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Team Focus: Chelsea Striking Options Thin Beyond Diego Costa

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Team Focus: Chelsea Striking Options Thin Beyond Diego Costa Jose Mourinho’s sense of frustration was obvious. On Friday last week, he told a press-conference that Diego Costa would be fit to play in the Community Shield, despite suffering a hamstring problem in the friendly against Barcelona in Washington DC last week. Come Sunday, though, the striker ...

Player Focus: How Will Didier Drogba Fit in at Montreal Impact?

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Player Focus: How Will Didier Drogba Fit in at Montreal Impact? Major League Soccer has grown dramatically over the past decade or so, but North American football still isn't too accustomed to witnessing the scenes that greeted Didier Drogba upon his arrival in Montreal this week.The former Chelsea striker had barely stepped foot off his privately chartered flig...

Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Sunday's Community Shield

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Match Focus: Four Key Battles Ahead of Sunday's Community Shield Widely deemed as the English campaign's curtain raiser, the Community Shield takes to TV screens on Sunday as FA Cup holders Arsenal come up against domestic champions Chelsea, with the Gunners looking to secure glory for the second successive year. Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal side have been in im...

Player Focus: Premier League Transfer Rumour Round-Up

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Player Focus: Premier League Transfer Rumour Round-Up Alex TellesFilipe Luis’ forgettable year in England was brought to an end on Tuesday when the left-back was sold back to Atletico Madrid. The Brazilian arrived at Chelsea as one of the finest in his position in world football, yet was forced to contend with a peripheral role, with the unassumi...

Player Focus: Chelsea Would Have Left-Back Position Sewn Up with Baba Capture

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Player Focus: Chelsea Would Have Left-Back Position Sewn Up with Baba Capture Last summer, Chelsea effectively raided Atletico Madrid for three of their best players. Granted, Thibaut Courtois was already on the books at the Blues and his return was merely the culmination of his loan spell, though the acquisitions of Diego Costa and Filipe Luis weakened the former La Liga cha...

WhoScored Quiz: Premier League 2014/15 Round Up

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With less than three weeks to go until the start of the 2015/16 Premier League campaign let's see how well you remember last season......

Player Focus: Chelsea's Interest in Stones Comes as Little Shock

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Player Focus: Chelsea's Interest in Stones Comes as Little Shock Given their somewhat unrivalled dominance in the Premier League last season, it’s little wonder Chelsea have made minimal movements in the transfer window so far. Asmir Begovic and Falcao are the two stand out acquisitions, though those were only to cover the departing Petr Cech and Didier Dro...

Player Focus: Is Falcao Beyond Saving - Even by Mourinho?

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Player Focus: Is Falcao Beyond Saving - Even by Mourinho? In August, it will be 3 years since Falcao devastated Chelsea in just 45 minutes and left an indelible impression on a club that had already scouted him extensively. He left Chelsea’s formidable defensive unit looking pedestrian at best. Although the match itself could be dismissed as relative...

League Focus: 2015/16 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed

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League Focus: 2015/16 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed The Premier League season came to a head less than a month ago and already teams are looking to the upcoming campaign after the fixture list was announced on Wednesday. Clubs up and down the country will be planning for the start to the season in the hope of hitting the ground running to boost their...

Player Focus: Mourinho Tactics Inspire Terry's Return to Defensive Dominance

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Player Focus: Mourinho Tactics Inspire Terry's Return to Defensive Dominance On Sunday, John Terry played 90 minutes against Sunderland, meaning that he joined Gary Pallister as only the second outfield player since the Premier League began to play every minute of a title-winning campaign. By the end of the season, the sense was that he – and Jose Mourinho – were...