Author: Soccerhuz
Among the spectators at Stamford Bridge on Sunday were three of the most powerful men in English football. Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali of Clearlake Capital watched their side, after a summer of tremendous churn in terms of player transfers, start life under new boss Mauricio Pochettino against a Liverpool side managed by Jurgen Klopp that were in search of their own relaunch after last season’s disappointing fifth placed finish that saw them miss out on the Champions League. Boehly and Eghbali, whose first Chelsea season ended as an unmitigated disaster as the London side went through three…
On Saturday afternoon’s evidence, Arsenal will enjoy a solid Premier League campaign under Mikel Arteta. The Community Shield winners defeated Nottingham Forest 2-1 at the Emirates, with Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka finding the net. Taiwo Awoniyi pulled a goal back late on, but Arsenal held on to secure their first Premier League win of the campaign. Summer signings Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber all started for the Gunners, although the latter suffered a worrying injury. The trio could be joined by a fourth new player in the coming days, with David Raya close to joining from Brentford. Tottenham…
It was not so much out of choice but more out of necessity that Jürgen Klopp put out a very brave team against Chelsea on Liverpool’s opening game of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign. Without the adequate reinforcements, Klopp simply had to be bold, and in the end — on paper — his decision wasn’t technically a failure, securing an away draw as John Henry watched on from the stands. But based on Liverpool’s performance overall, Klopp and indeed Henry will have plenty of lessons to take from the way the side performed against Chelsea, and the formation the manager decided to deploy.…
Both backlines were badly exposed in an incredibly open game at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon Well, who saw that coming?! Pretty much everyone, truth be told! Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Liverpool on the first Sunday of the new Premier League season proved just as entertaining an encounter as we all anticipated, with two imbalanced sides playing out an absorbing 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. The first half was particularly chaotic, with the visitors taking a deserved lead after Luis Diaz got on the end of a sublime through-ball from Mohamed Salah, before Chelsea levelled matters when debutant Axel…
penny for Jurgen Klopp’s thoughts. Or should that be £165million. Liverpool and Chelsea might have shared parity on the pitch in their Premier League opener on Sunday but the Blues have certainly won the recruitment war. Having topped the Merseysiders’ offer for Brighton’s Moises Caicedo last week, with the Seagulls midfielder moving to Stamford Bridge for a British record £115million transfer fee, Chelsea have also gazumped the Reds for Southampton’s Romeo Lavia. Klopp has been a long term admirer of the former Man City youngster and having missed out on Caicedo, Liverpool turned their attentions to the 19-year-old. They agreed…
Jamie Carragher has blasted Liverpool’s chaotic midfield transfer scramble after seemingly losing out on two top major targets to Chelsea. The Reds saw a mammoth £110million bid for Moises Caicedo accepted by Brighton last week, only to then be swiftly rejected by the Ecuador international, who only ever had eyes for Stamford Bridge as Chelsea eventually upped their offer to £115m and clinched a British record transfer on Monday. If that was not quite bad enough for furious Liverpool, reports on Monday night claimed that Southampton’s Romeo Lavia – another talented young midfielder at the centre of a transfer tussle between the two clubs – had also opted for…
The 21-year-old midfielder has agreed an eight-year contract at Stamford Bridge, with a club option of a further year, and joins from Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion. On completing his move to Chelsea, Caicedo said: ‘I am so happy to join Chelsea! I am so excited to be here at this big club and I didn’t have to think twice when Chelsea called me, I just knew I wanted to sign for the club. It’s a dream come true to be here and I can’t wait to get started with the team.’ Co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley said:…
Chelsea have made a dig at Liverpool on social media after capturing Moises Caicedo in a record-breaking £115million deal. The Blues had made Caicedo their primary transfer target and have been trying to strike a deal for his services all summer. However, Liverpool appeared to have stolen a march in the race for the 21-year-old’s signature after submitting a £111m offer prior to Sunday’s Premier League meeting between the two sides. But after Caicedo made it clear that he had no appetite to discuss a move to Anfield, Chelsea returned to Brighton with a proposal which smashes the current British transfer record in order to get their man…
Set to host Wolves at Old Trafford in Monday night’s final game of Game Week One, Erik Ten Hag’s Red Devils will be feeling confident they can come away with maximum points. Not only have the home team had a decent pre-season, as well as made several key signings, including goalkeeper Andre Onana, who is expected to make his competitive debut, but following Julen Lopetegui’s untimely exit last week, new manager Gary O’Neil faces a huge task to get his side up and running. “Wolves is a must-win game for United, especially as I expect them to challenge for the…
Chelsea and Liverpool both proved they need to sign defensive midfielders in the final weeks of the transfer window following their thrilling 1-1 draw on Sunday. But Mauricio Pochettino and Jurgen Klopp should not be regretting their inability to keep N’Golo Kante and Fabinho at their respective clubs. Both stars – once key cogs at their former Premier League sides – were beginning to show signs of being past their best. Their decisions to take the eye-watering sums of money from Saudi Arabia’s glitzy football project only emphasised that fact. Kante and Fabinho made their Saudi Pro League debuts in…