Guus Hiddink recorded a second consecutive 1-0 win as Chelsea’s interim manager, successfully defeating Juventus on his home debut at Stamford Bridge. A rejuvenated Didier Drogba scored the winner, after an unexpectedly good assist from Salomon Kalou, who played exceptionally throughout. Claudio Ranieri received a warm reception from the Stamford Bridge faithful, returning for the [...]
Chelsea’s good recent form in the FA Premier Academy League came grinding to a halt, perhaps aptly at Fulham’s Motspur Park training ground, within spitting distance of railway lines. Goals from Danny Hoesen, Karim Laribi and Alex Smith ensured Gary Brazil’s Cottagers ran out comfortable winners after some fine recent form of their own. Dermot [...]
Continue reading …So, where were we? It’s been a fair while since I updated people on the goings-on in the Chelsea Academy, for one reason or another, but I figure it’s time to bring it back again. It’ll all be here on CFCnet, maybe not in the same style you were used to if you frequented the [...]
Continue reading …The operatic rendition of ‘Blue is the Colour’ was meant to be the beginning of a harmonious evening at Stamford Bridge, but a narrow 1-0 win had us hanging on more than Lou Reed. Still, it was almost a perfect day as we managed a clean sheet and a Didier Drogba goal to hand us [...]
Continue reading …A tale of two halves for Guus’s first home match last night at Stamford Bridge. Drogba lit up an already lively Bridge with his first goal this year after just 12 minutes. Scoring in front of the Shed End, Drogba initially ran to celebrate in front of the “friends and family” corporate box before sharing [...]
Continue reading …Quotes of the month: “When I go to a stadium in England and take the cab or tube, I get out one or two miles before the stadium and walk the rest because the atmosphere is terrific. We must not become football men somewhere on an ivory tower. We must feel what is going on [...]
Continue reading …The Guus Hiddink era at Chelsea commenced with a hard fought, and at times stylish win against Aston Villa at Villa Park, our first win there in 10 years. There was a throwback to the Mourinho days through the manner in which Chelsea grafted their way to a 1-0 away win, however the winning goal [...]
Continue reading …Morale: high. Hiddink’s start: good. The world: set to rights again. Amazing what a 1-0 win can do. After a few months of footballing purgatory the spirit of Chelsea was re-awakened at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon with a battling display reminiscent of those glory days which we all crave. Whether it was just the [...]
Continue reading …Is it too late to save football’s soul? There’s much to admire in Michel Platini’s recent – and clearly heartfelt – appeal to the European Parliament. For those that haven’t had time to look over it, the two issues that stuck out for me were: A ban on international transfers of players under the age [...]
Continue reading …Where did it all go wrong for Big Phil? Most fans would point to the Liverpool home defeat and the lack of confidence thereafter but, let’s face it, the suggestions floating around the media this week are far more interesting. Firstly there was the training regime. Apparently ‘lacking intensity’ it may explain our new talent [...]
Continue reading …Guus has stepped in, we’re in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, and there seems to be a breath of fresh air circulating around Chelsea. Okay, so it’s only been one game and that was under the watching eye of tactical mastermind Ray Wilkins not Mr Hiddink, but still it seems as if we could be [...]
Continue reading …The latest Fans Forum (before the Hull match) was all about ticketing, with not much else to report. The main points I took from the meeting are as detailed below. I was unhappy at the lack of time allocated to talking about the away tickets split. The huge majority of the time was spent on [...]
Continue reading …In the last seven days Paul Clement has been taking the occasional first team training session as Chelsea replaced Luiz Felipe Scolari with Guus Hiddink. In returning to Reserve duty, his boys destroyed Portsmouth in a 6-0 victory in front of the new Dutch leader and club owner Roman Abramovich. In perhaps a decision backed [...]
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