Team Focus: Striker Search Goes on as Spain Seek Revenge
by Dermot Corrigan
at Jumanne, Mac 31 2015 11:34
Alvaro Morata’s goal in Spain’s 1-0 win over Ukraine on Friday night has led to plenty of praise in the local media, with the Juventus centre-forward’s first senior international goal featuring on the front of both AS and Marca the following morning, amid claims that Spain had fina...
Player Focus: Consistency Leading Hazard to Likely POTY Award
by Miguel Delaney
at Jumatano, Mac 25 2015 11:34
The idea of a player of the year or has always been a rather hoary concept in football, not least because it is a team game. Of course, the very fact it is a team game makes it even more difficult to judge individual performance. Do a player's fine displays have the same merit if they have no tangib...
Match Report: Chelsea's Experience Edges the Battle of the Bridge
by Dinesh Hardayal
at Jumatano, Jan 28 2015 10:00
After a fiercely contested draw at Anfield a week ago, many would have anticipated the fiery affair that followed in the return leg between Chelsea and Liverpool. It was a match full of controversy on an off the pitch. Mourinho missing the winning goal epitomised the hostility of this heated battle,...
Match Focus: How Will Chelsea Fare Without Costa Against Spurs?
by Miguel Delaney
at Jumatano, Des 3 2014 11:31
Player Focus: Europe's Top Performers in September
by Ben McAleer
at Alhamisi, Okt 2 2014 17:33
Match Report: Integration of the Lone Striker Sets Chelsea and Villa Apart
by Martin Laurence
at Jumapili, Sep 28 2014 12:01
Chelsea continued their strong start to this Premier League season with what was a relatively routine and predictable victory against an Aston Villa side whose lofty standing in the table was never likely to last long.Jose Mourinho's side took an early lead at Stamford Bridge, scoring inside the 7th...
League Focus: Premier League Team of the Month - August
by Martin Laurence
at Jumanne, Sep 2 2014 09:53
The first 'month' of the Premier League season is over and it's fair to say there have already been a number of surprises. The least shocking outcome from the three matches thus far, perhaps, sees favourites prior to the season Chelsea sitting pretty at the top.The most shocking, in more ways than o...
Match Report: 'Injured' Costa Fires Chelsea to High-Scoring Win at Everton
by Jenny Brown
at Jumatatu, Sep 1 2014 10:25
After facing two promoted sides in their opening 2 games, Chelsea were up against their first real test of the season as they headed to Goodison Park for Saturday's late kick off. Having netted just twice in their last 3 games there and amidst claims that their first choice striker was facing a batt...
Team Focus: Is Chelsea's Decision to Sell Lukaku the Right One?
by Alistair Tweedale
at Alhamisi, Jul 31 2014 16:19
A new chapter indeed this is for Romelu Lukaku. Originally purchased as Didier Drogba's long-term replacement at Stamford Bridge, the 21-year-old has seen the tables turned by the return to west London of the Ivorian veteran. Shipped off to Everton this week on a permanent deal, Lukaku has left in s...
Player Focus: What Diego Costa's Absence Would Mean for Spain's Strikeforce
by Miguel Delaney
at Alhamisi, Mei 29 2014 10:58