Marc Cucurella’s role as an inverted full back was a hallmark feature of Enzo Maresca’s time as Chelsea boss. Things have changed. Jason Cundy was on TalkSport this morning speaking very positively about Liam Rosenior’s impact at Chelsea.
Enzo Fernandez’s superb season is reflected in his stats, with the midfielder topping the Premier League for xG from midfield. Chelsea’s season is heading in the right direction, and results are on the up.
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.
Mamadou Sarr was Chelsea’s only January addition, and his made his first appearance on Friday. How many more games will he start? The Straight Out Of Cobham podcast this week had writer Luke Bosher speculate that we could see January arrival Mamadou Sarr play “6 or 7” full 90 minute games this season after his first team debut on Friday.
Cole Palmer is known as a penalty specialist, and has continued his great record this season. But what makes him so good? People have been putting an asterisk by Cole Palmer’s recent return to form and saying that a lot of the goals and xG he’s generated have come from penalties.
Nicolas Jackson has suddenly become a major topic again after it became clear he will come back to Chelsea this summer. There is speculation swirling around Nicolas Jackson once again, after an exclusive for the Times last night claimed he would not be staying at Bayern long term.
Moises Caicedo has been sensational for Chelsea this season, but his form has dipped a little. Contract talks could be affecting him. If you ask Chelsea fans who they expect to win their player of the year award, Moises Caicedo would be heavy favourite.
Levi Colwill is on the road to recovery post-ACL injury, and has been in training – but fans shouldn’t get too excited yet. Chelsea defender Levi Colwill is continuing his recovering from a serious knee injury, and recent picture of him training have fans excited.
Recent Chelsea arrival Mamadou Sarr has apparently made a good impression at Cobham with the help of Andrey Santos. The centre back was recalled early from his season long loan with sister club Strasbourg as Chelsea looked to tighten up the back line midway through the season.
An exclusive report via Caught Offside today claims that Chelsea see Nottingham Forest defender Murillo as a key target. They believe that the centre back has become a key transfer target for Chelsea ahead of the summer transfer window of 2026, but only time will tell whether The Blues can land their man.
Chelsea centre back Mamadou Sarr apparently still gets called Virgil van Dijk by his former youth team mates. It’s obviously a huge compliment for the young defender who was recalled by Chelsea from sister club Strasbourg in the January transfer window.
Marcos Senesi has been linked to Chelsea in recent weeks, but seem to have dropped out of the race as top European sides bid. A Tweet from Nicolo Schira today is saying more with what it doesn’t say that with what it does.
Nicolas Jackson is coming back to Chelsea from his loan at Bayern at the end of the season, but there may not be room for him. Chelsea still have a lot of season left to play, but the summer will be here before we know it, and there are big decisions already being made.
Nicolas Jackson will not be staying at Bayern Munich after the conclusion of his loan, and there is discussion about what’s next. Pete Rutzler’s piece in the Times last night brought a storyline that has been simmering beneath the surface back to the top of our minds.
Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds has been spotted reacting to Wrexham’s home draw against Chelsea in the FA Cup. Chelsea have drawn “Hollywood” Wrexham United in the FA Cup fifth round, with the game to be played away in March.
Chelsea are denying a massive rumour around an approach for Jurgen Klopp, despite his agent saying the opposite. Yesterday, some pretty big news came in suggesting that when Klopp left Liverpool, he was approached by Chelsea and Manchester United – but he rejected both approaches.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has doubled down on some Chelsea transfer news regarding striker Nicolas Jackson. The Blues player is currently on loan at Bayern Munich for the season, but it has become pretty clear that they will not be signing him in the summer when his loan deal runs out, and he will return back to Chelsea.
Nottingham Forest central defender Murillo has been linked with Chelsea, and quotes from Joe Cole make his feelings clear. Chelsea are once again being connected with interest in Nottingham Forest’s Brazilian central defender Murillo, and one person who would definitely be in favour of that is Joe Cole.
The Times have just dropped a rather interesting exclusive about Nicolas Jackson, just when we least expected it. They say that Bayern Munich, who have the striker on loan, are “unlikely” to make the deal permanent.
Chelsea have drawn “Hollywood” Wrexham United in the FA Cup fifth round, with the game to be played away in March. The FA Cup fifth round draw has been made, with Chelsea getting Wrexham away.
Chelsea’s players have come under scrutiny for their behaviour before their FA Cup match against Hull City. The Blues defeated Hull 4-0 away from home on Friday to advance to the last 16 of the competition.
Chelsea have a really impressive score in terms of xG this season, but their xG against leaves them training Arsenal. With 2/3rds of the season now gone, the stats collected on the campaign so far are pretty reliable in telling us about the different teams in the division.
Chelsea defender Mamadou Sarr has had some pretty incredible comparisons made in his young career so far, he responds to them here. The Sun have today done a really good piece talking about Mamadou Sarr, who made his Chelsea full debut on Friday.