In the 26-year history of the Premier League, it’s difficult to remember many more dramatic shifts in style between Chelsea pre-Maurizio Sarri and Chelsea under the Italian manager.
Even Arsenal’s transition from George Graham’s defensive-minded football to Arsene Wenger’s artistic attacking was aided by the one-season reign of Bruce Rioch, who had the demeanour of Graham but preached the importance of playing out from the back and loaded his side with creative talent. Chelsea have not had that…
Emerson and Eden Hazard answered Daniel Sturridge’s initial goal to beat Liverpool at Anfield and move on to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp considers Chelsea as serial title contenders and praises how quickly Maurizio Sarri has implemented his style of play on his squad.
Chelsea’s assistant coach Gianfranco Zola believes that as the season goes on the team will improve and ultimately help Eden Hazard to reach his full potential.
Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno talk tactics behind Liverpool’s matchup with Chelsea this weekend after the Reds were bested by Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.
English Carabao Cup: Eden Hazard (85′) Liverpool 1-2 Chelsea
English Carabao Cup: Emerson (79′) Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
English Carabao Cup: Daniel Sturridge (46′) Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea
Eden Hazard joked that he had no choice but to score the sensational solo goal that sealed Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup third round because N’Golo Kante had told him he did not want to take a penalty.
Chelsea trailed at Anfield from the 58th minute when Daniel Sturridge acrobatically fired beyond Willy Caballero, but Emerson Palmieri bundled in a controversial equaliser before Hazard beat five Liverpool defenders in the course of a dazzling move and smashed the winner…
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.
Stewart Robson explains why Maurizio Sarri’s side struggled to come away from the London Stadium with a victory over West Ham.
Andriy Yarmolenko had a painful miss in front of goal which could have given Manuel Pellegrini’s West Ham their statement win of the young Premier League season.
Andriy Yarmolenko had a painful miss in front of goal which could have given Manuel Pellegrini’s West Ham their statement win of the young Premier League season.
Andriy Yarmolenko had a painful miss in front of goal which could have given Manuel Pellegrini’s West Ham their statement win of the young Premier League season.
Craig Burley isn’t interested in hearing about how the Europa League affected Chelsea’s play after they dropped points for the first time this season.
Craig Burley isn’t interested in hearing about how the Europa League affected Chelsea’s play after they dropped points for the first time this season.
There is no doubt among Chelsea supporters that under Maurizio Sarri’s management their team is playing a more entertaining and enterprising brand of football. An unbeaten start to the season with six wins from seven matches in all competitions has brought Sarri plenty of praise, but the last two matches, a 1-0 away win against PAOK in the Europa League and a 0-0 draw at West Ham in the Premier League, saw the first serious questions being asked of the Italian’s strategy.
Although both games were…
Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper.
Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.
Frenkie de Jong to Barcelona
Ajax midfielder De Jong continues to be linked with a move to Barcelona, and according to Mundo Deportivo he remains a priority signing. The…
N’Golo Kante had an off day in the World Cup final, but Julien Laurens and the FC crew explain why he was pivotal to France’s triumph in Russia.
As if it were possible to love him even more, stand by and wait for your admiration of N’Golo Kante to grow ten-fold.
The story goes that after playing a central role in Chelsea’s 4-1 win over Cardiff City on Saturday, Kante was due to spend the rest of the weekend in Paris with his family.
Unfortunately, the France midfielder missed his Eurostar train and was therefore stranded in London as a result.
The devout Muslim used his mobile phone to search for a local mosque where he could partake in…
Maurizio Sarri understands John Terry would like to continue playing, but Chelsea are leaving the door open for a possible coaching role at the club.
Jorginho says Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is a man of routine and is unlikely to shake up the team’s lineup, unlike new Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti. Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has confirmed that there was “some contact” with Paris Saint-Germain this summer but he is happy to have stayed at Stamford Bridge where he feels “good.”
Kante, 27, was an important member of France’s World Cup-winning squad in Russia, but despite heavy links with a return to his home country after former coach Antonio Conte was replaced by Maurizio Sarri, the former Leicester City man is happy to still be in London this season.
“There was no particular desire to go…
Maurizio Sarri understands John Terry would like to continue playing, but Chelsea are leaving the door open for a possible coaching role at the club.
Jorginho says Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is a man of routine and is unlikely to shake up the team’s lineup, unlike new Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti. Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has confirmed that there was “some contact” with Paris Saint-Germain this summer but he is happy to have stayed at Stamford Bridge where he feels “good.”
Kante, 27, was an important member of France’s World Cup-winning squad in Russia, but despite heavy links with a return to his home country after former coach Antonio Conte was replaced by Maurizio Sarri, the former Leicester City man is happy to still be in London this season.
“There was no particular desire to go…
Julien Laurens shares the latest on N’Golo Kante’s links to PSG, while the rest of the FC crew explain the impact his leaving would have on Chelsea.
Steve Nicol says Thomas Tuchel’s attitude at PSG is exactly what a player should want in their manager.
Paris Saint-Germain want to strengthen their club in defence and in central midfield with more than three weeks until the French transfer window closes, but they have accepted that they are unlikely to sign N’Golo Kante from Chelsea, a source close to the club has told ESPN FC.
Premier League clubs have until Thursday afternoon to finalise deals while, like most of Europe, Ligue 1 has until the end of the month.
That has made it improbable they will land Kante, their priority midfield target, and…
Gab Marcotti says N’Golo Kante wouldn’t fit at Barcelona, but Craig Burley and Shaka Hislop think he could be a replacement for Sergio Busquets.
The transfer window is open, and Transfer Talk has the latest rumours making the rounds. Follow along with our daily blog throughout the summer.
TOP STORY: Chelsea in fight to keep stars from Spain
After being thoroughly impressed by his performances at the World Cup, Barcelona have come to the conclusion that N’Golo Kante would be the perfect addition to their midfield ahead of the new season, according to the Sun.
The Catalan giants have already signed Brazilian schemer Arthur as a direct…
France’s Antoine Griezmann insists achieving his childhood dream of winning the World Cup is all he cares about and not whether he scores or wins personal accolades.
Attention now turns toward the World Cup final as Croatia must find the legs to face France on Sunday.
Paul Pogba admits that France expected to win the 2016 Euro final, but won’t make that mistake in the World Cup final.
MOSCOW — It was two years ago, almost to the day. France were in the final of “their” European Championship at home against Portugal. Four days before that, they beat Germany, the World Champions, 2-0 in Marseille. The Euros were theirs, but the reality couldn’t have been any different.
As in 1984, in the same competition, and as in 1998, in the World Cup, Les Bleus were going to win the competition they organised. However, the game on July 10 against Portugal didn’t go according to plan. France…