Monday 23 November Chelsea reserves 1:2 Birmingham City reserves A very disappointing display from the stiffs with Gael Kakuta, Nemanja Matic and Fabio Borini all playing but failing to impress as they had against Wolves. Borini did score but defensive shambles handed City the points. Sad news that Derek Gibbs dies last week. Derek was [...]
Monday night will see Chelsea enter the 2009/10 FA Youth Cup at the Third Round stage, and signals the start of another year of dreaming that the academy can go one better than they did two years ago, when they reached the Final only to be beaten by Manchester City.
Continue reading …It’s been a busy few days in Chelsea’s loan land, where after an uneventful week last time around, the latest instalment of the round-up features goals, red cards, and a return to action for Matej Delac.
Continue reading …Chelsea’s teenage winger Gokhan Tore recently gave an interview with the Turkish Football Federation website on his career so far and his experiences at Chelsea. Here, for you, is a translation of the interview, hopefully not too badly done. If you happen to read the Turkish version and can improve on anything here, feel free [...]
Continue reading …On Sunday, Chelsea and Arsenal will meet in another chapter in their recent storied rivalry. This time, the London derby will give each side a chance to show off their title credentials. Chelsea enter Sunday’s contest with an eight point lead over Arsenal, though Arsenal have a game in hand. A Chelsea win would put [...]
Continue reading …The appearance of Gael Kakuta as a second-half substitute for Chelsea last Saturday inevitably provoked widespread debate. This was, after all, the player at the centre of all the controversy surrounding the club’s impending transfer ban. You would never have guessed though. This cameo showing gave an insight into just why the Blues may have [...]
Continue reading …Picture the scene, August 25th 1984, Highbury Stadium, London. Thousands upon thousands of expectant Chelsea fans have congregated at the stately home of aristocratic Arsenal to celebrate the return of the Blues to the old First Division. A quarter of a century ago Chelsea were a very different proposition to the club they are today. [...]
Continue reading …With qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League assured, Chelsea aim to be only the second English team to win at the Estadio do Dragao. If we are to do so, it will be without Frank Lampard and Jose Bosingwa who did not make the trip to Porto. However, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack, [...]
Continue reading …In an exclusive interview with CFCnet, former Chelsea (and Arsenal) star Alan Hudson is backing the Blues to emerge undefeated from their top-of-the-table clash with the Gunners at the Emirates on Sunday … What do you make of Chelsea’s start to the season? Well, I’m not surprised they’re clear at the top because I fancied [...]
Continue reading …The old football cliché that the Premier League is a marathon not a sprint is being bandied about by United, Arsenal and Liverpool fans desperate for some positives as they watch Chelsea’s blistering start to the season. But a fast start never did anyone any harm and Chelsea’s early season form has set the Blues [...]
Continue reading …For the first time in a good few weeks, the latest instalment of our loanee round-up doesn’t feature anything remarkable, with individual performances largely run-of-the-mill and nothing outstanding to note. On the flip side to that, of course, there wasn’t anything negative to report on, although Scott Sinclair probably didn’t enjoy his Sunday afternoon…
Continue reading …Tuesday 17 November Lithuania U21 0:0 England U21 Daniel Sturridge started at the front with Michael Mancienne at the back but Ryan Bertrand gave way to the experience of Gibbs but he came on as a replacement as the Arsenal man was injured after twenty minutes. Jeffrey Bruma, Connor Clifford and Fabio Borini played respectively [...]
Continue reading …Saturday morning saw Chelsea’s 100% home record in the FA Premier Academy League this season come crashing to a halt as Crystal Palace came away from Cobham with a 3-0 victory, one which may have been slightly flattering in the margin of difference but was deserved nonetheless.
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