Author: Terna Nyamkyume

Pep Guardiola is unable to say when Kevin De Bruyne will return five weeks on from an injury that was described as minor. De Bruyne came off with a thigh problem in the Champions League draw with Inter, although Guardiola played down the extent of the issue. However, a return after the October international break has still not materialised and while the player is back in training with the Blues he is still expected to be involved against Sparta Prague on Wednesday. That will be the seventh straight game the 33-year-old has missed this season after a promising start to…

Pep Guardiola said he has never been as angry as when John Stones injured himself in an England friendly last season – after learning of an injury Kyle Walker has recently picked up with the national team. Stones had started the last four league games leading up to March 2024 but picked up a groin injury in a friendly with Belgium. That forced him out of league games with Arsenal and Aston Villa and while he did return to play in the Champions League first leg against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, a setback in that game meant he could…

Chelsea could be about to break the bank for one central defender after following him for a long time. Chelsea are not short of centre-halves, with Enzo Maresca having Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile and Axel Disasi all to call upon. Defensively this season, though, the Blues have looked a bit shaky at times, already conceding 10 goals in the Premier League. There was some uncertainty surrounding Colwill’s future when Chelsea’s sporting directors first arrived at the club, but the 21-year-old is now a mainstay in the team’s defence. Chelsea looking at Ronald Araujo There is a…

Enzo Maresca spoke to Chelsea TV after his side’s defeat to Liverpool at Anfield yesterday, and insisted there were “many, many many” positive things to take from the game. “The performance, on the ball, off the ball, was very good. Without the ball we pressed high, man to man. On the ball I think the team was playing very well,” Maresca insisted. “The good thing is to come here and not change our style, not change our way, to try and win the game. We did that until the end.” We wish we could be quite that positive about the…

Reece James made his first appearance of the season for Chelsea in their 2-1 loss against Liverpool on Sunday. Reece James started the campaign injured and only returned to training last week. However, Enzo Maresca did not hesitate to throw the right-back straight into his starting XI. ESPN pundit Janusz Michallik thought Maresca took a bit of a risk, but James managed to leave the game unscathed. While Chelsea were unable to pick up a single point from Anfield, it looks like their captain still enjoyed himself. Reece James relished Liverpool challenge Not many defenders actually want to go to…

Chelsea can count themselves a touch unlucky not to have got something out of their trip to Anfield to take on Liverpool on Sunday. Enzo Maresca’s men, as they have done for much of the season so far, turned in a fine performance but ultimately left pointless from their trip north. A Mohamed Salah penalty, after Levi Colwill tripped Curtis Jones, and a Jones strike won the day for the Reds, whowere awarded another panelty on the day, only for VAR to overturn it. Maresca admitted after the game he was pleased with the performance, if not the final result.…

Manchester City defender John Stones has admitted he can get frustrated with his lack of playing time after starting just two Premier League matches since the end of March. With ten games as an unused substitute, one missed squad and four appearances off the bench, it’s quite clear that manager Pep Guardiola’s current utilisation of Stones is more than just a phase of sporadic minutes. The 30-year-old defender finds himself in a peculiar era, starting more frequently for his country than his club. Yet, Stones remains composed about his situation, claiming maturity helps him navigate these periods of uncertainty. His…

Manchester City fans were left purring again on Sunday after seeing Josko Gvardiol score yet another stunning goal. The Croatian defender hit an equaliser against Wolves after Jorgen Strand Larsen had given the hosts an early lead – and it was one of his best yet. Gvardiol picked the ball up just outside the penalty area on the left side, and cut inside before unleashing an unstoppable curling effort into the top corner. Jose Sa got his fingertips on it, but there was no chance for him to keep it out. Gvardiol, who has as many away goals as Mo…

Josko Gvardiol is going from strength to strength this season after he scored in Manchester City’s 2-1 win against Wolves on Sunday. Gvardiol’s equalising goal was a thing of beauty as he walloped the ball into the top corner from outside the box — demonstrating once again why his weaker right foot is well and truly special. The Manchester City centre-back has scored both of his league goals with his weak foot — doing so against Newcastle United as well. Jack Grealish raved about Gvardiol’s goal against Wolves alongside the likes of Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake. Now, Gvardiol has…

Sensational claims in recent days have suggested that Cole Palmer could be subject to Manchester City transfer interest over a return to the Etihad Stadium. The Premier League champions sanctioned a sale of their Academy graduate towards the end of the 2023 summer transfer window, with Palmer in search of more consistent first-team opportunities having been restricted somewhat at Manchester City. Despite breaking into the first-team picture and scoring vital goals in the FA Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and FA Community Shield in particular, Palmer still found himself excluded from starting line-ups in high-profile matches. The hunt for first-team chances…