Match reports The Observer, Jamie Jackson: “Chelsea deserve a little of the stuff they sometimes lack - goodwill - for at least keeping the Premier League title race alive with this victory, which maintains the pressure on Manchester United. They deserved this win, though their performance was, like the match, hardly vintage. Still, with Arsène Wenger [...]
Well, just three days after an outing to the sun drenched city of Istanbul where our brave/courageous or apathetic/arrogant boys (delete as appropriate) suffered a setback in the Euro Big Cup first quarter-final play-off against Fenn Her Barchy (as spelt in the subtitles I inadvertently activated during the game and couldn’t work out how to [...]
Match reports Independent on Sunday, Steve Tongue: “A lot of water has flowed under Stamford Bridge since Eriksson took tea with owner Roman Abramovich in the summer of 2003 to discuss becoming manager of Chelsea. Jose Mourinho was given the job and the rest is history; or was until Avram Grant took over eight matches ago. [...]
The third of four games in nine hectic days. Wednesday’s insipid but effective 1-0 win over Manchester City closed the gap on Manchester United to six points. By the time this game kicks off Jose Mourinho will know the result of United’s lunchtime clash with Bolton Wanderers. If all goes to plan, three points could be all [...]
Match reports The Guardian, Daniel Taylor: “Manchester City’s season is beginning to resemble a plunge through football’s lift shaft. Chelsea are merciless opponents and a night of significance at either end of the table concluded with Manchester United’s lead at the top of the Premiership table reduced to six points and, simultaneously, fresh doubts about whether [...]
It’s been a weird month or so for us Chelsea fans hasn’t it? Depending on what your choice of journal from the Fourth Estate is we’ve gone from well run Premiership/FA Cup/Carling Cup/Champions League contenders to a strife torn dysfunctional bunch of headless chickens. We are apparently a club in crisis on and off the [...]
Match reports The Guardian, Kevin McCarra: “The team is not yet as finely honed as Mourinho will ultimately demand. All the same, Chelsea can busk it and still produce results that are sweet music to their fans.” The Independent, Sam Wallace: “The outstanding performer was Essien, who dominated the midfield once again. Mourinho said the only problem [...]
Chelsea’s first game of the new Premiership campaign kicks off at Stamford Bridge at 4pm BST with Jose Mourinho still concerned about the players’ fitness levels following a hectic and short pre-season, which was further interrupted this week by a raft of international friendlies. Mourinho has spoken of employing a more attacking style of football this [...]
