Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was left impressed by four or five of the Chelsea FA Youth Cup thrashing of Manchester City on Wednesday. The young blues from London won the FA Youth Cup for the fourth successive season running with a 5-1 humiliation of Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, completing a 6-2 aggregate victory in a repeat of 2015/16 final. The Chelsea manager Conte watched the match alongside Chelsea Russian billionaire owner roman Abramovich, while club long serving captain John Terry and all time leading goal-scorer Frank Lampard who retired a couple of season ago were in attendance. Trevor Chalobah, brother of first team member Nathaniel, opened the scoring before Ike Ugbo added an acrobatic finish to Dujon Sterling's excellent cross doubled … [Read more...]
Monaco’s Mbappe will join Arsenal but Henry comparison premature
New kid on the block Kylian Mbappe who plies is trade for french club AS Monaco is set to join English side Arsenal FC in the summer according to Arsenal legend Robert Pires. The France international striker, 18, is one of the hottest prospects in the whole of Europe at the moment having scored 13 goals for table topping Monaco in french Lique 1 and a further 5 goals in the money spinning European champions league. His contribution has led the french side to the semi-finals of the Uefa champions league. The stellar performance has seen him linked to top European clubs such as Spanish giants Real Madrid. Earlier this week arsenal boss Wenger admitted to not having the financial muscle to lure Mbappe down to England if he became available But Robert Pires a … [Read more...]
Transfer Hint: Club Chief Gives Green light On Chelsea, Manchester United Target
AS Monaco sporting director Antonio Cordon has given green light on a potential summer deal for hot teenager, Kylian Mbappe. The 18-year-old has been a subject of transfer speculation from several clubs in Europe with his brilliant displays for the French Ligue 1 side. Manchester United and a couple of clubs in the Premier League while Real Madrid are also believed to keen on signing Mbappe. The sporting director said: ‘I hope he stays for the good of Monaco, but we know how the market works and what football is like. He has a clause and it’s quite a lot of money. I don’t know exactly how much, but it’s a lot.’ ‘The truth is they haven’t [made a bid],’ ‘I hope that Mbappe continues with us for a long time and gives us many great nights of football. He … [Read more...]
What the Statistics Says as Regards to Tottehnam’s Win
Mauricio Pochettino’s men showed what they are made of as they mauled visiting side Watford 4-0 at the White Hart Lane. It took 33 minutes (3minutes) after the hour mark for Tottenham Hotspur to open the scoring in front of their home fans. Dele Alli gave Tottenham Hotspur the lead in the 33rd minutes before his England teammate Eric Dier made it 2-0 six minutes later. Tottenham were ruthless as Heung-Min Son added the 3rd goal in the 44th minutes of the game before completing his brace 10 minutes after the intermission to give the home side a (comfortable) 4-0 victory in the wake of the title race. With Tottenham’s win against the visitors (Watford) we take a look at some features and match statistics as regards to the outcome of the game between Spurs and … [Read more...]
Chelsea player ratings, match statistics and results
Chelsea overcame the pressure posed by their London rival Tottenham's who claimed a 4-0 victory over Watford at White Hart Lane as the Blues maintained their 7 point gap at the top of the Premier League log with a crucial 1-3 away win over hosts AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. The Blues used the game to demonstrate their Champions character as they edged closer to the Premier League crown. In all it was a positive game for the visitors as Marcos Alonso put the game beyond doubt with a superb curling free-kick from the edge of the box to make it 1-3 for Chelsea in the 68th minutes of the second half. We take a look at the player ratings of Chelsea players as regards to their individual performance in the game. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois … [Read more...]
Would Arsene Wenger had gone if Arsenal lost to Man City.
The Gunners entertained the Manchester City (Noisy Neighbours) side in the titanic clash at the Emirates Stadium as both sides battled it out for 90 minutes with so much to play for as the season enters its peak stage. The home side Arsenal were under intense scrutiny as some Arsenal faithful waited to see what their team has in stock following a dismal 3-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns. With the tough test Arsenal faced at the Emirates many wanted to see how Arsenal would cope in games especially against the big boys as the performance of the team were crucial in certain decision to be taken in the long run. The visitors Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City was hoping to leapfrog Liverpool who won the Merseyside derby against Everton 3-1 at … [Read more...]
Liverpool team news, line-ups, reports and match statistics.
The side overcome the Toffees in the Merseyside derby as Jurgen Klopp side sought to solidify their grip on the top four position thus remaining in third place after the 2-2 draw between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium. It was a key game for Jurgen Klopp’s men as they overpowered their Anfield neighbours Everton with a 3-1 win in the match. Players like Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho led the way for Liverpool along with Roberto Firmino in transition as the attacking trio produced quality football in transition to dazzle the visitors in their own half. Be it as it may be Liverpool picked all three (maximum) points as they continued their quest to secure Champions League (UEFA) Football next season. Following Liverpool’s 3-1 win after … [Read more...]
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