Last night marked the end of the season at Stamford Bridge, with the final league game of the season played out there. The Blues have one game left now, away at Sunderland, before another miserable overall season ends.
Jamie O’Hara has had to admit that Chelsea’s decision to appoint Xabi Alonso – and Liverpool’s decision to appoint him – surprised him. Pundits who love to hate Chelsea and have enjoyed a fun few months of knocking the Blues now have to admit that things are looking up at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea are closing in on a deal for Valentin Barco with discussions ongoing with his representatives according to reports. The Blues are expected to be busy this summer, with new manager Xabi Alonso reportedly going to have a say in transfers.
Chelsea are among the Premier League clubs interested in West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen if they get relegated according to reports. Having had a quiet January Chelsea are once again expected to be busy in the summer, with reinforcements required in several areas of the squad.
There was a very surprise and strange Player of the Match named last night in the Chelsea vs Tottenham game. Spurs needed to win the game or at least draw it to ensure their Premier League safety for this season.
Calum McFarlane is hopeful Levi Colwill, Reece James and Joao Pedro will feature against Sunderland in the final game of the season. The trio missed Tuesday night’s game against Tottenham, which the Blues won 2-1 as they recorded their first Premier League win at home since January.
Former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher, who played alongside Xabi Alonso at the club, has delivered his verdict on Alonso at Chelsea. Carragher will be very emotionally split right now, being friends with Alonso.
Chelsea face Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League in just over an hour, and the team news for the game is in! We expected a few changes from Calum McFarlane given we played on Saturday afternoon, and we’ve got four of them in the end.
Chelsea take on Tottenham tonight at Stamford Bridge, knowing the crowd are desperate to see a performance. Chelsea take on Tottenham this evening at Stamford Bridge, Calum McFarlane’s penultimate in charge.
Xabi Alonso has his work cut out in improving Chelsea’s “mentality” as their young team continues to struggle with setbacks. The long reads about Xabi Alonso’s appointment are coming out, and there are some interesting angles about what Chelsea want from their new man.
Joao Pedro has had some very good news and some very bad news today – but it’s actually all good for Chelsea. It’s been quite the 24 hours for Joao Pedro.
Enzo Maresca is set to be Man City’s new manager – and Chelsea are expecting to get some compensation out of the move. It’s not yet confirmed, but all the rumours in the last 24 hours have been clear that Pep Guardiola is leaving Man City after ten years.
Xabi Alonso will be bringing all manner of innovation to Chelsea this summer, including on the physical side of things. There’s a trope when a new manager comes in of him criticising the fitness of the group he’s taking over, and blaming that for any early issues.
Xabi Alonso is the new Chelsea manager, and a big part of the decision to appoint him is tactical, according to sources at the club. Chelsea have managed to land Xabi Alonso as their new manager, against the odds, and the long reads are now coming out about how that all went down.
Every media brief Chelsea have put out since hiring Xabi Alonso as their new manager mentions the term ‘mentality monsters’. Apparently, Alonso wants the club to have a squad full of mentality monsters.
Joao Pedro is Chelsea’s men’s Player of the Season, after a great debut campaign at Stamford Bridge following a transfer from Brighton. Joao Pedro has been named Chelsea’s Player of the Season, the club announced this afternoon.
Chelsea striker Joao Pedro is apparently dreaming of joining Barcelona this summer, according to Spanish reports today. Pedro is currently having to deal with the major disappointment of not making the Brazil World Cup squad as Carlo Ancelotti made some huge decisions last night.
Chelsea’s focus on signing youngsters has put the club in a bad situation, and a predictable change of course is now coming. It was a busy weekend for Chelsea fans, with the FA Cup final happening on Saturday.
Xabi Alonso will be Chelsea’s “manager”, not “head coach” and that’s pretty significant for a number of reasons. There were some major Premier League games over the weekend, with the relegation battle and title all pretty much decided.
Xabi Alonso is known for his use of a back three, but that won’t be something he sticks to at Chelsea. Chelsea have their man – Xabi Alonso is in place as the new manager.
Chelsea have appointed Xabi Alonso as their new coach, and many Liverpool fans are very frustrated by that. Jamie Carragher went on Sky Sports news last night to talk about Chelsea’s appointment of Xabi Alonso.