‘He’s a big game player’ – Blues fans want Frenchman to start against Tottenham

Chelsea have a huge derby coming up against fierce London rivals Tottenham on Thursday night. Both clubs currently sit just outside the top four on 33 points in the Premier League Table. Prior to the game, Blues fans have been having their say on who they think should be selected in the forward position. Many […]

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Opinion: Don’t write Ben Chilwell off as a left wing back, stats show he’s suited

Whilst it is evident that Ben Chilwell has not been performing as well as he did at the start of this season within recent matches, I do believe that he could actually be well suited to left wing-back in Thomas Tuchel’s new system. Marcos Alonso started there and scored at the weekend against Burnley, and […]

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Christian Pulisic reveling in classic false nine role under ‘supportive’ boss Thomas Tuchel

Five years after first appearing on the European football stage with Borussia Dortmund, Christian Pulisic’s decision to play for Chelsea is a testament of his hunger and ambition to succeed in the world’s most exciting league. It was under present Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, that Pulisic took his giant strides at the Signal Iduna Park, […]

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The 14 key transfer decisions Thomas Tuchel has to make this summer

Thomas Tuchel has given every single player in his first team squad a clean slate, and you’d imagine that sentiment extends to any on-loan players as well. This is good news for some, whilst not such good news for others. Some who have been regulars under Frank Lampard, might now see their game time drop […]

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‘This team has great potential to achieve big things’ – Alonso aims sly dig at former manager

Marcos Alonso aimed a sly dig at former manager Frank Lampard after Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Burnley on Sunday afternoon. Under Lampard, the Spaniard’s services became surplus to requirements. Ben Chilwell and Emerson Palmieri were the preferred left-back options, while Alonso was frozen out. Atletico Madrid was even mentioned as a potential landing spot for […]

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2018 – The year Chelsea tried to sign Peter Crouch and Ashley Barnes, no really

As it is transfer deadline day and Chelsea are as quiet as a mouse, we decided to look back on a January transfer window that quite frankly was just totally bizarre. Antonio Conte at the helm, and the Italian stallion wanted to sign a big target man, a good old-fashioned ‘English’ number 9 as such. […]

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(Video): Mateo Kovacic stuns supporters with audacious flick

Mateo Kovacic ran the show from midfield in Chelsea’s 2-0 victory over Burnley on Sunday afternoon. An exquisite performance from beginning to end – but one piece of skill caught Twitter’s eye. The Croatian international played a pivotal role in the victory with precise passing and driving runs from deep – but it was one particular […]

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