Cesar Azpilicueta Archives ⋆ LSU

Feb152022 by JBNo Comments

Neil Warnock takes aim at Cesar Azpilicueta after Club World Cup win

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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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In doing so, Azpilicueta became Chelsea’s first player ever to complete a clean sweep of major titles, having also won the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, European Super Cup, FA Cup and the League Cup. Ralf Rangnick speaks out on dropping Harry Maguire as Man Utd captain Peter Crouch names his two favourite teams to win the Champions League Chelsea legend slams players for celebrating ‘nonsense’ Club Wo...

Nov232021 by JBNo Comments

Ibrahimovic labels Azpilicueta ‘stupid’ after aggressive shoulder barge

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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 stayed on the ground for a some minutes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The former Manchester United player acted as if he had been pushed into Azpilicueta by another Spain player, with replays showing that wasn’t the case. Lionel Messi rates Cristiano Ronaldo’s start at Man Utd Ibrahimovic fires warning to Man Utd: ‘You should go to a hospital & clean your head’ Cristiano Ronaldo picks his top choice to ...

Nov152021 by JBNo Comments

Ibrahimovic floors Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta with nasty shoulder barge

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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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ibrahimovic, meanwhile, was fortunate to escape punishment after the former Manchester United player floored Azpilicueta with a nasty shoulder barge during a corner in the closing stages of the match. Man Utd board want Zinedine Zidane to replace Solskjaer Chelsea ready to offload Hakim Ziyech in January as Dortmund line up deal Antonio Rudiger gives fresh statement on his Chelsea future Azpilicueta clearly felt the ...

Sep202021 by JBNo Comments

Azpilicueta reveals half-time talk from Tuchel that inspired Chelsea win over Spurs

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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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Thiago Silva, N’Golo Kante and Rudiger all got on the score sheet but Tuchel was not pleased with the first-half from his team, bringing on Kante to solve the issue of a lack of intensity on the pitch. Solskjaer reveals Man Utd clear weakness in West Ham win Graeme Souness names the three favourites to win the Premier League Tuchel explains decision to replace Mason Mount with Kante vs Tottenham After...

Sep132021 by JBNo Comments

Azpilicueta reveals Saul Niguez’s reaction after his disappointing Chelsea debut

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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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But the 26-year-old struggled in his first match for Chelsea and was replaced by Jorginho at the break as Thomas Tuchel’s side went on to secure a 3-0 win. Lukaku singles out Timo Werner after Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Aston Villa Gary Neville says Chelsea will be ‘very difficult to stop’ this campaign Nicolas Pepe deletes Instagram post mocking Arsenal after beating Norwich Tuchel took responsibility for Saul’s poor performance and ...

Aug282021 by JBNo Comments

Tuchel & Azpilicueta criticise referee over Chelsea’s ‘harsh’ red card vs Liverpool

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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 before the break when James was adjudged to have handled the ball. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Referee Anthony Taylor missed the incident but came over to the VAR screen and decided to award a penalty and a red card, though Tuchel was unhappy with how quickly the decision was made. Mesut Ozil reacts to Arsenal’s disappointing defeat to Man City Darren Bent predicts where Man Utd will finish after Ronaldo signing ‘I don’t know any...

Apr262021 by JBNo Comments

Thomas Tuchel names the untouchable player in Chelsea squad

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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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Having beat West Ham 1-0 at the weekend they are in a good position now to seal their top four position in the Premier League at the end of this season. Now the London side have a chance to get into the Champions League final over two legs against La Liga giants Real Madrid, with the first game tomorrow night. And One player who you can be almost entirely sure that he will be on the pitch is club captain Cesar Azpilicueta. Tuchel believes the play...

Mar302021 by JBNo Comments

Azpilicueta responds to claims Chelsea are ‘defensive’ under Tuchel

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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 charge across all competitions. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Over that period, Chelsea have conceded only two goals and kept 12 clean sheets which has helped the London side climb up to fourth place in the Premier League. Chelsea have also booked a place in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League after a 3-0 aggregate win over Atletico Madrid and will play Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals. While they have been good defensively, in t...

Feb282021 by JBNo Comments

Graeme Souness blasts ‘weak’ Azpilicueta over Lampard criticism

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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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea have been outstanding under Tuchel, winning six of their last eight games and beating Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie. Ahead of Chelsea’s game with Atletico, Azpilicueta said: ‘Six weeks ago we weren’t at our best. Now with Tuchel everything has improved. ‘The team has better feelings. Although the Premier has nothing to do with it, reaching the Champions League on a roll is good news. ‘The solidity has recove...

Feb232021 by JBNo Comments

Azpilicueta aims dig at Lampard, insists everything is better since his exit

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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 Champions League football for next campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Speaking ahead of the clash Champions League game against Atletico Madrid, Azpilicueta had some words regarding the current situation at Stamford Bridge and on Lampard’s exit. 'Six weeks ago we weren’t at our best. Now with Tuchel, everything has improved. The team has better feelings. Although the Premier has nothing to do with it, reaching...