Monday 21 February Aston Villa reserves 2:2 Chelsea reserves Nat Chalobah continues to play as this group’s outstanding prospect. The schoolboy, still only 16, has been making regular appearances at this level and marking some of the bigger names in the game. He was joined in defence by Tomas Kalas making his debut after his [...]
Ancelotti may have stumbled upon a solution to salvage Chelsea’s season. Rarely do we see Chelsea not play a system of 4-3-3, the formation that Jose Mourinho introduced to a naïve England in 2004 – befuddling the land so ingrained in the practice of 4-4-2. But a return to retro may just be the way [...]
Continue reading …CFCnet has been inundated by complaints from angry fans because of the increased loyalty point allocation for the Copenhagen home tie. Previously a ‘single loyalty point’ tie, the Copenhagen Champions League home match is now a ‘5 Pointer’. The reason for this is obvious – the Club is having a problem shifting tickets for the [...]
Continue reading …So this new Chelsea football/punk novel ‘The Wrong Outfit’ turns up on my doorstep and while unwrapping it, I’m hoping this won’t just be another disappointment.
Continue reading …Carlo Ancelotti entered the scene at the beginning of last season with intentions to transform and mould the football to his own style and leave a blueprint. Unbeknownst the diamond midfield acutely failed and a return to the idiosyncratic 4-3-3 established by Mourinho was summoned. But on Tuesday against Copenhagen, the Chelsea manager effaced the [...]
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All eyes were once again on Fernando Torres, who was making his Champions League debut for Chelsea in Copenhagen, but it was his strike-partner Nicolas Anelka who grabbed the headlines after netting both of Chelsea’s goals in a convincing 2-0 win over the Danish champions. The sub-zero temperature night saw Chelsea put a foot into [...]
Continue reading …I love football, I love Chelsea. I have a few friends who support Chelsea yet more that don’t. One thing I am sure of is that the fans or supporters who go to games couldn’t judge a player or manager if he came up and sat on their faces. Look at Anelka – how many [...]
Continue reading …Well, it had to happen but when it did it was no less disappointing. Through gritted teeth we’ll admit the weekend’s game against Everton was a cracking and fiercely contested FA Cup tie, in the best traditions of the Cup really. Perhaps what made the game so disappointing to lose was the manner in which [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea travel to the Parkin Stadium on Tuesday night, to face Champion’s league last 16 opponents, FC Copenhagen. The 38 000 capacity stadium has been the scene of two draws and a win in their three home matches, including a very credible 1-1 draw against Europe’s golden boys, Barcelona. However the Dane’s have not played competitively [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea’s wonderful run in the FA Cup came to an end against Everton following a penalty shoot-out defeat. The Blues last lost in the competition in March 2008 so Saturday’s result was certainly a shock to the system, and it was a first exit on home soil in the competition since 2003. The game itself [...]
Continue reading …Monday 14 February Fulham 0:0 Chelsea This season is turning into a farce. Required to fit Fernando Torres into the team Carlos Ancelotti has been forced to change a successful system mid-term and it clearly isn’t working. Jose Mourinho watched this debacle from the stands and he will have had his own thoughts on the [...]
Continue reading …Substituted on Saturday and a member of some of the teams lighter shade of blue performances this season, Mikel has been rumoured to be offloaded this summer following January’s transfer activity and the possible close season restructure. But it is his tactical purpose that can be best questioned. In 2005 Manchester United unveiled their new [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea relinquished a two year hold on the FA Cup when Everton crushed their already disappointing season further with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win in the fourth round replay. Carlo Ancelotti switched from the 4-3-3 to a 4-4-2, and paired the recalled Drogba with Kalou. Essien was relegated to a spot on the bench. David [...]
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