Chelsea are on the midst of a mid-season slump after drawing 0-0 at home against Leicester on Saturday. The result meant that the Champions are winless in their last four matches in all competitions. The result will do little to lift the air of siege that has settled around a manager who could do no […]
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In a bit of a shock, Carlo Ancelotti is reportedly in line to succeed Arsene Wenger at the end of the season. The expectation was that Ancelotti would succeed Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge, but with the feeling growing that this will be Wenger’s last season at Arsenal, the Evening Standard is reporting that Ancelotti […]
Chelsea have started the search for their new manager with Antonio Conte almost certain to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. The three frontrunners to replace Conte are Juventus coach Max Allegri, former Barcelona boss Luis Enrique and Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri. Here is a look at the careers and achievements of […]
Antonio Conte has launched extraordinary attacks on Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho, going as far as to suggest that the Manchester United manager has ‘demenza senile’, Italian for senile dementia. Conte’s comments come after Mourinho said on Thursday: “Because I don’t behave as a clown on the touchline, it means that I lost my passion?” […]
The January transfer window has just opened and already Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is complaining, saying that he is ‘rarely given the players I ask for’. Conte has handed a January wishlist to Chelsea’s board having repeatedly stressed how short on numbers his squad is, but he believes that progress on his targets is going […]
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has cooled talk of a January move for Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini. Chiellini was a key player for Conte when he won three Serie A titles as Juve boss between 2011 and 2014 but the pair will not be reunited at Stamford Bridge. Conte is full of respect for Chiellini — […]
According to the Sunday Express, Arsenal are leading the race to sign Chelsea centre-back David Luiz as Arsene Wenger apparently wants to add another defender. Luiz has not made a Premier League appearance since Chelsea’s 1-0 win at Bournemouth at the end of October due to a knee injury, although reports suggest that he has […]
It’s been a long three months for Diego Costa, but the former Chelsea forward has been formally introduced as an Atletico Madrid player. Costa is set to wear Atleti’s No 18 jersey after unveiled in front of around 25,000 fans at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday, where he revealed he waited “a long time” to […]
Antonio Conte is optimistic next year can be even better than this one after Chelsea finished 2017 by hammering Stoke 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. One reason for the Conte optimism is the fact that he feels that Chelsea’s improved defensive record is a major positive to emerge from this season. He said: “I am very […]