Three things we learnt : Crystal Palace 1-1 Chelsea – more misery for Maresca
Chelsea entered today’s match inside the top four with a chance to maintain being three points ahead of Newcastle after their 2-1 victory against Tottenham. Instead, the Blues drew 1-1 for the second time this season against Crystal Palace after a late goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta following a Cole Palmer mistake on the ball. In […]
Josh Acheampong may have just won himself a starting centre back spot at 18 years old
A frustrating evening for many Chelsea faithfuls as Palace made sure the Blues dropped points once again, leaving them winless in four. Palace have now taken secured back to back 1-1 draws against Chelsea this season. Despite the disappointment at not recording a win, many Chelsea fans were gladdened at the inclusion of 18-year old […]
Palmer is receiving additional attention – a positive or a cause for concern?
Coming off his first full professional season where he shattered records, it is no surprise that Cole Palmer is now receiving special attention from opposing players and coaches. After a fairytale last season, Cole Palmer is fast realising how difficult it would be to replicate his previous heroics as teams pay more care to shutting […]
A goal and a re-found love for the game – has Sancho made the left wing position his?
On a cold Sunday night in December in North London, Tottenham Hotspur hosted Chelsea at the new Tottenham stadium and served a spicy-hot game of football in front of over 60,000 people. A 7-goal thriller in front of thousands of onlookers from all over the world, it was Maresca’s boys that became men and stood […]
Joao Felix is sparkling once again – is it time he starts more regularly in the Premier League?
Signed amidst mixed reactions from the fan base due to the plethora of attacking options of similar traits already present in the squad, Joao Felix has had to fight to prove his worth to the manager and Chelsea faithfuls. Profile wise, Felix is best utilised as a number “10” behind a mobile striker but considering […]
Chelsea’s record signing is more than just a defensive midfielder
Moisès Caicedo has been in tremendous form so far this season for club and country but the renaissance of the former Brighton & Hove Albion player can be traced back to the end of last season. Signed from the seagulls for a fee speculated to be in the region of 110 million pounds, Caicedo has […]
Enzo Fernandez is reminding fans of his ability – he is not here to accept his current position
Dropped after the last international break for the game against Liverpool, Enzo Fernandez appeared to have been relegated to ‘team B’. His first start in the premier league since the game Nottingham Forest, Enz looked back to his devastating best at the King Power stadium earlier today. Despite returning late from South America courtesy of […]
Enzo Maresca may be letting favouritism creep into his tactics
Announced as the heir to the seat previously occupied by Mauricio Pochettino, Enzo Maresca joined Chelsea as the head coach amidst mixed reactions in the fan-base. Coming from the Championship as a league-winning manager for now promoted Leicester City wasn’t enough reasons to convince many fans that the 44-year old Italian was the right man […]
Pedro Neto is showing his tactical importance in Enzo Maresca’s system
Signed from Wolves for a fee around £50 million, Pedro Neto has had an uphill task of wining a starting spot after the early season forays from Noni Madueke as the starting right winger. Since joining, Neto has only started three premier league games prior to this but struggled to impress when starting (Bournemouth away). […]
Robert Sanchez is losing the faith of the fans, but why not Enzo Maresca?
Hosting games at the Bridge before now has always been tricky irrespective of the opponents. But more so today, with Eddie Howe boasting a good record against Chelsea, for this fact, today’s encounter against Newcastle was firmly poised. After the release of the lineups, many including myself got a bit confused as to how the […]