Frank Lampard advises Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori after being called up to the England senior squad.
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Real Madrid will challenge Juventus in the race to sign Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante, Sport reports.
The World Cup winner with France has spent the last few years turning himself into one of the…
Shaka Hislop and Mark Donaldson debate the merits of a loan move for Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic in January.
Craig Burley explains why it was so important for Chelsea’s young core to get a victory at Lille.
Didier Deschamps wants Chelsea boss Frank Lampard to play Olivier Giroud more often in exchange for the France manager’s leaving N’Golo Kante in London for last month’s European Championship qualifiers.
Kante on Thursday was called up for Les Bleus’ October Euro qualifiers along with Kylian Mbappe — who missed out last time due to a hamstring injury — and Giroud, who has seen limited minutes with Chelsea this season.
And Deschamps joked at a press conference that he would like Lampard to…
Christian Pulisic has only played in one of Chelsea’s last five games, but Steve Nicol isn’t hitting the panic button yet.
Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic has struggled to get playing time, but ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti says the midfielder is still young and can grow from this experience.
Former USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann offers his opinion on Christian Pulisic’s start at Chelsea and what the American star needs to do to be successful.
Frank Lampard hopes Chelsea will continue striving to make improvements following their 2-0 win over Brighton.
United States international Christian Pulisic has not been included in Chelsea’s matchday squad for the Champions League clash with Lille.
Aside from the Carabao Cup third round tie with third tier Grimsby which Frank Lampard’s side won 7-1, Pulisic has not featured for Chelsea since a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United on Aug. 31.
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Lampard has started with Mason Mount and Willian supporting Tammy…
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Craig Burley explains why it was so important for Chelsea’s young core to get a victory at Lille.
Christian Pulisic has only played in one of Chelsea’s last five games, but Steve Nicol isn’t hitting the panic button yet.
Chelsea delivered a European boost when Willian’s well-timed right-footed volley on 77 minutes earned Frank Lampard his first Champions League points as Blues boss.
The former midfielder’s tactical tweak saw Reece James and Marcos Alonso adopt wing-back roles while Cesar Azpilicueta, Fikayo Tomori and Kurt Zouma made up a back three that fooled Lille, who simply couldn’t cope with the Blues’ initial width and control when in possession.
Lille benefitted from Chelsea’s poor zonal marking to draw…
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LILLE, France, Oct 2 (Reuters) – A brilliant late strike by Willian earned an otherwise unimpressive Chelsea a 2-1 win at Lille in Champions League Group H on Wednesday.Brazilian Willian volleyed home with 12 minutes left after Tammy Abraham’s opener had been cancelled out by Lille’s Victor Osimhen in the first half.Chelsea are third on three points behind second-placed Valencia who beat the Premier League side in the opening round of matches.Ajax Amsterdam top the standings with a maximum six points…
Christian Pulisic has only played in one of Chelsea’s last five games, but Steve Nicol isn’t hitting the panic button yet.