CHELSEA FANSZONE

Crystal Palace manager, Roy Hodgson has stated that only lack of playing time will force Chelsea to recall Ruben Loftus-Cheek to Stamford Bridge. Loftus-Cheek who scored for Palace in their 2-1 win over Stoke yesterday is enjoying a fruitful time on loan at Crystal Palace. He is now one of their most important players and is expected to be in the starting XI any time is fit and available, which is positive for Crystal Palace according to manager, Roy Hodgson "I have a feeling that they have the right to call him back if he is not playing enough games or featuring in enough games, which is a good clause," said the former England manager. "If you are loaning out players who you believe in to get playing time, and the clubs aren't using the player, then I think you are entitled to bring them back. "I think that clause exists. That is, I suppose, a risk for us. If we suddenly decide we don’t want to use him then he could go back." "We are enjoyin...

Chelsea are close to completing the signing of 17-year old Hamburg sensation Jann-Fiete Arp, according to Daily Mirror. The young striker had earlier rejected a move to Chelsea last summer, saying it was too early to move to another league in another country. He said: "It just doesn’t make any sense to join Chelsea as a 17-year-old. You have achieved near to nothing, basically have no experience in professional football. The risk is too high. It would have been nonsense to move abroad and neglect everything else. Football is a day-to-day business and it can be over any day. But nobody can take away the Abitur from you. On top of that, money must not play a role at my age" Now The Mirror is reporting that a deal to take the striker to Stamford Bridge is as good as done. Arp, who has scored two goals in four Bundesliga matches so far is also wanted by other English Premier League clubs like Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham.

Chelsea’s little Belgian magician, Eden Hazard was in spectacular form in the English Premier League game against West Brom, scoring two goals in Chelsea's 4-0 win in a highly physical tensed match. Hazard was so unplayable that Captain Gary Cahill feels he can't be stopped when he is in that kind of form. “He’s obviously not one that is going to get hit and shy away from it so if that’s a tactic it’s not going to work,” said the England defender. “It spurred him on and I thought he was terrific. “He’s little but he’s robust and he picks himself up. He’s very difficult. It’s very difficult to get near him when he’s on form like he is and when he’s on form he’s great to watch. “I think he has a pressure on his shoulders to deliver and produce a high calibre performance because he’s in that bracket where he’s a special player, not just in the Premier League but in world football and in Europe and the Champions League. “Everyone is aware of his ability and want...

Former Chelsea great, Gus Poyet has joined in praising Chelsea midfielder, N'Golo Kante. Poyet described him as easily the best midfielder in world football. “They missed him a lot, you could see how much the minute he came back,” Poyet told Standard Sport. “He’s easily the best central midfielder in the world. Easily. He would play in a World XI, no doubt. I know there are players like Casemiro, Sergio Busquets but he’s better than them. “He knows the game, when to stay, when to run and how to run well. He reads it so well he knows what is going to happen before he gets there. That way he controls it with his incredible power and finesse. Normally players like that aren’t as good on the ball as Kante is. “It’s incredible that he went to Leicester and nobody saw him until they won the league! You do what you do, managers do what they do but how didn’t any scouts see him?” Kante is likely to be the first name on Chelsea's team sheet when they take on West Brom in the ...

Recently resigned Chelsea's Technical Director, Michael Emenalo has expressed doubt over working with another English club after leaving Chelsea, accusing them of being ignorant of recruiting well to build formidable teams. When asked if he would work for another English Premier League side, he said: “It may happen, but I think most English clubs do not know how to recruit for an issue that I almost think is cultural as almost everyone makes the same mistake. “English clubs really, really like top attacking players, yet to a large extent make them play alongside medium-quality defenses. And that, in my opinion, explains their relative lack of success in European competitions despite them spending exorbitant sums in recent years. “Successfully building a good team project always involves the ability of players to relate and ‘match’ to each other. In the Premier League there is a big difference between great talents and the medium quality of support for the same offensive talen...

Former France National Team Boss, Raymond Domenech has lavished praises on Chelsea and France midfielder, N'Golo Kante. The outspoken coach described Kante as the most important player in Chelsea's first team and French national team. “You can see there are two French national teams. There’s one when he is playing and one where he’s not,” Domenech told Goal. “You don’t see him in the game but if you look out for him, then you notice all the work he does for the other players. "He’s the symbol. He makes the others better. If I go to a huge club then the first player I sign is him. "I think Didier Deschamps knows what happens with and without Kante, he will build his team around him. The same for Chelsea, the same for Leicester City" N'Golo Kante was named the Football Writers Association footballer of the year last season.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was clearly delighted with Chelsea's performance against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Morata headed home the lone goal in the match which was dominated by Chelsea. Conte praised his team after the match: "For sure, we must be pleased for the performance of the team. I think we played with great energy, with great passion, with great enthusiasm. I think tonight I saw a lot of positive things, not only on the tactical aspects but above all the desire of my players: the will to fight, the will to help each other. "When we play in this way, I think it's great. It's great. Last season we won the title and we showed always fantastic spirit, enthusiasm and passion in every game. This season, for many reasons, we started with a lot of problems and when you have a lot of problems you must pay attention. Confidence can go down. "But I think that, tonight, this type of game... a massive game... to win against Manchester Uni...

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has labeled winning the Premier League title last year as a miracle. Conte's Chelsea have been struggling this season and are currently fourth in the English Premier League but Conte has called for calm and low expectations as Chelsea aims to improve their current status. "It's not simple to repeat and then to win [the title]. Above all here, above all in this league. It's not simple," Conte said. "You have to try to do this. You have to consider the real situation that you stay now. I said to you a lot of time that now we are trying to build something important. Now we are trying to put the fundamentals for this club. "Don't forget that in the last four, five years we lost a lot of important players for Chelsea: Drogba, Petr Cech, Lampard, Terry, Ivanovic, Mikel, Ashley Cole. I'm talking about players that wrote history in this club, because they played for many years and they played Champions League games, s...

Chelsea Brazilian star Willian has revealed how manager Antonio Conte communicates with Chelsea players. The out of form attacker claims that the Italian barely speaks to his players away from training ground. Willian said in an interview with Brazil Media, UOL: ‘He gives the instructions in training and on the pitch but that is it. ‘[What you see] in the game is what you know [laughs].’ Willian will be fighting with Pedro for a place in the starting eleven against Manchester United tomorrow.

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has revealed that he snubbed a move to Manchester United and other English Premier League clubs in favour of a move to Chelsea in London. Manchester United and Chelsea were in a battle last summer to sign Morata but Manchester United later signed Lukaku while Morata ended up at Chelsea. The Spaniard explained the reason why he signed for Chelsea: "Antonio, Michael [Emenalo], Marina [Granovskaia], all of them called me this summer and there was no chance I wasn’t coming to Chelsea. "They demonstrated to me that they really wanted me. I had the chance to go to Manchester United and other teams in the Premier League. "The important thing is I’m part of Chelsea and I’m very happy with this and now it’s time to fight for the blue shirt. I want to play well and win with this shirt."