Liam Delap has been under fire for his goalscoring record, and Liam Rosenior has made a point of defending him, as he did today. It’s been national defend Liam Delap week since his funny game against Hull on Friday.
Liam Rosenior was again asked about Cole Palmer and Reece James today, and gave an update on their fitness in his presser. This season has been all about Chelsea trying to get their best players on the pitch, and the last couple of weeks we’ve started to see things coming together.
Marc Cucurella’s hamstring injury is very damaging to the first team as he’s such a key player – and Chelsea still don’t know how serious it is. Things are going swimmingly for Chelsea at the moment, and the team is in good form.
Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson was absolutely buzzing to be drawn against Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup. The draw took place on Monday night, and Wrexham were drawn at home to Chelsea in the next round of the competition.
Barcelona are apparently still quite upset that Chelsea got the steal on one of their La Masia gems, striker Marc Guiu. They are still not over it, and as well as that, they are putting measures in place at the club to stop something like that happening again.
Chelsea are apparently aware of Nicolas Jackson’s transfer value dipping across this season as he’s rarely played for Bayern Munich. He might have been getting some appearances off the bench, but he’s rarely been a starter and on the occasion, has not even made the squad.
Morgan Rogers has long been touted as a Chelsea transfer target, and he’s a top player. Tottenham are now being linked as well. While there’s plenty of season left, it’s no surprise to see attentions turn to the summer.
Liam Delap has not had an easy first season at Chelsea, and that has meant increasing rumours about him leaving this summer. Chelsea have the most important third of their season still to play, but that’s not stopping speculation about action this summer.
Since leaving Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp has been making the most of his break from football management, taking some time to relax away from the touchline.
Paul Merson thinks Chelsea could have a major role to play in the title race after the latest twist on Wednesday evening. Arsenal threw away a 2-0 lead against Wolves and conceded a last minute equaliser meaning Manchester City have the chance to close the gap to just two points if they beat Newcastle this weekend.
Reece James has had to learn some hard lessons as a footballer and he’s revealed what he’s learned about his body as he’s got older. James has struggled with injury throughout his career, but it now seems those problems are firmly behind him, and he’s back to performing at his best for Chelsea.
Chelsea academy wonderkid Jesse Derry has been spotted in first team training again after making his debut last week. Well, Derry isn’t strictly a Chelsea academy graduate because he didn’t really come through Chelsea’s academy as such.
Romeo Lavia is nearing the end of his detailed rehabilitation plan, which Chelsea hope will see him return to action for good according to reports. Lavai has been plagued by injury since joining from Southampton in the summer of 2023 in a deal worth up to £58m.
There has been some bizarre news this week as a journalist encourages Chelsea fans to watch Romeo Lavia ‘turn his head’. Yes, you did read that correctly.
Reece James has admitted he found being Chelsea captain “super tough” at first because of the pressure and the fact he wasn’t fit. James was named captain at the start of the 2023/2024 season by Mauricio Pochettino after Cesar Azpilicueta left the club.
Cole Palmer’s friend says he will get the player back ‘home’ to his favourite team, suggesting it’s Manchester United. I’m sure Palmer will not be too grateful to his pal for writing this on his Instagram account this week, after Palmer first initially shared a photo of the two of them.
Current Chelsea player Axel Disasi, who is out on loan with West Ham United, has referred to his time at The Blues as ‘a little bit crazy’. Disasi says that his overall life experience basically managed to see him through some struggles at Chelsea, although his story, or nightmare there, is not over yet.
Reece James has opened up about his early struggles when he first became captain at Chelsea while dealing with injury spells. The 26-year-old was officially appointed as Chelsea's captain back in August 2023 following the departure of his predecessor Cesar Azpilicueta earlier in the summer.
Liam Rosenior is still experimenting with how he wants to set up his Chelsea team, and it’s been suggested he could try a back three again. Chelsea are into the all important final third of the season, and Liam Rosenior is finally getting some training ground time.
Marc Cucurella has established himself as a top 1 on 1 defender, with the proof of that coming in quotes from one of the world’s best. Michael Olise is an incredible player, one we’d kill to have at Chelsea.
George Jobling has completed a mid-season move to Tottenham Hotspur. The highly rated teenager becomes the latest starlet to leave Cobham. Chelsea are continuing a worrying trend of losing top academy talents.
In a recent report, Calciomercato claimed that Chelsea are set to rival Liverpool for Juventus defender Gleison Bremer. It has been stated that the Blues are showing interest in bringing the Brazilian centre-back to Stamford Bridge this summer.
Romeo Lavia is close to his latest return from injury, and will be back in full team training very soon, with first team minutes to follow. This week Chelsea have had the first midweek without a game since Liam Rosenior took over, and the new manager decided to give the majority of his group a well deserved break of four days.
Yan Diomande is a rising star in world football, and Chelsea continue to be linked with interest in the RB Leipzig winger. Chelsea have spent a lot of money on wingers in recent years – last year Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke were shipped out, and the Blues bought Jamie Gittens and Alejandro Garnacho.
Hugo Ekitike already looks like a Premier League star having made the move to Liverpool in the summer. A year ago, it was Chelsea being linked. Every now and again we like to look back at what was going on a year ago today.
Wayne Rooney expressed his concerns over Liam Rosenior's future at Chelsea despite having no doubt about the Blues boss' coaching ability based on the time they worked together.