With Chelsea being one of the best teams in Europe, and in-form at that, it is no wonder that it is difficult for the younger players to get, and take, chances to perform in the team. The pressure is really on for the younger players to make an impression when they come onto the field. [...]
The club football season may have ended, but whilst the World Cup looms large in the foreground, the UEFA Under-17 and Under-19 ranks are in action as well. As usual, Chelsea are well represented at the business end of things.
Continue reading …To put the seal on a fantastic season, Chelsea’s academy setup has another trophy to celebrate, as an Under-19 team mixing the youth and reserves clinched the 2010 Gestion Copa Amsterdam on Monday afternoon, winning 7-6 on penalties after a goalless draw with Sevilla in the competition’s Final.
Continue reading …For a bit of fun, it’s time to take a look at the best of the best in the 2009/10 Youth and Reserve season with a handful of end-of-year awards. It goes without saying that every player deserves great credit for their work throughout the season and each and every one of them has developed [...]
Continue reading …To finish off the review of the youth and reserve season, we’ve saved the best for last. This year’s Under-18 team became the first for 49 years to bring the FA Youth Cup back to Stamford Bridge, whilst their third place finish in Academy Group A was the result of an all-round improvement on last [...]
Continue reading …In Part Two of our look back on the Youth and Reserve season, our attention falls on the Reserve squad, who had another up and down year.
Continue reading …With the season in the books, it’s time to take a look back at a whirlwind nine and a half months as another Youth and Reserve campaign has come to a finish. Over the coming days we’ll break down the year on both fronts, but first, it’s time to take a look inside the numbers [...]
Continue reading …With the end of the youth and reserve campaigns coming with yesterday’s 3-0 Under-18 defeat to Tottenham, we here at CFCnet offer you the chance to vote for your players of each of the respective teams for this 2009/10 season.
Continue reading …In the last loan report of the season, we take a look at the brief final day involvement in the Barclays Premier League of a trio of youngsters, most notably Jack Cork scoring his first goal in the top flight. In the absence of any other action, we will also take a look at the [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea ended their home league campaign in the FA Premier Academy League on Saturday morning with a 4-0 win over Ipswich Town at a wet Cobham. After the euphoria of Tuesday’s FA Youth Cup success the match felt more than a little damp (apt in the drizzling rain) but a good performance ensured a solid [...]
Continue reading …After two hard fought matches, the FA Youth Cup Final was likely to be determined by a moment worthy of winning the prestigious trophy. Late in Tuesday night’s second leg at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea captain Conor Clifford provided it, with a quite stunning goal from outside the penalty area to give the Blues their first [...]
Continue reading …The benefit of the FA Youth Cup Final being a two-legged affair means that one can analyse both teams in the time between matches, and the first meeting typically throws up a lot of talking points ahead of the deciding ninety minutes. For both Chelsea and Aston Villa, this bank holiday weekend will have been [...]
Continue reading …And so, on the 34th and final matchday of the Dutch Eredivisie season, it came to be. FC Twente secured their first league title in over 80 years with a 2-0 win away to NAC Breda, with the crucial second, clinching goal scored by Miroslav Stoch. It’s been a season of ups and downs for [...]
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