The Chelsea Conundrum: Ifs, buts and maybes
For a team who – for a few more months at least – can call themselves champions of Europe, Chelsea are in something of a mess. Only, the word mess doesn’t quite cover it. Current interim manager Rafael...
View ArticleManchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham: Each club’s...
With 10 games still to go in this season’s Premier League, some may argue it is too early for us to be commenting on future arrivals. But this is football – half of what is written is hypothesis. The...
View ArticleWho will the next Chelsea manager be?
Abramovich continues search for the right man With Rafael Benitez confirming last week that he would not be at Chelsea past the end of the season, the hunt is on once again to find a manager that can...
View ArticleChelsea’s returning starlets will form the nucleus of an exceptional team
With all the hysteria surrounding Chelsea this season it is easy to forget that they have the core of a young and potentially devastating team. Along with the likes of Juan Mata, Eden Hazard, Oscar and...
View ArticleManchester United’s wingers must show they are up to the job
This was going to be a piece about the worrying decline of Antonio Valencia, whose abject display against Chelsea on Sunday was that of a man who has forgotten what he is good at. But the truth is none...
View ArticleFive players Chelsea should sign this summer
Chelsea’s recent strategy has been very clear; sign young players from overseas and older, ready made players domestically. They have signed players likes Demba Ba, Fernando Torres and Gary Cahill from...
View ArticleArsenal must beat Swansea or Tottenham and Chelsea could be uncatchable
Arsenal take on Swansea at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon in what will be a tricky and tightly-fought encounter for the Gunners. With elimination from the Champions League confirmed in...
View ArticleChelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle have a real chance of Europa League glory
Even though there is no English interest in the Champions League, the same cannot be said of the Europa League where there are three teams battling to make the final at the Amsterdam Arena on May 15th....
View ArticleChelsea and Hulk: Not an ideal solution
It has been reported in the press today that Chelsea may well make a move for Hulk this summer to further their options in attack. Roman Abramovich was hot on the heels of the Brazil international last...
View ArticleFernando Torres must quit Chelsea and return home – to Atletico Madrid
Much has been written about Chelsea’s Fernando Torres, with the Spain international having to live with a world of abuse from the football community for the last two years. My overwhelming emotion when...
View ArticleCrucial games for Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and...
Premier League Preview: Di Canio ready to prove a point, Last chance for QPR and a Manchester derby. As the Premiership comes into its last two months every fixture has significance at both the top and...
View ArticlePremier League preview: A big weekend for Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham,...
This weekend features three massive games in the race for the Champions League places as the season enters its final few weeks. Fulham v Arsenal Arsenal’s late season charge to make the top four takes...
View ArticleTottenham’s Bale, Liverpool’s Suarez and Manchester United’s Van Persie – but...
The nominees for the Premier League Player of the Year award have been named, with a notable absence amongst the six candidates. All the discussion about the accolade have rightly focussed on...
View ArticleTottenham must break Manchester City hoodoo if they are to challenge for top...
Tottenham take on Manchester City this Sunday knowing that they need to pick up three points to get their challenge for a top four finish in the Premier League back on track. The north London side have...
View ArticleManchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool – have a look at the Greek Lionel Messi
Ioannis Fetfatzidis has been donned the ‘Greek Messi’ by the press, and for good reason. The 22-year-old attacker continues to star for Olympiakos and has become a regular fixture for his national...
View ArticleManchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool – look to the...
The Premier League big boys will already have one eye on the impending reopening of the transfer market, with the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool looking to...
View ArticleManchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea should be looking at Adam Maher
Adam Maher is quickly becoming a household name in European football, and the prodigious 19-year-old showed why once more for AZ Alkmaar in the KNVB Beker final last week. The skilful playmaker is one...
View ArticleManchester United without Sir Alex or Wayne Rooney, Chelsea with Jose...
As the 2012/13 Premier League season lurches towards its underwhelming end, the realisation for many a fan is that it left us with precious little memories, compared to other seasons – notably the most...
View ArticleIs Courtois ready to replace Cech at Chelsea?
Thibaut Courtois is the best young goalkeeper in the world. At just 21 he has already spent two years starting for Atletico Madrid, where he is on loan from Chelsea; a spell that has seen him break the...
View ArticleIs Jose Mourinho the right man to turn Chelsea’s young stars into superstars?
To all intents and purposes Jose Mourinho’s return to Chelsea has been secured, and there are already questions being asked about the futures of David Luiz, Branislav Ivanovic and Fernando Torres....
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