Tough decisions on the horizon for Lampard after Abraham’s fruitful run

The injury that Christian Pulisic picked up in the warmup before the game against Burnley two weeks ago has seriously set back the winger’s season, but another Chelsea player has benefitted hugely. Tammy Abraham was set to start that game anyway, with Timo Werner resting on the bench. But since Pulisic’s removal from the equation, […]

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Chelsea’s Cobham graduates continue to prove the doubters wrong

When Chelsea flexed their financial muscles again this summer and signed a number of top quality new players, there were doubts over a few of their current players and their futures at the club. Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount were two of the players written off immediately. But this came as no surprise, both of […]

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Burnout watch: Timo Werner and key midfielder in the red-zone already

Welcome to a new series on TalkChelsea, a special feature for this most intense of seasons where we look at the players who have played the most minutes this season and are the most at risk of burning themselves out before the end of the season. Rotation is going to be key for Frank Lampard […]

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Chelsea can use new found team spirit to challenge for the title

Year after year in recent times we have been calling for Chelsea players to play with more passion, more desire, and we as fans have craved for more leadership on the pitch. Whenever someone talked about this we always referred to the days of John Terry, Didier Drogba, Ashley Cole, and Frank Lampard himself as […]

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Chelsea building a steady momentum with a good atmosphere in camp

Winning games of football is not just about out-scoring your opponent and performing well on the pitch. So much of your success can be gotten from your mental strength and general morale. Chelsea have often looked like a team with a lack of morale and team spirit over recent years, but this season there seems […]

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Work now, rest later – Chelsea’s rotation philosophy means another strong Champions League XI

For Chelsea, Champions League groups tend to hinge in the games against the third strongest team. The games against our strongest rival, decides who ends up finishing top, while the matches against the bottom seeded side are often (somewhat presumptuously) counted as wins the moment the group is drawn. That means that after a win […]

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N’Golo Kante proves that not only is he still important for Chelsea, he can be their MVP

Whether you believe there should even be a debate or not, the fact of the matter is there very much has been a debate over N’Golo Kante’s Chelsea future over the last couple of seasons. The debates largely stem from the fact that a now 29-year old Kante has been increasingly injury-prone recently, so there […]

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