Shaka Hislop believes Chelsea took an unnecessary risk in resting Eden Hazard in their 1-1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League semi final first leg.
Chelsea captain Gary Cahill has launched a stinging attack on Maurizio Sarri, saying he struggles to show any respect for the manager who has sidelined him at Stamford Bridge.
Sarri has publicly said that Cahill is not technically good enough to play a possession-based style of football, leading to the defender not making a single competitive appearance since November and being in the matchday squad on only four occasions since then.
Cahill, 33, has now told the Daily Telegraph Sarri’s treatment…
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri insists Callum Hudson-Odoi will not be joining Bayern Munich this transfer window.
Chelsea are struggling to offload fringe players Danny Drinkwater and Gary Cahill ahead of Thursday’s transfer deadline, a source close to the situation has told ESPN FC.
Cahill, the club captain, has a range of offers from abroad but a source has said the centre-back’s wage demands will have to be lowered in order for him to find a move. Chelsea, meanwhile, are struggling to find a buyer for midfielder Drinkwater.
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Arsenal have identified Manchester United’s Eric Bailly and Chelsea veteran Gary Cahill as potential January replacements for Rob Holding, sources have told ESPN FC, following the defender’s cruciate ligament injury.
Holding, 23, is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament during the 2-2 draw against United at Old Trafford last week and although Unai Emery’s team have since been boosted by the return to fitness of Laurent Koscielny following…
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Gary Cahill to AC Milan
Milan’s injury issues in defence could open the door for a shock move to the San Siro for out-of-favour Chelsea centre-back Cahill. The former England…
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LONDON — Gary Cahill will remain as Chelsea’s captain despite uncertainty surrounding his future at Stamford Bridge, coach Maurizio Sarri has said.
Cahill, yet to start a Premier League match this season, said in September that he faced a “tough decision” over whether to leave in January if he does not play more regularly.
Cesar Azpilicueta captains Chelsea when Cahill is not playing and Sarri said that, after consulting his players, he would not change the hierarchy.
“As we have seen in the last…
Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri believes his side are not on the same level as title rivals Liverpool and that they have a lot of work to do after their 0-0 draw with West Ham.
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Stewart Robson explains why Maurizio Sarri’s side struggled to come away from the London Stadium with a victory over West Ham.
Olivier Giroud said he sympathises with Gary Cahill’s unhappiness at his lack of playing time for Chelsea this season, but that he hopes the defender does not seek a move away from Stamford Bridge in January.
Cahill replaced the injured Antonio Rudiger against West Ham on Sunday to make his first Chelsea appearance of the season, three days after he said he is likely to look to leave the club in the New Year if he remains out of Maurizio Sarri’s plans.
Giroud, who left Arsenal for Chelsea in January…
Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri hopes striker Alvaro Morata has better luck in the future and that his side were unfortunate not win beat PAOK by more goals in the Europa League.
Chelsea defender Gary Cahill is considering leaving the Premier League club in January as he is frustrated with the lack of game time he is getting under new coach Maurizio Sarri.
The centre-back has not played since Sarri took over from Antonio Conte at the start of the season, and says he could call time on his career at Stamford Bridge when the transfer window reopens if his situation does not improve.
“I don’t want to jump the gun, but as things stand at this time, probably, yes,” Cahill told…
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Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy has decided to retire from international football, telling England manager Gareth Southgate that he will “not shut the door completely” but would rather focus on club football.
Vardy, 31, was part of England’s World Cup squad, but he told the Guardian that his infrequent appearances — four in seven games, with a start only in the final group-stage game against Belgium — contributed to the decision.
“When you get selected, you want to be playing,” Vardy said. “If you’re…
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop gives his take as to which big name players could still be on the move, but will Kylian Mbappe join Real Madrid?
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Cahill ready to fight for Chelsea place
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Gary Cahill admitted it was “bizarre” for England to prepare to face Belgium with people suggesting it was better for them to lose, but insisted that finishing second in Group G will not derail their momentum at the World Cup.
Defeat has actually given England what appears on paper to be a more favourable knockout path, though they must now face a dangerous Colombia team in the round of 16 rather than a Japan side who only qualified from Group H thanks to a better fair play record than Senegal.
Cahill…