Jamie Gittens might have a tougher time breaking into the Chelsea lineup next season, especially after the club’s approach for Geovany Quenda. It’s been a difficult spell for Gittens since arriving at Stamford Bridge.
Liam Rosenior has hinted at playing some young players in the FA Cup today, but we’re not predicting any starts. In the buildup to tonight’s game against Wrexham, Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior mentioned the two academy players he’s brought with the squad for the game.
Former Premier League goalkeeper Tim Howard has made a bold claim that Cole Palmer is Chelsea’s new Mohamed Salah. Salah is one of the best players to ever play in the Premier League, but things didn’t go to plan for him during his time at Chelsea.
Liam Rosenior feels Filip Jorgensen is more comfortable than Robert Sanchez at coming out of his box more often according to Ben Jacobs. Sanchez has had a very good season to date, but after a poor performance in last weekend’s defeat against Arsenal he was surprisingly dropped for the win against Aston Villa.
Chelsea want a “central versatile attacker” this summer with Morgan Rogers the name being heard according to Ben Jacobs. The Blues totally revamped their frontline with five attacking signings last summer, but it’s clear they are looking for more.
Former Premier League footballer Stan Collymore has said Alejandro Garnacho is the best winger he’s watched live this season, and claimed Chelsea can challenge Arsenal for the title next season.
Liam Rosenior has revealed Liam Delap will have opportunities to play in big games, and is confident he’ll make the most of them. Delap has struggled following his £30m move from Ipswich last summer, and has scored two goals in 27 appearances in all competitions.
Joao Pedro has been in hot form since Liam Rosenior was appointed, and the coach was asked today about what he’d done to help that. After the win over Aston Villa on Tuesday, which saw Joao Pedro score three goals, Liam Rosenior mentioned that he and his staff had been working on some positioning ideas with the Brazilian striker in training.
Liam Rosenior has confirmed Jamie Gittens is “really close” to a return after a spell on the sidelines with a hamstring injury. Gittens went off in the first half of the 3-2 win against West Ham last month, and has missed the last five Premier League games.
Gary Lineker believes Chelsea didn’t originally sign Joao Pedro thinking he was a striker, and have changed the position they imagined him featuring in.
Nicolas Jackson’s future at Bayern Munich is not yet decided according to a report today – we’re not convinced. The Sun have just put out a piece referring to their sources close to Nicolas Jackson, the Chelsea striker on loan at Bayern Munich.
Alejandro Garnacho got an assist for Joao Pedro in Chelsea’s win over Aston Villa on Wednesday, and after the game praised his teammate. Chelsea’s attacking
Manchester United are continuing to track the progress of Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos as they evaluate potential reinforcements for the centre of the pitch ahead of the summer transfer window.
Chelsea tore Aston Villa apart on Wednesday, and they got all three of their attackers into the team of the week from a stats site. It’s always a great day when we can post the WhoScored team of the Premier League Gameweek and see multiple Blues in there.