day for the club. Everton have signed Lukaku from Chelsea for a club-record […]
Zouma: Terry my favourite player growing up
Kurt Zouma is delighted with his move to Chelsea. The former St Etienne defender admits he grew up following the career of Blues captain John Terry. “My favourite footballers as a kid were John Terry and Mamadou Sakho. Terry is a great leader and the perfect example to young players starting out in the game,” […]
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Azonto Epistle 33: Romelu Lukaku Deserves a Fair Hearing At Chelsea
Two years back, I wrote an article to criticise Romelu Lukaku of talking too much and challenged him to “put up or shut up”. Roll on 2 years from then, when he was yet to make a mark in the Premier League after featuring mostly for the Chelsea reserve side and the young Belgian has […]
Azonto Epistle 32: After Cesc, What Next for Chelsea
Nobody saw it coming, we never included Cesc in our plans at least as far as the fans are aware although it was blatant that we “lacked a player of Fabregas mould and quality at Chelsea” even according to our own players Fernando Torres and Azpilicueta. Jose Mourinho believes Cesc makes our midfield “complete”. ‘He […]
Mourinho’s Mood Grumpy Heading Into Season’s End
Jose Mourinho is not happy. He’s focused, yes, and certainly hopeful, but he isn’t happy, and hasn’t been for some time. Ever since Chelsea’s stunning defeat to Sunderland on April 19, Jose has been unhappy. Mourinho’s reaction to the 2-1 defeat was accurately described as a “sulk-fest” by gambling.com, and little has happened since then […]
What drives a professional footballer?
We all know what drives a professional footballer: the money, the adulation, the need to win, more money… But have you ever stopped to wonder what a top footballer drives? (See what we did there?) Well, if you’re ex-Chelsea legend Didier Dogba, it’s £172,000 worth of Ferrari F430. Nice! And soon-to-be ex-Chelsea legend Ashley Cole […]
Samuel Eto’o: Pep Guardiola is a Coward!
Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has laid bare his feud with Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola when they were together at Barcelona. Eto’o was quickly bombed out of Barca when Guardiola became coach. “When he arrived, I reminded Guardiola that he’d never been a great player. I told him in no uncertain terms that Eto’o was […]
Eto’o: I could have signed for PSG
Samuel Eto’o says he could be playing for Paris Saint-Germain if the French club was able to purchase him. The Cameroon striker joined Chelsea from Anzhi Makhachkala in the summer but suggests it could have been a different story if the Parisian giants had have been able to come to the party. Eto’o scored the […]
Mourinho: PSG will feel confident
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho feels Champions League opponents PSG will be happy with their quarterfinal pairing. The Blues were drawn against PSG in Friday’s draw, setting up a tantalising match-up between two of the world’s wealthiest clubs. And speaking after Chelsea’s 6-0 thrashing of Arsenal, Mourinho expressed his belief that the French club will be […]