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Welcome to matchday six of eight in the league phase of the Champions League. Chelsea currently sit seventh in the table; the top eight advance directly to the Round of 16. But the big question is which Chelsea will show up tonight? The one who dominated Chelsea and went toe-to-toe with Arsenal despite being a […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
About 2.5 (two and a half) per cent of voters did not pick Moisés Caicedo to start this game, which is a weird choice considering that Moi has been sitting on his thumbs for well over a week now, since his sending off against Arsenal. He’s still suspended for one more game in the Premier […]
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It’s back to Champions League action for the Blues, where last time we recorded a delightful 3-0 win over Barcelona. Since then, things have taken a turn for the worse; in fact, we haven’t won since (though the 1-1 draw against Arsenal with just ten players felt like a win). This is match six of […]
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Championship opposition await Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup, on the second weekend of the new year (weekend of January 10), as The Blues were drawn against Charlton Athletic for our first match in this year’s edition of football’s oldest knockout competition. The draw was held last night, with our good pal […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Fired? Only Lol
about 2 months ago | 1 read
Twenty three Chelsea players traveled to Bergamo on Monday, and eleven of them will be selected to start the match against Atalanta tomorrow night in the league phase of the Champions League. But actually, only ten of the eleven need to be decided. Moisés Caicedo is sure to start since he’s missed our last two […]
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Lol Well What
about 2 months ago | 1 read
1. ROBERT SÁNCHEZ (7.6) This wasn’t quite the response, overall, that we were looking for after the defeat against Leeds United, but at least the defending wasn’t completely shambolic and we even managed to keep a clean sheet. Some of that was down to luck, and some of it was down to Bournemouth’s own failings, […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
You couldn’t complain about the way Chelsea Women started their match today against Everton at Kingsmeadow. From kick-off the hosts looked to get the game in a good pace, resulting in a Catarina Macario chance that nearly got us the lead six minutes into the encounter versus the Toffees. Unfortunately for us football is a […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
A few slips in the Women’s Super League means Chelsea Women are in the unusual position of chasing after a league leader instead of leading the charge themselves. This means further pressure to not just keep our perfect record this season, but also win more matches like today’s against Everton at Kingsmeadow. Chelsea starting lineup:Peng […]
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Chelsea Women return to Kingsmeadow this weekend looking to steady themselves after back-to-back 1–1 draws. Unbeaten they remain, but the rhythm has dipped, and with the league table tightening above and below, this is the kind of match where control and composure matter more than spectacle. Everton arrive in a difficult moment, sitting near the […]
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Another one Highest Lol
about 2 months ago | 1 read
It was a very messy start for the Blues, and Bournemouth had the ball in the back of the net in short order. Thankfully, Evanilson was leaning offside and thus Semenyo’s goal was ruled out. Chelsea didn’t settle right away and the home side continued to threaten. Eventually, we grew into the game and started […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Welcome to cold and stormy Dean Court, where Chelsea hope to bounce back from Wednesday’s poor defeat against Leeds United. Enzo Maresca’s expecting an equally tough game here, so we’re going to have to do a lot better than last time out. The head coach has made a few changes to help us achieve those […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
After the disappointment of midweek, we’re going to need a lot better effort today against Bournemouth, if want to take all three points back with us to the Bridge. Presumably, that will involve as much of a first-choice starting lineup as possible given our busy fixture list, and it might even involve a start for […]
about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Winless Hmm Concerns
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
Bouncebackability is a made-up word — “all words are made up!” — often credited to Shakespeare Iain Dowie, who used it some twenty years ago when he was the manager at Crystal Palace. Of course, he didn’t actually invent it; he only made it popular. In any case, bouncebackability is the … ability to … […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Enzo Maresca is expecting another tough challenge this weekend, away to Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon. We failed the tough challenge midweek thanks to a “bad day” against Leeds United at Elland Road. Can we avoid a similar fate tomorrow? It would be easy to blame rotation or tactical choices, but no one played well in […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
December may have begun in disastrous fashion — not for the first time in our history! — but that shouldn’t detract from how good November was for the Blues. We started with a win at New Three Point Lane against Spurs on the first, beat Wolves then Burnley on either side of the international break, […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
1. PEDRO NETO (6.5, sub) Neto came on at half-time and immediately changed the game. On a better day, his goal starts an epic comeback from two goals down, with perhaps a winner arriving in the final 5-10 minutes to truly stick it to the locals. Alas, this was not one of our better days. […]
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Highest Chances Streak
about 2 months ago | 1 read
The danger of a letdown was always going to be high. After two highs, the low is almost inevitable. And sure enough, despite the warnings, despite the awareness, despite the rotation and fresh legs, we were indeed let down … and let down quite badly. It’s probably fair to say that no one played well […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Combination First WHAT?!
about 2 months ago | 1 read
The fear was always that this would be a massive letdown after the Barcelona and Arsenal games last week, and unfortunately that’s precisely how things panned out at Elland Road, an unhappy hunting grounds even in the best of times. Chelsea were off the pace from the opening whistle, and none of Enzo Maresca’s rotational […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
Welcome to Elland Road, a place where we’ve not had much success historically. But Chelsea are in pretty good form, with some pretty good momentum, so perhaps we can change that today. Speaking of changes, Enzo Maresca has made a few after the exertions and dramatics of last week, with a very different-looking back four(?) […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads