Roberto Di Matteo was never going to last

Well, that was a shock to some it has to be said, but that can only be as a result of the timing.

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Out of the Blue?

Until late October it appeared that Chelsea were definite contenders for trophies on all four fronts, if not the front-runners. However, over the last few weeks you cannot help but draw parallels with Carlo Ancelotti’s final year with the Blues during the 10/11 season.

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Di Matteo: Mr Chelsea (Video)

In light of his recent successes as a manager at Chelsea it is sometimes forgotten that Roberto Di Matteo was a fantastic servant to the club as a player, too.

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Hold your horses (video)

As the dust settled in Donetsk after an insipid Chelsea performance, uncertainty over the true strength of Roberto Di Matteo's team began to creep out.

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London derby that could be a classic (VIDEO)

Hazard, Oscar, Mata, Torres, Bale, Dempsey, Dembele and Lennon all of these players should feature at White Hart lane at Lunchtime today. This match has been a hugely anticipated Premier League fixture each season as it always guarantees goals and excitement.

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Roberto Di Matteo is a special manager

By now everyone on the planet has heard of the Roberto Di Matteo and Chelsea story. However even though Di Matteo has won the; Champions league, Fa Cup, and has Chelsea top of the table and playing beautiful football he still has not gotten the credit he deserves.

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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.

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Does the Championship deserve more respect?

With the Championship season kicking off on the same weekend as the Premier League and La Liga it was inevitably going to receive less coverage than the two biggest leagues in European football. However there is no doubt that the league deserves more respect as it is arguably one of the greatest leagues in the world, the slogan more commonly used to describe it's bigger brother.

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Can Chelsea challenge?

When you look at the Premier League next season, it is hard to see who are clear title challengers. There are , you could argue, 7 or 8 top teams, but of these only about 3 will genuinely challenge for the prize that they all want.

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Chelsea's Next Manager

After the jubilation of Munich on Saturday night Chelsea fans now wait with baited breath to see who will lead the team in the defence of their European crown next season.

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What we learnt from the Nou Camp

When only 35 minutes have been played of a football match and this happens, it doesn't bode too well. Especially when you are playing against one of the best teams in club football. When John Terry stupidly kneed Alexis Sanchez in the back, resulting in his sending off, Chelsea seemed down and out of their second leg Champions League semi-final tie against Barcelona. 

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An early look ahead to the cup final

With the final not until May 5^th perhaps it is still too early to try and predict the outcome of the FA Cup, but there is one thing we know for certain and that is the showdown between Liverpool and Chelsea.

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Why Spurs are not in the FA Cup final

Angered, saddened, distraught, dejected; just a few of the descriptive terms I felt as I trudged back down Wembley Way this evening, following the 5-1 defeat at the hands of Chelsea in the FA Cup semi final.

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The re-generation of Salomon Kalou

Salomon Kalou was the hero at the Estadio Da Luz on Tuesday night, but in weeks gone by, he feared the end of his Chelsea career after disagreements with former boss Andre Villas-Boas.

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A massive few months ahead in West London

Roberto Di Matteo, just a year after being axed from West Bromwich Albion, was dumped into the hotseat at Chelsea after Villas-Boas‘ sacking, with FA Cup, Champions League, and a top four finish hanging by a thread.

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