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Pochettino out, Maresca in, as Chelsea ring the managerial changes again.

Well, here we go again. The coaching carousel continues to spin at Chelsea Football Club. I really thought that Mauricio Pochettino would have the chance to take this young squad further, and build on what was achieved. And things were achieved last season. I firmly believe steps were taken in the right direction to get… Continue reading Pochettino out, Maresca in, as Chelsea ring the managerial changes again.

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Mauricio Pochettino should be Chelsea manager next season.

Yesterday’s match against West Ham was the best Chelsea have played since the Boehly-Clearlake consortium took ownership of the club. It’s also the first time I have truly been convinced that there is something to work with under Mauricio Pochettino. Sacking him now, just as the team is looking like they are making proper strides… Continue reading Mauricio Pochettino should be Chelsea manager next season.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.