Two weeks ago, I was all geared up to write my ‘Pochettino out piece’. I was at the 4-2 defeat to Wolves and like every other home fan there, had been thoroughly disappointed by what I had seen. At the start of the season, my hopes were for Chelsea to have a couple of decent… Continue reading Give Pochettino ’til the end of the season.
Author: Stewart Freer
My Chelsea mid-season report.
If you had asked me at the start of the season ‘where would you like Chelsea to finish?’, my reply would have been for them to finish in the European places and have a good run in the cups. We’re halfway through the season now, and Chelsea are not far off achieving those aims of… Continue reading My Chelsea mid-season report.
Chelsea are a funny team to watch. Pochettino has much work to do.
Chelsea are in an interesting position this season. The table would suggest that they are not too far ahead of where they were towards the end of last season, despite a new head coach and hundreds of millions spent in the transfer window last summer. However, ask most supporters and they would be more positive… Continue reading Chelsea are a funny team to watch. Pochettino has much work to do.
The season’s not got going for Chelsea but I do have hope.
Well, we’ve arrived at the first international break of the season, and it’s a good time to look back at how the start of the season has gone. Well, from a Chelsea point of view, not brilliantly. This was seen as the season where Chelsea’s owners could really get sorted and implement their plan to… Continue reading The season’s not got going for Chelsea but I do have hope.
Pre-season: the movie trailer of football.
Pre-season is a weird time for football fans. It’s this massive run-up where not a lot happens and everything happens. The players return to training and the clubs use that for content on their social media channels. New kits are launched (even though they should be released every two years like Brentford do; well done… Continue reading Pre-season: the movie trailer of football.
What do Chelsea need to do this summer?
Well for one thing, they need to sort out who the hell is going to be in the squad next season. At the moment, the squad is far too big and unwieldy. So, we are going to see a lot of players leave, maybe even some we don’t want to see go. I think the… Continue reading What do Chelsea need to do this summer?
Manchester City are one step closer to history and Sheffield Wednesday pulled off the impossible.
Manchester City will win the Champions League this year. All respect to Inter and you do have to give it because they made the final having started the group stage in a group with Barcelona and Bayern Munich. But Manchester City have just taken things to another level recently. Not only have they made the… Continue reading Manchester City are one step closer to history and Sheffield Wednesday pulled off the impossible.
Mauricio Pochettino could be exactly who Chelsea are looking for.
So Chelsea look like they are going to go for Mauricio Pochettino as the next permanent manager. Given that results really haven’t picked up under Frank Lampard, there was never a real chance that Frank would be returning on a permanent basis. And I wouldn’t have put him in place as permanent manager anyway. Not… Continue reading Mauricio Pochettino could be exactly who Chelsea are looking for.
The UK is UEFA’s best bet for Euro 2028.
The UK’s final bid to host the 2028 European Championships is in. And it looks like a pretty good one. While England does dominate the bid, that is to be expected. I think the grounds are split quite nicely across the four countries. While England has the majority of grounds included in the bid, that’s… Continue reading The UK is UEFA’s best bet for Euro 2028.
Frank’s back for now, but Chelsea need to get their next move right.
Well, I did not expect to see Frank Lampard back at the helm at Chelsea so soon, even if it is only until the end of the season. I said at the time that Lampard was sacked that I hoped he would return someday, and be able to make a material success of the job.… Continue reading Frank’s back for now, but Chelsea need to get their next move right.
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