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In looking at how Chelsea manager Frank Lampard could line up his side against Liverpool on Sunday, he’ll be without a couple of his summer signings. The second year boss will have Timo Werner however, who has recovered from a minor injury in week one.
Werner was strongly linked to Liverpool, before choosing Chelsea, so it will be an interesting to see the reaction, from supporters and pundits alike, if he scores in this one.
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Chelsea hosts Liverpool on Sunday in what will be the first real headliner fixture of the 20/21 Premier League season. A big storyline heading into this one is Blues striker Timo Werner, who earlier this week explained why he selected Chelsea over Liverpool early in this summer transfer window.
The German suffered a dead leg in his debut last week, but he will be fit to feature in this one. However, USMNT star Christian Pulisic remains out as manager Frank Lampard revealed the 21-year-old suffered a minor setback in his recovery from the hamstring injury he suffered in the FA Cup final.
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English Premier League 2020/21 begins under an unprecedented climate, a global pandemic that affects even the football world. Let’s look at the top new signings at various Premier League clubs.
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Week two of the Premier League regular season brings 20/21’s first true headliner fixture- reigning champs Liverpool FC visiting summer transfer window “champions” Chelsea. One of the reasons Chelsea have “won” the summer transfer market was their ability to persuade forward Timo Werner to select them over Liverpool.
The German was strongly linked with the Reds while he was still with RB Leipzig, but made the switch the Stamford Bridge instead, joining up for £47.6 million. He is one of six new players (and counting) to join the Blues this silly season, as they have splashed the cash to the tune of over 200 million GBP.
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Chelsea were without a handful of their star players tonight, including Christian Pulisic, but they still managed to win easily at Brighton 3-1. Getting goals from Reece James, Kurt Zouma and Jorginho, manager Frank Lampard got a season with massive expectations started out on the right foot.
In the postgame press conference, he confirmed what had been suspected- Pulisic suffered an injury recovery setback in training this week. Although it’s been deemed only a minor setback, he still could miss out on next week’s blockbuster clash vs Liverpool.
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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has responded to the transfer spending comments made by his Liverpool counterpart, Jurgen Klopp. Ahead of his side’s season-opening win this weekend, Klopp hit out at the free-spending ways of both Manchester City and Chelsea.
“For some clubs it seems to be less important how uncertain the future is because they are owned by countries, owned by oligarchs, and that is the truth. We are a different kind of club,” the German said.
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With over two hundred pounds spent on acquiring new players in 2020, the honeymoon period is over for manager Frank Lampard at Chelsea FC. He had his one season to get his feet wet, and he did a fine job given the cards he was dealt.
Competing for a trophy and finishing in the top four was impressive, given how he was working with the hindrances of a transfer ban. However, now needs to produce a trophy or two, and the quest begins with the season opener at Brighton & Hove Albion tomorrow night.
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The day has finally arrived when an American born player is one of the leading storylines heading into the new Premier League season. Chelsea winger and emerging superstar Christian Pulisic is one of the players to watch this upcoming season, says Arlo White, the lead PL play-by-play guy for NBC Sports Group.
Pulisic was arguably the best player in the league during the restart, as the extended time on pause gave him ample time to recover from an adductor injury. He responded by being Chelsea’s most efficient scorer and important attacking player, and now we’ll see what he can do with more talent around him.
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With six new signings (and perhaps still more to come) Chelsea manager Frank Lampard definitely realizes that the stakes have been raised in 20/21.
“I’m very aware that a club like Chelsea, even though we had a transfer ban, even though the year was difficult, expectations are going to go up hugely,” the second year Blues boss said. “And I just have to accept that as part of the job, and try and go about my job as well as I can.”
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You can count down the hours now to the Chelsea FC Premier League season opener, as the Blues will play at Brighton & Hove Albion on Monday night. Here is the link to the Chelsea team news for that one, and our CFC season preview.
In the meantime, we have transfer talk to do, so let’s get started up top, with news of a potential Olivier Giroud departure. Juventus are reportedly keen on acquiring the Frenchman, as they have seen their pursuit of FC Barcelona’s Luis Suarez stall out, and now they need a fallback option.
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Thursday brought a ton of Chelsea FC team news as manager Frank Lampard addressed the media, via Zoom, ahead of the season opener at Brighton. Lampard confirmed and elaborated on the Blues fitness situation scoops that broke yesterday.
Also, the player squad number news that broke on Wednesday was verified via an announcement from the club. As you can see below, Christian Pulisic is officially the new owner of the iconic No. 10, Kai Havertz is No. 29, Thiago Silva was handed the No. 6 and Ben Chilwell No. 21.
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According to multiple reports, Christian Pulisic will be given the No. 10 shirt at Chelsea for the 2020-21 season and beyond. Also, again according to multiple outlets, he’ll be 100% fit to feature in the Premier League season opener at Brighton & Hove Albion on Monday night.
The first bit of news is definitely exciting, but also expected when Willian left for Arsenal, and we learned 11 days ago that new arrival Hakim Ziyech would be wearing the No. 22 that Pulisic sported last season.
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