Chelsea made it three wins from three games under Maurizio Sarri but needed an own goal from DeAndre Yedlin to see off Newcastle United. Eden Hazard opened the scoring from the penalty spot with his first goal of the season. However, the lead did not last long as Joselu headed in a cross from Yedlin in … Read more
Former Liverpool star Graeme Souness believes Maurizio Sarri would have to tweak his style of football to win trophies at Chelsea. Sarri was famous for playing his brand of attacking football at Napoli but he didn’t pick up silverware with the Serie A side. And Souness claimed that he isn’t impressed with “Sarri-ball” either but … Read more
Chelsea secured three wins on the bounce under Maurizio Sarri as late goals from Marcos Alonso and Eden Hazard were enough to see off Newcastle United. The Blues dominated proceedings from the first whistle but the Magpies held on to keep the scores level at half-time. The second half saw Newcastle turn up the heat … Read more
The Evening Standard reports that Chelsea have quashed rumours of a sale by Roman Abramovich. The Sunday Times had claimed that our owner had called US bank Raine Group to value the club, which was quoted at £2billion. The same bank had helped China Media Capital purchase a 13 per cent stake in Manchester City for … Read more
Chelsea are one of the few clubs with a 100% winning record after two Premier League games. The Blues brought in a new manager in Maurizio Sarri and the Italian has seen wins over Huddersfield Town and Arsenal so far. The game against the Gunners was a real test for the side but Marcos Alonso … Read more
Gary Cahill is being linked with a move to Turkish club Galatasaray, according to Fotomac (h/t Mirror) The English defender played 43 times for us last season but has not made an appearance for the Blues in the ongoing campaign. The 32-year-old, who currently earns wages in the region of £85,000-a-week, was not even part of … Read more
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has claimed that Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis misses him after criticising the lack of trophies during his stint at Napoli, as per ESPN. Napoli finished in the top-three during the three seasons Sarri was in charge and were second behind Juventus in the 2017/18 campaign. The report from ESPN claims that Sarri’s side finished … Read more
Former Premier League defender Danny Higginbotham believes Eden Hazard could be deployed as a ‘False 9’ under Maurizio Sarri, as per the Express. The Sky Sports pundit gave the example of Dries Mertens at Napoli and claimed Chelsea could see a couple of other players taking up the same role. Higginbotham was quoted by the … Read more
Danny Murphy believes Chelsea have to improve their defence under Maurizio Sarri if they are to win trophies. The former Liverpool man was speaking to bwin (h/t Express) and claimed Chelsea were tougher to break down under previous managers. “Sarri is looking to implement a very attacking style, but I think we’ve already seen how easily Chelsea can … Read more
The Metro claims Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are interested in Chelsea left-back Marcos Alonso. The Spaniard scored the winner in our 3-2 triumph over Arsenal and the report adds that the Blues are desperate to keep hold of Alonso. Chelsea cannot sign players since the Premier League transfer window is closed but the Blues can … Read more