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With the current state of affairs across the globe at the moment and ‘The Black Lives Matter,’ protests rightfully dominating the headlines, I remember back to December 1981, when for the small fee of £5000, a new player from Hillingdon Borough arrived at Chelsea Football Clu. Paul Canoville became the first black player to sign for […]
One of the biggest conundrums facing Chelsea at the moment is who they should choose to play in goal. For me, Kepa has been disappointing and ever since his refusal to leave the pitch in last year’s League Cup final, I have never really been in his corner. In the weekend draw with Leicester, Willy […]
It’s not that hard – it really isn’t. Arsenal have momentum and are attacking. Your main striker Tammy Abraham is lying on the floor. You win possession back and so you simply put the ball out. This stems Arsenal’s flow and allows your striker to get some treatment. It allows you to get set at […]
There are two types of coach; ONE who works everyday with the players on the training ground, working on plays, tactics and fitness. The SECOND type is the game day coach, who picks the right starting XI and makes substitutions during a match; depending on how things are going. Frank Lampard, may be the first […]
I have been a Frank Lampard fan ever since he signed from West Ham. I followed his managerial debut at Derby County and was excited when he was appointed at the Bridge. I felt he made a selection mistake against Valencia, when he chose the same team that had destroyed Wolves; especially with Liverpool coming […]
18 and the world at your feet. Amazing, when you look at it in the context of your own life. What was I doing at 18? Certainly not about to make a life-changing decision like Callum Hudson-Odoi is. Stay at the club where you could become a folk hero, and join the likes of Osgood, […]
Even when your team wins the Premier League, it is advisable that you should always go out and improve your team. Creating serious competition within the group will force and encourage the players to continue to perform to make sure that they retain their places in the team, and continue to challenge for honours. Sarri […]
If you have read any of my other articles and there have been a few – I am not the biggest fan of Maurizio Sarri. His insistence on using Jorginho and having no ‘Plan B’ has been my main criticisms. Well begrudgingly, I feel it is only right to offer some positive reaction to the performances […]
After the shambles that ensued towards the end of regulation time and into the penalty shootout, it is clear that Chelsea are in a total mess. Even before that Jorginho proved time and time again that he does not have the speed or strength to survive in the Premier League. His performance would have been much […]
The defensive four against Malmo on Thursday has to be the one that starts against Manchester City this Sunday in the Carabao Cup Final. This is the defence that gives us the solidity we need to base our midfield and attacks from. I have a lot of time for David Luiz as a player, but […]
Maurizio Sarri continues to denigrate N’golo Kante’s ability as a ball distributor and said this morning in a press conference, prior to the Malmo game, that Kante cannot distribute the ball quickly enough from the position currently held by Jorginho. I have an issue with this on a number of fronts. Currently, the play and […]
Who needs a coach when every player on the field knows who is going to replace whom and at what stage of the game as well. Mateo Kovacic starts, so he will be replaced by Ross Barkley with 15-20 minutes left of the game, or vice versa. The same goes for Pedro and Willian. Jorginho […]
