Changes Urgently Needed at Chelsea after Liverpool and Wolves Defeats

When a team concedes four goals in consecutive defeats within a matter of days it is obvious that something needs to change. At Chelsea, that would often be the manager and given the lack of direction and identity that the team are showing, those gunning for Mauricio Pochettino do have plenty of ammunition. Yet however […]

Chelsea’s Champions League Heroes consigned to history by Boehly and Co

From Porto’s brave new dawn to a lost identity at Stamford Bridge On 29th May 2021, Chelsea Football Club secured arguably the greatest achievement in their history. The London club lifted the European Cup for the second time in their history following a 1-0 win over Manchester City in Porto and the future looked positively […]

The Day The Dream Died

At the start of the 1980’s, a financially-stricken Chelsea Football Club were knocking around the second tier of English football. An institution with a proud history had gambled on success almost ten years earlier with delusions of building the best stadium in the world and now found itself on the verge of destitution. A successful […]

No Distance Left To Run

It was at the 40km mark that the pain truly arrived. It had first announced itself after 17km – or 10.5 miles in old money – as I ran through Rotherhithe, my groin at the top of my right leg suddenly screaming at me. Its companion on the right would begin harmonising with it 10km […]

Chelsea risk replacing Arsenal as London’s laughing stock

For years, one of the favourite pastimes of Chelsea fans was laughing at Arsenal. As the Blues reeled in trophy after trophy, their London neighbours would find new ways of looking good while achieving nothing. Style over substance. Image above outcome. There was no consequence for the systems or personnel that caused their failure. Only […]

Sarri-ball needs to adapt to quell the groans growing around Stamford Bridge

After a pleasantly surprising start to the Premier League season, grumbles have become ever more audible around Stamford Bridge. Chelsea’s increasingly laboured performances at home have sparked the complaints with the side having struggled to break down opponents in the Premier League since beating Crystal Palace 3-1 at the beginning of November and even that […]

Sarri needs to look in the mirror if he wants to motivate his players

Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat at Arsenal was no surprise to anybody that has been watching the Blues recently. Although Arsenal’s own form has been ropey of late, they simply followed each of the two different templates that have emerged in the last couple of months on how to frustrate the Blues .

Mourinho, Lampard & the meaning of loyalty

Loyalty in football has always been a contentious topic. Fans routinely demand it from players yet can be just as happy to throw them under the proverbial bus after a sloppy pass or defensive error. Managers exhort spectators to back their team even if the fare on offer is dire and a ticket to watch […]

English sport teetering on edge between glory & usual failures

Now that the final pre-tournament friendly has been played, all eyes in England are focussed on their first match of Euro 2016. The meeting with Russia in the renovated yet still iconic Stade Velodrome in Marseilles on the evening on Saturday 11th June will command the nation’s attention and will provide the first evidence as […]

Chelsea players can expect short shrift from fans after Mourinho exit

And so a new chapter in the life of Chelsea Football Clubs begins on Saturday with what might justifiably be called a relegation six-pointer against Sunderland. The first match following the sacking of Jose Mourinho will be an intriguing affair and the chants from the terraces could be as interesting as the action on the […]

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