Two wonderkids set to become part of first team next season
Estevao and Andrey Santos are being earmarked for first team spaces next season, according to Simon Johnson from The Athletic. Estevao, the exciting talent from Brazil, is expected to be a right wing or number ten option this season following a record breaking season in his home-land, beating the G/A numbers of Neymar at the […]
Chelsea show admiration for Liam Delap
Chelsea are showing admiration for Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap, according to David Ornstein. David reports this morning in an early piece looking at 2025 potential transfers that Chelsea are admirers of Delap, who has started this season well at Ipswich. Delap is the type of striker that would fit well into the Clearlake strategy […]
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 […]
Player ratings: Chelsea defeat Leicester in feisty early kick off
Chelsea return from the international break to secure an important three points in the early kick off this weekend, with a 2-1 win away at Leicester. A game which threatened to see Chelsea run riot after the first half an hour, though ended up closer than Enzo Maresca would’ve hoped, with Leicester’s late consolation. Robert […]
Match Preview: Maresca returns to Foxes in early post international return
Chelsea return to action after the international break with a trip to Leicester. Leicester City enter this clash in a difficult position following a disheartening 3-0 defeat to Manchester United before the international break. To compound their woes, the Foxes are dealing with an injury crisis, with Ricardo Pereira ruled out for four months and […]
An early season review : Just how good actually are Maresca’s Chelsea?
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has guided Chelsea into 3rd position in the Premier League heading into the International break, but is it all as rosy as it seems? In this article, we will attempt to dissect both the positives and negatives of the season so far. I have always been a firm believer in […]
Chelsea continue to back Robert Sanchez internally
Chelsea and Enzo Maresca are continuing to back and trust Robert Sanchez despite losing the faith of the fans, according to The Athletic. They state that Sanchez has the second highest save percentage in the league behind Alisson and that the club and Maresca both trust him. However, Sanchez has made the joint most errors […]
Wesley Fofana pulls out of France duty with knee issue
Wesley Fofana will not join up with the France team during this international break due to inflammation in his knee. Fabrice Hawkins reports that Chelsea did tests on his knee this morning and decided that he should not join up as they do not want any risks to be taken. Fofana produced a sublime performance […]
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 […]
Player ratings: Pedro Neto salvages draw against Arsenal
Chelsea come back from a goal down to secure a solid point against Arsenal, leaving the blues third going into the November international break. Robert Sanchez – 6 Despite making a really good save from a Martinelli shot in the first half, yet again, questions were raised over his abilities after he was beaten at […]