Roger Gatsinzi Unplugged

  Chelsea-Champions of Europe.Copyright Franceinfo Good afternoon everyone I hope you are all well and having a good start to week. Sorry for the huge delay. It has been a busy couple of weeks and I had the cold so I was unwell for almost week. Now that the football season has ended, lets take a chance to look at the season as a whole and focus on each position and the manager or in this case managers as Chelsea finished 4th to qualify for the Champions League in dramatic fashion and won the UCL on Saturday night against Man City. A Kai Havertz goal secured the trophy with big ears for the London side. Goalkeepers When I wrote my end of season review last year I was quite harsh on Kepa as he had a poor campaign as the number 1 and I did mention that this position needed strengthening. Thankfully Chelsea were able to secure the signing of Edouard Mendy from Rennes for £22 million/€24 million  and what a player he has been. The number of saves he made in the matches he played pr...

 Good afternoon everyone  I hope you're well and having a good start. So Spring has sprung and shops are opening up again. One can say that life is somewhat becoming "normal" again. As the season reaches its climax and the aftermath of the short-lived European Super League still being felt,  Chelsea had to do it the hard way against a stubborn West Ham United in a feisty London derby on Saturday night. Timo Werner got the all important goal towards the end of the first half and perhaps should have scored more goals but nevertheless its job done and the Blues move up to 4th place in the fight for Champions League qualification,which brings in €60 million. This was his first goal in the EPL since February 15 so a goal was long overdue. The turning point of the match was definitely the red card received by Fabian Balbuena for a foul on Chilwell which for me was harsh and the Hammers will definitely appeal the ref's decision this week.  Once again this was a complete per...

  Copyright sofoot.com Hello everyone I hope you're well and healthy during these unprecedented times. Apologies for not being a regular writer. It has been a busy couple of weeks. I could decide to write a piece on Chelsea reaching the FA Cup final after winning 1-0 against Manchester City on Saturday evening thus ending the Cityzen's bid for a quadruple but instead I'll focus on the news that has left football fans across Europe and the world in disbelief. As many of you know on Sunday night, an announcement was made that 12 of the biggest clubs came to together to form a new competition that will bring in lots of money (€320 million for each participant) therefore taking the total to €3,5 billion which will be provided by JP Morgan. These 12 are Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan. All mythical clubs with rich history. Now to understand why this is such ...

 Good evening everyone I hope you are well and having a good start to the week. Sorry for the radio silence. It has been a busy couple of weeks, but I'm back now. After winning at Anfield against Liverpool on Thursday night, Chelsea earned a much needed win against Merseyside team Everton on Monday night. The victory puts the Blues in touching distance of Leicester City (3 points) and Manchester United (4 points). So thats 9 games unbeaten in the league for Thomas Tuchel, who has definitely turned things around at Stamford Bridge since his arrival in January.  One  of the positive elements on Monday night was the performance of Kai Havertz. The big money signing from Bayer Leverkusen has flattered to deceive this season but the arrival of the German tactician has definitely improved his performances. Despite not scoring (well his goal was awarded as a Ben Godfrey own goal), he played really well as a false 9 along with fellow countryman Werner, who could have scored a hat...

 Good afternoon everybody I hope you're well and a had a good weekend. Chelsea continue their good form under new coach Thomas Tuchel after winning 2-1 against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane last night. Once again Italian midfielder Jorginho stepped up to take the spot kick after Timo Werner was fouled by goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in the box. VAR had to intervene but it was as clear as daylight. Despite dominating most of the first half, the Blades made it difficult for the Blues to attack and score. However their resistance was broken just before half-time by Mason Mount with a wonderful finish from outside the box. The England international continues to impress this season despite the change in managers and accusations of favouritism by Frank Lampard during the season. German forward Timo Werner was at the heart of all the action despite not scoring (it has now been 14 EPL games) but he is definitely looking a lot more confident and its only a matter of time before he starts sc...

Good afternoon everyone! I hope you are well and having a good start to the month. So a lot has happened since I last posted. Chelsea won 3-1 in the FA Cup against Luton Town to progress to the next round and the morning after Frank Lampard was sacked as the manager of Chelsea with former PSG and Borussia Dortmund Thomas Tuchel on a 18 month deal. If you want to understand what led to his downfall, here's a link to a video by   The Athletic UK . So Tuchel's first game ended goalless against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Bridge last Wednesday night despite dominating the possession and having the better chances but it was refreshing to see the team make more passes (820)  and have more chances. It was also good to see players like Marcos Alonso and Antonio Rüdiger play after being frozen out by Lampard since last year September. Looks like 3-4-3 worked to a certain extent against the Wolves but what was missing was goals. This shows that the German coach is more flexible ...

 Hello everyone  I hope you're well and had a good weekend. Sorry for not writing last week.I know Chelsea beat Morecambe in the FA Cup to go to the 4th round, where they'll face Luton Town at home this coming Sunday and a fifth round tie awaits against either Barnsley or Norwich City in February. Now I could talk about how the Blues dominated the match despite making lots of changes to the team. It was great to see Werner and Havertz on the score sheet as well as Mount. These are players who had not scored in a while so this was a confidence booster for the 2 German signings still finding their feet in English football. Hopefully they can continue to improve in the coming weeks and months with the gaffer's help. Now to focus on Saturday's match at Craven Cottage against The Cottagers, who were in a good form after getting points against the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham, so Chelsea had to be extra careful. Of course its been 15 years since they last won a game again...