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'It’s quite bad' – Enzo Maresca provides worrying injury update after Atalanta defeat

'It’s quite bad' – Enzo Maresca provides worrying injury update after Atalanta defeat

Enzo Maresca is hopeful Wesley Fofana will be available for Saturday’s game against Everton after picking up an eye injury against Atalanta. Chelsea’s poor start to December continued as they slipped to a 2-1 defeat in the Champions League, and are now on a four match winless run.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 9
Chelsea’s social media silence highlights awkward situation around £50m transfer

Chelsea’s social media silence highlights awkward situation around £50m transfer

Matt Law of the Daily Telegraph is well connected at Chelsea, and won’t want to upset his sources there. But even he has to check in on the bizarre (and some would say outrageous) circumstances around Raheem Sterling.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 9

Atalanta vs Chelsea – Team News: Academy youngster trusted at last

Chelsea face Atalanta at Stamford Bridge in just over an hour, and the teams are in! Here are the full team line-ups for Atalanta vs Chelsea (kick off

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 9
One Chelsea player in Team of the Week – and why it’s bad news for the Blues

One Chelsea player in Team of the Week – and why it’s bad news for the Blues

While the focus right now is on tonight’s Champions League game, there is some interesting Premier League news coming out from the weekend just gone. The WhoScored team of the week is out, and it features one Blue after their 0-0 draw with Bournemouth – goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 9
Horrible stats show how much Chelsea player has struggled compared to Nicolas Jackson

Horrible stats show how much Chelsea player has struggled compared to Nicolas Jackson

Liam Delap’s shoulder injury picked up on Saturday against Bournemouth rules him out for a month at least, but it’s not just bad news for the former Ipswich man.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 9
Maresca refuses excuse ahead of third away game in a row

Maresca refuses excuse ahead of third away game in a row

Chelsea’s fixture list this season has been a little odd this season. They had a run of 4 games in 5 at home, then two separate runs of 3 games in a row playing away.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 9
'Anything can happen' – Enzo Maresca on potential January deal he can’t wait for

'Anything can happen' – Enzo Maresca on potential January deal he can’t wait for

Enzo Maresca took his press conference last night ahead of tonight’s game against Atalanta, and one of the questions was on the injury to Liam Delap. The striker has hurt his shoulder, and will be out for a month or more.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 9
'Some games he…' – Enzo Maresca is treating this player like Noni Madueke

'Some games he…' – Enzo Maresca is treating this player like Noni Madueke

With two games a week at the moment, there are a lot of press conference for Enzo Maresca to handle. That’s probably good, because there’s a lot to talk about.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 9
'Fortunately…' – Enzo Maresca gives update on two Chelsea players ahead of Champions League game

'Fortunately…' – Enzo Maresca gives update on two Chelsea players ahead of Champions League game

We’re into the real meat of the season now, and there’s so much for Enzo Maresca to talk about in every press conference at the moment. The weekend’s draw with Bournemouth is still fresh in the memory, and last night the manager was asked about a player who picked up an injury in that game.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 9
Predicted XI: Enzo Maresca faces big questions in one position for Atalanta game

Predicted XI: Enzo Maresca faces big questions in one position for Atalanta game

Chelsea take on Atalanta tonight in the Champions League, and we’re really curious to see what team Enzo Maresca puts out. As always, he’s got to balance the need to do well in the league with the need for an important win in the CL.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 9
'In love' – Unusually emotional Enzo Maresca has strong feelings for something you might not expect

'In love' – Unusually emotional Enzo Maresca has strong feelings for something you might not expect

Chelsea are not in great form in the league, and a little European trip will hopefully do them good. They’ve got to take on Atalanta tonight, knowing that a win puts them in a great position in the League Phase, but also that a defeat puts them in real trouble with just 2 games to go after tonight.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 9
'I think…' – Chelsea winger makes big prediction for tonight and this season

'I think…' – Chelsea winger makes big prediction for tonight and this season

Alejandro Garnacho is an experienced player in this Chelsea group, and he knows he has an important role to play in tonight’s game against Atalanta. The winger spoke very maturely in the pre-match press conference yesterday about the game ahead and how it will affect our season as a whole.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 9
Garnacho on the reasons why Maresca is always going to pick him ahead of Gittens

Garnacho on the reasons why Maresca is always going to pick him ahead of Gittens

Alejandro Garnacho has been working his way into the plans of Enzo Maresca over the course of this season since signing from Manchester United in the summer, and speaking to the Chelsea official website yesterday he discussed what he was able to offer this team.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 9
Chelsea heavily involved as another player gets hit with bad long term injury news

Chelsea heavily involved as another player gets hit with bad long term injury news

Chelsea are heavily involved once again as a player gets hit with bad long term injury news this week. The club have done well lately to get on top of their injuries.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 9
'I studied them' – Atalanta boss ready to face Chelsea after attending Cobham sessions

'I studied them' – Atalanta boss ready to face Chelsea after attending Cobham sessions

The manager of Atalanta might feel he has an advantage over Chelsea tonight after recently going to Cobham to study them. Enzo Maresca and Atalanta manager Raffaele Palladino have admitted to being good friends ahead of their two sides meeting tonight in the Champions League.

Chelsea FC News / HITC / December 9
Geovany Quenda suffers season-ending injury months before joining Chelsea

Geovany Quenda suffers season-ending injury months before joining Chelsea

Future Chelsea midfielder Geovany Quenda has suffered a foot injury that will sideline him for the rest of the 2025 season. The 19-year-old is having another strong year on an individual level, with this season being his final one before joining Stamford Bridge permanently.

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'Is it possible?' – Gianfranco Zola on how to setup with two Chelsea stars starting

Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola has been speaking about whether it’s possible to start to Chelsea stars together right now. A lot of the debate around recent results and games is Chelsea’s attack and how it’s not been very good lately.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 9
Nicky Butt believes Chelsea will sign ‘top, top player’ from Manchester United

Nicky Butt believes Chelsea will sign ‘top, top player’ from Manchester United

Former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt believes that Chelsea could sign a ‘top, top player’ from his former club. Butt has never been shy of giving an opinion and has always been very passionate about his former club, just like he was playing for them on the pitch as well.

Enzo Maresca News / Chelsea News / December 9
Enzo Maresca defends Chelsea’s away form and points towards busy schedule

Enzo Maresca defends Chelsea’s away form and points towards busy schedule

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has been defending Chelsea’s away form and has pointed towards the busy schedule. Of course the busy schedule has become a big issue in football but not just for Chelsea, for all the top clubs.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 9
Phil Jones says Chelsea are 'one or two players short' of challenging for the title

Phil Jones says Chelsea are 'one or two players short' of challenging for the title

Former Manchester United defender Phil Jones believes that Chelsea are one or two players short of challenging for the title. He’s not alone in that opinion either, it seems to be a regular view of many pundits, former players, and the Chelsea fan base right now.

Soccer News / Chelsea News / December 9
'Really clear, rich and distinct identity'- Gianfranco Zola ‘really impressed’ with Enzo Maresca

'Really clear, rich and distinct identity'- Gianfranco Zola ‘really impressed’ with Enzo Maresca

Former Chelsea player Gianfranco Zola says he is ‘really impressed’ with current head coach Enzo Maresca at the club. The Blues legend has been speaking to The Times this week and says that Maresca is ‘a serious coach’ and has created a very clear and distinct identity at his former club.

Chelsea FC News / Chelsea News / December 8
When Chelsea can expect key man to return after training absence is noted by journalists

When Chelsea can expect key man to return after training absence is noted by journalists

Chelsea are taking their open training session ahead of their game against Atalanta tomorrow night in the Champions League, and as always there were a few things to note in the session.

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