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Football Manager 2023: The best tactics for Chelsea in FM23
Preorder Football Manager 2023 through our friends at Fanatical and get 30% off by using the code FM23DAILY. This makes it the cheapest price around! Click on the image below to redeem. Drawing up your tactics is perhaps the most intimidating task in Football Manager, especially for those just getting into the game. With numerous roles and instructions to choose…
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Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Preview: The defence, Palace’s approach and the key players
Chelsea will play their first match under Graham Potter in the English Premier League when they face Crystal Palace in the second London Derby of the match week. Chelsea will go as the favourites in this match and have won the last five meetings between the two teams. Crystal Palace sits 16th in the league…
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Transfer Analysis: Have Chelsea found N’Golo Kante’s replacement in Ajax’s key man?
Chelsea have been one of the busiest teams in the transfer market since Todd Boehly purchased the club. As the American businessman seeks his first trophy as a Chelsea owner, they are hungry for success. The Blues went after a lot of players in the summer but were unable to make a lot of signings.…
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Football Manager 2023: An initial assessment of Chelsea’s current squad
Preorder Football Manager 2023 through our friends at Fanatical and get 30% off by using the code FM23DAILY. This makes it the cheapest price around! Click on the image below to redeem. As we get closer to the release of Football Manager 2023, it is time to have a look at how some of the biggest clubs in the world…
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Transfer Analysis: Why is Graham Potter keen on landing key AC Milan midfielder in January?
Graham Potter will have a huge task on his hand going into the English Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. After being appointed as the new Chelsea manager, there are a lot of responsibilities on the shoulders of the 47-year-old. Chelsea strengthened their defence in the summer but didn’t bring in a lot of…
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Analysis: What makes Josko Gvardiol a player Potter would still be interested in?
Josko Gvardiol was one of the players who was on the wishlist of a few clubs in the summer. The 20-year-old Croatian is one of the highly rated defenders in the Bundesliga. He started the 2022/23 season well and now has once again gained the interest of many clubs. Chelsea is one of the clubs…
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Under the microscope: Why and where Chelsea really miss N’Golo Kante
N’Golo Kante joined Chelsea in 2016 from Leicester City and won the league title in his first year at the club. He joined the Foxes in 2015 and helped them earn their first English Premier League title. The Frenchman won back-to-back league titles with two different clubs. He also went on to win the UEFA…
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Under the microscope: Should Graham Potter hand more game time to Academy graduate?
Chelsea saw two of their main strikers leave the club in the summer. Romelu Lukaku joined Inter Milan on a loan spell, and Timo Werner headed back to RB Leipzig on a permanent deal. This left the manager with only a few attacking options. They were without a proper number nine and decided to keep…
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Under the microscope: Can Mateo Kovacic offer creativity and help Chelsea’s struggling attack?
Chelsea have made a disappointing start to their English Premier League season. They have played six games, which include three wins, one draw and two losses. The Blues have struggled both in attack and in defence. They have only netted eight goals and conceded nine in total. Despite spending a lot of money in the…
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Under the microscope: Can the out-of-form Kai Havertz turn it around under Potter?
Chelsea made a poor start to the English Premier League campaign by their standards. They have played six games this season and collected ten points. These include two losses, and the performance of the Blues was below standard in both matches. One of the biggest reasons behind the downfall of the team is the form…