It’s taken more than two years for Manchester City’s 115 charges case, with allegations of financial fair play, to get close to anything even resembling a final verdict. But you can almost guarantee that Chelsea’s case – and any subsequent punishments forthcoming from it – will take place a whole heap quicker than that. The […]
Aggression. Dominance. Control. That may sound like a war cry from an invading army of Vikings all those centuries ago, but those three words sum up much of Enzo Maresca’s philosophy on football. In acting upon those instincts, Chelsea found themselves in bother often during the Italian’s first season in charge – in fact, no […]
The 2024/25 season was an interesting one for Chelsea fans, as it heralded not one but two beloved anniversaries. In 2004/05, the Blues landed their maiden Premier League title and doubled up by lifting the League Cup trophy – José Mourinho’s ‘Special One’ era was born. And in 2014/15, there was a remarkable and spooky […]
You may have read our article that took a walk down memory lane to 2014/15; a season in which Chelsea won the Premier League title and also triumphed in the League Cup. But a decade earlier, the Blues had arguably accomplished an even greater feat: winning their first title of the Premier League era, and […]
Although football has a myriad of statistical categories and data definitions these days, for attacking players there’s still only two outputs that are truly measured and treasured: goals and assists. Once upon a time, they were treated separately: midfielders and wingers would be tasked with creating the assists, while strikers were charged with getting on […]