October, 2019 | The Good Life

What terrific mooovers!0
- Chelsea First Team
- 24th October 2019
In the land of windmills, tulips, clogs and round cheeses, Chelsea’s young stars – terrified of nothing – showed just what good movers they are with one of the most fluent, fluid and fast-paced performances under Frank Lampard’s exciting reign. This was Chelsea at their best as they went toe-to-toe with one of the most
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Beef up our league: Emma 0
- Chelsea FC Women
- 22nd October 2019
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has renewed her call to prioritise league matches over cup games, to help the women’s game get a serious foothold in mainstream UK sport. Conscious that top-flight women’s football can lose momentum if there aren’t regular fixtures in the WSL, she took the opportunity after the 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace
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Anita’s injury concern 0
- Chelsea FC Women
- 21st October 2019
The sigh of disappointment echoed across the creepily named Westminster Waste Stadium on Sunday as defender Anita Asante fell to the ground clutching her right thigh just four minutes into a match that had offered her the real prospect of cementing her place once again in the Blues’ regular starting line-up. The Conti Cup tie
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Birthday bonus for Emma 0
- Chelsea FC Women
- 20th October 2019
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes celebrated her 43rd birthday with a victory in the cup competition she’d much rather not be in! Clutching a signed card from her players and staff as she left the Hayes Lane pitch after a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace Women, the Blues boss was delighted with the outcome… but still
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How to grind out a result 0
- Chelsea First Team
- 19th October 2019
Sometimes you win handsomely, sometimes you have to grind out a result. Chelsea’s 1-0 win against Newcastle at the Bridge fell firmly into the second category. With Frank Lampard and ‘Stephen Roger Bruce’, as the teamsheet rather formally referred to the Magpies’ manager, urging their sides on from the dugout after a goalless first half,
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Give us a rest: Blues boss 0
- Chelsea FC Women
- 18th October 2019
The international break for men needs to be mirrored by the international break for women, says Blues manager Emma Hayes, criticising the authorities in women’s football for not taking a more robust approach to fixture planning to protect players from injury by factoring in more recovery time. Hayes cited the case of Ji So Yun
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