Chelsea defender Gary Cahill has revealed in the betting news why he thinks that the Blues have come unstuck in recent games against QPR and Swansea. The 27-year old puts the two shock defeats down to a lack of incision and has called upon his teammates to regain their consistency if they are to turn their season round.
Lucas Piazon has just joined a host of our youngsters on loan duty, as he completed a move to Malaga on loan until the end of the season. There are rumours circulating that we may have tied up a first-option on Isco as part of this deal, but im dismissing this as just paper talk, them putting two and two together, and coming up with seven.
The Belgian trio of Romelu Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois, and Kevin De Bruyne are the most notable players currently in the middle of loan deals around Europe, and there is a worrying trend between the three, they have all announced they are happy where they are, and are extremely keen to stay for longer than their loan spells.
If your club is in need of a decent priced striker, you’d be hard pushed to find a better breeding ground over the last few seasons than Celta Vigo.
Just about every Premier League club would have heard of Michu by now, a man who spent four years in Celta’s first team, then spending just a year at Rayo Vallecano before his move to Swansea.
The next man that could be on his way to the Premier League is Iago Aspas, a 25 year old who was Michu’s team mate for three seasons, and is Chelsea’s next target as they look to bulk out their striking options.
Roman Abramovic appears to be losing faith in his 50 million pound man and could offer Fernando Torres to Atletico Madrid as a sweetener to secure the services of Radamel Falcao.
Torres has been under constant scrutiny since he made the switch from Anfield to Stamford Bridge, and the signing of Demba Ba from Newcastle this month has been the ultimate hammer-blow to the Spaniard’s already fragile confidence and he is said to be more than willing to pack his bags and head home to where his career started.
Tottenham 2 Chelsea 4
(20th October 2012)
After conceding just three goals in their first five home matches of the campaign, many expected Chelsea to arrive at White Hart Lane trying to nick a one goal lead, and settle for that. But much like we will need at Swansea, we did much more than that. Going behind 2-1 early in the second half stunned the visitors, but a double from Juan Mata, and a strike from the now departed Daniel Sturridge, sent the three points over to the Bridge, and if you ever needed proof that Chelsea could break down a solid defence, this was it.
If I hadn’t have seen it for myself, I wouldn’t have believed it. Here we are, 60 minutes into the semi-final of the Capital One Cup, and cult-like chants of ‘Dem-ba Ba. Dem-ba Ba’ echo around the stadium, followed by ‘You’re f****** s***’ every time Fernando Torres received the ball.
This is a man with 14 goals in 33 games this season, hardly a paltry amount at all. Yet, at 1-0 down, against the run of play, we decided the best course of action would be to turn on the team, and make the stadium almost impossible to play in.
Opinion seems divided on the decision to axe Frank Lampard at the seasons end, but even more debate is flying around on who, if anyone, should replace him at the Bridge.
Chelsea have been accused of not nurturing their youth at all well, Romelu Lukaku was a prime example last season, signed for £17m, and left on the bench, only managing minimal game time during the Champions League winning campaign.
The transfer window may’ve only been open for a week, but Chelsea have already been busy in order to bolster their ranks, bringing in both Wallace and Demba Ba from Fluminense and Newcastle United, respectively.
After Didier Drogba’s acrimonious departure last summer, it was perhaps understandable that this would be Frank Lampard’s last year at the club, despite the pleas of Chelsea fans for one more season at least.
There is no doubt our number 8 can still play at this level, a double helped sink Everton weeks ago, and although only playing 12 times in the league so far, he has grabbed 6 goals, outstanding for a midfielder, but par for Frank Lampard.
