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She’s avoiding me, joked Blues manager Emma Hayes as she chatted about Chelsea-mad striker Lauren James, her frustration at the slow start to her Kingsmeadow career… and her impending debut. Chelsea Women’s not-so-secret weapon is now ready to be unleashed, adding another up-front option to the gaffer’s armoury. Protected and nurtured by the Blues’
READ MORESpare a thought for Chelsea’s programme sellers, who are left with boxfuls of unsold £3.50 souvenir mags… because Stamford Bridge has gone cashless. Even in last weekend’s important clash against Man City, as the European champs faced the English champs, many programmes failed to shift as baffled away fans offered coins and fivers, only to
READ MOREWhat 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 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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