The last international break of 2025 is over, and it’s now uninterrupted football for the next four months (not counting the Africa Cup of Nations, which doesn’t affect us this time around). Winter is here, and so is the winter grind. You can’t win any actual trophies just yet, but you can certainly lose out…
The game settled into its expected pattern almost from the first second, with Chelsea dominating possession and Wolves sitting back and absorbing pressure. And perhaps if we had managed to make some of our excellent movement and combinations count in the first 10-15 minutes, that would’ve turned into a less frustrating watch. Unfortunately, a couple…
“It’s been no different than any other week, in truth, other than the fact that it’s a level up. I’ve been coaching a long time, for 30 years almost, and I’m used to coaching, I’m used to preparing teams for games, I’m used to trying to find faults in opponents and weaknesses and strengths, and…
Chelsea have won five in six, but the vibes aren’t exactly peachy at the moment. The start to the season has not been as delightful as our Club World Cup success might have led us to believe that we could achieve, and this young team continue to make very classic young team mistakes. And ain’t…
Stamford Bridge, home of the World Champs™ welcomes the current reigning Champions of England on this early autumn night, October 4, 2025. Neither team are playing up to those lofty standards at the moment, but hey, winning a title earns you the right to call yourself that title until someone else wins it. That said,…
After a somewhat subdued start to the game, with the two teams probing without much quality for the opening 5 minutes, Lucas Paquetá brought the occasion to life with a piledriver from a long way out that looked impressive at first sight but brought the goalkeeping into question on subsequent replays. London Stadium was rocking,…