It was only a month ago that Chelsea found themselves 10 points adrift of Tottenham in the race for Champions League qualification. Five games later and Antonio Conte suddenly has a very real chance of reaching the top four to salvage something from what has been a dismal title defence. Spurs have won just one […]
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The common perception in England is that the Premier League is the world’s greatest – but Spanish fans certainly now have a strong case to dispute that. After Atletico Madrid dumped Arsenal out of the Europa League at the semi-final stage on Thursday night, Spanish sides have beaten their English counterparts in 23 of their […]
According to former Italy stopper Paolo Conti, Roma’s Alisson is the ‘best goalkeeper in the world right now’. The Brazil international has been a huge hit in the Eternal City and remains a target for Liverpool and Real Madrid. Conti is adamant that Alisson is a better player than others in his position and believes […]
Bayern Munich are set to explore the option of signing Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata this summer if Robert Lewandowski leaves the club to join Real Madrid. The Poland international looks nailed on to move to the Bernabeu, having held contract discussions with the club’s representatives in a series of meetings last month. Despite Lewandowski’s wishes […]
Chelsea go into the London derby at Stamford Bridge lying five points behind their fourth-placed rivals and, with only seven games to go in the Premier League season after the match, anything other than a win would leave Conte’s team with an almost impossible task. And the Chelsea manager is struggling with injuries to two […]
Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has admitted he is frustrated with his lack of goals since joining from Arsenal in January. The Frenchman made the switch between London clubs for £18million with hopes to improve his chances of making his country’s World Cup squad this summer. But the 31-year-old, who has been battling with Eden Hazard […]
Chelsea have made the first move to sign in-demand Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi. The 25-year-old Inter captain is a target for a number of Europe’s top clubs, including Real Madrid, after scoring 22 goals in 26 appearances for the Serie A side this season. Icardi has scored 103 goals in 180 appearances in Serie […]
Roberto Martinez has rejected the idea of following Antonio Conte’s lead and deploying Eden Hazard as a ‘false nine’. Hazard has been asked to operate through the centre by Chelsea at times this season with Alvaro Morata out of form and Michy Batshuayi out of favour. It is not a role he enjoys, however, and […]
Antonio Conte attacked the new VAR system for a “big, big mistake” in not awarding Chelsea a penalty during their extraordinary FA Cup third-round replay victory over Norwich City. The Chelsea manager even said that the decision not to award a spot-kick in extra time, when Willian was challenged by Norwich’s Timm Klose, could only […]