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Tottenham were never going to give Chelsea Women an easy time in a Women’s FA Cup quarter-final tie. Even with a fully-packed Kingsmeadow on a sunny Monday afternoon, Spurs weren’t afraid to take us to task whenever we made a misstep in midfield. The hosts were still the better team on the pitch, much to […]
It’s a London derby in this Women’s FA Cup quarter-final, with Chelsea Women hosting Tottenham at Kingsmeadow on a sunny Monday afternoon. Admittedly a far from usual date and time for a match like this, but it’s football nonetheless. Speaking of football, head coach Sonia Bompastor is not holding any punches with this starting lineup […]
Third Four Oof
1. ESTÊVAO (8.2) It’s hard to get too excited about this result despite the margin of victory, but Chelsea barely broke a sweat and still romped past third division Port Vale, just as one might expect, so at least we’ve got that going for us, which is nice. Given the way the season’s been going, […]
Chelsea and Leeds United in the FA Cup is about as iconic as it gets for the competition, and in this year’s semifinals, we’ll get to have the latest iteration of this famous matchup. The Blues were paired with our historic rivals in today’s semifinal draw, following Leeds’ quarterfinal win against West Ham United on […]
With Chelsea Women out of contention in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, their focus is now solely on domestic football. Something that should bode well for our Women’s FA Cup defence as only a sequence of miracles would get us anywhere near the Women’s Super League title. The road to the FA Cup title is […]
Oof Most Efficient
Valentín Barco and Enzo Fernández shared a pitch last week as Argentina beat Zambia, 5-0 in a friendly — with Barco himself scoring the fifth — and they might be sharing a pitch next season as well, with the former agreeing to join the latter at Chelsea. Or they might not, with the former instead […]
Oscar, or Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior if you’re not into the whole brevity thing, has called time on his career. In December, the 34-year-old was riding an exercise bike at the São Paulo training ground when he collapsed and was rushed to hospital. He was diagnosed with “vasovagal syncope”, a neurological condition that can […]
Liam Rosenior opted for a strong lineup against the worst team in the third division, and it took us barely a minute to open the scoring with Jorrel Hato finding the loose ball and a gap in the sea of bodies in the box to give us the early lead. Surely the only question at […]
Welcome to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup! Chelsea have it as easy as it gets on paper, with the worst team in the third division coming to town. So unless we royally mess it up, there is a place waiting for us in the semifinals. Liam Rosenior has opted for a bit of rotation, […]
There’s an entire weekend dedicated to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, so there’s no real need to rotate the squad for any sort of scheduling concerns. But Port Vale are just from the third division and most of our key players are coming off of a busy international break, so this game does afford […]
Overdue Most Hmm
We’re back from the international break, and I hope everyone’s had a chance for a nice little mental break as well, because these final few weeks of the season could get very taxing indeed. We begin our quest to avoid implosion (on and off the pitch) with a cupcake of a matchup against third division […]
In what feels like a fairly unprecedented overreaction, Chelsea have decided to suspend Enzo Fernández for saying that he’d prefer to live in Madrid over London, after also recently casting doubt over his long-term future with a classic “we’ll see”. Enzo’s hardly the first player in professional football history to say things like that, but […]
Chances Obviously? Hmm
The international break is over and we are back in action this weekend. I hope you enjoyed your (relatively) Chelsea-free last ten-twelve days. But even for our present condition, this first match back should be a nice and easy one. It may be the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, but Port Vale are sitting dead […]
A couple weeks ago, a brief video made the rounds on social media, showing (still) Chelsea FC winger Mykhailo Mudryk — nearly unrecognizable with a thin beard and actual hair — running around on a football pitch, taking a few shots, and looking about as fit as ever. Fabrizio Romano’s caption was “Mudryk ready for […]
Hmm Back Oof
Since Arsenal were the ones holding the advantage from the previous match, they were happy to invite Chelsea Women onto their half. We were also happy to take on the opportunity, which led to Sjoeke Nüsken setting an unfortunate tune to the Blues’ performance with a missed chance that would haunt us for the remainder […]
If Chelsea Women are to reach the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final this season, they need to overcome a two-goal deficit that today’s opposition Arsenal earned at the Emirates with the help of atrocious refereeing. It’s not an impossible task but it is a mountain to climb, even with home advantage. We do need to […]
Best Most Highest
Paolo runs my favorite pizza joint. Neapolitan style. Hand-tossed. Wood-fired. Proper buffalo mozzarella. The best margherita this side of the Atlantic. He is the owner. And he is the chef. Paolo is also a die-hard Napoli fan. And a die-hard Italy fan. Paolo was not a happy camper tonight. The pizza was still great though! […]
If it wasn’t for some baffling calls from a team of referees clearly out of their depth, Chelsea Women would be heading into this second leg confrontation with more of a fighting chance to beat the defending UEFA Women’s Champions League champions for a semi-final spot. No crying over spilled milk, however. We’re still two […]
All is not well on the Chelsea front, that much is abundantly clear. Four defeats on the bounce, three of them by three goals. No goals scored for 300 minutes. More goals conceded than we care to count. A season that’s gone from promising, to concerning, to outright infuriating (or depressing, depending on your approach). […]