Mauricio Pochettino’s appointment at Chelsea has been one of the worst-kept secrets in football in the last couple of months. After an exhaustive search that took a list of candidates, interviews and heavy media speculation, the Argentine is the undisputed choice of Chelsea’s under-pressure hierarchy. After ending a chaotic season ending 12th in the Premier…
Frank Lampard was sacked by Chelsea on monday morning following a run of five defeats in eight Premier League games. The former midfielder end his reign at 18 months having led the Blues to the top four in his first season. Things would get tougher in an unprecedented season after a summer spending of £220…
Chelsea youngster, Billy Gilmour, has revealed the elements of awareness and timeliness on the pitch which are essential qualities of a midfielder, having honed his skills watching Cesc Fábregas. The 19-year-old midfielder broke into the first team in Frank Lampard’s first season as Chelsea boss and has won many admirers across the football world. After…
Chelsea lost to Wolves after a very lethargic performance from the blues. Some puzzling decisions from Frank Lampard combined with the tiredness of the team brought about a poor game from the London side. Wolves had lost the last two games since their win against Arsenal in which they lost their star striker Raúl Jiménez…
It is a crunch top-of-the-table London derby as the master takes on his apprentice on Super Sunday. Frank Lampard got the double over his former mentor, José Mourinho, last season and would hope for more of the same with the stakes even higher in 2020/21. This time it’s the league’s best attack against its best…
Chelsea are finally finding some balance. After a second-half capitulation at home to Southampton followed drab goalless draws after the October international break, Lampard has tweaked the setup to find balance within his team. The Blues reverted to a 4-3-3 shape to add control and creativity in midfield against Krasnodar and Burnley who sat deep….
The standards and expectations have gone back up at Stamford Bridge this season. However, each Chelsea performance so far has ended with positives but always left a reminder as to how much work is ahead for the Blues. They left the pitch with the same feeling last night as Tottenham advanced to the quarterfinals of…
A Stamford Bridge cracker awaits as Premier League Champions Liverpool travel to the home of challengers Chelsea. The Blues are expected to make a stronger campaign this season due to their £200million spending spree and this is an early indicator of what direction their season would go. After Chelsea beat City to mathematically confirm Liverpool’s…
The first round of Premier League action in the new 2020/21 season was unsurprisingly pulsating as hostilities returned across England, with eight games in the topflight. Football Castle takes a tactical look at the major talking points from Game week one. Leeds and Bielsa are taking no prisoners Leeds United might have eventually lost 4-3…
I do not think that Frank Lampard was anyone’s first choice for the Chelsea job, but gradually we all warmed to the possibility. The idea that a rookie coming off his first season in management will be handed the reigns at the bridge would have been laughed off a few years ago when Ancelotti was…
