Everything posted by James
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Former England manager Sam Allardyce believes that Chelsea’s loan policy is dangerous and players could quit the game from an early age, the Express reports. There has been criticism of Chelsea’s loan system due to players not ending up playing for the club’s first team and instead being used for financial reasons. The Blues have […]View the full article
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Chelsea Ladies have drawn Swedish team Rosengard in the Last 16 of the Women’s Champions League. This comes after the side managed by Emma Hayes beat Bayern Munich 2-2 on away goals. Drew Spence’s goal in the opening 10 minutes in the first leg gave us a narrow lead going into the second leg in […]View the full article
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Former Chelsea player and assistant coach Ray Wilkins believes that David Luiz is being utilised in the wrong position, the Express reports. Luiz who played in his natural position at centre-back in the 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace was part of the Blues back line that struggled on Saturday. The Brazilian’s recent performances have led […]View the full article
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Chelsea may have to pay up to €70m for Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly according to Calciomercato, if the Blues persist to buy him next summer. The Italian outlet claim Antonio Conte sanctioned the move to seal his services last summer but landed Antonio Rudiger from AS Roma instead, after unsuccessful bids to Napoli. Koulibaly could be available […]View the full article
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Antonio Conte has assured Chelsea fans they will see more of their fringe players after injuries to key players in the last two weeks. The Blues have had to endure injuries to key players with the latest coming in their Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace. Victor Moses was withdrawn after he picked a hamstring […]View the full article
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Antonio Conte agrees to Andrea Pirlo’s comments of not accepting errors in the course of a football game, during their time together at Juventus. Conte is widely known for his passion for the game and his attention to detail during a game. His teams have usually looked rock solid, robust and efficient enough to seal […]View the full article
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Chelsea left-back Marcos Alonso has been linked with a move to Barcelona, as Spanish magazine Don Balon reports. Alonso has had a successful time since joining Chelsea in 2015 from Fiorentina which has prompted interest from the La Liga giants. The Spaniard has been a revelation for Antonio Conte as Chelsea went on to win […]View the full article
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Victor Moses has been ruled out of action for a month after suffering a hamstring injury, according to the Sun. Moses joins Chelsea trio of injured players in the physio room after he suffered the injury in Chelsea’s defeat to Crystal Palace last weekend. Antonio Conte’s problems have been worsened. Chelsea are in deep injury […]View the full article
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BBC Sport pundit Garth Crooks has claimed that Michy Batshuayi is not ready to lead the line for Chelsea – but one man who the Blues reportedly missed out on in the summer is. Batshuayi was hauled off in the 57th minute of Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, despite the Premier […]View the full article
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Antonio Conte is refusing to accept defeat in the Premier League title race, despite the defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon, reports the Guardian. Heading into the game at Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace had yet to record a single point in the league this season. Their sole goal in the 2017/18 campaign so far […]View the full article
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Chelsea shot themselves in the foot brilliantly on Saturday. Well, brilliantly if you’re a rival fan looking to troll the Premier League champions. We’re sure you heard the news, bottom-placed Crsytal Palace pulled off the most surprising result of the season so far, defeating the reigning champions 2-1 and leaving them nine points behind league […]View the full article
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Charly Musonda has revealed just how happy he is to be a Blue. This is great to see from one of the club’s most promising younger players. Musonda’s position at the club has looked precarious in recent weeks, but he has taken action to put an end to any speculation that may have been circulating […]View the full article
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Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has his boots back on as he trained at Cobham earlier this afternoon. The Spaniard has been recovering from a hamstring injury during the international break, mainly being involved with gym work. But in some much needed great news, Morata is seen holding off defender Antonio Rudiger in the build-up to […]View the full article
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Swansea midfielder Leon Britton has compared Swansea loanee Tammy Abraham with Jermain Defoe, the Daily Mail reports. Abraham helped his team to a valuable 2-0 win against Huddersfield Town on Saturday, scoring both goals. The 35-year-old played with Defoe at youth level for West Ham and sees similarities in both players’ games. The midfielder also […]View the full article
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In almost a carbon copy of the performance against Manchester City a fortnight ago, Chelsea once again succumbed to defeat. Not by a team that had the Premier League title in their sights, but by Crystal Palace. A team that went into Saturday’s game at the bottom of the table with no points. I can […]View the full article
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Chelsea winger Eden Hazard admits that winning the Ballon d’Or isn’t his main focus but is happy to be in the 30-man shortlist, the Metro reports. Hazard has gone on to prove himself as one of the most talented individuals of the game since moving to the Blues, becoming one of the Premier League’s best […]View the full article
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Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand has been linked with a potential move back to Chelsea, with Manchester City also interested as the Daily Star reports. Bertrand left Chelsea in 2014 but could well be on his way back to Stamford Bridge as another left-back is once again linked with a move to the champions. The Blues […]View the full article
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Chelsea legend Didier Drogba added to his long list of remarkable goals he’s scored in his career with a dazzling run and finish in a 4-1 win over Portland Timbers’ B team. Drogba beat three defenders in his wake before swivelling and shooting past the goalkeeper to round of a sensational strike from the Ivorian. […]View the full article
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Former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Steve McManaman believes Chelsea have no chance of retaining the Premier League title, the Daily Star reports. The Blues suffered their third defeat of the season in an embarrassing performance against Crystal Palace in the 2-1 loss. League leaders Manchester City are now nine points clear of Antonio Conte’s […]View the full article
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Antonio Conte has revealed that he will have trouble sleeping following his side’s shock defeat to Crystal Palace, report the London Evening Standard. Heading into yesterday’s game, Crystal Palace were rock bottom of the Premier League table having failed to win a single point in any of their seven opening games. In fact, they had […]View the full article
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Ashley Cole’s still got it! You may recall the Chelsea legend’s expertly despatched penalty in the Champions League final in 2012. His left-footed strike nestled in the side netting, leaving Manuel Neuer with no hope of saving it. He may now be 36-years-old, but it looks as though Cole is just as deadly from 12-yards. […]View the full article
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Tammy Abraham took to Instagram to celebrate Swansea City’s 2-0 victory over Huddersfield Town. On a day where Chelsea could have done with Abraham’s goal-scoring prowess, the Englishmen showcased it at the Liberty Stadium to show Antonio Conte exactly what he was missing out on. Abraham bagged a brace and secured his side all three […]View the full article
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We’re going to keep this short and sweet. Chelsea fell to a 2-1 defeat to 20th place Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Yes, that really did just happen. Going into today’s contest, Palace sat on zero points, rock bottom of the table. They hadn’t even scored a goal. Yet they’ve beaten the Premier League champions […]View the full article
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Victor Moses was forced off during Chelsea’s clash with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park with what appeared to be a hamstring injury. The Nigerian stretched for the ball and immediately pulled up and fell to the ground. It was clear that he was unable to continue and was subsequently replaced by deadline day signing Davide […]View the full article
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Chelsea have drawn level against bottom place Crystal Palace through Tiemoue Bakayoko. The Premier League champions trailed through a Cesar Azpilicueta own-goal. The Spaniard scored Palace’s first goal of the season, but that has now been cancelled out by Bakayoko’s first goal in England’s top tier. Bakayoko was awarded far too much room as the […]View the full article