There’s something quite fitting about choosing the exact time we’re being questioned over our lack of young talent at the club to introduce one of our brightest prospects. 19 year old Franco Di Santo announced his arrival off the bench in the pre-season game against Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals not only with a goal, but with some [...]

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Comparisons will always be drawn between whoever happens to be the latest man in the Chelsea hotseat and former boss Jose Mourinho and as expected, a recent Scolari interview followed this predictable line of questioning when it came to his targets for the coming season. Scolari however, wasn’t playing ball, stating only “I am Luiz [...]

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So, Scolari’s taken charge of his first game for Chelsea, albeit against the weaker opposition of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and chalked up a fairly comfortable 4-0 win. The new Chelsea boss put out a strong side, making use of new signing Deco alongside Lampard, who graced the Chelsea side with his presence for the whole game. [...]

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Either I’m psychic or I’ve just been supporting Chelsea too long, because a mere 24 hours ago, on this blog, I predicted the club would give in to Frank Lampard’s ridiculous demands. With new deals hurriedly arranged and the club confident Lampard would be staying, even with him continuing to refuse the offer on the [...]

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Alex Ferguson has said that he doesn’t expect much progress from Chelsea this season as they are a team ‘in their 30’s’. The Manchester United boss doesn’t believe that an ‘ageing’ Chelsea squad will provide much of a challenge to his team’s Premier League crown. Before you ask – no I haven’t made this up [...]

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Following the agreement of a new four year deal for Wayne Bridge last week, it would appear Chelsea are keen to settle the futures of several other key players. Whilst there’s a slow trickle of last season’s bench warmers heading out of Stamford Bridge, there also appears to be a steady stream heading towards the [...]

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With Didier Drogba’s future at Chelsea the subject of much debate even before his antics in last season’s Champions League, it’s hardly surprising Samuel Eto’o has been linked with Chelsea pretty much throughout the summer so far. So, the recent speculation in the press, seemingly initiated by the man himself, might not have seemed as [...]

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He’d already made it clear he was staying at Chelsea when Mourinho came calling and yesterday Michael Essien confirmed that with the agreement of a new deal keeping him at the club for a further year. The 25 year old midfielder, who signed from Lyon in a £24.4million transfer in 2005, has agreed an improved [...]

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Chelsea have been linked with Robinho ever since it was announced Luiz Felipe Scolari would be our new manager. In fact, rumour had it he might even be Scolari’s first signing. However, getting to the truth amid all the speculation seems to be getting harder by the day. Early rumours indicated a little irritation on [...]

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In an article earlier this month I looked at Claude Makelele’s contribution, not just to the Chelsea midfield, but to the holding midfield role in general. The 35 year old has 12 months left on his current contract and at the time of writing, I was still clinging to the hope that Chelsea could persuade [...]

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