Calum McFarlane is scraping the barrel for attacking players right now – and will likely have to tweak his team tomorrow. Chelsea are having such a macro scale crisis that it’s easy to forget they’ve got a bit of an injury crisis too.
Moises Caicedo is convinced that he made the right decision to sign for Chelsea, and that the club will go in the right direction. Moises Caicedo famously almost signed for Liverpool before Chelsea grabbed him.
Chelsea could turn to their academy for attacking talents as the first team squad reaches rock bottom after more injuries. Calum McFarlane admitted that he could be forced to add some youth talent to his bench as Chelsea’s attacking options narrowed further this week.
Shim Mheuka is more than ready for a senior loan – and given his talent it’s a huge call for the sporting directors over where to send him. Shim Mheuka has just been nominated for the PL2 player of the year award after scoring 18 goals in 19 games.
Former Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has told Blues striker Joao Pedro to try and make a move to Barcelona. Shaun Wright-Phillips has been speaking about Chelsea’s car crash setup, and he’s told striker Joao Pedro to leave the club.
Xabi Alonso is creeping up the list of potential Chelsea managers – but it’s not clear if his football is suited to our squad. Xabi Alonso is now joint favourite to be named Chelsea manager for next season.
The defeat for Chelsea on Monday against Nottingham Forest should not have surprised anyone. The Blues had lost their past five league games, and a sixth being added to that list always felt likely.
Manchester United have ruled out a move for Cole Palmer this summer with the club deciding he isn’t one of their priorities according to reports. Palmer has really struggled this season, and missed a penalty in Monday’s 3-1 defeat against Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea will look to cut their losses and sell Liam Delap this summer according to former Arsenal striker Alan Smith. The Blues fought off interest from a number of Premier League clubs to sign Delap for £30m from Ipswich last summer.
Chelsea travel to Anfield on Saturday lunchtime to take on Liverpool in a huge game and Paul Merson has given his prediction. The Blues are languishing in ninth with just three games remaining, and facing the prospect of missing out on European football all together.
Chelsea are one of the clubs interested in a summer move for Sporting Lisbon’s Maxi Araujo according to reports. The Blues had a very quiet January, but are once again expected to be busy this summer with the squad in serious need of reinforcements.
Newcastle’s initial demands for Chelsea target Anthony Gordon were €90m according to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg. Having had a quiet January the Blues are once again expected to be busy this summer, with a the squad in serious need of reinforcements.
Aston Villa star and reported Chelsea target Morgan Rogers would be a “terrible” signing for the Blues according to journalist Matt Law. Having been quiet in January, Chelsea face a critical summer and are once again expected to be busy in the window with a number of issues in the squad needing to addressed.
Newcastle are willing to explore a move for Liam Delap this summer, but Chelsea insist he’s not for sale according to reports. The Blues fought off interest from a number of Premier League clubs last summer to sign Delap from Ipswich in a deal worth £30m.
Xavi Hernandez is already being dismissed as a possibility as Chelsea’s next manager by sources claiming it’s just agent talk. The story of Chelsea’s manager hunt is set to dominate the next few weeks and months, and this week saw a new candidate emerge.
There’s more bad injury news for Chelsea, with three potential starters ruled out for Saturday’s game against Liverpool. There were a few striking things about Chelsea’s team to face Nottingham Forest B on Monday – the start for academy teenager Jesse Derry chief among them.
Chelsea could see a significant improvement to their team on Saturday, with two start players capable of starting the game. Calum McFarlane is taking his press conference ahead of Chelsea’s game against Liverpool on Saturday, and the priority today was injury updates on two potential starters.
Chelsea’s players have been training all week after interim coach Calum McFarlane quickly dropped his nice guy stance. Interim manager Calum McFarlane gave his Chelsea players a short holiday after they beat Leeds in the FA Cup semi final.
The Overlap presenters have picked out the team who they believe will be in the biggest trouble next season. I think that you would have already guessed by now, seeing as this is a Chelsea blog, that we might have been mentioned here.
After four years in charge, Chelsea’s owners might finally be acknowledging that what they are doing is not working. I mean, many Chelsea fans, pundits, former players, journalists, and others noticed this and said this MANY years back now.
I think I agree with Glen Johnson when he says that Cesc Fabregas would “definitely get the players’ respect” at Chelsea. And to be honest for me, this is going to be the most important thing about the next permanent manager of Chelsea.
Kendry Paez was once considered one of the most exciting talents coming to Chelsea. His future is now in doubt. It’s easy to forget that Kendry Paez was for a while the young player Chelsea fans were most excited about signing.
Chelsea reportedly look to be open to selling Wesley Fofana this summer as his representatives have offered him to Barcelona. The French centre-back has struggled to find his best form at Stamford Bridge, despite initially looking like he’d be a fine signing after impressing at former club Leicester City.