The Pride of London
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Expected stats are a good barometer of how a team should be doing. Chelsea has good numbers but the actual stats have been less than kind.
Travis Tyler|
Reasonable Chelsea fans new what they were getting when Frank Lampard became manager. He is making mistakes, but he is also addressing them as he goes.
Travis Tyler|
Perhaps we can add some more considered perspectives than what you may hear elsewhere today about Chelsea's penalty kerfuffle.
George Perry|
Chelsea had a handful of starters making their Champions League debut, and they will be eager to overwrite their memories of their first taste.
George Perry|
Chelsea will start their Champions League campaign with the same XI they used for the second half against Wolves, with Kurt Zouma in for Antonio Rudiger.
George Perry|
To call Valencia a dumpster fire is an insult to burning trash bins everywhere. Chelsea should open their Champions League campaign with a solid win.
The Pride of London Staff|
Manchester City and Arsenal conceded because of their stubborn dogmatism. Frank Lampard is the bulwark against such hubris setting in at Chelsea.
George Perry|
Chelsea is now entering the midweek cup part of the season. Frank Lampard needs to use these cups to rest his key players and rotate fringe players in.
Travis Tyler|
Tammy Abraham scored three very different goals against Wolves. They suggest he may be the all-in-one player Chelsea have been searching for in a striker.
George Perry|
After 60 Chelsea games, we can compute Jorginho's minutes-per-assist ratio, now that it doesn't involve the mathematical impossibility of dividing by zero.
George Perry|
Chelsea displayed a more solid grasp of the things that were already worth celebrating this season, and a little progress on those things that are not.
Barrett Rouen|
Chelsea are finally delivering on the promise and purpose of their academy: developing players for the first team, not loanees and disaffected transfers
Kevin Peacock|
Frank Lampard opted to change things up again this season as he moved Chelsea into a 3-4-3. Is this a temporary fix or a long term adjustment?
Travis Tyler|
Chelsea brought Marcos Alonso and Willian back into a starting XI. Both made a strong case for continuing with the 3-4-3 and their inclusion.
George Perry|
Chelsea are slightly better at scoring goals than preventing them. Even with Antonio Rudiger's expected return, look for a high-scoring affair at Molineux.
The Pride of London Staff|
Chelsea's best XI exists only on paper, as injured players pass in and out of the lineup. Success will come from having the best plan for any given XI.
George Perry|
Nuno Espirito Santo's team is deep into their current campaign thanks to Europa League. Chelsea and Frank Lampard will be tested in the Molineux.
Travis Tyler|
Chelsea is in the midst of a revolutionary year in every aspect. Overturning the transfer ban could potentially hamper this progress.
Varun Dani|
Zinedine Zidane mostly gets who he wants at Real Madrid and now he wants N'Golo Kante. All Chelsea will do is laugh in his face at the notion.
Travis Tyler|
After all of the time wasted, the repeated speculation and the flirt with Bayern Munich, Callum Hudson-Odoi does not deserve a new Chelsea contract.
Hugo Amaya|
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