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1 Kepa ARRIZABALAGA Revuelta
13 Wilfredo Daniel "Willy" CABALLERO Lazcano
27 Jamal BLACKMAN (Loaned to Leeds United)Instagram
31 Robert Paul GREEN
# EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho (Loaned to Vitesse Arnhem)




Defenders


2 Antonio RUDIGER
3 Marcos ALONSO Mendoza
15 Victor MOSES (Loaned toFenerbahçe)
20 Matthew MIAZGA (Loaned to Nantes)
21 Davide ZAPPATACOSTA
24 Gary James CAHILL(Captain) Instagram
28 César AZPILICUETA Tanco Instagram
27 Andreas CHRISTENSEN
30 David LUIZ Moreira Marinho
33 EMERSON Palmieri dos Santos
34 Ola AINA (Loaned to Torino) Instagram
37 Jake CLARKE-SALTER (Loaned to Vitesse Arnhem) Instagram
# Abdul Rahman BABA (Loaned to Schalke04)
# Tomáš KALAS
# Kurt Happy ZOUMA (Loaned to Everton)



Midfielders


4 Francesc "Cesc" FABREGAS Solero Instagram
5 Jorge JORGINHO Luiz Frello Filho
6 Daniel Noel DRINKWATER
7 N'Golo KANTE
8 Ross BARKLEY
10 Eden HAZARD Instagram
11 PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma
14 Tiemoué BAKAYOKO (Loaned to AC Milan)
16 Robert KENEDY Nunes do Nascimento (Loaned to Newcastle United)
17 Mateo KOVACIC
22 WILLIAN Borges da Silva Instagram
44 Ethan Kwame Colm Raymond AMPADU
# Marco VAN GINKEL Instagram
# Lewis Renard BAKER (Loaned to Leeds United)
# Charles MUSONDA


Strikers


9 Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAIN
12 Ruben Ira LOFTUS-CHEEK Instagram
18 Olivier GIROUD
29 Álvaro Borja MORATA Martín
40 Gustavo Lucas Domingues PIAZON Instagram
23 Michy BATSHUAYI Tunga (Loaned to Valencia) Instagram



The Managements


First Team Head Coach - Maurizio Sarri
Assistant to Head Coach / Club Ambassador - Carlo Cudicini
Assistant First Team Coach - Gianfranco Zola
Assistant First Team Coach - Luca Gotti
Second Assistant Coach - Marco Ianni
Goalkeeper Coach - Massimo Nenci
Goalkeeper Coach - Henrique Hilario
Fitness Coach - Paulo Bertelli
Assistant Fitness Coach - Davide Ranzato
Assistant Fitness Coach - Davide Losi
Scout - Gianni Picchioni
Medical Director - Paco Biosca



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Full Members Cup - 1986, 1990


European Honours


UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - 1971, 1998, 2013
European Super Cup - 1998
UEFA Champions League - 2012

Chelsea 18/19 Pre-season Results


23 July - Perth Glory v Chelsea
28 July - Chelsea v Inter Milan
1 August - Chelsea v Arsenal
5 August - Chelsea v Manchester City
7 August - Chelsea v Olympique Lyonnai

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Chelsea 18/19 Fixtures & Season Results


August 11 Huddersfield Town away
August 18 Arsenal home
August 25 Newcastle United away

September 1 Bournemouth home
September 15 Cardiff City home
September 22 West Ham United away
September 29 Liverpool home

October 6 Southampton away
October 20 Manchester United home
October 27 Burnley away

November 3 Crystal Palace home
November 10 Everton home
November 24 Tottenham Hotspur away

December 1 Fulham home
December 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers away
December 8 Manchester City home
December 15 Brighton and Hove Albion away
December 22 Leicester City home
December 26 Watford away
December 29 Crystal Palace away

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January 12 Newcastle United home
January 19 Arsenal away
January 29 Bournemouth away

February 2Huddersfield Town home
February 9 Manchester City away
February 23 Brighton and Hove Albion home
February 27 Tottenham Hotspur home

March 2 Fulham away
March 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers home
March 16 Everton away
March 30 Cardiff City away

April 6 West Ham United home
April 13 Liverpool away
April 20 Burnley home
April 27 Manchester United away

May 4 Watford home
May 12 Leicester City away

Some games may move from a Saturday due to our participation in the Europa League. Games especially affected by this are those scheduled for:

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October 6
October 27
November 10
December 1
December 15


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This post has been edited by bennyray: Mar 4 2019, 10:19 AM

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Fabregas reporting!!!

Sarri's impact

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Tammy Abraham scores for Aston Vila

RLC signed in.

18 quotes to describe Sarri football philosophy.

Maurizio Sarri has replaced Antonio Conte as Chelsea manager ahead of the 2018-19 season – and he arrives in England with a number of big admirers.

Sarri, who has only managed in the Italian top flight since gaining promotion with Empoli in 2014, counts the likes of Pep Guardiola and Arrigo Sacchi among his supporters thanks to his brand of ‘Sarri-ball’ implemented in three hugely successful years at Napoli.

His style of play, described as ‘vertical tiki-taka’, sees a focus on short, quick passes to draw the opposition out and stretch the defensive lines up the pitch rather than across it.

We’ve taken a look at some of the quotes to best describe this unique style and philosophy, which some see as the next big innovation in the modern game.

Arrigo Sacchi
One of Sarri’s most notable admirers is legendary AC Milan manager Sacchi, who is regular in his praise working as a journalist in Italy, and has followed his progress since his first significant job at Empoli.

“When you see Sarri’s teams play, you know how they train,” Sacchi said.

“He is a genius. When I was technical director with the Italy youth teams, I always went to watch kids in Serie B, and I was already impressed by his Empoli. He looks after the players, they understand him.”

Daniele Rugani
Progressing through the ranks at Empoli, Rugani was promoted to the first-team under Sarri, playing a key role in their promotion year aged just 20 after Juventus has signed him in a co-ownership deal.

“Sarri has been fundamental in my growth,” said the centre-back, now a regular at Juventus and in the Italian national team.

“A very good tactical trainer, he gave me important bases that will stay with me forever.

“He is charismatic, he knows how to charge you and send you to the field with the right determination, but when it comes to helping and reassuring a boy he is able to do it.”

Kerban Berdyev
The legendary Rubin Kazan manager – currently back with the club for his second spell – learned under the likes of Marcello Lippi and Carlo Ancelotti but says Sarri impressed him the most.

“His power is in his organisation,” Berdyev recalled. “The man never played football, but his head is so intellectual.”

“He has a keen analytic mind that can systematize everything and organize the game. When Sarri was at Empoli, Spalletti, who was out of work then, called him and said, ‘Call me when you hold tactical training, I’ll come.’

“These pieces of training are really interesting, with attention to every detail, I enjoyed them every match.

“I rate him higher than Guardiola. His strength is in details, there is no small detail that is beneath his attention. Guardiola also pays attention to everything, but Sarri digs even deeper. He teaches the players to think.”

Ciro Immobile
As Dortmund looked to ship Immobile out in 2015, a return to Italy looked favourable, and after Sarri’s appointment at Napoli, the striker favoured a move to join him at his new club.

“Apart from Juventus, the team that played the best in Serie A last season were Empoli,” Immobile said after Sarri led a team tipped for relegation to 15th place in Italy’s top flight.

“He had them playing the beautiful game, a team moving even when stationary at set-pieces. He’s a well-prepared coach and Napoli have made the right choice taking him.”

Maurizio Sarri
One theme that Sarri often comes back to when talking about his own philosophy and beliefs in football is fun. He is keen for the players to enjoy themselves on the pitch and the supporters off it as a result.

“My football is both application and fun,” he said. “And if you are having fun, it is less tiring.

“I’ve come to realise that there’s a child in every footballer, a child who is playing a game. That’s where the fun part is. And when players are having fun, they are more productive.

“Tactical rigour is important, but we must never lose sight of the game and making sure the child inside is enjoying himself.”

Gonzalo Higuain
One of Sarri’s first tasks when arriving at Napoli was to deal with Higuain, who he apparently put on a strict training regime in order to make him fitter and lose weight.

As a result, the striker went on to have the most prolific season of his career, netting 38 goals in 42 appearances and earning a mildly controversial move to Juventus, drawing suggestions of a rift between he and Sarri, which both have since rubbished.

“He has helped me so much early on,” the Argentina international said. “He made me feel like a player who is indispensable.

“At times for a player, dialogue can be the most important thing. He’s a bit like a father for me.”

Dries Mertens
A big challenge for Sarri after Higuain’s departure was to replace the incredible number of goals he took with him. No-one saw what was coming next, as he converted diminutive winger Mertens into a centre forward.

In two seasons, Mertens has scored 56 goals for the club, and he puts it all down to his manager.

“Sarri taught me football,” he said. “We’re led by a commandant who has changed everyone’s life.

“Sarri has transferred to us his way of understanding football, a philosophy which distinguishes us from the others and which allows us to express our game in the best way.

“The thing I love the most about his style of football is the way he organises the phases when we are off the ball and structures the pressure we put on opponents when they’ve got the ball at their feet.

“It feels like he has already played the game out in his head and on the field you have an extra man.”

Pep Guardiola
Consistent high finishes and fine performances caught the attention of Guardiola, who revealed he enjoys watching Napoli games on TV.

“For somebody like me, who loves watching games at home on the sofa, Napoli are spectacular and his brand of football is a joy to watch,” the Manchester City manager said.

“Often a coach is judged on wins, but you’ve also got to look at the shape as well as the substance – Sarri had Empoli and Napoli playing great football, and he did a fantastic job.”

Fabio Capello
Another great Italian manager followed Sacchi in his praise of Napoli boss Sarri, with Capello having his say in June 2017.

“Every 20 years there is an innovation in football,” the former England manager said.

“After Ajax there was Sacchi’s Milan, then Guardiola, who rather sent football to sleep. Fortunately now we’ve got Sarri, who can wake football up again.”

Maurizio Sarri
Sarri changed his system when Higuain left the club, and it is often a great source of debate whether he operates a 3-4 or a 4-3 defence-to-midfield formation. But he’s not one to distinguish.

“One of my coaches used to tell me that people who speak about formations don’t know anything about football,” he said.

“We already play with Marek [Hamšík] between the lines, then with the forwards between the lines. Maybe you can also change too much, causing you to lose the certainties of the team.”

Kalidou Koulibaly
The centre-back has been one of Sarri’s stand-out improved players, leading to effusive praise during Senegal’s World Cup campaign, but he is just another success story of Sarri-ball.

“He really is a genius,” Koulibaly said. “He sees things others don’t see.

“Sarri makes you understand how football is and isn’t unpredictable. He’s a scholar. Any question you ask him, he always has an answer, and it’s always right.

“He helps you to think as a team and not an individual. In short, with Sarri football is maths.”

Gabriele Marcotti
Italian journalist Marcotti has spent a long time studying Sarri’s methods, watching training sessions which appear very meticulous.

“Many of his training sessions are based on endless repetition, so that players get the co-ordination and timing essential to his game,” he wrote.

“Sarri tends to do this at a high pace, to ensure his sessions do not run for hours and to stop players getting bored.

“That emphasis on chemistry and repetition allows his players to pass the ball confidently into space, knowing a team-mate will be there or on his way.”

Maurizio Sarri
Prior to a huge game against Juventus late last season, Sarri laid his underlying philosophy out, plain and simple.

“Our team always tries to take the initiative and play our football, regardless of venue, opponent or situation. That is our philosophy,” he said.

Pep Guardiola
They may have beaten Juve that day, but Sarri’s Napoli eventually fell just short of the Serie A title, recording 91 points – one of the highest the division has ever seen.

“He’s one of the absolute best,” said Guardiola. “We judge people on what they’ve won, but the football played by Napoli this season has been out of this world.

“He did very well. Seeing Napoli play is a spectacle.”

Paddy Agnew
Another journalist, the Irish Times’ Italian football correspondent, recalled how Sarri’s attacking brand stretched way before his Napoli days, while explaining his philosophy from an alternative viewpoint.

“He’s fond of quoting his grandad,” Agnew said. “His grandad liked to say to him ‘we’re here to play football, not to unload a lorry. So I don’t need big hefty fellas actually, I want guys who can play with the ball.’

“It’s not for nothing that he has these three little men up front in Callejon, Mertens, and Insigne who are three terrific footballers but guys who are knee-high to a grasshopper.

“He sticks with them, and he sticks with them because he believes in that type of football.”

Arrigo Sacchi
Continuing his glowing praise, Sacchi delved into the deeper roots of Sarri’s footballing ideologies.

“He tries to interpret football in a positive manner,” he explained. “To be a protagonist and not to follow others.

“This lifts the value of the players and their self-confidence, and also the game. It produces spectacular football.”

Pep Guardiola
Of course, the positive-as-ever City boss was enthused to see Sarri’s appointment confirmed, and says he can’t wait for the challenge that will come with facing him.

“I have no doubts that Sarri is one of the best managers out there,” Guardiola gushed. “He achieved something incredible with Napoli.

“His style of football is as good as a drink in the sun.”

Maurizio Sarri
And who else could we let have the last word? This beautiful little nugget comes from Sarri’s first interview on Chelsea’s official channels.

“First of all, I love the game,” he responded when asked about his style and approach. “I love football and the rest is a consequence.”

Source: https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/...gs-others-dont/

watched liv vs psg
i think we will concede many goals

Ethan Ampadu has signed a new five-year contract at Chelsea.

Good luck in europa

Hopefully next year is champions league

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Sep 20 2018, 05:50 AM

tonight 00:55am

Hope Sarri start some youngsters and give them experience


PAOK vs. Chelsea, Europa League: Preview, team news, how to watch
First Europa League test for the Blues
By wxwax and David Pasztor Sep 20, 2018, 12:56am BST

Here comes the first test in Europe for Chelsea under Maurizio Sarri, and it should be an interesting night against Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans, i.e. PAOK.

For one thing, the match is in Thessaloniki, and the local pyromaniacs fans can be rather, shall we say, enthusiastic. For another, Toumba Stadium is a tight bowl, which makes for an intimate atmosphere even with its capacity reduced from 45,000 to 29,000 due to contrivances such as seats, security zones, and camera positions. And finally, it was here that six months ago, club president Ivan Savvidis made headlines around the world when he invaded the pitch packing a pistol after a PAOK goal was disallowed in a crucial match against AEK Athens, who later won the league title. Savvidis has promised to be on his best behavior, but the point is that this has the potential to have a volatile atmosphere.

It could turn into a baptism by (literal?) fire if Sarri elects to field a team of youngsters and substitutes, as expected. In Greek football PAOK are no mugs, consistently one of the top four clubs, and one of the few outside of Athens to truly matter. They won the Greek Cup last season, for the sixth time (in 19 finals), and were fighting for the league until that controversial game against AEK, ultimately finishing second.

It seems unlikely to be a dull affair, even with the relatively early kick-off.

Date / Time: Thursday, September 20, 2018, 17:55 BST; 12:55pm EDT; 10:25pm IST

Venue: Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco — one of Spain’s top referees, he worked the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He has Chelsea history, too. In 2009 he missed a Didier Drogba free kick that appeared to cross the goal line in a fiery Champions League 2-2 draw with Juventus in the Round of 16, and in 2011 he refused to award Ancelotti’s Chelsea two penalties in a 1-0 home loss to Manchester United in the quarterfinals. He also took charge of Chelsea’s 4-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv three years ago that’s remembered for nothing controversial (and thus not remembered at all).

Forecast: Sunny and pleasant, if a bit humid during the day, with temperatures in the mid-20s, cooling off a little bit towards game-time and into the night.

On TV: BT Sport 2 (UK); UniMás (USA); SONY TEN 2 (India); elsewhere — (in the US, TNT acquired the English-language rights to both the Champions League and the Europa League, but they’ve decided to actually show none of the latter competition on TV until the final itself, so all English-language broadcasts are online only with B/R Live)

Streaming online: BT Sport Live (UK); B/R Live, Univision Now (USA); SONY LIV (India)

PAOK team news: Striker Aleksandar Prijovic could be contention to start. He returned to training on Monday after straining a hamstring last week. He’s their big man for the big occasion, scoring four times during three rounds of Champions League qualifying play-offs, where they faced FC Basel, Spartak Moscow, and Benfica. The 28-year-old Serbian international was the team’s leading goalscorer last season with 27 strikes in just 36 appearances.

PAOK actually made it to within 90 minutes of qualifying for the Champions League proper before suffering a 4-1 home defeat to Benfica three weeks ago. They’ve won all three of their domestic league matches thus far and will be looking to exact revenge for that singular failing with a strong start to their Europa League campaign.

Fun fact: PAOK’s manager is 49-year-old Razvan Lucescu. That last name will sound familiar to at least one Chelsea player. Razvan’s father, Mircea, was the manager of Shakhtar Donetsk from 2004 to 2016, which included all of Willian’s 5.5 seasons there.

Bonus fun fact: PAOK’s director of football is former referee Lubos Michel, from Slovakia. That name might ring a bell: he was the man in charge of the Liverpool vs. Chelsea Champions League semifinal in 2005 that featured Luis Garcia’s “ghost goal”, and he was also the man in charge of the Champions League final three years later, where he sent off Didier Drogba in extra time. So much fun!

Chelsea team news: Just 21 players traveled to Greece, with Eden Hazard (rest), David Luiz (rest), Mateo Kovacic (knock), and Emerson (illness) staying behind to keep ineligible trio Danny Drinkwater, Rob Green, and Lucas Piazon company at Cobham. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Cesc Fabregas appear to have recovered from their respective injuries however, and could play a part in Sarri’s promised 4-5 player rotation. The head coach already confirmed a planned start for Alvaro Morata.

Since losing the Community Shield 2-0 to Manchester City (and it was not that close), Sarri’s Chelsea have improved game by game and currently sit at the top of the table on goal difference ahead of Liverpool. The Blues are far from a finished product, but the early signs are promising that Sarri could accomplish something meaningful during his time in charge.

Previously: There isn’t one. We’ve never played them before. PAOK will be Chelsea’s 182nd unique opponent, the 78th in European competition. Since there’s nothing to look back to, how about enjoying our 2013 Europa League final 2-1 win over Benfica instead?

Source: https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/201...a-league-online

BREAKING: Two @ChelseaFC fans have been injured in an attack by suspected rival fans ahead of their clash with @PAOK_FC in Thessaloniki. #SSN



last time poak fc owner bring a gun and threatens referee



This post has been edited by zoidx_chung: Sep 20 2018, 04:27 PM

WTH is that a pistol?

This post has been edited by bennyray: Sep 21 2018, 08:50 AM

#20 Callum Hudson-Odoi!

Greek hooligans mostly aggresive one. Same case with russians