#CFC have made a conscious change of strategy in how to manage players to help prevent injury/keep them fresh. While setbacks can still happen due to nature of sport, they see increased minutes for Reece James in 2025 as sign methods work. Explainer here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
Update to exclusive story from earlier this week over #CFC’s shirt sleeve sponsorship deal with FPT Corporation: deal is worth £17-18m for rest of the season, which makes it one of the best deals in the PL. More here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
Enzo Maresca has shown he likes to make a lot more changes between games, at half-time and using the bench in general. It is all part of #CFC's strategy to try & improve injury record/keep players fresh for the long-term. Explainer with @reallycerys.bsky.social here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
Enzo Maresca reveals he told Marc Guiu at a meeting earlier this month that he wasn’t playing for #CFC because his training wasn’t good enough. More here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
A first Champions League goal on just his 2nd CL appearance for #CFC? It will not have come as a surprise to the people that know Tyrique George best - but he will not get carried away either. He lives by the family motto ‘humble & grateful’. Piece here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
Sometimes when it comes to deciding what to write about, you simply cannot avoid the obvious. #CFC’s win over Ajax was inevitable once they went down to 10 men…Estevao still made it a night to remember. He’s a born entertainer. My column here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
Read on #CFC's Tyrique George: • living by family motto of humble & grateful • why he did not start driving until this year • matches against 18-21 year olds at 13 • playing as a striker • reaction to Fulham transfer breaking down www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
Exc: #CFC agree new shirt sleeve sponsorship with FPT Corporation and are in final stages of finding new front-of-shirt sponsor. More here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
After holding positive talks with head coach Enzo Maresca, Marc Guiu is beginning to show he can be a useful option for #CFC up front. A start against Ajax in the Champions League is now a real possibility. More here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
#CFC are second highest scorers in the PL with 16 goals, just one behind #MCFC. Quite remarkable when you consider they’ve been without one of their main strikers in Delap for seven weeks & best attacker - Palmer - has barely played.
On the whistle piece from #CFC’s win at #NFFC…I focused on Josh Acheampong showing why Enzo Maresca should love him more and Andrey Santos not proving his point at the City Ground. #NFOCHEwww.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
Andrey Santos will now have more PL starts (1) for #CFC at the City Ground than he managed on loan at #NFFC (0) in the first half of the 2023-24 season.
Enzo Fernandez not in the #CFC squad after knee injury on int. duty. Caicedo on the bench. Pedro Neto only one of the three non-trainers Maresca named to be in XI. Romeo Lavia, Andrey Santos and Josh Acheampong among some of the other notable starters.
