CHELSEA

Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid: Frank Lampard Says He ‘Won’t Let Players Off The Hook’ After European Exit
19 Apr

Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid: Frank Lampard Says He ‘Won’t Let Players Off The Hook’ After European Exit

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Chelsea interim boss Frank Lampard says he "won't let anyone off the hook" after Real Madrid knocked them out of the Champions League to inflict another big blow in their flagging season. Two Rodrygo goals at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday sealed a 4-0 aggregate win for Real in the quarter-final tie. It meant the Blues have now lost all four games under Lampard since he was appointed as interim boss this month. "Every game you play you have to give everything," he told BT Sport. The 44-year-old Lampard, Chelsea's all-time leading goalscorer and former manager, added: "I've been here now for only…
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Chelsea: Thiago Silva Says Club Need To ‘Stop And Put A Strategy In Place’
19 Apr

Chelsea: Thiago Silva Says Club Need To ‘Stop And Put A Strategy In Place’

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Chelsea defender Thiago Silva says the club need to "stop and put a strategy in place" or risk another difficult campaign next season. Despite lavish transfer spending under new owner Todd Boehly, Chelsea are 11th in the Premier League and will end this season without a trophy after defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League. "The manager can only pick 11 from 30-something. That's tough," said Silva. "There is always going to be someone upset because not everyone can play." American investor Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital completed a £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea in May 2022. They spent…
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Chelsea Struggle Again As They Suffer Defeat To Brighton
16 Apr

Chelsea Struggle Again As They Suffer Defeat To Brighton

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Teenager Julio Enciso scored a stunning winner as Brighton came from behind to beat Chelsea in the Premier League in Frank Lampard’s first home match since being reappointed as Blues manager. Paraguayan forward Enciso, 19, blasted into the top corner from 35 yards to help Brighton continue their European qualification push. Substitute Danny Welbeck had levelled at Stamford Bridge after Conor Gallagher’s deflected strike gave Chelsea a fortunate lead. Brighton remain seventh in the table and Chelsea 11th.           Source: BBC
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Saturday’s transfer gossip: Gavi, Osimhen, Mac Allister, Zaha, Kane, Colwill, Mount
15 Apr

Saturday’s transfer gossip: Gavi, Osimhen, Mac Allister, Zaha, Kane, Colwill, Mount

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Chelsea are prepared to make Barcelona and Spain midfielder Gavi one of the top earners in the Premier League in order to sign the 18-year-old. (AS - in Spanish) The Blues are also confident they can win the race for Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 24, even without Champions League football next season. (90min) Liverpool have made Brighton's Argentina international Alexis Mac Allister, 24, their top midfield target this summer. (Football Insider) Crystal Palace and Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 30, is set to reject a move to Saudi Arabia and remain in Europe once he becomes a free agent at the end of the season. (Evening Standard) England striker Harry Kane,…
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Kalidou Koulibaly: Chelsea Defender On ‘Legend’ Frank Lampard, Romelu Lukaku And Karim Benzema
11 Apr

Kalidou Koulibaly: Chelsea Defender On ‘Legend’ Frank Lampard, Romelu Lukaku And Karim Benzema

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Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly believes interim boss Frank Lampard is the right man to guide the club out of a "difficult situation". Lampard, 44, has returned as manager until the end of the season, having replaced the sacked Graham Potter. The Blues are 11th in the Premier League and face holders Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals, with the first leg on Wednesday. But Koulibaly said they are aiming to "reach something big this year". Lampard is Chelsea's all-time leading scorer and won three league titles and the 2012 Champions League during his 13 years as a player, before he managed them…
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Chelsea And Liverpool Play Out Goalless Stalemate
05 Apr

Chelsea And Liverpool Play Out Goalless Stalemate

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Chelsea and Liverpool played out a tame goalless draw at Stamford Bridge that was a sobering reflection of the current reduced status of the clubs. Bruno Saltor was in interim charge of Chelsea following Graham Potter’s sacking while Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp made six changes following their heavy defeat at Manchester City. Chelsea had the better of the chances, with Mateo Kovacic seeing his shot cleared off the line by Ibrahima Konate early on before shooting wildly over when clean through after the break. Kai Havertz, who was also thwarted by Liverpool keeper Alisson, saw a goal ruled out for…
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Chelsea Sack Graham Potter
03 Apr

Chelsea Sack Graham Potter

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Chelsea have sacked manager Graham Potter after less than seven months in charge following Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat by Aston Villa. It was the Englishman’s 11th defeat in 31 games since replacing Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge on 8 September. Chelsea, who have spent more than £550m on new players, are searching for their third manager of the season. The Blues are in the bottom half of the Premier League after their latest loss – and 12 points off the top four. Chelsea say Potter “has agreed to collaborate with the club to facilitate a smooth transition” and that Bruno…
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Chelsea Tried Everything Possible For Essien To Play 2010 World Cup – Frank Arnesen
30 Mar

Chelsea Tried Everything Possible For Essien To Play 2010 World Cup – Frank Arnesen

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Former Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen has revealed Chelsea did everything possible for Michael Essien to play in the 2010 World Cup. The Ghana midfielder picked up a knee injury during Ghana’s opening match of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations against Ivory Coast. The sporting director of Chelsea at the time Frank Arnesen in an exclusive interview with 3Sports revealed that the club took Essien to Paris for further tests. “He had a bad injury knee injury and we went to Paris for tests. Our doctors said Essien cannot play in the AFCON because it’ll be too demanding. We…
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From Injury To Africa’s Finest; Atsu’s Best Year As A Black Star
21 Feb

From Injury To Africa’s Finest; Atsu’s Best Year As A Black Star

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Christian Atsu’s big heart has been a constant feature in many of the tributes shared across the world. Atsu’s family, former teammates, the many he touched through countless missions and Journalists have expressed how kind and compassionate he was. What we are fast losing sight of is that Atsu was an amazing footballer. A young talent who was likened to the great Lionel Messi and secured a contract abroad at the age of 17. Even before moving out, the young man, born in Ada Foah, had already dropped hints of his enormous football talent at the then Feyenoord Football Academy…
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£600m On 17 Players – But Is Chelsea’s Best XI
10 Feb

£600m On 17 Players – But Is Chelsea’s Best XI

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“The manager doesn’t know his best team.” It is a regular criticism aimed at any head coach who frequently makes changes to a struggling side in search of a winning formula. It is one Chelsea boss Graham Potter, armed with a bulging roster of high-priced talent, is likely to hear a lot unless his side put together a winning run and move up the Premier League table. There were murmurs of it after the soulless 0-0 draw with Fulham on Friday that included five of Chelsea’s new signings from the £300m-plus January spending spree that was sanctioned by the club’s…
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