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June 18, 2020

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Fantasy Premier League, Features, Player Analysis, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

How does Timo Werner fit into Lampard’s Chelsea?

Following the confirmation of Timo Werner’s much-anticipated transfer to Chelsea, having activated his £48 million release clause, Football Castle takes a look at how the striker fits into Frank Lampard’s team. The striker set a number of appearances and goalscoring records for a young player in the Bundesliga and has steadily developed into one of…

March 18, 2020

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Premier League

Top Premier League games of the season

With the suspension of major leagues across Europe due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving football junkies like myself with the need to depend on movies for daily entertainment. We cast our minds back on the suspended 2019/2020 season as Football Castle presents our Premier League games of the season so far. Southampton 0-9 Leicester. 25…

December 21, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Premier League

The battle for fourth at Christmas

It is a special reunion for José Mourinho and Frank Lampard as Tottenham and Chelsea clash in the London derby. Lampard evolved into the Premier League’s greatest goalscoring midfielder under Mourinho’s tutelage at Chelsea, with the Portuguese undoubtedly a major influence in Lampard’s playing career. There will be no punches pulled on the pitch, however,…

December 3, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

Another big question for Chelsea’s kids

Since taking over in July, Chelsea have exceeded popular expectation under Frank Lampard’s management Utilizing the wealth of youngsters at his disposal amidst a transfer ban, Lampard has steadied the ship with some solid performances. Despite the reality-check of a trouncing at Old Trafford on matchday one, Chelsea have sealed impressive performances against Wolves, Ajax…

October 24, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Player Analysis, Premier League, Tactical Analysis, UEFA Champions League

Captain America to the rescue

Christian Pulisic produced the moment of magic in a Mature Chelsea performance against Ajax in the Champions League. The American has attracted attention in recent weeks for the lack of minutes offered by Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. The blues faced their toughest test of the season, and despite injuries in defensive ranks, kept a clean sheet away to one…

September 16, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

Lampard’s roller-coaster lads

Frank Lampard’s Chelsea are up for a roller-coaster season after yet another evidence of their buccaneering nature last weekend. The youngblues and their equally young manager have, however, been erratic at times in the Premier League this term. They did skip past the daunting challenge of Wolves at the Molineux helped by Tammy Abraham’s first…

September 6, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Player Analysis, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

Tammy Abraham the biggest vindicator of Chelsea’s loan system?

As Tammy Abraham scores goals and begins to look the part in the Chelsea first team squad this season. Parallels are drawn between his career and that of his ‘more senior’ counterpart only 29 days younger; Marcus Rashford. On the evening of 25 February 2016, Marcus Rashford debuted for Manchester United in an Europa League Round…

August 9, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

Straight into the deep end

Football is back! After an arduous three-month wait for proper football; the pick of the opening round of Premier League football was saved for last in Manchester United’s Sunday afternoon hosting of Chelsea. It presents Frank Lampard’s bow as Chelsea manager against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s revamped charges. Chelsea have lost once from 20 opening fixtures,…

May 28, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Tactical Analysis

Settling local scores in unfamiliar environments

Europa League specialist Unai Emery takes on Maurizio Sarri in a match that means everything to Arsenal’s season. A London derby played 2500 miles from its origin in the capital of Azerbaijan for an European trophy bearing all the extra incentives and sentiments; just adds that extra bit of desperation and feistiness to this Europa…

April 13, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Premier League, Tactical Analysis

Battle of wits and guts at Anfield

(AFP) As the destination of the league title gets clearer in just about every top five league in Europe, its crunch time in England. Liverpool versus Chelsea is always a massive clash and Sunday’s instalment is set to decide the fate of both teams this season; one slip could change it all, it has previously…

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