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). […]
Player ratings: Chelsea’s old Trafford curse continues with stale draw
Chelsea’s winless run at Old Trafford continues with a strangely lethargic performance that lacked any real intensity. Despite going a goal down fairly late on, Moises Caicedo’s stunning volley secured us a point, at the very least. Let’s take a look at some player ratings.. Robert Sanchez – 5 Would’ve given higher but a poor […]
Match Preview: Maresca looks to break daunting Manchester curse
A fresh chapter begins for Manchester United, with Sporting Lisbon’s Rúben Amorim confirmed as the next permanent manager following the departure of Erik ten Hag. However, Amorim will not take charge until after the November international break, meaning interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has three more matches to impress. Under the former United striker, the […]
Player ratings: Chelsea “B” team produces ugly display in cup exit
Chelsea exit the Carabao Cup at the hands of Newcastle with a poor showing up at St James’ Park. Whilst there were a handful of okay performances tonight, there were equally some absolutely shocking ones, and lessons to be learnt. Filip Jorgensen – 4 Indecisive at set pieces, some poor passes which really did put […]
Match Preview: Chelsea look for double over Newcastle and cup progression
Chelsea continue their impressive start to the season, coming into this Carabao Cup tie on the back of a 2-1 victory over Newcastle in the Premier League just days earlier. Goals from Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer helped secure the win, leaving the Blues in fifth place in the league after four wins from their […]
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 […]
Player ratings: Phenomenon Cole Palmer guides Chelsea to victory once again
Chelsea take a huge three points with a 2-1 win over Newcastle thanks to magic from Cole Palmer. An ugly last half our followed a good first 60 minutes, but it tops off a weekend where results really did go for us. Robert Sanchez – 5 A really poor day for distribution this afternoon. Gave […]
Match Preview: Chelsea must kickstart home form with visiting Magpies in bad form
Despite doubts surrounding Chelsea’s prospects under new boss Enzo Maresca, the Italian has quickly silenced critics, guiding the Blues to consistent form this season. A convincing 4-1 victory over Panathinaikos in midweek UEFA Conference League action made it two wins from two in Europe, reinforcing their momentum. Though Chelsea lost 2-1 to league leaders Liverpool […]
Enzo Fernandez is Maresca’s biggest tactical conundrum
Visiting a famous and ferocious crowd with added motivation due to the mourning of former player George Baldock, it was expected that the Athens crowd would be harsher and create a more hostile atmosphere against the visiting Blues. However, the ‘hostile’ atmosphere didn’t last long as Chelsea doused early tension and survived the pressure from […]
Player ratings: Chelsea smash Panathinaikos in early European kick off
It was an emotional night as Panathinaikos hosted their first home game since the passing of former defender George Baldock. Tributes were made by both sets of fans and clubs before kick off. On the pitch, Chelsea took home three convincingly won points, which makes it two wins from two in the Europa Conference League. […]