@enoxx.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
David Luiz scores a header for Pafos that's reminiscent of Drogba in the Champions League final.
#CFC #PAFMON #DidierDrogba
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/cha...
#CFC #PAFMON #DidierDrogba
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/cha...
www.tntsports.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
David Luiz scores a header for Pafos that's reminiscent of Drogba in the Champions League final.
#CFC #PAFMON #DidierDrogba
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/cha...
#CFC #PAFMON #DidierDrogba
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/cha...
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𝗦𝗢𝗖 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗔! 🏆
Get @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social's post-match musings hot off the press after Chelsea's sensational 3-0 win over Barcelona 💫
Estêvão! Cucurella! Delap! The entire team!
A special night - now can they replicate it against Arsenal? 🤞 #CFC
pod.fo/e/359f83
Get @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social's post-match musings hot off the press after Chelsea's sensational 3-0 win over Barcelona 💫
Estêvão! Cucurella! Delap! The entire team!
A special night - now can they replicate it against Arsenal? 🤞 #CFC
pod.fo/e/359f83
Straight Outta Cobham: A show about Chelsea: SOC Extra: Chelsea 3-0 Barcelona reaction
Yamal who???????Producer Lucy's joined by Simon Johnson to look back on a great European night under the lights at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea dispatched Spanish champions Barcelona in emphatic fash...
pod.fo
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
𝗦𝗢𝗖 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗔! 🏆
Get @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social's post-match musings hot off the press after Chelsea's sensational 3-0 win over Barcelona 💫
Estêvão! Cucurella! Delap! The entire team!
A special night - now can they replicate it against Arsenal? 🤞 #CFC
pod.fo/e/359f83
Get @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social's post-match musings hot off the press after Chelsea's sensational 3-0 win over Barcelona 💫
Estêvão! Cucurella! Delap! The entire team!
A special night - now can they replicate it against Arsenal? 🤞 #CFC
pod.fo/e/359f83
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I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it - Estevao Willian is special www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Estevao Willian v Lamine Yamal - how Chelsea forward outshone Barcelona prodigy
Estevao Willian outshone fellow wonderkid Lamine Yamal with a wondergoal on Tuesday - so is it
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it - Estevao Willian is special www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Excellent method for discriminating between hot streaks and quality finishers.
@dmitry.mclachbot.com might enjoy this.
@dmitry.mclachbot.com might enjoy this.
New article: "Shrinkage, Uncertainty, and Son Heung-min: Using Bayesian Methods to Identify Finishing Ability"
which discusses using a Bayesian hierarchical approach to quantifying player finishing ability, with credible intervals to express uncertainty.
pena.lt/y/2025/10/01...
which discusses using a Bayesian hierarchical approach to quantifying player finishing ability, with credible intervals to express uncertainty.
pena.lt/y/2025/10/01...
Shrinkage, Uncertainty, and Son Heung-min: Using Bayesian Methods to Identify Finishing Ability
Why most finishing metrics are flawed and how a Bayesian approach gives us a truer picture of a player's finishing ability...
pena.lt
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Excellent method for discriminating between hot streaks and quality finishers.
@dmitry.mclachbot.com might enjoy this.
@dmitry.mclachbot.com might enjoy this.
chng.it/mx4W92WSxN Music after a goal drowns out the crowd reaction. We all saw during COVID how important the crowd noise is as part of the excitement.
Please sign the petition to get rid of the music. Thanks.
Please sign the petition to get rid of the music. Thanks.
Sign the Petition
Stop Music Being Played After Chelsea Score At Stamford Bridge
chng.it
October 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
chng.it/mx4W92WSxN Music after a goal drowns out the crowd reaction. We all saw during COVID how important the crowd noise is as part of the excitement.
Please sign the petition to get rid of the music. Thanks.
Please sign the petition to get rid of the music. Thanks.
Phew! I've had quite enough of Chelsea players picking up long term injuries.
Just a small update on #CFC loanee Mike Penders, who had to be subbed due to injury v Brondby last week. It was only a dead leg and Strasbourg expect him to return very soon.
August 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Phew! I've had quite enough of Chelsea players picking up long term injuries.
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#CFC should take the opportunity not to rush Cole Palmer back from his groin problem. My column here:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...
No Cole Palmer is no longer a problem for Chelsea
Enzo Maresca now has a wealth of attacking options available - he should be able to keep Cole Palmer fresh for the season ahead
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
#CFC should take the opportunity not to rush Cole Palmer back from his groin problem. My column here:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...
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PSR is for life, not just for June 30th. Or something like that.
A look at why (at least) three Premier League clubs have one eye on UEFA rules as the transfer window nears its merciful close
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...
A look at why (at least) three Premier League clubs have one eye on UEFA rules as the transfer window nears its merciful close
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...
Why Chelsea and Aston Villa (and Arsenal) are wary of UEFA’s financial rules
PSR is at the forefront of everyone's minds, but it is not quite that simple over the rest of the window
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:14 AM
PSR is for life, not just for June 30th. Or something like that.
A look at why (at least) three Premier League clubs have one eye on UEFA rules as the transfer window nears its merciful close
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...
A look at why (at least) three Premier League clubs have one eye on UEFA rules as the transfer window nears its merciful close
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...
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Big picture: is it time to give Chelsea some credit? And where does fair criticism stick?
A look at Chelsea's unique model three years in - a club where you have to forget everything you instinctively know about football.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
A look at Chelsea's unique model three years in - a club where you have to forget everything you instinctively know about football.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Chelsea: Is it time to give 'disruptors' some credit?
Chelsea's recent approach has been difficult to understand at times - but Nizaar Kinsella wonders whether it is time to start giving them some credit.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Big picture: is it time to give Chelsea some credit? And where does fair criticism stick?
A look at Chelsea's unique model three years in - a club where you have to forget everything you instinctively know about football.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
A look at Chelsea's unique model three years in - a club where you have to forget everything you instinctively know about football.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Just reposting this so I can find it again. A very informative, erm... thread.
Peer inside and you can spot more cost-cutting. To prevent the raw edges from fraying, AE uses a messy overlock stitch. On a higher-quality pair of jeans, this area (the seat) will be made with a flat-felled seam. This is more labor intensive, but also adds durability.
August 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just reposting this so I can find it again. A very informative, erm... thread.
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a Euro 2025 tactical review. A(nother) tournament where star individuals didn't make the difference. Goal kicks played extremely short compared to past tournaments. A huge number of goals.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...
Five tactical themes that defined Women’s Euro 2025: More systemised, less individualistic
It was impossible to watch this Euros and not marvel at how far the women’s game has come - it’s exactly what top-level football should be
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
a Euro 2025 tactical review. A(nother) tournament where star individuals didn't make the difference. Goal kicks played extremely short compared to past tournaments. A huge number of goals.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...
Yet another excellent tactical review from Cox.
Sparkling opening to the article, too .
Sparkling opening to the article, too .
Incredible that England have won Euro 2025 having trailed in all three knockout games. But the performance against Spain was good. Wiegman made some very big calls, which helped to close the gap to a Spain side who were clearly the most talented at the tournament.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...
How England nullified Spain: The Wiegman tactics that shut down the world champions
Breaking down the approach that enabled the Lionesses to take the Euro 2025 final to a penalty shootout, which they won
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Yet another excellent tactical review from Cox.
Sparkling opening to the article, too .
Sparkling opening to the article, too .
Masterful from Squires, as usual.
Love the detail of Hampton's nose bud
Love the detail of Hampton's nose bud
This is hilarious from @davidsquires.bsky.social, especially the Sårina (that å--løl) instructions & Lucy Bronze "Rambo-style home surgery."
#WEURO2025
www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
#WEURO2025
www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
David Squires on … goalkeepers grabbing the headlines at Euro 2025
Our cartoonist on the latest action in Switzerland, where keepers have come to the fore amid shootout drama
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Masterful from Squires, as usual.
Love the detail of Hampton's nose bud
Love the detail of Hampton's nose bud
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Why does football often look to Black players to solve racism through their emotional pain and labour? And when they have no control over the structures enabling racism? What powers do players have v social media companies?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
Jess Carter's statement is a reminder that Black footballers should not have to solve racism
www.nytimes.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Why does football often look to Black players to solve racism through their emotional pain and labour? And when they have no control over the structures enabling racism? What powers do players have v social media companies?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
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all the angles of the Ann-Katrin Berger save are unreal #WEuro2025
July 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
all the angles of the Ann-Katrin Berger save are unreal #WEuro2025
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I wondered how FIFA concluded that Sanchez won the Golden Glove. This is a good explainer.
Obviously, his performance in the final itself was brilliant, but this was an award for the whole tournament.
Obviously, his performance in the final itself was brilliant, but this was an award for the whole tournament.
Robert Sanchez won the Golden Gloves as the best goalkeeper at the 2025 Club World Cup after Chelsea's 3-0 victory over PSG, boasting an 81.5% save percentage by stopping 22 of 27 shots and aiding three goals with his distribution. Chelsea Football Club
The reasons behind Robert Sanchez’s Golden Gloves award
www.chelseafc.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I wondered how FIFA concluded that Sanchez won the Golden Glove. This is a good explainer.
Obviously, his performance in the final itself was brilliant, but this was an award for the whole tournament.
Obviously, his performance in the final itself was brilliant, but this was an award for the whole tournament.
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𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨
@mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @lukebosher.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social looking back on the chaos in Charlotte...
🌩️ Storms wreak havoc
⚽️ Nkunku's big moment
🐐 Reece back to his best?
🖊️ Gittens & Pedro incoming
#CFC
pod.fo/e/2f25a7
@mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @lukebosher.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social looking back on the chaos in Charlotte...
🌩️ Storms wreak havoc
⚽️ Nkunku's big moment
🐐 Reece back to his best?
🖊️ Gittens & Pedro incoming
#CFC
pod.fo/e/2f25a7
Straight Outta Cobham: A show about Chelsea: Chelsea storm into quarter-finals after dramatic delay & flurry of extra-time goals
We hope no one had any plans on Sunday morning...Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Luke Bosher and Simon Johnson alongside him to look back on the bonkers 4-1 (AET) victory over Benfica in a...
pod.fo
June 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨
@mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @lukebosher.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social looking back on the chaos in Charlotte...
🌩️ Storms wreak havoc
⚽️ Nkunku's big moment
🐐 Reece back to his best?
🖊️ Gittens & Pedro incoming
#CFC
pod.fo/e/2f25a7
@mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @lukebosher.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social looking back on the chaos in Charlotte...
🌩️ Storms wreak havoc
⚽️ Nkunku's big moment
🐐 Reece back to his best?
🖊️ Gittens & Pedro incoming
#CFC
pod.fo/e/2f25a7
A very sensible and balanced article from a journalist whose articles I frequently find way too snarky.
liam delap joined an academy at age seven. nicolas jackson was still playing barefoot until the age of 16. this week's column is on different ways of making a footballer, and the value of players who come from outside a system
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Delap is Chelsea’s shiny new toy but uncut gem Jackson offers rare point of difference | Jonathan Liew
While battle lines are drawn between the two strikers with very different journeys to the top, there is a way both can thrive
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A very sensible and balanced article from a journalist whose articles I frequently find way too snarky.
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Enzo Maresca's Chelsea season mirrored Ahab's obsession in "Moby-Dick," facing early struggles before regaining stability and securing Champions League qualification by balancing focus and adaptability for future success. #CFC #ChelseaFC
(We Ain't Got No History)
(We Ain't Got No History)
Let Go of the Whale: Why Enzo Maresca must move beyond ‘Marescaball’ to create a legacy at Chelsea
weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com
June 14, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Enzo Maresca's Chelsea season mirrored Ahab's obsession in "Moby-Dick," facing early struggles before regaining stability and securing Champions League qualification by balancing focus and adaptability for future success. #CFC #ChelseaFC
(We Ain't Got No History)
(We Ain't Got No History)
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#CFC travel to USA today for their FIFA Club World Cup campaign. The competition is a vital part of Maresca’s preparations for 2025-26. I have highlighted some of the players with most to gain/lose. More here:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
Delap, Jackson and the Chelsea players who have the most to gain at the Club World Cup
Who are the individuals in Enzo Maresca's squad who have the most to gain, or lose, over the next few weeks in the United States?
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
#CFC travel to USA today for their FIFA Club World Cup campaign. The competition is a vital part of Maresca’s preparations for 2025-26. I have highlighted some of the players with most to gain/lose. More here:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
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🚨 Dario Essugo Scouting Report [DM/CM | Sporting CP -> Chelsea] 🚨
- Essien-regen or ill-tempered wrecking ball?
- Analyzing individual strengths
- Projected ceiling & areas to improve
- Tactical fit at Las Palmas & CFC
As always, feedback & comments are warmly welcome!
- Essien-regen or ill-tempered wrecking ball?
- Analyzing individual strengths
- Projected ceiling & areas to improve
- Tactical fit at Las Palmas & CFC
As always, feedback & comments are warmly welcome!
June 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
🚨 Dario Essugo Scouting Report [DM/CM | Sporting CP -> Chelsea] 🚨
- Essien-regen or ill-tempered wrecking ball?
- Analyzing individual strengths
- Projected ceiling & areas to improve
- Tactical fit at Las Palmas & CFC
As always, feedback & comments are warmly welcome!
- Essien-regen or ill-tempered wrecking ball?
- Analyzing individual strengths
- Projected ceiling & areas to improve
- Tactical fit at Las Palmas & CFC
As always, feedback & comments are warmly welcome!
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@cfccentral.bsky.social Has been putting out amazing reports on signings and glad they made it here from the other site. Highly recommend reading this to better understand who Delap is as a player and giving a follow to track all the signings in what seems like will be a busy summer
🚨 Liam Delap Video Scouting Report [CF | Ipswich -> Chelsea] 🚨
- Key individual strengths
- Weaknesses/areas to improve
- Tactical role at Ipswich
- Ideal fit at CFC
- Key individual strengths
- Weaknesses/areas to improve
- Tactical role at Ipswich
- Ideal fit at CFC
June 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@cfccentral.bsky.social Has been putting out amazing reports on signings and glad they made it here from the other site. Highly recommend reading this to better understand who Delap is as a player and giving a follow to track all the signings in what seems like will be a busy summer