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N’Golo Kante put in another spectacular performance for Chelsea at Elland Road. His display pitched him rightly so against a tough and physical Leeds United side, who registered their first Premier League draw in 19 games. The enigmatic French midfielder covered more distance than any of the 22 players on field (11.3 km) and also […] View the full article

Thiago Silva’s Chelsea life under Tuchel has been barred by a muscle injury he picked up against Tottenham at the start of February. Since then, he has struggled to make a comeback, but is touted to return soon enough to the starting eleven. Meanwhile, Andreas Christensen has displayed exceptional football, etching himself as one of […] View the full article

Leeds United held Chelsea to yet another stalemate – the third in Tuchel’s reign. Chelsea were held to another draw in an underwhelming attacking display that saw Kai Havertz deployed once again as a false nine. The 2-0 victory over Everton had instilled some hopes of an attacking threat, but it was a similar story […] View the full article

As Tuchel succumbed to his third stalemate with a draw at Elland Road – after similar results against Wolves and Manchester United – it was mixed performance by the lads in Blue. The German tactician opted to deploy a back four instead of three in a 4-3-3 formation that saw Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen and Chilwell […] View the full article

Edouard Mendy has etched himself as the No.1 between the posts, displacing Kepa Arrizabalaga. Tuchel has so far used Mendy in all the matches as the starting goalkeeper, except one – when Kepa was chosen ahead of Mendy for the Newcastle United encounter. It was Mendy once again against Leeds United. As Leeds tried to […] View the full article

Thomas Tuchel’s eleven against Leeds United raised quite a few eyebrows with the change of formation – reverting back to a back four, as opposed to a back three that has served Chelsea really well in the past few matches. The 4-3-3 formation sees sees Azpilicueta take the right back position and Ben Chilwell on […] View the full article

Elland Road in West Yorkshire plays host, as eleventh placed Leeds United take on fourth-placed Chelsea. The Peacocks have won just one of their last five Premier League matches whereas Chelsea are unbeaten in eleven across all competitions and nine in the league. The Blues also have a morale advantage having kept a clean sheet in […] View the full article

Thomas Tuchel managed Dortmund for two years between 2015 and 2017 before moving to Paris Saint-Germain. He led a youthful revolution at the Signal Iduna Park bringing forth and providing game time to talents such as Christian Pulisic, Ousmane Dembele, Aubameyang and Julian Weigl. Tuchel’s style of style has stood out among his colleagues, often […] View the full article

It’s an early kick-off for the Blues as we travel to take on Leeds United this Saturday lunchtime. After a convincing 2-0 victory against Everton, Chelsea will hope to continue their unbeaten run under Thomas Tuchel with another victory against the Peacocks. Team News Tuchel confirmed in his press conference that both Thiago Silva and […] View the full article

Chelsea will face Leeds United at Elland Road in the Premier League for the first time since 2003. The Blues will have the chance to make it their first league double win over Leeds for the only time since the 1936/37 season. Tuchel expects an intense Leeds side who will look to win and break […] View the full article

Stefano Pioli confidently deployed Fikayo Tomori alongside Simon Kjaer as Milan’s centre-backs in the crucial Europa League Round of 16 1st leg at Old Trafford. The Rossoneri confidently handled proceedings against Manchester United from the back with productive long balls and assertive passes. It was Tomori’s first appearance back in England after his loan transfer […] View the full article

Tuchel’s men face Leeds United at Elland Road and look to extend his unbeaten run to twelve games. Chelsea are on a hot run of form, having recently beaten two Merseyside heavyweights after dispatching Atletico Madrid and holding Manchester United to a stalemate. Ahead of the clash in the Premier League, he gave important updates […] View the full article

Chelsea travel to Elland Road this Saturday lunchtime as they face Leeds United in the Premier League for the first time since December 2003. Thomas Tuchel’s side go from strength to strength after sweeping aside fellow top-four contenders Everton 2-0 on Monday evening at Stamford Bridge. Following the win against the Toffees, Tuchel set a […] View the full article

Manchester City’s star full back Joao Cancelo has made a surprising admission on who he finds it most difficult to play against. Chelsea’s skillful and pacy American winger Christian Pulisic has been hailed by the Portuguese. Speaking to Star Sports Football, in an exclusive interview, Cancelo revealed Pulisic as ‘the most difficult winger’ he’s faced […] View the full article

He has faced the likes of the very best strikers in the business. From Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi to Didier Drogba and Cristiano Ronaldo, Thiago Silva has played with and against some of the most fantastic footballers this generation. Ever since moving to Chelsea from Paris, Silva has appeared twenty-one times for the Blues. […] View the full article

Chelsea have been active in keeping tabs for potential signings in the summer transfer window. In recent weeks, Atletico’s Jose Giminez, Leipzig’s Konate and Bayern’s Alaba have all been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge. Another player from Bayern Munich has entered the picture. Former Juventus man Kingsley Coman is touted as a possible […] View the full article

Rumours surfaced yesterday surrounding the potential of Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic leaving the club this summer, after he has had to make do with minutes off the bench only so far under Thomas Tuchel. The American international has struggled with on and off injuries during his short Chelsea career, and now there are doubts being […] View the full article

Fikayo Tomori’s transfer saga made up headlines regularly when Frank Lampard was in-charge. Now, he taking huge steps in Italy to establish himself as a world-class defender. AC Milan secured the loan move from Chelsea until the end of the current Serie A season, with an option to buy. Fikayo Tomori on his loan move […] View the full article

Brazilian talents have always garnered the interest of Europe’s heavyweights. From Kaka and Neymar to Firmino and Ronaldinho, clubs from near and far have their ears up when a Selecao prodigy is mentioned. 19-year-old attacking talent Kaio Jorge is the latest player to make the headlines with his skills. Jorge wears the much famed No.9 […] View the full article

If you’ve logged onto Twitter this afternoon, you will be reading about speculation surrounding Christian Pulisic’s future at Chelsea for the second day running. Yesterday I brushed it off as pure speculation, today has made me read a bit more in to it due to the source. The main man Fabrizio Romano. What is the […] View the full article

Although Inter Milan sit at the top of Serie A and in line for the Nerazzurri’s first Serie A title in over a decade, their financial woes are reportedly prompting them to sell one of their top performers. After a successful loan spell at Borussia Dortmund, Hakimi moved to Inter from Real Madrid last season […] View the full article

Two players have experienced an innovative change of role in Chelsea’s formation with three defenders at the back. They are wing-backs Reece James and Marcos Alonso on the right and left respectively. Tuchel’s formations are showing signs of life against Everton with Kai Havertz deployed in a ‘false nine’ role and Marcos Alonso once again […] View the full article

Atletico Madrid centre-back Jose Giminez has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge from the Spanish capital. The Uruguayan defender’s commanding presence in the back line has so far been greatly influential for Diego Simeone’s side. According to The Athletic, the Blues are keen on capturing the signature of the Uruguayan whose contract runs […] View the full article

Kai Havertz made his first full start for Chelsea under Tuchel since the German manager’s opening day stalemate against Wolves back in January. And what a start Havertz made. An ever-present threat who effectively won the match for Chelsea against Everton on Monday night. He first forced Ben Godfrey in knocking the ball into his […] View the full article

Thomas Tuchel has arrived at Chelsea, changed the formation, rotated the personnel, and has started to breed his own style of play into the team. So far so good for the German boss, and his rotation of players even seems to be working well. Interest being shown in Kurt Zouma, find out more here. That point […] View the full article