It’s no secret that Chelsea have a huge stockpile of youngsters that they send out on loan each and every summer. This seasons batch currently sits at thirty plus. You can usually deduce how well thought of a player is and how developed they are by the club they’ve been loaned out too. Some players get […]
Posted on September 8th, 2015 by scott
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Paul Pogba turned down the chance to join Chelsea in a £62m move during the past transfer window, according to Italian paper La Gazzetta dello Sport. If true, then I can totally understand why the French international decided to stay in Turin for at least one more season. I think the summer before a major […]
Posted on September 5th, 2015 by scott
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First off let me say that I have been a big fan of Branislav Ivanovic for a few years now. Last season I even made an argument for the Serb being one of Chelsea’s best ever signings. Ivanovic has been a warrior at right-back for the Blues. Last term Jose Mourinho praised the defender on […]
Posted on September 1st, 2015 by scott
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Sometimes we reach a tipping point during a transfer saga and it then seems inevitable that the deal will go ahead. Whether Everton like it or not, I think we’ve reached that stage in the long running John Stones to Chelsea story. The player himself seems set on moving to the Barclays Premier League champions, with […]
Posted on August 26th, 2015 by scott
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English Premier League champions Chelsea were caught off guard and humbled as title challengers Manchester City produced a three-nil victory at the Etihad. Many eyebrows were raised when Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho hauled off his club captain John Terry at half-time. Eye-borws were raised further when it emerged that the substitution wasn’t due to […]
Posted on August 17th, 2015 by scott
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Firstly let me say that two people will be missing from Chelsea’s bench on Sunday, when they take on Manchester City. The press seem to love nothing more than hinting at a sexism row and have concentrated on Jose Mourinho falling out with club doctor Eva Carneiro. Many see physio Jon Fearn (who has […]
Posted on August 15th, 2015 by scott
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The picture above says it all, Petr Cech will forever be linked with Chelsea. He was at the club for eleven seasons after all and won all there was win with the Blues. But this season is going to be different for the Cech Republic international. The goalkeeper spent the majority of last season sitting on […]
Posted on August 1st, 2015 by scott
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In football sometimes we get rivalries that never seem to go away and never disappoint us either! One such feud is that between Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez. Both are well respected coaches, who have won endless amounts of trophies and awards between them. Yet the two world-class managers just can’t stand each other. It’s quite […]
Posted on July 29th, 2015 by scott
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Many may have forgotten that at Atletico Madrid, Radamel Falcao and Diego Costa were strike partners. In the 2012-13 season the duo managed to score thirty eight La Liga goals between them. With leadman Falcao getting twenty eight and sidekick Costa helping out with ten of his own. This summer has seen the forwards have […]
Posted on July 27th, 2015 by scott
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Jose Mourinho has confirmed that English Premier League champions Chelsea will up their offer for Everton defender John Stones. A new £26m bid seems to be in the offing as Chelsea’s boss tries to tempt the Toffees into selling one of their top talents. The Portuguese manager’s pursuit seems to be relentless and that usually means […]
Posted on July 19th, 2015 by scott
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