Chelsea fans call on Enzo Maresca to 'bench whoever we have to' in order to get one 'Team B' star into his main XI after a dazzling Carabao Cup display
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Chelsea fans call on Enzo Maresca to 'bench whoever we have to' in order to get one 'Team B' star into his main XI after a dazzling Carabao Cup display

Daily Mail  

Chelsea fans have called on Enzo Maresca to bring one player into the regular starting XI after their dazzling display in the Carabao Cup. The Blues made a brilliant start to Tuesday's third-round clash with Barrow by scoring three goals inside the opening half an hour - before adding two more in the second-half to seal a 5-0 win. Chelsea took on Barrow in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night and made a brilliant start Blues manager Enzo Maresca made 11 changes to his starting XI for Tuesday's game Striker Christopher Nkunku and playmaker Joao Felix were in fabulous form at Stamford Bridge Felix assisted Nkunku for the opening goal with a superb chipped through pass The Portuguese playmaker was then unlucky not to get on the scoresheet himself when his 25-yard free-kick hit the post before rebounding into the net via Barrow keeper Farman's back. But after seeing Felix dazzle against League Two Barrow, several Blues supporters called on Maresca to give him more game time against stronger opposition.

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Enzo Maresca admits he was 'not happy' with Mykhailo Mudryk after hooking him at half-time during Chelsea's win at Wolves
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Enzo Maresca admits he was 'not happy' with Mykhailo Mudryk after hooking him at half-time during Chelsea's win at Wolves

Daily Mail  

LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off!, available wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Monday and Thursday Mykhailo Mudryk was subbed off at half-time when the game was level at 2-2 Enzo Maresca hailed 'special' Cole Palmer but admitted he was 'not happy' with Mykhailo Mudryk after Chelsea's mauling of Wolves with the 23-year-old Ukrainian the only loser among …

Chelsea sign Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid as Conor Gallagher heads to Spain
4 months ago

Chelsea sign Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid as Conor Gallagher heads to Spain

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. His return comes after a long-running transfer saga which saw Chelsea negotiate …

Angry Atletico Madrid fans call Joao Felix a 'son of a b**ch' during pre-season friendly win over Getafe as supporters turn on the Portuguese forward as he seeks new club
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Angry Atletico Madrid fans call Joao Felix a 'son of a b**ch' during pre-season friendly win over Getafe as supporters turn on the Portuguese forward as he seeks new club

Daily Mail  

Joao Felix was subjected to brutal chants from Atletico Madrid supporters after scoring in his side's 3-1 pre-season victory over Getafe on Saturday. His frosty relationship with Atletico boss Diego Simeone still appears damaged and the club's supporters were keen to air their displeasure at the forward during the friendly match at Getafe's Coliseum. Joao Felix was subjected to brutal …

Barcelona loan star Joao Felix makes parent club Atletico Madrid pay in La Liga title race
1 year ago

Barcelona loan star Joao Felix makes parent club Atletico Madrid pay in La Liga title race

Hindustan Times  

Joao Felix's superb dinked finish earned Barcelona a vital 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday in the La Liga title race. The forward's goal allowed Barca to reclaim third place from Atletico, now trailing leaders Real Madrid and second place Girona by four points. Barcelona started well, carving out chances and Felix broke the deadlock after 28 minutes, taking …

La Liga: Felix gives Barcelona 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid
1 year ago

La Liga: Felix gives Barcelona 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid

The Hindu  

Barcelona’s Joao Felix scored in the first half to secure a hard-fought 1-0 home win against his valiant parent club Atletico Madrid in a compelling La Liga clash on Sunday. The Portuguese, on loan at Barca after a bitter split with Diego Simeone’s side, netted with a fine dinked finish over goalkeeper Jan Oblak in the 28th minute and did …

LaLiga: Joao Felix, Joao Cancelo strike in Barcelona demolition of Real Betis, Valencia down 'weak' Atletico Madrid
1 year, 3 months ago

LaLiga: Joao Felix, Joao Cancelo strike in Barcelona demolition of Real Betis, Valencia down 'weak' Atletico Madrid

Firstpost  

Barcelona’s five-star display was inspired by Joao Felix, who netted the opener, with further goals from Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres and Raphinha and Cancelo New arrivals Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo struck their first goals for Barcelona in an impressive 5-0 rout of Real Betis on Saturday in LaLiga. Barcelona’s five-star display was inspired by Felix, who netted the opener, …

Joao Felix on Chelsea transfer: Couldn’t get used to Atletico style of play
1 year, 10 months ago

Joao Felix on Chelsea transfer: Couldn’t get used to Atletico style of play

The Hindu  

Portugal forward Joao Felix said he left Atletico Madrid to join Chelsea on loan because he was struggling to get used to the Spanish side’s style of play, adding that coach Diego Simeone’s philosophy is not beneficial to every player. Felix, 23, joined Atletico from Benfica for a club record fee of 126 million euros in 2019 but has struggled …

Graham Potter defends Joao Felix after Chelsea's new boy was sent off on his debut,
1 year, 11 months ago

Graham Potter defends Joao Felix after Chelsea's new boy was sent off on his debut,

Daily Mail  

Potter also bemoaned defensive mistakes for the two goals his side conceded Joao Felix was sent off less than an hour into his Chelsea debut as the season went from bad to worse for Graham Potter at Fulham. Chelsea boss Graham Potter defended Blues new boy Joao Felix after his red card on debut Felix was sent off in his …

Fulham 2-1 Chelsea: Joao Felix is SENT OFF on his debut as Blues lose again
1 year, 11 months ago

Fulham 2-1 Chelsea: Joao Felix is SENT OFF on his debut as Blues lose again

Daily Mail  

How long can this go on for? Former Chelsea winger Willian, who spent seven years at Stamford Bridge, opened the scoring Kalidou Koulibaly had equalised for Chelsea early on in the second-half but Fulham fought back Vinicius, who was filling in for the suspended Mitrovic, powered home past Kepa to steal all three points It was all smiles at full-time …

Misfiring Chelsea bank on Joao Felix to spark forward line
1 year, 11 months ago

Misfiring Chelsea bank on Joao Felix to spark forward line

Firstpost  

Joao Felix becomes Chelsea’s fourth signing of the January transfer window after the arrivals of Benoit Badiashile, David Datro Fofana and Andrey Santos. Chelsea manager Graham Potter hailed new signing Joao Felix as a player who could “make a difference” after the Atletico Madrid forward joined the struggling Premier League club on loan on Wednesday. Potter said Felix would boost …

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