I'll be pinning this thread and include my best works in it so that it will be easy for newcomers to read. Hopefully I'll be able to update this thread on a regular basis. :-)
As always, RTs will be genuinely appreciated.
Rafael Leao, Wilfred Zaha, Leroy Sane, Heung-min Son and Harvey Barnes have attempted 11 dribbles against Reece James this season. They've succeeded in 1.
Oh, and he had 5 goal contributions in those games too.
Thomas Tuchel is the first manager to ever defeat Diego Simeone over two legs in a Champions League knockout tie without having Cristiano Ronaldo on his team.
Master.
Callum Hudson-Odoi is the youngest player ever to win both the Champions League and the Europa League.
He's just 20 and doesn't turn 21 until November!
Career goal contributions by current under-23 strikers:
Tammy Abraham: 107 🔷
Erling Haaland: 107
Lautaro Martinez: 91
Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 68
Luka Jovic: 66
Youssef En-Nesyri: 52
Joao Felix: 52
People often underrate just how special Tammy Abraham is as a goal-scorer.
Frank Lampard's first 6 official signings:
🇭🇷 Mateo Kovacic - £40m
🇲🇦 Hakim Ziyech £37m
🇩🇪 Kai Havertz - £72m
🇩🇪 Timo Werner - £47m
🏴 Ben Chilwell - £50m
🇧🇷 Thiago Silva - free
We're supposed to believe he has an "English bias" and no pull power though.
Diego Simeone on Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea:
"We understood their superiority from positional play. There were always people in space. I loved it, they are a team with versatility. It was demonstrated against City. They beat Madrid as they beat us. Tuchel has done an enormous job."
Jorginho is the first Chelsea player ever to win ALL major European trophies.
2019 — Europa League
2021 — Champions League
2021 — Euros
2021 — Super Cup
A crazy statistic: Juan Mata has the same number of PL assists for Chelsea and Man United - 27.
He was at Chelsea for 3 seasons, he has been at United for 9.
The Edouard Mendy story:
-Unemployed at the age of 23.
-First professional contract in Ligue 2 at 24.
-Promoted to Ligue 1 at 26.
-8th place finish with newly-promoted Reims at 27.
-3rd place finish with Rennes and a move to Chelsea at 28.
This is what dreams are made of.
Olivier Giroud leaves Chelsea as the only player to have ever scored a perfect hat-trick in both the Champions League and the Europa League.
Cult hero.
Petr Cech's first 12 games for Chelsea after signing from Rennes:
9 clean sheets
3 goals conceded
Edouard Mendy's first 12 games for Chelsea after signing from Rennes:
9 clean sheets
3 goals conceded
History repeating itself?
Only 6 signings have contributed more than 20 goals in their debut Chelsea season since 2003:
26 – Cesc Fabregas
25 – Eden Hazard
24 – Diego Costa
24 – Juan Mata
21 – Timo Werner
21 – Didier Drogba
[PL + European stats only]
Chelsea International Summary:
🇮🇹 Jorginho, Emerson - Euro champion
🇺🇸 Pulisic - CONCACAF Nations League champion
🏴Mount, Reece, Chilwell - Euro runners-up
🇧🇷 Thiago Silva - Copa America runner-up
🇩🇰 Christensen - Euro semi-finalist
🇪🇸 Azpilicueta - Euro semi-finalist
These are the only players who should be nailed-on starters next season. Formation might vary.
Big summer ahead if we want to compete with the very best.
Premier League players with at least 40 key passes, 80 progressive passes and 80 passes into the final third this season:
• Kevin De Bruyne (29 years old)
• Bruno Fernandes (26 years old)
• Mason Mount (22 years old)
Elite company.
Since the start of October, Chelsea have allowed only 26 passes within 20 yards of their own goal!
This is the best record in the Premier League in that time period.
Premier League ✅
FA Cup ✅
Europa League ✅
World Cup ✅
Champions League ✅
N'Golo Kante is the best defensive-minded midfielder of all time. No more arguments.
Most clean sheets for Chelsea in a single CL campaign:
7 — Edouard Mendy 2020/21 🔵
5 — Petr Cech 2005/06
5 — Petr Cech 2008/09
5 — Petr Cech 2011/12
Another record broken.
Fikayo Tomori jumped to a height of 2.63m (8.6 feet) to score his goal against Juventus, setting a new Serie A record.
The previous highest was Cristiano Ronaldo, who jumped to a height of 2.54m (8.3 feet).
Last time a Tottenham player scored against Chelsea in the Premier League:
- Eden Hazard was at Chelsea
- Mount and Reece James were in the Championship
- Edouard Mendy was in Ligue 2
- Lukaku was at United
- Hudson-Odoi hadn't made his league debut yet
- COVID-19 wasn't a thing
Crazy stat:
Juventus have conceded more goals at Stamford Bridge (4) this season than Chelsea (3).
Juventus have played one game here, Chelsea have played nine. CL + PL stats.
Most Man of the Match awards in this year's Champions League Knockout Stages:
4 — N'Golo Kante
3 — Kevin De Bruyne
2 — Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe
Youngest players to score a competitive hattrick for Chelsea since 2000:
Christian Pulisic - 21 years and 38 days
Kai Havertz - 21 years and 102 days
Tammy Abraham - 21 years and 347 days
Ruben Loftus-Cheek - 22 years and 272 days
Eden Hazard - 23 years and 32 days
In Kalidou Koulibaly, Chelsea are getting the most two-footed elite centre-back in the world.
You might remember Terry pinging passes with both feet, Koulibaly is just as good.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has failed to finish top of the league (in Europe) in just 3 full seasons since 2003.
2011-12: Lost to Antonio Conte's Juve
2016-17: Lost to Antonio Conte's Chelsea
2020-21: Lost to Antonio Conte's Inter
£80-110m + Tammy Abraham for Erling Haaland is the definition of a win-win deal.
- We get a world-class striker.
- Dortmund get a proven goal-scorer and a truckload of money.
- Haaland gets a club where he can win trophies.
- Tammy gets a club where he can play every week.
Non-penalty goal contributions per 90 of selected PL strikers:
Didier Drogba: 0.79
Harry Kane: 0.74
Andy Cole: 0.73
Wayne Rooney: 0.70
Michael Owen: 0.68
Romelu Lukaku: 0.68
Alan Shearer: 0.63
Jamie Vardy: 0.59
Respect the king.
As a fanbase, we don't hype Trevoh Chalobah enough.
He has taken a massive leap forward on the ball and in the air. Can play all across a back 3 or on either side of a back 4. A major presence in set-pieces on both ends. An amazing player to have in the squad.
Imagine hating on Kurt Zouma of all people. The same Zouma who has been with us since he was a teenager. The same Zouma who has gone through numerous hardships. The same Zouma who has always been a credit to the club.
Some Chelsea fans are such bad vibes.
Olivier Giroud since joining Chelsea:
Champions League ✅
World Cup ✅
Europa League ✅
FA Cup ✅
Bundles of iconic goals ✅
One of our best-value buys ever.
We signed Malang Sarr despite knowing he's not good enough for the first team. This was a favour to his agent.
In return, his agent convinced Lukaku (also his client) to move here.
We sold Lamptey and Livramento for peanuts without factoring in the age and declining ability of Azpilicueta and Alonso.
This is on us and no one but us. Atrocious squad planning.
I’ve been thinking about the issues facing Chelsea and there is one simple answer that covers everything: CULTURE.
Culturally, the club is broken and needs to be urgently repaired. Let me tell you how in this long thread.
Jude Bellingham suffers from the same misconceptions as Frank Lampard. He's a victim of his own ability.
He's so good at scoring that casual fans think it's all he does. In reality, his actual midfield work is better than 99.9% of midfielders too.
Jorginho is the only player in history to have won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euros, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Player of the Year awards in the same year.
History-maker.
Youngest Chelsea players to have double-digit goals and assists in the same league season:
23 years - Mason Mount 2021/22
25 years - Juan Mata 2012/13
27 years - Frank Lampard 2004/05
28 years - Didier Drogba 2005/06
28 years - Eden Hazard 2018/19
Chelsea have conceded just 3 goals in Antonio Rudiger's last 16 starts. That is roughly a goal every 5 games.
His recent form deserves plenty of praise. Very impressive stuff.
Kai Havertz is the youngest player to:
- Make 50 Bundesliga appearances
- Make 100 Bundesliga appearances
- Score 15 Bundesliga goals in a season
- Score an European Championship goal for Germany
Chelsea have lost 8 of our last 11 finals since 2015.
2015 League Cup ✅
2015 Community Shield ❌
2017 FA Cup ❌
2017 Community Shield ❌
2018 FA Cup final ✅
2018 Community Shield ❌
2019 League Cup ❌
2019 Europa League ✅
2019 UEFA Super Cup ❌
2020 FA Cup ❌
2021 FA Cup❌
Roman Abramovich:
- Made Chelsea the most successful men's team since 2004
- Revolutionized our academy
- Funded a league-leading women's team
- Went over and above to care for our staff
- Donated to the NHS during the pandemic
Forever grateful to him. 💙
Cole Palmer has scored or created a big chance in each of his last six Premier League games, the first Chelsea player to do so since Eden Hazard in 2018/19.
Gem.
Callum Hudson-Odoi for the Chelsea senior team:
32 starts
26 goal contributions (19 in Premier League/Europe)
137 minutes per goal contribution
Superb end product for his age.
Do you think Marcos Alonso and Xabi Alonso get mixed up often? No.
Do you think James Rodriguez and Ricardo Rodriguez get confused for one another? No.
Then why is it okay for Edouard Mendy and Benjamin Mendy to get mixed up?
Mason Mount ranks in the top 10 in the Premier League for the following stats:
Successful pressures – 2nd
Key passes – 3rd
Shot-creating actions (SCA) – 4th
Open play SCA – 5th
Progressive carries – 5th
Carries into final third – 6th
Through balls – 7th
Amazing footballer.
Mason Mount should be the front-runner for this year's Young Player of the Year award. Phil Foden has been phenomenal but he has started only 14 PL games.
Would be a richly deserved award for the season he has had so far.
The last time Chelsea won a Champions League knockout tie, Edouard Mendy was unemployed and considering quitting football altogether.
7 years from then, he has kept two clean sheets to help us defeat the best team in Spain.
Never give up on your dreams, friends. 💙
Chelsea could possibly become the face of Nike's football marketing campaign very soon.
- Kai Havertz
- Christian Pulisic
- Mason Mount
- Thiago Silva
- Hakim Ziyech
- Ben Chilwell
- Antonio Rudiger
- Kurt Zouma
- Reece James
- Mateo Kovacic
- Tammy Abraham
This Mason Mount hatred and abuse is getting ridiculous and out of hand.
Yeah, he missed a penalty, but he was one of our best players yesterday. Shit happens. Pick it up and move on.
Mason Mount has not gotten anywhere near the appreciation he deserves for his performance yesterday.
A goal, an assist, a ton of ball progression and a lot of defensive work, all at the most iconic stadium in the sport. A complete performance.
Andreas Christensen:
UEFA Youth League champion.
UEFA Europa League champion.
UEFA Champions League champion.
The first, and only, player in history to achieve this feat. Take a bow, sir.
Frank Lampard 2009/10: 22 goals, 10 assists. Not in the PFA Team of the Year, didn't win Player of the Year.
Eden Hazard 2018/19: 16 goals, 15 assists. Not in the PFA Team of the Year, didn't win Player of the Year.
Welcome to the club, Mase.
Chelsea players returning to pre-season this week:
Monday (19th) — N'Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic
Tuesday (20th) — Antonio Rudiger, Timo Werner, Kai Havertz
Friday (23rd) — Michy Batshuayi
Thiago Silva is probably our best signing since Kante in terms of value for money and sheer quality.
We're witnessing greatness everytime he steps on the pitch.
Chelsea are the first club in Europe to earn 30 clean sheets this season.
Edouard Mendy - 23 (38 games)
Kepa - 6 (11 games)
Willy Caballero - 1 (2 games)
Had Reece been allowed to take the penalty, he could have been the first Premier League defender to ever score a hat-trick.
It's a shame we robbed him off that possibility, especially since the game was more or less wrapped up.
All good things have to come to an end. Thomas Tuchel’s reign as a Chelsea manager was undoubtedly a good time but it had to end – for his benefit and ours.
I will explain in this thread where things went wrong and why we had to separate.
Callum Hudson-Odoi is a victim of systematic character assassination by the media. Unfortunately, this has been bought by fans who either naïve or have their own agendas to pursue. This has to stop.
Let me explain. (THREAD)
Most goal contributions for Chelsea this season:
21 - Timo Werner (11G, 10A)
16 - Tammy Abraham (12G, 4A)
14 - Mason Mount (8G, 6A)
12 - Kai Havertz (6G, 6A)
11 - Olivier Giroud (11G, 0A)
10 - Ben Chilwell (3G, 7A)
10 - Callum Hudson-Odoi (5G, 5A)
Pochettino and Mount are a combination made in heaven, there can be NO doubts about this. Shades of Eriksen.
- Can participate in build-up and make the final pass
- High intensity over 90 minutes
- Great sense of timing
- Can execute repeatable actions
- Supremely durable
Ben Chilwell deserves a lot of praise. He has been among our best players since March.
Great in our build-up play, alert defensively and has incredible energy. Well worth the £50m we paid for him, a phenomenal buy really.
While Marina Granovskaia concentrated on agreeing the fee, Lampard was the one who sold his Chelsea project to Werner and Ziyech, talking to them by phone and messaging them. It is believed he has done the same thing with Kai Havertz.
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