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  • Thiago Silva warns teammates ahead of Chelsea exit

    Thiago Silva warns teammates ahead of Chelsea exit

    Departing Chelsea defender Thiago Silva has fired a passionate warning to his Blues teammates.

    Thiago Silva says the players failed to meet standards this season.

    As he prepares to return to Fluminense this summer, the 39 year-old told Sky Sports: “Thiago knows what it means to wear a Chelsea shirt, you know.

    “And if I have a message to send to the boys that are here today, I hope they understand that everything they did to get to Chelsea has to be worth it.

    “Because the season we’re having is not worthy of Chelsea. It’s not.

    “And I think they have to do more next year, they need to do more.”

    Silva also said of Chelsea supporters: “If you look at the games, the fans never left the team, never.

    “We were in ninth place, eighth, right? And the fans were always there.

    “They booed us off a little at the end of the match, but they’re always there in the stands, always with 40,000, 45,000.

    “If we were somewhere else, they could throw rocks at us – we know that happens in our country.

    “So these boys need to be aware that Chelsea has to fight for the top positions.

    “If we take a little of our ego and put it in favour of the team, I think it will work. If we don’t do that, the situation will hardly change unfortunately.”

  • EPL: Premier League suspends Chelsea captain, Reece James for four games

    EPL: Premier League suspends Chelsea captain, Reece James for four games

    Chelsea captain, Reece James will miss the next four games for Chelsea in the Enlish Premier League after being suspended.

    James bagged a straight red card during their 2-1 win away at Brighton after  kicking out at Joao Pedro in the heated encounter.

    James was sent off only 19 minutes after coming on as a substitute.

    Referee Michael Salisbury was advised to check the pitchside monitor following VAR intervention, where he brandished James with a straight red card.

    It is his second sending off this season and he will now miss four matches.

    That will see him ruled out of the final Premier League clash of the campaign against Bournemouth on Sunday, and the first three next games next season.

    The 24-year-old has been sidelined for most part of the season and only just came back from a lengthy inury layoff.

  • Why I loved Jackson’s goal celebration – Pochettino

    Why I loved Jackson’s goal celebration – Pochettino

    Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is delighted with the form of Nicolas Jackson.

    The striker has nine goals in the past 18 games for the Blues.

    Pochettino said: “I think Nico has the potential to be a very, very good striker, a fantastic striker. It is only about patience and time.

    “He got criticism from the beginning because he was always compared with Didier Drogba after he had been here a few years. And when I talk about the history of the club, it is the same… we are in the process of building a team to match the history of Chelsea.

    “To judge and be so radical with your opinions, be careful because it is about seeing what is going on and what we are doing here.

    “With Nico, through confidence and through working really hard, he is changing opinions.

    “I accept, if you are seeing things that you do not like then you can describe it but because football is so dynamic and can change, I am so happy that people are now seeing Nico in the way we saw him [earlier in the season].”

    Pochettino was happy seeing Jackson celebrate with the away fans in victory at Nottingham Forest.

    He said: “I am so happy about that [celebration] because I enjoy it when the fans enjoy it with the players. For me, it is more [important] than the relationship with the coach.

    “We need to create things where the fans really love the players because they are the principal actors.

    “With Nico, we backed him and we gave everything to be calm and work hard because we knew the capacity and quality he has and because he has the time to show it.

    “We are so happy and so proud this happened.”

  • EPL: Why Chelsea rejected me – Liverpool midfielder

    EPL: Why Chelsea rejected me – Liverpool midfielder

    Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott admits he did not make the grade at Chelsea due to being too small.

    The 21-year-old has found a home at Anfield and is a key member of the first team squad.

    While the diminutive winger is known for his trickery and pace, coaching staff at Chelsea felt he was not big enough to make the grade.

    “So I was at a few clubs when I was younger. I was at Chelsea when I was a kid, and they released me because they said I was too small,” he told The Reds Roundtable.

    “And then I was just playing with my friends for a year, like Sunday League, [when I was] 11, 12. I was at Fulham, like a pre-academy thing, like you go sometimes, once a week, twice a week, to train, but I didn’t really enjoy it.

    “But then Fulham contacted my father and said ‘look, I hear he hasn’t got a club, does he want to come for a trial?’. Then I went for a trial at Fulham when I was 13 and then [was there] up until 16 when I left.”

    “I remember them saying that technically I was one of the best in the group, but I was too small,” he told the We Are Liverpool Podcast last year.

    “I don’t think I’ve felt anything like that in my football career so far in terms of how I felt after they said that. Being a young kid knowing you can’t get that opportunity to play or get signed.

    “I thought I was finished, and I wasn’t going to have a football career.”

  • EPL: Chelsea told not to sign Osimhen, reasons given

    EPL: Chelsea told not to sign Osimhen, reasons given

    Emmanuel Petit,  former France and  Chelsea midfielder, has advised the Blues not to try signing Victor Osimhen.

    According to Petit, Chelsea should stick to Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson instead of signing Osimhen.

    It’s speculated that the Blues have been strongly linked with a move for Osimhen as they look to add more firepower to their attack.

    Senegal international, Jackson, who is in his first season at Stamford Bridge has been criticized for missing clear-cut chances for the London club.

    Petit, however, said Chelsea should keep faith with Jackson instead of bringing in Osimhen or any other striker.

    Emmanuel Petit urges Chelsea to trust Jackson over buying Osimhen or Isak:

    “Chelsea do not need [Victor] Osimhen or [Alexander] Isak. We all know about the No.9 curse at Chelsea and in the last couple of months, we’ve seen what [Nicolas] Jackson can do,” Petit told Grosvenor Sport.

    “There’s no need to put more pressure on him by signing someone like Isak on his back. You need competition in every position, but when you have someone like Jackson starting to emerge, don’t put pressure on him and let him explode. For me, if I’m Chelsea, I’m not buying Isak as Jackson is already beginning to flourish.”

  • Cole Palmer reveals his vote for Chelsea Player of the Year

    Cole Palmer reveals his vote for Chelsea Player of the Year

    Chelsea star Cole Palmer celebrated a stunning first season with the club by winning two awards at their end of year party.

    However, Palmer remained humble throughout the night, choosing to credit his teammates.

    He took home the Men’s Player of the Season award, while he also winning the Men’s Players’ Player of the Year trophy.

    While he has netted 26 goals in 45 games to lead the club to a Carabao Cup final and close to European qualification in the Premier League, he also singled out teammate Malo Gusto for praise.

    “My vote for players player was Malo Gusto, I love playing with him on the right,” said Palmer after winning the award

    “He’s been amazing this season when he’s played as well.”

  • Cole Palmer wins two awards

    Cole Palmer wins two awards

    Chelsea youngster Cole Palmer has been rewarded for a stellar season so far.

    The attacking midfielder, who can play off the left and centrally, won two awards at the club’s end of season event.

    Palmer has netted 26 goals and provided 13 assists in all competitions this season (45 appearances).

    Palmer won Chelsea’s Player of the Season award, while also winning the Players’ Player of the Year.

    The two awards show that he is already the star man at the club, a year after leaving Manchester City.

    Palmer has been a bright spot this term, as the club looks to end the season strongly and qualify for a European competition.

  • Thiago Silva will be a great miss for us – Chelsea defender

    Thiago Silva will be a great miss for us – Chelsea defender

    Chelsea defender Benoit Badiashile admits they will miss Thiago Silva.

    The veteran stopper is leaving Chelsea at the end of the season.

    Badiashile said: “Thiago is a great player and we all know how great he is.

    “It will be a great miss for us but we have to continue to work. That’s life, we have to continue.

    “You can see that when I play with him, I am more confident, but I have to try to be the same player without him because he can’t be with me throughout my career.

    “He has helped me a lot, but I will try to do my best without him.”

  • EPL: Pochettino handed ultimatum or be relived of his duties

    EPL: Pochettino handed ultimatum or be relived of his duties

    Speculations are rife that the management at Stamford Bridge has given an ultimatum to coach, Mauricio to continue winning games and qualify for European football next season  or be relieved of his duty.

    Chelsea is gearing  up for a comprehensive evaluation of Pochettino’s performance at the end of his inaugural season in charge of the Blues.

    Throughout the campaign, Chelsea has grappled with challenges, notably in the Premier League, where they’ve struggled to maintain consistency on the pitch.

    However, despite criticisms from some quarters, many pundits have rallied to Pochettino’s defence, pointing to broader structural issues within the club’s ownership as contributing factors to the team’s setbacks.

    Pochettino did guide Chelsea to the Carabao Cup final this season, albeit falling short of the FA Cup final following a semi-final defeat to Manchester City. His accomplishments, however, have not shielded him from intense scrutiny.

    Presently, Chelsea are in seventh place on the log trailing sixth-placed Newcastle United by a slim two points and fifth-placed Spurs by a margin of four points.

    In response to these circumstances, Chelsea’s board reportedly presents Pochettino with a stark ultimatum: his job security hinges on the team’s ability to clinch qualification for the Europa League. Failure to meet this criterion could spell trouble for Pochettino’s tenure at Chelsea.

    In such an eventuality, the club may explore alternative coaching options, with several names already circulating, including Jose Mourinho as the frontrunner, according to Sky Bet, followed by Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim and Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi.

     

  • We deserved Chelsea thrashing – West Ham midfielder

    We deserved Chelsea thrashing – West Ham midfielder

    West Ham United midfielder Tomáš Souček struggled to find the words when he was asked to sum up his team’s loss to Chelsea.

    The Hammers were battered 5-0 on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League to a resurgent Blues.

    Club media reported that there was “disappointment, embarrassment and even anger” from Souček when speaking about how they had played.

    “I have to say we really deserved it because we did not do what we were told,” he admitted post-game.

    “We did some good individual things but not as a team. Going forward and going backwards, we did many things wrong, and we got punished for that. On the other hand, we could have scored a few goals, but we conceded a lot of easy goals.

    “As a team, we have to have great spirit and be compact all the time. If someone goes pressing, someone else stays all the time, and the opposite cannot work like that, and we got punished for that today.”