Ancelotti explains his upbringing and his philosophy, and how it will help Chelsea
The new Chelsea boss is a bit of an enigma. We have found out in the last few months that he likes to play games with the press, and issue conflicting statements to confuse them, but yesterday in a rare moment of open-ness he spoke to…
Ancelotti tells which players go where in the diamond formation, and why!
Carlo Ancelotti is still certain that his new diamond formation is the way forward, even though Reading seemed to have all the answers yesterday, and he thinks that Chelsea will develop their own personality when they come to terms with the…
Chelsea stutter against a very organized Reading defence
Chelsea were decidedly unimpressive against Reading yesterday, despite Carlo Ancelotti fielding an extremely strong line-up, and were lucky in the end to escape with a draw.
The team were told to use the new diamond formation to…
Reading v Chelsea preview
So Chelsea enter their final preparation match before the serious stuff starts, and by all indications it would seem that Carlo Ancelotti is now close to deciding his best team, but he will probably still make quite a few changes as the…
What is the point of buying Pirlo?
I have found it very hard to take this move to buy Pirlo seriously, and think that there is absolutely no reason in the world for Chelsea to buy a 30-year-old midfielder, when we have an overabundance of even better players already at the…
Chelsea's official response to Mutu decision
Chelsea have gone to the trouble to issue an official response to the decision by CAS to reject Adrian Mutu's appeal. Here is the statement in full, published on their website:
Chelsea has released the following statement:
'Chelsea…
Frank Lampard's thoughts on Reading's own "Special One", and his dad!
The Chelsea vice-captain Frank Lampard is looking forward to meeting Reading tomorrow as his Dad, Frank Senior, is Reading’s new football consultant! He last faced him when Chelsea knocked Watford out of the FA Cup last season on their way…
Chelsea owed £14.6m after Mutu appeal, but will they get it?
The ongoing case of Chelsea v Adrian Mutu has finally reached a conclusion, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport has decided that he must pay the full £14.6m compensation owed to his old club.
After rejecting all the legal arguments put…
Anelka keen on new diamond system
Last season's Golden Boot winner Nicolas Anelka is looking forward to playing alongside Didier Drogba in Carlo Ancelotti's diamond formation, and thinks the team will improve as they get used to the system.
He told the Chelsea official…
Chelsea could be £13.68m better off on Friday!
It is likely that Chelsea are going to be awarded £13.68m in compensation from Adrian Mutu on Friday when the final ruling on his appeal will be announced.
Mutu was signed for £15m in 2003 but just a year later he was tested positive for…