‘A Manager is someone who gets results through other people, by making them successful’… does this relate to the Stamford Bridge Hot seat? Results? Of course, why else would Roman employ them? Through people? Yes, because people are the stock-in-trade for a football manager. By making them successful? Certainly, for it is this single factor [...]
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Chelsea travel to Everton today for the end of season ‘dead rubber’ with neither team having anything to play for. Chelsea have secured second spot and a place in the group stage of the ‘obsession cup’, whilst the toffees are guaranteed seventh or eighth. If all the newspaper hype is to be believed, then today [...]
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The Champions play host to London neighbours Tottenham, in the late kick off, at Stamford Bridge. Our home record against Tottenham, since the conception of the Premier League, is extraordinary. Chelsea have won 14 and drawn 6, in 20 meetings at the Bridge. Another victory today will all but end the visitors’ dream of a [...]
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Chelsea travel to the Hawthorns on Saturday with three, absolutely vital, points the only option acceptable to the Champions. Ancelotti has the arduous task of raising spirits after our midweek exit from the Champions League. This is not an easy game. West Brom are unbeaten in seven and are resurgent since Liverpool reject, Roy Hodgson, [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea can take a huge step towards the Holy Grail of the Champions League Trophy, with a home win against Manchester United, in front of, what will be a very fired up and partisan, Stamford Bridge crowd. Chelsea’s home record against Man Utd is quite astonishing, considering the success the Red Devils have had, in [...]
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 …Two weeks ago, I had a full on case of the January blues. Chelsea were losing, not playing well, Ancelotti did not know where our next point was coming from and Roman had allegedly fallen out of love with the Champions. Oh what a difference a fortnight makes in the roller coaster life, of the [...]
Continue reading …Carpe Diem Chelsea, carpe diem!! Seize the day Chelsea, seize the day! This is it; this really is our last chance saloon. If Chelsea fail to beat Blackburn Rovers at the Bridge on Saturday, a day before Tottenham challenge Man Utd’s unbeaten run, then it really is all over, for this year. We can argue [...]
Continue reading …Stumbling, spluttering, nervous but spirited and improving, Chelsea travel to the home of the bottom club, Wolves, on Wednesday night. This match will be the turning point of our recent slump and see the Champions return to winning ways, IF, Carlo plays the 4-4-2, we are all craving. I received a lot of feedback, following [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea take on Bolton Wanderers at the Bridge on Wednesday night and must, now, go on a run of victories, if we are to retain our title. The next nine matches, before we face Man Utd, see us take on Bolton twice, Villa, Wolves, Blackburn, Sunderland, Liverpool, Fulham and Birmingham, all games we should be [...]
Continue reading …Super Sunday sees the Champions visit N17 to take on the premiership’s ‘free-flowing’ Tottenham in a 4 o’clock showdown. For the first time in a decade Chelsea will travel north with the title of underdogs, and rightly so. There is something wrong at Chelsea. The performance at Marseilles, albeit in a dead rubber, was shocking. [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea take on Everton, in what has become a crucial quest for three points, for both clubs, at the Bridge on Saturday afternoon. The two sets of Blues supporters will be craving success after a disastrous November, Chelsea have amassed four points out of a possible fifteen, whilst Everton have fared even worse, with a [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea return to the comforts of Champions League Group F on Tuesday night, with a point needed to secure first place, Carlo Ancelotti will also want to prove a point and get his team back to winning ways, after what has been an alarming slump in form in recent weeks. This match is exactly what [...]
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