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Both Callum Hudson-Odoi and Hakim Ziyech have had plenty of game time recent months, but neither has really grasped their opportunity, and both have had their fair share of complaints from the fans as the bad results stacked up. Yesterday saw both back to their best, and that was in large part down to Thomas […] View the full article

Thomas Tuchel selected Malang Sarr to start at left back in a back four yesterday against Tottenham, and while giving Marcos Alonso a break was certainly part of that decision, there was a tactical element too. If Tuchel didn’t trust Sarr, he could easily have played Alonso, who will now have a two week rest […] View the full article

Chelsea’s team for this afternoon’s derby game against Tottenham sees Thomas Tuchel change his formation once again. Injuries and rotation have meant we’ve seen more variety in the last week weeks than we did in the first 11 months of Tuchel’s time at Chelsea, and the more that he has to see Cesar Azpilicueta and […] View the full article

I did wonder at the time, what the exact rules are behind ‘tapping up’ a player when I was first reading the comments from Ralph Hassenhuttl on Chelsea striker Armando Broja last week. Because to me, what he was saying was hugely disrespectful to Chelsea, to Thomas Tuchel, and to Chelsea fans, and even, to […] View the full article

Chelsea are in a tough place right now after a run of poor performances and bad results. After watching the draw with Brighton this week you got a real sense of feeling that something just wasn’t right. Pundits such as Alan Shearer and others, highlighted the fact that they felt there is dressing room unrest […] View the full article

Chelsea’s lacklustre attacking performance against Manchester City brought to a new volume the growing chorus of displeasure about Thomas Tuchel’s attacking setup. The accusations, from some Chelsea fans and some neutral pundits alike, point to the fact that he has yet to settle on a consistent front three, and that his offensive players are playing […] View the full article

Out of all the players we have seen linked with Chelsea to come in and replace Ben Chilwell this month, it is the recall of Emerson Palmieri that has always felt the most likely. Even though Chelsea will have to fork out a small compensation fee, he has always been seen as the easiest and […] View the full article

Southampton reportedly want to sign Armando Broja on a permanent deal from Chelsea and more talks will occur this week. Southampton and #Chelsea have held talks over a potential permanent transfer of Armando Broja as the Saints look to explore the possibility of a deal this month to ward off any interest in the striker […] View the full article

We’ve all seen it before at Chelsea, too many times for my liking, highly rated young players allowed to leave the club being sold for money, and then the club end up regretting it. They had Romelu Lukaku as an 18-year old, and ended up signing him back for £100m this summer. Mo Salah was […] View the full article

You’ve probably all read various contrasting reports and rumours on the Antonio Rudiger situation over recent months, weeks, and days, and it’s really got quite silly. In fact, on my own website, Si & Dan Talk Chelsea, every article I’ve been writing about Rudiger I have started to title ‘The Daily Rudiger’ purely because there […] View the full article

Chelsea have been heavily linked to signing Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona today, with various reports now confirming it. Little plug here, I exclusively reported the story on my website, Si & Dan Talk Chelsea, yesterday. Then there was a further few reports from others such as L’Equipe today confirming my report. ✅ L'Equipe now reporting […] View the full article

Chelsea are reportedly now weighing up their options to bring in not just one new wing back this transfer window but two. This is according to a report from Goal today, who claim that Chelsea will decide early next week if they will be pursuing a new right wing back as well as a left […] View the full article

Friday afternoon bought yet another pre-match press conference from our head coach Thomas Tuchel today, with plenty of subjects to address as always. Chelsea face Chesterfield in the FA Cup tomorrow evening, but attentions once again turned to the current contractual situations at the club, which we are all well aware of by now. It […] View the full article

The midfield area is one area that Chelsea look to be prioritising improving in the summer. Particularly players who can play in a deeper role as well as a more advanced position. The main names linked over recent months is of course Declan Rice and Aurelien Tchouameni. But one name I am pleased to hear […] View the full article

I was quite surprised this afternoon to see that Chelsea had still not opened ‘official talks’ with Everton to sign Lucas Digne. I understand that enquiries have been made by Chelsea for Digne, but as of now Everton were saying they would only consider a permanent move and Chelsea want a loan deal with perhaps […] View the full article

Everyone has an opinion on this situation as Chelsea fans and in fact, opinions are very much split down the middle. The fact that this poll is almost exactly split 50/50 says it all. Will You Forgive Lukaku? — CFCDaily (@CFCDaily) January 3, 2022 It would be amazing if you guys subscribed for my project […] View the full article

From the stunning goals & assists to the unbelievable saves & clearances, to the emphatic victories and heartbreaking losses & draws, what a roller-coaster season it has been! And, we’re only halfway through it! Then there’s the off-field drama which arguably has been as intense as the action on the pitch! From a playing perspective, […] View the full article

After winning the UEFA Champions League in 2020/21, Chelsea has been on fire since Thomas Tuchel took over from Frank Lampard. However, their winning streak ended when they lost 3-2 to West Ham. This loss comes amidst an injury crisis that sees their key players missing vital games. Thankfully, when they met with Leeds, they […] View the full article

Chelsea have gone through many successful periods in the clubs history and when you look back at the most successful eras at the club, there is a reoccurring theme. Chelsea had players at the club who would bleed blue, take a kick to the head to stop a goal, leave everything on the pitch, play […] View the full article

It was officially confirmed today that Chelsea legend John Terry will be returning to the club in the new year to take up a role within the Blues youth academy. This is already one of the best and well-known academies in world football, but adding Terry to the mix is only going to springboard it’s […] View the full article

The awful news hit on Tuesday lunchtime that Chelsea are now likely to be without left wing-back Ben Chilwell for the remainder of the season after the decision was made to send him for surgery on his ACL injury. It’s bad news for Chelsea as well as Chilwell, with the England international becoming a pinnacle […] View the full article

Callum Hudson-Odoi will be the first person to tell you that he needs to be better in front of goal right now, and we would all agree with him. It’s the one thing missing in his game which is a real surprise, because he used to bang the goals in throughout the youth levels as […] View the full article

Cobham shone bright again this week as we saw five youth academy stars named in the squad to face Brentford on Wednesday night as they helped fire us through to the semi final of the League Cup. None of Harvey Vale, Jude Soonsup-Bell, or Xavier Simons looked out of place on Wednesday as they stepped […] View the full article

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has had a turmoil time during his Chelsea career so far. After becoming their most expensive player at the time, he has always had his transfer fee hanging over his head and the Spanish international has struggled with confidence and form as a result. It would be amazing if you guys […] View the full article

I’ts rather rich coming from me I know, but I think it is important now for us as supporters of Chelsea to try and maintain a lower level of expectations ahead of matches right now. This is due to the fact we are without 9 first team players in our squad right now and we […] View the full article