1. NONI MADUEKE (9.6) Back-to-back Man of the Match awards for Noni, who’s having the best two-game spell in his budding Chelsea career. Here’s to many more in the future. Madueke not only ripped Wolves to shreds after causing a bit of stir locally with his social media activities, but he delivered a potentially iconic …
Real Madrid beat Valladolid 3-0 in their first game at home this season, with goals from Fede Valverde, Brahim Diaz and a debut goal for Endrick. Carlo Ancelotti, in the presser, talked about Kylian Mbappe’s form, about which he said: “He is a spectacular striker, very fast, very good without the ball, he attacks from …
This game went from 0 to 100 even before kick-off thanks to Noni Madueke’s quickly-deleted social media post calling the city of Wolverhampton the worst place on Earth, or some such. The city should send him some flowers for restoring all this local pride! But it were Chelsea who struck first, inside of two minutes …
Chelsea began the season with Robert Sánchez restored as first-choice goalkeeper, at the expense of Đorđe Petrović, but we have brought in Filip Jörgensen (also at the expense of Petrović) and supposedly per Enzo Maresca’s specific requirements. And for the WAGNH Community, there’s no better time for the former Villarreal man’s debut than tonight against …
The already crowded group of attacking players in the Chelsea squad is about to get even more crowded, with the Blues reportedly agreeing a deal to sign João Félix, and this time on a permanent transfer rather than just a loan like a couple seasons ago. It’s unclear where exactly the 24-year-old fits in with …
We’ve been here before with Trevoh Chalobah, and more than once, but this time it feels a bit more final. The Chelsea Academy graduate, who recently celebrated his 25th birthday, has been the subject of exit rumors in most of our recent transfer windows, but he’s ended up staying — and eventually playing and playing …
Conor Gallagher played the full game in England’s 3-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday as preparations continue for Euro 2024, which starts in just ten days. Afterwards, he talked to the assembled media, touching briefly on Chelsea appointing our newest head coach, Enzo Maresca. Maresca may be relatively new and inexperienced when it …
The next head on the BlueCo Chelsea chopping block is Enzo Maresca, and we are here to analyze his style. Let’s get straight to it then! Tactics In short, it’s all about possession, baby! Formation At Leicester, Maresca lined up with either a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-3-3 formation on paper, but in practice, both of …
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the media ahead of the team’s Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, and was asked specifically about the team’s character to score late goals. “That’s a complicated question. It depends. But there is something special about this club; so many times can’t be …
Pop quiz, hotshot! Who is the last Chelsea manager to stay for at least five years? Don’t think too hard, most of us weren’t even alive back then. The answer is Dave Sexton, who was here for almost exactly seven years, from 1967 to 1974. He’s one of just six (6) managers in our entire …