Cesar Azpilicueta
Neil Warnock takes aim at Cesar Azpilicueta after Club World Cup win
Neil Warnock has suggested Cesar Azpilicueta has been ‘lucky’ to have won all the trophies he’s had during his time with Chelsea. On Saturday, the London side were crowned Club World Cup champions for the first time in their history after beating Palmeiras in extra-time through Kai Havertz’s penalty. In doing so, Azpilicueta became Chelsea’s […]
Ibrahimovic labels Azpilicueta ‘stupid’ after aggressive shoulder barge
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has slammed Cesar Azpilicueta for trying to ‘act big’ and revealed that his shoulder barge on the Chelsea player during Sweden’s game against Spain was intentional. The incident took place during a World Cup qualifier between the two teams on November 14, when Ibrahimovic landed a nasty shoulder tackle on the defender, who […]
Ibrahimovic floors Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta with nasty shoulder barge
Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta was on the receiving end of a huge shoulder barge from Zlatan Ibrahimovic during Spain’s World Cup qualifier with Sweden on Sunday. Spain were able to seal top spot in Group B after a late Alvaro Morata goal secured a 1-0 win over Sweden at the Estadio de La Cartuja. Ibrahimovic, meanwhile, was […]
Azpilicueta reveals half-time talk from Tuchel that inspired Chelsea win over Spurs
Cesar Azpilicueta says Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was not happy with the team after their first-half display against Tottenham. Chelsea toiled in the first-half of Sunday’s game against Tottenham but dominated the club in the second period, easing to a 3-0 victory to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign. Thiago Silva, N’Golo Kante and […]
Azpilicueta reveals Saul Niguez’s reaction after his disappointing Chelsea debut
Cesar Azpilicueta has praised Saul Niguez’s determination to improve after his poor display during his Chelsea debut against Aston Villa on Saturday. The Spamish midfielder joined Chelsea in a loan deal from Atletico Madrid and was handed his first start for the game at Stamford Bridge. But the 26-year-old struggled in his first match for Chelsea and was […]
Tuchel & Azpilicueta criticise referee over Chelsea’s ‘harsh’ red card vs Liverpool
Thomas Tuchel and Cesar Azpilicueta have both criticised the decision to send off Reece James in the 1-1 draw against Liverpool, questioning why the referee was only shown a still of the incident. The Blues took an early lead through Kai Havertz and looked dangerous going forward, but the game flipped on its head just […]
Thomas Tuchel names the untouchable player in Chelsea squad
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has named the untouchable in his squad ahead of their Champions League semi-final first leg tie with Real Madrid on Tuesday in Spain. It is set to be another huge week for Chelsea and one that could set them up for an exciting end to this campaign. Having beat West Ham […]
Azpilicueta responds to claims Chelsea are ‘defensive’ under Tuchel
Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has played down claims that the club have a ‘defensive’ style under Thomas Tuchel given their outstanding record at the back. Tuchel took over from Frank Lampard as the blues manager at the end of January and is yet to taste any defeat in any of his first 14 matches in […]
Graeme Souness blasts ‘weak’ Azpilicueta over Lampard criticism
Graeme Souness has blasted ‘weak’ Cesar Azpilicueta after he said ‘everything had improved’ after Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard at Chelsea. Lampard was sacked as Chelsea manager last month, with former Dortmund and PSG manager Tuchel named as his replacement. Chelsea have been outstanding under Tuchel, winning six of their last eight games and beating […]
Azpilicueta aims dig at Lampard, insists everything is better since his exit
Cesar Azpilicueta has compounded Frank Lampard’s misery by lauding the arrival of Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, saying ‘everything has improved’ under the German coach. Lampard was sacked in January after a poor run of results and failure to turn things around. Thomas Tuchel was brought in soon after and he has revived the club and their hopes of […]