1. David Luiz can play centre half after all. It has been a year now since David Luiz signed for Chelsea from Benfica for more than 20 million quid. He started off brilliantly having the charisma to really get the Chelsea support raring and banging a few goals last season, most notably against Manchester United. [...]
A patient approach towards Norwich City at Carrow Road this weekend allowed Chelsea to fail in gaining the initiative in closing the gap on the league leaders, after a lackluster attacking performance allowed Norwich to record their first clean sheet. This weekend’s clash against Norwich City was a primitive opportunity to recover lost ground knowing [...]
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A Robin van Persie hat trick exploited and deepened Chelsea’s defensive woes on Saturday after suffering a second consecutive defeat in London derbies, prompting Andre Villas Boas to dismiss the goal tending as a case of misfortune, but among all the questions that are presented after this weekend’s defeat remains the question of where is [...]
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It has been a tumultuous saga for everyone involved in the race saga, prompted by footage of John Terry saying three words that were posted on the internet after the away defeat against QPR at Loftus Road, but the horrendous pondering of the press throughout has been self defecating and negating the FA investigation which [...]
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Evolution of a football fan has rapidly progressed with the business of modern day football, with the cash flash of the Premier League seeing Chelsea grow from mid table combatants to having a stronghold on the domestic scene, and now possessing a stranglehold on all competitive fronts. Through this story there has followed an army [...]
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Pull on the replica blue jersey and pour the pints, after a summer deserted by football the Premier league is finally here. It has been a tumultuous summer with the departure of Carlo Ancelotti and an unassuming transfer window so far compared to January’s antics, yet the expectation remains high and with excitement ahead of [...]
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Yesterday Chelsea confirmed the appointment of new manager Andre Villas-Boas on a three year, £5 million pound deal after agreeing to pay the contract release fee of £13.3 million with Portuguese champions Porto. The 33 year old was reportedly willing to pay the release clause himself to engineer a move to the premier league outfit, [...]
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This season’s chances of winning any silverware were eradicated by the tragic romanticism of the Premier League on Sunday and the slayers that are Manchester United. Just when the belief reappeared at the sniff of a chance to have success, it was tragically snuffed after thirty seconds, shattering the dream that was only kindly presented [...]
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Crash bang wallop and the title race has burst wide open, ones misfortune is another ones gain, and luck has been instrumental throughout this season, and possibly the key factor for the outcome of the title next weekend, but their were other factors we learned this weekend. 1) Goal line technology needs to be introduced.And the [...]
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An outpour of relief was felt as soon as Torres grabbed his first goal in 732 minutes at the waterlogged Stamford Bridge on Saturday, but as the expectation for Torres to kick start his goal scoring form rises, so does the speculation of Didier Drogba’s future at Chelsea. Since the arrival of his Spanish counterpart, [...]
Continue reading …Carlo Ancelotti has promised a ‘big surprise’ for Sir Alex and co, but he wouldn’t dare, would he? Play 4-3-3 with Anelka, Drogba and Torres up front! I, for one, hope not. The reason why Chelsea are not performing, to the standards of recent years, is because too many of our top stars are not [...]
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Chelsea’s hopes of securing a second successive Premiership crown was shot dead on Saturday, after the Blues draw at the Britannia Stadium left them trailing the leaders by eleven points with a game in hand. Most Chelsea fans had resigned themselves relinquishing our title after the Liverpool game, regardless of most broadcasters maintaining the chase [...]
Continue reading …It is amazing how one game can change the outlook of a football campaign. If Chelsea had lost or even drawn against City on Sunday, then we would still be looking behind our backs with concern over Spurs. Instead, spirits are high and talk is widespread ahead of the Champion League showdown with United and [...]
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