By now you’ll likely have seen news emerge that Jose Mourinho is said to have sought out comprehensive coverage of those plying their (admittedly youthful) trade on the other side of the road from the first team building at Cobham. The Special One is said to have taken a keener interest than expected in some of the Blues’ budding young footballers with a view to integrating some of them in…
Having recapped the tale of every single one of Chelsea’s considerable list of players sent out on loan during the 2012-13 campaign, all that’s left to do this season is to detail their respective end of term statistics. [table class=”table table-striped”] Player,Club(s),Country,Apps,Goals,Assists,Clean Sheets Amin Affane,Roda JC,Netherlands,16,1,5,- Patrick Bamford,MK Dons,England,14,4,0,- Jeffrey Bruma,Hamburg,Germany,18,1,1,- Nathaniel Chalobah,Watford,England,42,5,0,- Billy Clifford,Colchester,England,18,1,3,- Thibaut Courtois,Atlético Madrid,Spain,44,0,-,23 Cristian Cuevas,O’Higgins,Chile,7,0,0,- Ulises Dávila,Sabadell,Spain,38,5,2,- Kevin De Bruyne,Werder Bremen,Germany,34,10,9,- Matej Delac,Vitória SC/Inter Zapresic,Portugal/Croatia,17,0,-,4…
To round up the 2012-13 youth football season at Chelsea, we’re reviewing every single one of the Chelsea youngsters currently on the books who have spent time out on loan during the campaign. Here, we focus on Jhon Pírez. Club: Leganés (Spain) Appearances: 10 (2 goals) The Story The Jhon Pírez story took an unexpected turn this past season when it transpired that not only did he actually exist, but…
To round up the 2012-13 youth football season at Chelsea, we’re reviewing every single one of the Chelsea youngsters currently on the books who have spent time out on loan during the campaign. Here, we focus on Ulises Dávila. Club: Sabadell (Spain) Appearances: 36 (5 goals) The Story In his second year as a Chelsea player, Mexican winger Dávila finally started to gain some traction in his career and enjoyed…
To round up the 2012-13 youth football season at Chelsea, we’re reviewing every single one of the Chelsea youngsters currently on the books who have spent time out on loan during the campaign. Here, we focus on Thibaut Courtois. Club: Atlético Madrid (Spain) Appearances: 44 The Story There is no Chelsea loanee more capable of coming in and playing for the club at an elite level off the bat than…
To round up the 2012-13 youth football season at Chelsea, we’re reviewing every single one of the Chelsea youngsters currently on the books who have spent time out on loan during the campaign. Here, we focus on Lucas Piazon. Team: Málaga (Spain) Appearances: 13 The Story Lucas Piazón’s mid-season departure to Málaga was a curious one, for the Brazilian hadn’t really worked himself into the first team squad at Chelsea…
To round up the 2012-13 youth football season at Chelsea, we’re reviewing every single one of the Chelsea youngsters currently on the books who have spent time out on loan during the campaign. Here, we focus on Michael Essien. Club: Real Madrid (Spain) Appearances: 34 (2 goals) The Story We didn’t cover Michael Essien during the course of the season in the weekly Loan Report, primarily because he’s the rare…
The final Loan Report of the 2012-13 season sees us catch up on the few young Chelsea starlets who are for some reason still playing domestic European football in early June, as well as the usual round-up of the two South American based youngsters. Jhon Pírez will rarely be afforded the opportunity to feature as the main man of the week, but the injury-embattled Uruguayan forward seized his moment this…
To round up the 2012-13 youth football season at Chelsea, we’re reviewing every single one of the Chelsea youngsters currently on the books who have spent time out on loan during the campaign. Here, we focus on Nathaniel Chalobah. Club: Watford Appearances: 42 (5 goals) The Story Well, where do you begin with young Nathaniel? A transfer deadline day move to Watford promised much last summer but it’s safe to…
To round up the 2012-13 youth football season at Chelsea, we’re reviewing every single one of the Chelsea youngsters currently on the books who have spent time out on loan during the campaign. Here, we focus on Matej Delac. Club: Vitória SC (Portugal), Inter Zapresic (Croatia) Appearances: 1 (Vitória), 16 (Inter) The Story Delac’s young yet problematic career has sort of some full circle this season as he’s ended up…