Tag: Chelsea FC

Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club based in London, England. Founded in 1905, Chelsea currently compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club has won six Premier League titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, and four FA Community Shields, as well as a number of European and international competitions. Chelsea’s home ground is Stamford Bridge, which has a capacity of over 40,000 spectators.

Wenger bemoans inflated transfer market

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has defended the way the club has acted in the transfer market, explaining the difficulties of signing top quality players. Manchester...

Are Arsenal winning the transfer window? Does it matter?

Ten years. That’s the millstone still hanging about our neck, denoting the last time Arsenal won the league title, and it’s a statistic I know...

Video: Wenger ‘thought Pedro was landing in Manchester’

Arsenal's Premier League rivals Chelsea have beaten Manchester United to the signing of Barcelona winger Pedro Rodriguez this week, and Arsène Wenger has admitted...

Who English teams may face in Women’s Champions League

With the qualifying round now done, we know the potential opponents for the two English sides who are competing in the UEFA Women's Champions...

Arteta grateful that Wenger has class

Arsenal may have had a tough week but, unlike other clubs, the blame and attention hasn't been shifted to people who, frankly, don't deserve it. Elsewhere...

Lehmann: Čech will recover

Jens Lehmann didn't taste defeat in his first 47 Premier League games for Arsenal, so he probably doesn't quite know how Petr Čech feels. But...

Lehmann supports both Cech and Szczesny

Last Arsenal goalkeeper to win the Premier League title, Jens Lehmann, thinks Petr Čech will make the difference this season. Čech had a Premier League...

Owen thinks Hazard is better than Alexis

Michael Owen is not known for his intelligent and insightful remarks as a pundit. There's a good reason for that. His latest claim isn't exactly...

Čech impressed by Wenger

There were a few notable things from Sunday's Community Shield victory. One was that Arsenal looked calm and composed with giant Petr Čech in goal...

Arsenal squad depth key to Premier League glory

After what seems like the smallest break of all time, the 2015/16 season is now upon us. I mean, seriously, I saw Darren Berry yesterday...

Does the Community Shield victory actually mean anything?

Does beating Chelsea in the community shield actually mean anything? So on Sunday the Mourinho blue dragon was finally vanquished, although in more of a...

Five things we learned from the Community Shield

Arséne Wenger broke his hoodoo over Jose Mourinho with his first ever victory against the Chelsea boss, and it was a refreshing change from the...

Tactics: How Wenger finally beat Mourinho

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley on Sunday to win the Community Shield ahead of the new Premier League season. It quite clearly...

Petit backs Arsenal for title

by Lewis Ambrose Emmanuel Petit won the double in his first season at Arsenal, and has backed the Gunners to win the league this season. Arsenal...

Wenger: Hazard was affected by Cech

by Lewis Ambrose Petr Čech's first official game for Arsenal saw him keep a clean sheet against former club Chelsea at Wembley. Does it get any...

Ramsey wants to prove Roy Keane wrong

by Lewis Ambrose Before Arsenal's Community Shield win on Sunday Manchester United legend Roy Keane laid into the Arsenal squad. The former Manchester United captain said...

Arsenal kill another narrative against Chelsea as Wenger snubs Mourinho

Arsenal finally ended their Chelsea jinx, picked up another trophy and Arsene Wenger proved why we all love him so much.

Official team news: Arsenal XI to face Chelsea

by Lewis Ambrose Whether or not you count the Community Shield, the season is very nearly upon us. Arsenal face Chelsea at Wembley today and Petr Čech...

BFG: We can learn from Chelsea’s consistency

by Nia Griffiths Sunday's Community Shield match against Chelsea will be a huge test ahead of the new season and Per Mertesacker can't wait for...

Flamini feeling lucky

by Lewis Ambrose Speaking ahead of Sunday's Community Shield clash, Mathieu Flamini told the Telegraph that Arsenal have been lucky to sign Petr Čech. The Czech goalkeeper...

Surveying the playing field

by Stephen Bradley 'Are we good enough?' If there was one sentence that summed up the collective thinking of Arsenal fans at the moment, it would...

Wenger: Alexis can do more

by Lewis Ambrose Arsène Wenger has backed Alexis Sánchez to do even more in his second season of English football. After joining from Barcelona last summer...

Arsenal to make second addition from Chelsea

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal have already signed Petr Čech this summer and are now set to sign long-term coach Christophe Lollichon across London. The goalkeeping coach...

Čech doesn’t hold Mourinho grudge

by Lewis Ambrose After 11 years at Stamford Bridge, Petr Čech will play against Chelsea for the first time on Sunday. As FA Cup winners Arsenal...

Wenger: We can improve Cech even further

by Nia Griffiths Arsene Wenger has high-hopes for Arsenal's title chances next season, highlighting Alexis Sanchez and Petr Cech as potential key players. Speaking ahead of...

Listen: Wenger ignores Mourinho’s ploy

by Lewis Ambrose The week began with José Mourinho claiming that Arsenal should be competing for the title after spending an amount that would 'surprise'...

Ospina worried about facing Falcao

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina has said he is worried about facing new Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao. The Colombian teammates won't come up against...

Confirmed Community Shield team news

by Lewis Ambrose Arsène Wenger confirmed that Arsenal are almost at full strength during Tuesday's pre-Community Shield press conference. The Arsenal manager faced the press early...

Have Arsenal tried to sign Niang again?

by Lewis Ambrose According to his agent, AC Milan have rejected offers from English clubs for young Frenchman M'Baye Niang, report the Daily Express. Back in 2012...

Video: Wrighty tips Gunners for title

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal legend Ian Wright is backing the club to win the league this season. Wrighty, who scored 185 goals for the club, is...

Arsenal don’t need another John Stones

by Lewis Ambrose Everton clearly don't want to sell John Stones, having already rejected a £20M bid from Chelsea for the young England defender. Stones joined...

How far can £200m stretch?

by Helen Trantum Why don't Arsenal "do" atmosphere? I'm not talking about the handful of big games we play each year; against our league rivals, against...

Matić ‘not happy’ about Cech sale

by Lewis Ambrose Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matić has said that he is not happy that Petr Čech has moved to a rival for the Premier...

David James criticises Cech transfer

by Lewis Ambrose It is safe to say that Arsenal fans were pleased to see the club sign goalkeeper Petr Čech from Chelsea. The excitement to...

Monaco midfielder could move this summer

by Lewis Ambrose Rewind to February and you probably had a miserable evening watching AS Monaco win at the Emirates Stadium. I certainly did. In the middle...

Arsenal defender thinks Stoke will surprise

by Lewis Ambrose The Barclays Asia Trophy kicks off in Singapore on Wednesday, with Everton facing Stoke before Arsenal play Singapore XI later the same...

Arsenal have a ‘good chance’, says Pirès

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal legend Robert Pirès has told Sky Sports that his former club will be able to challenge for the Premier League title next...

Oxlade-Chamberlain hails Čech

by Lewis Ambrose Unless you have been living under a rock or in a place with a poor internet connection you will know that Arsenal...

Draxler links refuse to disappear

by Lewis Ambrose Starting in January 2014, Arsenal have been linked with Julian Draxler over and over again. The young German midfielder has had a troubled...

Rivals weakened further despite Alexis absence

by Lewis Ambrose Premier League champions Chelsea will be missing more players than their rivals as they kick-off the defence of their title. As Alistair Tweedale...