I'm so proud of Daddy!
- Chelsea First Team
- 5th May 2019
What a treat! Franco Zola back at Stamford Bridge; sitting in the press box for the Chelsea v Manchester City game. And how Chelsea needed him! If only we could have turned back the clock, handed him a blue shirt with 25 on the back and given him free rein in the second half, the
READ MORESpurs were already trailing 2-0 to Chelsea at White Hart Lane when – with 20 minutes remaining – Thomas Tuchel brought on Timo Werner as a sub for Kai Havertz. “He’s bringing Werner on,” I said helpfully to a Tottenham journalist with his head buried in his laptop, who was sitting alongside me in the
READ MOREAs Blues fans made their way home in the August sunshine after a satisfying 3-0 victory over London rivals Crystal Palace, all the talk was about Trevoh Chalobah, the defender manager Thomas Tuchel believes holds the key to Chelsea’s defensive foundation for the season. Tuchel has given the 22-year-old plenty of pre-season starts, and now
READ MOREThomas Tuchel, the Chelsea manager, is to be given a contract extension after making Chelsea the champions of Europe… taking him well past his 50th birthday. His current deal is only until July next year, with a possible single-year negotiated extension. Now that is to be reworked to reflect the club’s gratitude for Tuchel’s extraordinary
READ MORE“Maybe we are underdogs, but it’s one game and we’re confident,” said a bullish Mateo Kovacic ahead of Saturday night’s showdown in Porto when dark blue faces light blue in the Champions League final. Losing to Aston Villa on the last day of the league season was poor preparation, compared to City thrashing Everton, but
READ MOREChelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes wants her players to act like geese as they face the most important week in the club’s history. Facing the critical last day of the league season on Sunday, when the Blues have to win to guarantee retaining last year’s ‘Covid title’, she urged the squad to follow the birds,
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