Rumours come in waves, and often one is able to tell how much truth there is to one just by seeing how strong the ripples are spreading. Keeping an eye on the waters of the Chelsea rumour-sphere, we see one common theme in the last few weeks of internet gossip about who Frank Lampard’s team […]
The transfer ban given to Chelsea by FIFA last year was meant to hurt them. By preventing the club from registering new players, football’s governing body intended to punish them by seriously impeding their chances of winning trophies in the short term. There’s no doubt that the punishment was effective in its principle function – […]
As we are all well aware, nobody has any idea when we will get to watch our beloved Chelsea play football again, and its painful. However, there are more pressing things going on in the world right now and the focus rightly stays on getting through that and coming out the other side healthy. But […]
Rumours come in waves, and often one is able to tell how much truth there is to one just by the sheer frequency with which it pops up. Keeping an eye on the waters of the Chelsea rumour-sphere, we see one common theme in the last few weeks of internet gossip about who Frank Lampard’s […]
This series imagines a world where Roman Abramovich decided he wanted Chelsea to only use youth players, and players who were produced by the academy. You can read the first part here. The second part here. The third part here. The fourth part here. Roman Abramovich’s has more realistic expectations for the manager’s second season. […]
Welcome to a new Series from Talk Chelsea, entitled ‘One to Watch’. Once a week we will be looking at young Chelsea players who we believe have the ability to make it in the big time, and hopefully for Chelsea. Series One – Lewis Bate. Bate is 17-years old and is currently playing for Chelsea […]
This series imagines a world where Roman Abramovich decided he wanted Chelsea to only use youth players, and players who were produced by the academy. You can read the first part here. The second part here. The third part here. Despite disappointing results in the Champions League group stage, there’s hope that Chelsea can pick […]
We all knew Eden Hazard’s move to Real Madrid was coming, and most Chelsea fans had accepted it as a reality long before it ever happened. That was why there has been no grudge held against the Belgian by those same fans. He never made a secret of his desire to go one day, never […]
This series imagines a world where Roman Abramovich decided he wanted Chelsea to only use youth players, and players who were produced by the academy. You can read the first part here. The second part here. When January comes, the transfer ban is lifted, and Chelsea swoop straight away for Jeremie Boga, activating his buy-back […]
Chelsea have a large array of fine young talents coming through the ranks at the club right now, but there is always that one or two players that stand out above the rest and really make you sit on the edge of your seat. Of course we cannot watch football right now due to the […]
This series imagines a world where Roman Abramovich decided he wanted Chelsea to only use youth players, and players who were produced by the academy. You can read the first part here. After a promising run of wins in friendlies, the season begins with a tough run. Brighton manage a draw in the opening game […]
On this day in 2014, Chelsea ruined Arsene Wenger’s 1000th game as Arsenal boss by destroying his team 6-0 at Stamford Bridge. It’s one of the most memorable wins of the decade for any Blues fans, and the glee as we put goal after goal past our old rivals lives long in the memory. We […]
In the summer of 2019, frustrated with the transfer ban and the way he was being treated by the British government, Roman Abramovich had had enough of his project at Chelsea. In a monumental act of petulance, he sacked Maurizio Sarri and sold every player at the club who hadn’t been come through the youth […]
Hello, this is Will Faulks, the editor of TalkChelsea. At this moment I’m sitting on a boat moored in a marina in a resort town on the south coast of Portugal. There are about 100 boats around me, and around them there are bars and restaurants on three sides of the harbour. Not a single […]
Yesterday it was confirmed that the European Championships have been postponed until the summer of 2021. Within the Chelsea ranks, there will be one player more than the rest who would have been dreading this news, France international Olivier Giroud. It is of course due to the global Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world right now, […]
Coronavirus is sweeping the globe, and it’s still totally unknown just what the world will look like in 2 months, let alone 12. As recently as a week ago last night there were fixtures due to be played behind closed doors, and its incredible how much things have changed in the 7 days since. The […]
Chelsea have finally seen a host of youngsters break through this season, none more impressive than Billy Gilmour, who was man of the match in our last two games. The 18 year old has already made himself a genuine first team option, surpassing the achievements of many other Chelsea academy players from recent years. Dom […]
There’s something uncomfortable about writing pieces on the sporting effects of the coronavirus when it’s killing hundreds of people every day. But assuming you can go to news sources to read the news and come here to read about Chelsea, we will try to ignore that strange cognitive dissonance and focus on the only area […]
There is absolutely nothing good about this damned Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. It is not only endangering peoples health, it has closed down Football entirely. However, as a Chelsea fan, if you were to take one silver lining from this situation and are keen to hear a bit of positive news for once, this […]
Mason Mount is in trouble today after a tabloid carried pictures of him playing football with Declan Rice while he was supposed to be in “self-isolation” from the coronavirus that has already affected the Chelsea squad. It sounds like he’s going to get quite the telling off from the club, and rightly so. On a […]
There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Premier League season right now, whether it will just be void, or continue to stay suspended. But my view is that the only solution is to void the season, especially with the Coronavirus outbreak set to peak before it gets better. With that said, there will still […]
OPINION: Football is suspended, pending cancellation, and when it comes to solutions, nothing is being left off the table. We wrote yesterday about what might happen in the Premier League, and now the same question is being applied to the Champions League and Europa League by UEFA. Caughtoffside have today reported on some of the […]
The 2019/2020 football season is suspended and could well be cancelled, putting the footballing world in the bizarre position of looking forward to the start of the next campaign in September, while it’s still March. One player who will be frustrated to see their progress interrupted is Conor Gallagher. The midfield has had an astronomical […]
OPINION: The Premier League today announced that the competition is suspended until the 4th of April, with the hope that things can get going again then in the wake of the coronavirus sweeping the world. There’s no guarantee we will be anywhere near the end of this nightmare then, and the future of this league […]
Sometimes in football, you know when a significant event is coming around. The sale of Eden Hazard, for example, seemed inevitable for years,and Chelsea fans had a chance to prepare themselves. A league title is won over many months, and even a major final has days or even weeks of anticipation. Other massive moments in […]
Chelsea are off the back of two clean sheets and have looked a lot more solid at the back recently. But this is largely due to the system being played and the ability to push the wingers back to play as wing backs if the team are under attack. It has also largely been as […]
Frank Lampard has tried every central defender at his disposal, in every combination and in two different formations, without finding a long-term solution to Chelsea’s defensive problems. Through this season we’ve seen Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Kurt Zouma, Fikayo Tomori and even Cesar Azpilicueta playing at the heart of our defence, constantly shuffled in search […]
Chelsea have already signed Hakim Ziyech before the transfer window has even opened, but they would do well to attempt to tie up another ground-breaking deal as well if they are wise. Although it seems unlikely right now, Chelsea should at least make an attempt to sign Manchester City winger Leroy Sane. Of course, City […]
Chelsea lineups have been fairly dull of late, with the swathe of injuries to first team players meaning that Frank Lampard is just picking whichever fit players he has available to him for any particular game. There has been little room for experimentation or interest, which explains the sheer excitement around 18 year old Billy Gilmour […]
It’s easy to get excited after watching Chelsea play their two best back to back performances of the season and gain their two best results so far. But this is what has been so close to coming at times this season after dominating games and creating large amounts of chances. But just like Frank Lampard […]After months of promising moment mixed with utter frustration, Chelsea finally managed to put it all together and perform for a full 90 minutes today against Everton at Stamford Bridge. Frank Lampard’s team was good from goalkeeper to striker, ruthlessly effective in front of goal but also playing slick football throughout. They didn’t take their […]
Chelsea rallied from a string of bad results and produced a brilliant performance at Stamford Bridge to beat Liverpool. The Reds started the game without several of their usual stars, but Chelsea were even more depleted by injury and rotation. We’ve seen Jurgen Klopp’s second string win some ties with ease, and this was a […]
There was a moment last night after Chelsea scored the first goal against Liverpool in the FA Cup 5th round, when all Blues supporters would have been thinking ‘here we go again.’ Instead of the usual excitement of taking the lead in an important match, expectations were that it would not be long before Liverpool […]
Chelsea fans have been spending the last weeks since the disappointing January transfer window debating what areas Frank Lampard needs to bring quality additions to. Lampard made it clear that he wanted attacking reinforcements in January, but they didn’t arrive. Whilst I do agree that he does need to sign one or two more quality […]