Chelsea VS Manchester United :Team News & kICK OFF

Chelsea will face Manchester United in premier league  GW26 at Stamford bridge on Monday 17 February  Kick-off :  8 :00 pm  (UK time )

Chelsea are 6 Points ahead of Manchester United  in Top 4 race to qualify to uefa champions league next season . Winning is very important to save their advantage in the race for the final Champions League qualification spot.

Five s you should know about Chelsea vs Manchester United   : 

* The blues have lost just one in their last 17 PL Home games Vs man utd (D6 W10) . 

*chelsea are unbeaten against Manchester United   in their last six PL Home games  since 2-3 loss in october 2012. 

*Manchester United    are looking to secure their first league double over chelsea since 1987-88 campaign after they won chelsea 4-0 on the opening weekend .

* This is the 11th time in history the blues and Manchester United  are meeting on Monday Chelsea have own none of the previous ten (D4L6) With the last such game finishing 0-0 in December 2015.

*Manchester united have lost each of their last three PL Games in London.
TV coverage (UK):  Sky Sports Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League . 

 Chelsea XI: Caballero, James, Rudiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta (C), Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Pedro, Batshuayi 

 Manchester United XI: De Gea; Bailly, Maguire(C), Shaw; Wan-Bissaka, Fred, Matic, Williams; Bruno Fernandes; James, Martial.

TV coverage (UK):  Sky Sports Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League

[Video] 50+ Players Humiliated by Hakim Ziyech ᴴᴰ

chelsea announced that Hakim Ziyech will join Chelsea team next summer.

hakim ziyech scored (21 Goals ) and (24Assists) for ajax last season and he played a big part in ajax's success last season.

Ajax playmaker Ziyech will join Chelsea this summer and the Moroccan star believes that the struggles of his past will ensure he's ready for anything at Stamford Bridge.

Ziyech said: “I can handle absolutely anything. I don’t need a mental coach around me to keep myself strong. I have been through quite a lot in life.

“Losing your dad is the worst thing that can happen to a young boy. Anything that happens in life after that is relative.”
Here is 50+ Players Humiliated by Hakim Ziyech ᴴᴰ

Ziyech : fell into a destructive spiral of drink and drugs after his Father passed away

THE DEATH of Hakim Ziyech’s father almost drove him from football , He was only ten years when his dad passed away,  fell into a destructive spiral of drink and drugs after the tragedy.

In December 2013, Ziyech's Father passed away.

Ziyech  “I remember it well, it was winter, just after Christmas, my father was in bed in the living room. He was sick for some time.

“I had to go to bed that night but wanted to stay with him. Eventually, I fell asleep on the edge of his bed with him. Around midnight I woke up and went upstairs to my bedroom.

“A few hours later, around three o’clock, I heard family members crying downstairs.
“I went to the living room. My father was dead. And there you are, a ten-year-old boy . ”

He said: “I didn’t go to school anymore. Football didn’t matter to me either. I was completely gone.”



Ziyech owed a lot of his mother who did her best to save the proper life for him and his another nine siblings.

Ziyech said: “My mum has not had an easy life. She was only 18 years old when she came to Holland.

“My dad had been out here for a few years and my mum had to learn the language, which was not easy.

“She had to work hard to help my dad to get a wage to keep the family going. Life was hard for us.
“Mum had to raise nine kids – and some of us were not the easiest kids to look after.”

Ziyech said: “I didn’t even dream of one day being voted the best player in the country [Holland].
“When I was a kid in Dronten, I played my first games when I was five-years-old and within one season a bigger club approached me to play for them.

“Two years later, I signed for Heerenveen and even then it still did not go through my mind that I could become a professional footballer one day.

“All I did was play five-a-side on the streets with my big brothers and other big lads. I was always the smallest kid.

Ajax playmaker Ziyech will join Chelsea this summer and the Moroccan star believes that the struggles of his past will ensure he's ready for anything at Stamford Bridge.

Ziyech said: “I can handle absolutely anything. I don’t need a mental coach around me to keep myself strong. I have been through quite a lot in life.

“Losing your dad is the worst thing that can happen to a young boy. Anything that happens in life after that is relative.”

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* Chelsea v Man Utd predictions, team news & possible line-ups
*Michael Ballack has his Predictions on Chelsea – Bayern Munich !
*How Hakim Ziyech will bring Strength to Chelsea's attack !

Chelsea keen on signing €80m-rated Real Madrid transfer target !

Chelsea and Real Madrid go head-to-head to sign Serie A prolific forward

Chelsea are interested in transferring Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan next summer. According to Italian reports: Potential Deal Between Inter and Chelsea next summer!

The Argentian striker have done a great job with former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, he Scored 24 goals in all competitions for club and country and it's not surprising if he has caught the eye of Big European Clubs Like Chelsea and Real Madrid.

The Evening Standard recently cited reports in Italy linking Lautaro Martinez as a target for the Blues, and now TyC Sports claim Real Madrid are also seriously interested in the signing of him and willing to pay his € 120million release clause.

Chelsea needs to bring some strength to their attack next season, The Blues are Relying on England Striker Tammy Abraham who scored 15 goals and 6 assists this season.
Chelsea's manager Frank Lampard is unhappy with his backup options Oliver Giroud and Michy Batshuayi and he wants to add extra strength to his attacking line.

How Lautaro Martinez can provide more strength to Chelsea's attacking line?

Lautaro Martinez prefers to play as a second striker to use his pace to receive a ball after the opponent's defense. he used to play beside another striker whether Mauro Icardi last season or Romelu Lukaku This season.

Lautaro Martinez could give Frank Lampard green light to Change his formation against small clubs which they used to park the bus against Chelsea this season and Attack them with counter attacks, so that's why Chelsea need to start some games with 2 strikers who they can kill the games against small teams and they can use Reece James's  crosses.

Why Chelsea have the overhand to transfer Lautaro Martinez next summer?

Chelsea and Inter Milan Have A Good relations which Victor Moses has moved from Chelsea to inter Milan last January on loan and Inter Milan have had interested in a lot of Chelsea players like Marcos Alonso who reached his prime with current Inter Milan manager Antonio Conte.

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*Michael Ballack has his Predictions on Chelsea – Bayern Munich !
*How Hakim Ziyech will bring Strength to Chelsea's attack !

Chelsea joined Manchester United in the race to sign Birmingham City midfielder

It’s been quite the week for all Chelsea fans after the Hakim Ziyech deal was announced. Although most fans are still buzzing, it seems the board aren’t quite done yet and have now joined the race for Birmingham City starlet, Jude Bellingham.

Chelsea have reportedly joined Manchester United in the hunt to sign Birmingham City midfielder Jude Bellingham.

The 16 years old prodigy has caught the attention of various clubs across Europe, Chelsea not being an exception. The exciting atmosphere of confidence in young lads and academy players Frank Lampard is trying to instill should be an attraction for the young and still developing player.
The England U17 player has already played 31 matches in all competitions, which is outstanding in and of itself and a testament of his abilities.

Jude Bellingham's main position is Centeral Midfield he can also play as a right or left midfielder in 4-3-3 formation.

He has involved in 7 goals this season (4 goals , 3 assists )
Height : 1.80 m
Foot : Right
Contact expired : 30.06.2021



 Manchester United are said to be in front of the pack vying for Bellingham’s signature.
 However, as it turns out, the lad is not yet convinced moving to the Premier league at this early point in his career is in his best interests. And a bidding war between Chelsea and United in the excess of 50 million range would definitely shatter the record signing of a youngster.

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*Jadon Sancho " Yeah i'm a chelsea fan ,, I'm not going to lie.”
*Michael Ballack has his Predictions on Chelsea – Bayern Munich !
*How Hakim Ziyech will bring Strength to Chelsea's attack !

John Terry to help Villa manager topple Mourinho’s Tottenham

Having won seven major trophies (3x EPLs, FA cup, and 3x league cups) over two stints under the leadership of Jose Mourinho, John Terry goes head to head with the manager he unequivocally considers the greatest. Indeed our former captain, leader, and legend waxed lyrical about (arguably) our most successful manager. However, having helped Villa gain promotion to the premier league and continuing as their assistant head coach, he’s set to lock horns with Jose Mourinho on Sunday at the Villa Park.

The Aston Villa boss, Dean Smith, is hopeful that John Terry can be instrumental in getting one over his former Boss. When quizzed if he’ll be picking John Terry’s brain in the lead up to Sunday, Dean Smith declared “I have been picking JT's brains for the last 18 months! Hopefully the combined brains of myself, JT and Richard can overcome Jose.


'JT's been his captain twice at Chelsea and they've won a lot of trophies together. They've got a deep respect for each other.
'JT's openly spoken about the admiration he has for Jose as a coach and a person when they were at Chelsea.
'But the dynamics are different now. He's on my bench and he's sat behind me giving me bits of information that I'll need.”

When it comes to top level management in the world of football, not many managers are better than Jose Mourinho as pertinent to getting results.

Our beloved captain, who opted to play in the Championship instead of going against us in the league, surely learned from the best.

 Like the proverbial patient dog, he’s honing his craft and biding his time to become the head coach. And we can only hope in the not so distant future, we’ll be chanting his name at our own dugout.

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*Michael Ballack has his Predictions on Chelsea – Bayern Munich !
*How Hakim Ziyech will bring Strength to Chelsea's attack !

Ajax boss Erik ten Hag confirmed that Ziyech Will leave at the end of the season .

Ajax boss Erik ten Hag confirmed that Ziyech Will leave at the end of the season .

Yesterday ,, ajax won  over Vitesse 3-0  at KNVB Cup Quarter final  which Hakim Ziyech made his return after having Full Recovery  from His Previous injury .

Yesterday it was reported by De Telegraaf that Chelsea and Ajax have agreed a €45M deal for Hakim Ziyech .



During Vitesse 0-3  Ajax Full post match press conference  , The reporter asked Ajax boss Erik ten Hag  " if ziyech will transfer to Chelsea at the end of the season ? "

Ajax boss Erik ten Hag “Ziyech to Chelsea? A transfer was coming, we expected it to happen. And I actually already expected this 1 or 2 years earlier. And each time it was: ‘wow, he stayed again’. We are just happy that we will still have him until the end of the season.”

Hakim Ziyech stats for Ajax:
Games: 159
⚽ Goals: 48
🅰 Assists: 82

The 25 Years Old Has 8 Goals and 21 Assists in Just 29 Game in Eredivisie 2019/20.

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Jadon Sancho " Yeah i'm a chelsea fan ,, I'm not going to lie.”

Chelsea are very close to make his first signing after  they had offered ajax midfielder hakim ziyech yesterday .

Chelsea are very close to make his first signing after  they had offered ajax midfielder hakim ziyech yesterday .

Chelsea fans are very happy about the possibility of this new deal.
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Chelsea and Ajax have agreed a €45M deal for Hakim Ziyech, according to De Telegraaf !

This was quickly backed up by a number of other top sources, including Sky Sports.

but sky sports report has also extra great news for Chelsea fans  , sky sports claim that the move for Ziyech does not rule out a move for Sancho as well.



Borussia Dortmund will demand at least £100m for Jadon Sancho this summer, with Manchester United and Chelsea interested in signing the winger.

Jadon Snacho was known as a  Chelsea fan since he was young and he admitted it with The Telegraph, Feb 2019.


interview asked Jadon Snacho  "Is it true Jadon Sancho was a boyhood Chelsea fan?..

He pauses for a moment and then laughs. “Yeah, it's correct. I'm not going to lie.”


 Jadon Sancho is likely to leave Borussia Dortmund this summer, with Chelsea one of a number of clubs interested in the England international’s signature.

He would become one of the top earners at the club with a £200,000-a-week contract.



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*Michael Ballack has his Predictions on Chelsea – Bayern Munich !

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Michael Ballack has his Predictions on Chelsea – Bayern Munich !

Michael Ballack who played for both clubs Bayern Munich (2002-2006) and Chelsea (2006-2010) talked about his thoughts about big clash between those clubs in Uefa Champions league in Round 16 .

Michael Ballack on Chelsea vs Bayern:
"Bayern are favourites. Experience speaks strongly in their favour. Chelsea’s transfer ban has compelled them to put their faith in young players. Their manager is new and inexperienced in his job, and that is a big advantage for Bayern"

Ballack: "The performance levels of Bayern’s players are another plus for them. They are more stable than they were last autumn. ‘Chelsea have a young team, which has the potential to explode. They have mostly young players, a bit like Borussia Dortmund."

Ballack :  But they’re also not perfect, and it’s important to remember they fired their manager as recently as this winter. Of course they have the upper hand, but it’s going to be tighter than some think. "

Michael Ballack  Who played in chelsea from 2006 to 2010  and he was a  role modle of box to box midfielder shape . he have scored 17 goals in 107 games .

Full Interview here

Manchester United, Chelsea keeping tabs with No.9 prolific striker !

Former Premier League star Darren Bent believes Manchester United and Chelsea could make moves to sign Raul Jimenez from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer. 

Chelsea have Depended on Tammy Abraham who involved in 15 Goals & 6 Assists this season in all competitions  . The Blues have lacked A Striker who can provide strong competition Both Michy Batshuayi and Oliver Giroud Have spent alot of time on Bench this season.. 

The 28 years old has 20 Goals &  9 assists this season in all competitions  With The Wolves .

chelsea ready to transfer him for £ 42 Million in next transfer window . 

Darren Bent  Speaking exclusively to Football Insider
 " From what I’m hearing, there will be a lot of top clubs trying to sign him in the summer. He could do a job at Chelsea," he exclusively told the news outlet.

"I can see Manchester United or Chelsea coming in for him. Jimenez knows the Premier League, so that is the advantage so he would be a great signing for either."

Chelsea will host Man utd next Monday  in premier league at Stamford bridge . The Blues are currently 4th position on the table wit 41 pts on the other hand man utd at 8th position.
                             
                               

How Hakim Ziyech will bring Strength to Chelsea's attack !

Today chelsea announced that Hakim Ziyech will join Chelsea team next summer. The move is subject to the player agreeing personal terms and he will remain at the Dutch club for the rest of this season.

hakim ziyech scored (21 Goals ) and (24Assists) for ajax last season and he played a big part in ajax's success last season.

hakim ziyech can play in all positions behind the striker ( LW -RW ) And in number 10 position where he can create chances and using his left foot shooting power.

hakim ziyech used to play with ajax and Moroccan national team at LW Position where he can cut inside from left to right with the ball and try to make threat with his skills and power shooting from outside the box or build up with LCM to find space behind opponent defense line and sometimes he provides a strong cross to the box that needs any touch to convert into the net.
He also likes to make late blindside runs to get in the space in front of the defense.

Hey @ChelseaFC, you have to believe in his magic.

And great things will happen. 🔮

#𝚆𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚛𝚍𝙾𝚏𝙰𝙼𝚂 pic.twitter.com/XMYCtuYR2e

— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) February 13, 2020

In chelsea I think Hakim ziyech and energetic Right back reece james can do better things together in the right-side attack with their skills. reece james -A chelsea academy product - who playing very well this season and known with his perfect crosses.

hakim Known "Set pieces specialist"  whether he crosses or shoots and he also as corners taker. hakim ziyech  an average plays (2.5 crosses per game) at an accuracy of 73.4%

hakim ziyech can play at number 10 position in 4-2-3-1 where can receive ball between opponent's lines then he starts to link up with striker and treat oppentent's defense and exploiting speace who can create B/W Lines or make a play.

Sky: Ziyech to Chelsea does not rule out move for Jadon Sancho

but The Moroccan midfielder prefers to play in 4-3-3 information, he used to play with this formation with both ajax and Moroccan national team.

Hakim Ziyech stats for Ajax in all competitions :
Games: 163
⚽ Goals: 50
🅰 Assists: 83
                                                         

Ex Bayern Munich player admitted that Lost UCL Final against Chelsea It was the worst thing in his football career .

Toni Kroos (Ex Bayern Munich player ) admitted that Lost UCL Final against Chelsea It was the worst thing in his football career .

Through Twitter Spanish fan asked Toni Kroos  “El momento más jodido de tu carrera futbolística?"
  in Spanish language that mean “The most fu*ked-up moment of your football career? “

The German Midfielder replied with ”  CL Final 2012 “

CL final 2012 https://t.co/kIy5JzOHza

— Toni Kroos (@ToniKroos) February 9, 2020

Chelsea Won over Bayern Munich in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at the Allianz Arena to win the Champions League for the first time.

Thomas Muller Scored Late header for Bayern Munich on the brink of victory on home territory
but Didier Drogba levelled things up with a bullet header at the dead time .

Juan Mata missed Chelsea's first penalty but Frank Lampard  ,David Luiz, and Ashley Cole were all successful. Mario Gomez  , Philipp Lahm, and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer were all on target for Bayern.

The momentum shifted decisively when Cech denied Ivica Olic and Bastian Schweinsteiger hit the post to leave Chelsea on the brink and present Drogba with his moment of destiny.
Didier Drogba Scored Last Penalty and Chelsea became the first London club to win the tournament.

Chelsea could hijack Jérémie Boga from Barcelona due to a buyback clause in his contract !

The Sassuolo man left Chelsea in 2018 for just £3.5million after failing to make an impact since joining the club in 2015.
Whatever He has found his feet in Seria A With 7 Goals and 4 assists in 22 Games

Jérémie Boga has completed more take-ons than any other player in Serie A so far this season.

Jeremie Boga - Chelsea youth product- Numbers this season with Sassuolo in Seria A

Goals scored : 7 Goals
Assists :  4 Assists
take-ons Completed : 98
Touches in the opposition box : 106
Chances Created :20
Fouls won : 40

Jérémie Boga  “I came to Chelsea at the age of 12, as their scouts spotted me in a small Marseille club,' he added.

'It was very tough, those first two years, going from the seaside of Marseille to the fog of London.

'The food was a serious problem too, as I went from having cereal at breakfast to a plate of eggs and bacon. It was impossible to digest.

'My team-mates in the Chelsea youth team were Tammy Abraham, who is now the centre-forward of the senior squad, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Charly Musonda… we won the UEFA Youth League and the U21 Premier League.”

Since moving to Serie A he has really caught the eye, with his performances over the last 18 months catching the eye of Barcelona. but  Chelsea could hijack the bid due to a buyback clause in his contract.

According to Mail Sport , he is available to be brought back to Stamford Bridge for the same price£13million .
                                                       Watch full Interview here