Juan Mata has been an integral part of Chelsea’s play since he joined under Andre Villas Boas in the summer of 2011. His influence last season was instant, scoring on his debut against Norwich. He played a vital role in providing much needed creativity in a side which relied on defence towards the latter parts [...]

Chelsea under Rafa Benitez at home and away are two completely different propositions at this current moment in time. At home Chelsea look tentative, slow and ponderous, while Chelsea at away look expansive and break on the counter. So, what’s the problem? Chelsea are given much less space at home than they are away, however, [...]

At the start of the January transfer window Chelsea bought the impressive Demba Ba from Newcastle for an undisclosed fee to ease the burden on Fernando Torres. However, Demba Ba shouldn’t just be mere back up, already against Southampton and his ten minute stint at Swansea, Ba has shown why he should be number one [...]

This summer has seen a flurry of new players join Chelsea, especially in attacking positions. Much of the limelight during the transfer window fell upon Eden Hazard, the £32m signing from Lille. There was comparatively little fanfare for the Brazilian Oscar. Combined with Juan Mata, the three make for a potent midfield just behind Fernando [...]

Ever since Ramires has come to the English game, I’ve been a big fan. Although slight in frame, he is someone who has energy in abundance and can change a game, Barcelona away sticks in the memory. However, with new signings coming in, his place in the team is in question, not only is his [...]

With Chelsea winning the Champions League and the big spending that has come from it, you may forget one of Chelsea’s best performers at the back-end of last season. Chelsea have brought in a lot of attacking talent in midfield, giving a lot of options in the 3 of a 4-2-3-1, however being too attacking [...]

At the weekend Chelsea won yet again under Roberto di Matteo with a result which kept the pressure on Tottenham and Arsenal, especially considering the latter lost to QPR over the weekend. The performance was dominant although Chelsea made it much harder than it needed to be, losing 2 goals in the space of a [...]

The comeback against Chelsea may prove to be the ‘turning point’ in the season for Man City after the crucial victory takes them within touching distance of Man United. Chelsea found out that a lack of ambition and cutting edge were to cost them, they were, for the most part, defensively sound however were very [...]

Over the last few weeks Michael Essien has returned from injury and although not looking his previous best, he has still looked comfortable on the ball, taking on a different role than when he was at his best, instead of making marauding runs like he used to, he has become more of a defensive midfielder, [...]

During this season there haven’t been many positives, we’ve looked lacklustre, inconsistent and a lot of the time just plain poor. Games against Arsenal and Aston Villa at home have typified this. However, there are bright sparks, two main bright sparks. Juan Mata and Daniel Sturridge have flanked either Fernando Torres and Didier Drogba this [...]