Bharath Rammr 
When Chelsea were one of the three teams in the Premier league who made the 100% start to the season, there were some sceptics claimed that the blues have not faced any top opposition yet. However, Chelsea were seen as being sufficiently strong across the pitch after having spent more than £100 million in the … Read more
Nemanja Matic’s second spell at Chelsea seemed to be heading for a quick conclusion after the club brought in N’Golo Kante from Leicester City for £30 million. As an expensive signing, Kante was expected to replace Matic as the defensive midfielder considering that the Serbian had gone through an extremely poor campaign in the 2015-16 … Read more
Towards the end of the summer transfer window, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte was really concerned with the club’s lack of defensive strength in numbers. This made the club act decisively by bringing in David Luiz and Marcos Alonso on deadline day. The weekend’s game against Swansea was disappointing for the blues in a number of … Read more
Diego Costa is probably one of the most hated players in the Premier League outside the realm of Chelsea FC. The Spaniard has the goals to prove his quality – 36 goals in 58 league appearances – but they have come at the cost of his image. Costa was always known as a fiery player … Read more
Saturday’s Manchester derby saw Pep Guardiola once again get the better of Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese has suffered immensely at the hands of Guardiola in the past and there were no signs of a change at Old Trafford on Saturday. Mourinho and Guardiola stuck with similar tactics and the result also had a familiar look … Read more
As Antonio Conte becomes yet another manager to take charge of Chelsea, the onus is very much on the Italian to last throughout his contract at the club. The blues tried to refrain from sacking the managers, but were ultimately left with a little choice concerning Jose Mourinho last season. Chelsea have an illustrious history with regard … Read more
One of the iconic aspects of the Chelsea team that became a global superpower – after the arrival of Roman Abramovich – was Claude Makelele. The Frenchman was reportedly let go by Real Madrid after their president Florentino Perez was not impressed with the ‘marketability’ of the little Frenchman who lacked the good looks of … Read more
There is always a nervousness and edginess in the squad whenever a new manager comes to a club. The players do not know whether they would retain, improve, or drop-down when it comes to their position in the squad. There are numerous instances of first-team regulars being dropped by a new manager and Cesc Fabregas … Read more
Antonio Conte may no longer complain about the lack of numbers in central defence after bringing in David Luiz for £30 million on transfer deadline day. With the re-signing of the Brazilian, Chelsea have four central defenders to choose from. This is an extremely healthy number especially considering that Branislav Ivanovic is also capable of … Read more
Chelsea took their summer spending beyond the £100 million mark after bringing in David Luiz and Marcos Alonso on the final day of the transfer window. Along with summer signings N’Golo Kante and Michy Batshuayi, it seems that manager, Antonio Conte, has been able to strengthen all the areas of the pitch quite significantly in … Read more