England In Crisis - Should Chelsea Play English Players To Benefit The National Team?

With yet another dismal display from England at the 2014 World Cup (one that saw them knocked out in the group stages for the first time since 1958 and still with a game to spare), there has been criticism regarding the fact that there are not many English players playing regularly in the country's top flight. Many pundits have suggested that this is the cause for England’s lacklustre performances in recent tournaments. With that being said, should clubs like Chelsea bow down to the demands of the nation to help England?

Click to read more ...

UEFA Under 21 Championships - We coulda been a contender!

 

Let’s play a game I’ve unimaginatively titled “Cut out the middle man”. It basically involves us looking ahead two weeks to the end of the UEFA European Under-21 Championships and pre-empting the latest upcoming inquest into the state of English international football.

The competition will obviously be won by Spain. They have

Click to read more ...

Best crossbar goals (Video)

Nathaniel Chalobah rifled in a stunning 35-yard strike which

Click to read more ...

Who are Chelsea’s brightest hopes coming through their youth system?

It’s fair to say that Chelsea’s youth system has taken a bit of a battering in recent years. After the likes of Gael Kakuta, Jeffrey Bruma and Josh McEachran failed to make an impression under Carlo Ancelotti when the Italian was ordered by Roman Abramovich to blood youth at the expense of the old guard, new boss Roberto Di Matteo appears to have finally embarked on his owner’s younger total football vision but importantly, has been backed with the cheque book that Ancelotti wasn’t.

Click to read more ...