The Loan Report: September 23-29

September 29, 2013

It was a case of the usual suspects coming to the fore again this week on the loan front as Patrick Bamford, Thorgan Hazard and Lucas Piazon all found the back of the net again in what has been a very, very good season so far for young Blues plying their trade elsewhere. Headliners Bamford got things rolling this weekend with a quick-fire double for Milton Keynes Dons in their…

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Under-18s: Chelsea 5-0 Middlesbrough

September 28, 2013

Chelsea’s Under 18s continued their 100% home record and largely impressive first two months of the season with a resounding 5-0 win over Middlesbrough at Cobham on Saturday morning. A pair of well-taken goals by Ambrose Gnahore in the opening twenty minutes put the Blues in a strong position and whilst they might have been even further ahead by half time, second half efforts from Jordan Houghton, Dominic Solanke and…

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The Loan Report: September 16-22

September 22, 2013

Lucas Piazon and Romelu Lukaku scored their first goals for their respective loan clubs this season to continue an impressive streak of goalscoring amongst Chelsea loanees this season. Every week of the 2013-14 campaign to date has seen a young Blue scoring for another club, and this weekend it was the turn of some of the big hitters. Headliners Lukaku started his Everton career where he left off after finishing…

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The Loan Report: September 9-15

September 15, 2013

A pair of goalscoring strikers lead the way in the post-international break Loan Report, and whilst Patrick Bamford is a regular feature on these pages by now, it’s time to welcome Stipe Perica to the party. Elsewhere, Thorgan Hazard continues to do what he does best… Headliners Perica, for those unfamiliar with his story, is an 18 year-old Croatian striker signed from NK Zadar during the summer transfer window, before…

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Under-18s: Chelsea 4-2 Liverpool

September 14, 2013

Chelsea’s Under 18s continued their largely impressive start to the season with a 4-2 win over Liverpool at Cobham on Saturday morning. Kasey Palmer scored twice either side of two goals which had put the visitors ahead for a short time, but the Blues took over in the second half and took all three points with goals from Dom Solanke and Ambrose Gnahore. Adi Viveash handed a first appearance of…

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Under-21s: Chelsea 2-0 Norwich City

September 13, 2013

Chelsea’s Under-21s continued their fine run of form with a 2-0 win over Norwich City at Aldershot’s Electrical Services Stadium on Friday night as a Josh McEachran brace saw them home comfortable victors. A match played in horrible conditions with rain falling throughout took some time to get going but the Blues remained patient and confident and were rewarded with two goals in ten second half minutes from a player…

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The Loan Report: August 26 – September 1

September 1, 2013

Thorgan Hazard and Patrick Bamford continued a fine run of form for Chelsea’s young loanees thus far this season and ensured the continuation of a goal featuring in each edition the Loan Report thus far season. We begin with Bamford’s fine outing at Sunderland. Headliners MK Dons’ trip to the Stadium of Light in the League Cup represented Bamford’s first crack at playing against top-flight opposition and he seized the…

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The Growth of the Chelsea/Vitesse Partnership

August 31, 2013

Since Georgian businessman Merab Jordania purchased Dutch outfit Vitesse Arnhem in 2010, the relationship between the Gelderlanders and Chelsea has grown considerably with each passing year. What began as an informal partnership based on a friendship held between Jordania and Roman Abramovich has flourished into a full-blown affiliation in which both clubs are increasingly dependent on each other. In that fledgling first season, the Blues sent Nemanja Matic, Slobodan Rajkovic…

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The Loan Report: August 19-25

August 25, 2013

There were goals aplenty for Chelsea’s young loanees this past week as the group continued what has been a very productive start to the 2013-14 season. We begin with Marko Marin and Sevilla. Headliners The little German forward struggled in London last season but has already made himself a firm fan’s favourite at Sevilla and bagged his first competitive goals for the club as they brushed Slask Wroclaw aside 4-1…

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Under-21s: Chelsea 5-1 Leicester City

August 24, 2013

Chelsea’s Under-21 team continued a fine recent run of form with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon. (view Dan Davies’ excellent match gallery HERE) In a display of clinical ruthlessness the young Blues took full advantage of their best moments and ran away with a game which was a lot closer than the final scoreline reflected. Isaiah Brown and Islam Feruz both netted…

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