Author: JB

Marina Granovskaia has gained huge respect across the footballing world for her 'uncompromising' nature as Chelsea director. The Russian-Canadian, has been on the club's board since 2013, and has been running operations for a number of years with Roman Abramovich having stayed away after visa issues. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In a profile by L'Equipe, it's revealed that negotiators from other teams thought they would have it easy when dealing with Granovskaia. But it has proven to be anything but. A workaholic, she is reported to do business at 'impossible hours', And it's claimed that she never backs down on what she wants, no matter the person she is dealing with.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Granovskaia ...

Rio Ferdinand says Romelu Lukaku should be 'going nuts' at Chelsea teammates for their lack of service in recent weeks. The Belgian forward hit a new low at the weekend as he registered just seven touches during Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Lukaku’s display was defended by former England player Gary Lineker, who said on Match of the Day: ‘When I played, if I wasn’t getting much of the ball, if I wasn’t getting service, I would be hammering people.’ Bruno Fernandes responds to Man Utd fans over his Maguire ‘dig’ Thomas Tuchel blames Lukaku slump on absence of two Chelsea players “I’m still scared of him” – John Terry names the best manager he played under And Ferdinand also believes Lukaku has been l...

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says the club will ‘protect’ Romelu Lukaku amid his current struggles and believes the absence of Reece James and Ben Chilwell has affected the striker. The Belgian star, who returned to Chelsea in the summer in a club-record £97.5m deal from Inter Milan, has only netted in two of his last 14 Premier League games and was anonymous at the weekend. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lukaku had just seven touches of the ball against Crystal Palace on Saturday, one of which was from kick-off, but Tuchel has defended him and feels his injury-hit team are struggling to create enough chances for him. Asked about the cause of Lukaku’s slump, whether it is the absence of Chelsea’s wingbacks or his own need to adjust to the team style o...

John Terry has heaped praise on Chelsea central defenders Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger, saying the Blues are ‘lucky’ to have them in the team. The duo have played key roles for the club under Thomas Tuchel, helping deliver the UEFA Champions League last campaign and continuing to perform in the current season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Silva’s top performances since joining from PSG in 2020 have seen his stay at Stamford Bridge extended twice, with the 37-year-old recently penning a new contract which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2022/23 campaign. Chelsea’s iconic former defender Terry is a huge admirer of Thiago Silva and even wishes he could’ve played alongside the veteran centre-back.      (adsbygoogle = window.ad...

John Terry has said that Jose Mourinho is the best manager he ever played under during his career at Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and England. Terry became one of the best defenders in the Premier League during his time at the club, leading the Blues to five Premier League titles after being named the captain by Mourinho in 2004. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Together, they helped the London club to break into the most successful period in the club’s history, lifting three league titles, three League Cups and FA Cup during Mourinho’s two spells as manager. Mourinho was one of 14 club managers that Terry played under, with the player also being part of three England managers’ squads on the international stage.      (adsbygoogle = wi...

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has conceded that he was not supposed to join the London club. The Italy international said this ahead of Chelsea’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie with Lille on Tuesday. He moved to Stamford Bridge from Napoli in 2018 when Maurizio Sarri was the Blues manager. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Jorginho has now revealed that he could have gone to Manchester City and would love to play for Pep Guardiola one day. “A bid arrived and… you don’t know, man. I am not going to say it,” Jorginho told Brazilian Youtuber Ale Oliveira. “No, I am kidding. I was not supposed to come to Chelsea.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "I was supposed to have arrived at another club. Another English club....

Ralf Rangnick confronted referee Paul Tierney to voice his complaints over Leeds’ second goal in Manchester United’s 4-2 victory at Elland Road. The Red Devils recorded a win over their rivals but had to work for the three points in the latter stages of the clash having conceded two goals in 24 seconds at the start of the second half. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United conceded a freak goal when Rodrigo’s cross found the back of the net before lost the ball straight from kick-off in the build-up to Raphinha’s equaliser. Bruno Fernandes took too long on the ball and went down after a challenge by Adam Forshaw to gain possession and seconds later Raphinha converted from Dan James’ scross.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push...