Tactics Board Conundrums: Chelsea v Spurs
For much of this game Chelsea were the dominant force, the attacking threats form the Lillywhites were comfortably blunted and our own attacking endeavour deserved to swing the game. A familiar story for this season, we were once again made to pay for a lack of proficiency and ruthlessness in front of goal. After getting [...]
As the title suggests, hope will be high that Chelsea will once again triumph over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night. While none of us wish for the drama over the 4-3 victory from 1994 that the song “Pride of London” (and where I got the title for this article from) extols, a victory over Spurs [...]
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Monday 29 April FA Youth Cup Final 1st Leg Norwich City U18 1:0 Chelsea U18 Undone by another dodgy penalty – this time it was clearly shoulder to shoulder – Chelsea have a second leg at home to redeem themselves. This was a night of countless chances, Islam Feruz could have had a first-half hat-trick, [...]
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Chelsea’s march to successfully finishing in the top four and gaining qualification for next year’s Champions League continues with a trip to Old Trafford to face the Premier League champions Manchester United. This will be the fifth time that these two sides have met this season with Chelsea having drawn once, lost once, and won [...]
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Put simply, José Mourinho is the greatest Chelsea manager of all time. In a little over three seasons he won two league championships, two league cups, an FA Cup and an FA Community Shield. No Chelsea first team manager has won more silverware. This isn’t opinion or conjecture, it’s a fact (Mr Benetiz please note). [...]
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Monday 22 April Luis Suarez said so sorry to Branislav but the damage has been done – the FA charged him with violent conduct and estimates of the ban range from matches to months. Meanwhile, over at the banana republic of Fifa – where scum always rises to the top – the delegate charged with [...]
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It doesn’t take a genius to work out that the ‘old guard’s’ days at Chelsea are numbered. Frank Lampard doesn’t look like he is going to receive a new contract after his current contract expires this summer, John Terry this week has claimed he is unsure whether he will receive a new contract after his [...]
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Given the huge number of games the squad are ploughing through on a week-by-week basis most of Benitez’s tinkering is put down freshening up the starting eleven and resting fatigued players. With media scrutiny focused on the coaches perceived priorities, the trophy for the CV or the financial imperative of the league position, every decision [...]
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On Sunday, Swansea City visits Stamford Bridge to face a Chelsea side with incredible urgency to win this match. This is the first meeting between the two sides since the ball-boy kicking incident at the Liberty Stadium, but it’s also a big match for the Blues who saw Tottenham drop points at Wigan on Sunday [...]
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Chelsea are often criticised of failing to produce future talent through their academy system. As of late, the only recent notable mention is captain, leader, legend, John Terry, although Ryan Bertrand is now another notable mention. I mean, he started the Champions League final after all! After Roman Abramovich took over, Chelsea moved from their [...]
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Monday 15 April Aston Villa U21 1:1 Chelsea U21 A Milan Lalkovic penalty in the second-half was enough to earn us a point from a close fought encounter as we played Villa for the 19th time this season. Chris Foy turns out to be a bigger clown than we thought. Sergio Aguero will face no [...]
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In a match in which 3 points once again could be a must, Rafa Benitez brings his Chelsea team back to his old haunt, Anfield, for the first time since the Spaniard left Liverpool in 2010 by mutual consent. The response for the former manager should be interesting, in what most certainly will be a [...]
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Rafa Benitez takes his, weary legged, Chelsea squad to the trophy free zone, that is commonly known as Anfield Road, home of the red micks. The 4pm Sunday kick off is another crucial crunch match in our quest for Champions League football, for next season. The Blues ridiculous fixture congestion sees them playing every three [...]
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