A Jose Bosingwa deflected equaliser denied former reserve team coach Brendan Rogers’s Swansea team a famous victory , on our first trip to Wales for a top flight league clash for over fifty years, and our first outing at the Liberty Stadium. With the Blue’s two longest serving players Terry and Lampard both out, Petr [...]
John Terry A controversial Juan Mata penalty was the difference between Chelsea and QPR during a largely uneventful match that saw Chelsea progress to the 5th round of the FA Cup. FA intervention meant the customary handshakes between the clubs did not happen but it did nothing to quell the ill feeling towards John Terry [...]
Continue reading …Frank Lampard’s 181st Chelsea goal was enough to end Sunderland’s good run under new manager Martin O’Neil. Lampard was the quickest to react after Fernando Torres’ stunning bicycle kick almost shattered the crossbar at the Shed End, stabbing home the rebound. In truth though the Blues were lucky their visitors didn’t leave with at least [...]
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But in the end, it was a late brace from Ramires that sealed the deal, with Frank Lampard adding a late goal in the dying moments of stoppage time. Things didn’t get off to a very good start for the Blues when just 30 seconds in, Dave Kitson found himself in space, only to see [...]
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Chelsea got back to winning ways, securing a first win in five, by defeating Wolves 2-1 at Molineux on bank holiday Monday, in a game that almost once again resulted in dropped points before Frank Lampard got the winner with a mere couple of minutes remaining. The result enabled the Blues to regain their place [...]
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Across the country this morning there’ll be sore heads, a sense of embarrassment and regret, a feeling of ‘what did I do last night’? Big mistakes were made, people got upset and some may never be the same again. Nothing to do with New Year’s Eve, just the aftermath of a 3-1 home defeat at [...]
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Chelsea slumped to a disappointing 1-1 draw with local rivals Fulham on Boxing Day, leaving them 11 points adrift of Manchesters City and United at the top of the Premier League table. After the home side took the lead through Juan Mata two minutes after half-time, Fulham deservedly pegged a goal on 56 minutes through [...]
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White Hart Lane resembled Pantomime season, with JT being the villain, as Spurs fans booed their way through an exciting 90 minutes of football. In fact there was more booing than Ewood Park on a bad day. However, as usual, the booing only inspired our captain to turn in a great performance and probably inspired [...]
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Andre was left to rue what might have been, after expressing how it was vital to build on the win at Man City and stay close to our title rivals before the game. Andre lined his side up in the usual 4-3-3 formation and made just one change from Monday’s win over Man City, with [...]
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All words that describe Lampard’s winning penalty. All words that describe the Chelsea performance. However, the whole effort was tarnished by the players purposely disobeying AVB’s direct order to celebrate with him. If you’re 2 minutes into a game and see Ballotelli nonchalantly staring into the opposing crowd, you know something’s gone wrong. A disastrous [...]
Continue reading …Chelsea not only won the match, they won the group, they were tactically brilliant, Drogba was sensational and John Terry was imperious. Wow! Jose Mourinho would have been proud of a display of teamwork, power, desire and clinical finishing. Chelsea went in to this match needing to win or at least keep a clean sheet. [...]
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After a week that left Chelseaon the ropes, the sight of a resounding win at St James’ Park will have Blues fans sleeping a little sounder. Daniel Sturridge and Juan Mata were the stars of the show in the North East as Andre Villas-Boas saw his side end Newcastle’s unbeaten home run. Recent fortunes have [...]
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Chelsea crashed out of the Carling Cup thanks to their second home defeat to Liverpool in 10 days. The result will have Fleet Street piling the pressure on Andre Villas-Boas, and the Blues boss was a frustrated figure as his side fell to a combination of more bad defending and some atrocious refereeing. It started [...]
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