WHO LET THE DROG OUT?

PRE-SEASON

Drogba was aware that the squad needed strengthening, especially recalling the injury and fatigue problems experienced over the previous winter.
He also wanted to get the bulk of his transfer business in quickly before the pre-season training camp.

The 1st signing was a promising striker from Watford for £650k.


Drogba moved quickly to take some of the pressure off Mata & Hazard by meeting the release clause for Malaga's highly rated young star, Isco (the current golden boy winner)


Ashley Cole was coming to the end of his career and with doubts over Bertand's long term quality to succeed him, £18.25m was enough to convince Bayern Munich that David Alaba should be sold.
Chelsea beat off interest from Arsenal and Man City to sign the talented full back.

A dearth of talented right backs at the club saw this young start of the future sign for £3.2m.


He could be tutored by Cesar both on & off the pitch.

The next signing from Montpelier was Younes Belhanda. Drogba was concerned by the lack of goals Falcao had scored and he was signed to provide more creativity from the right wing. A fee of £15.25m was enough to prise him away from the south of France.


Free signings Llorente and Bocchetti joined on 1st July as their contracts with Bilbao and Rubin had expired.

A pacey centre back was sought as Cahill, Terry & Ivanovic were not blessed in that department and a bargain £10.25m was enough to sign Jan Kirchoff from Mainz.
he had attracted significant attention from Munich and Dortmund so Chelsea had to move to get their man.


Mattia Destro had not found himself a new club and was signed on a Bosman Free to provide back upto his more illustrious strike partners.

Highly rated youngsters below were also signed.


A whole host of players left The Bridge in the summer as Drogba looked for more quality rather than quantity.
The most notable departees were:

Frank Lampard, Florent Malouds, Paulo Ferreira, Hilario & Ross Turnbull who left when their contracts expired.

Mceachran, Lukaku, Essien, Kakuta, Kalas, Lalkovic, Van Aanholt, Romeu and Marin were notable loanees.

Courtois, Bruma and de Bruyne returned from loan and would be part of the 1st team squad for the coming season and would feature in Europa and Capital One Cup games before Christmas.

 
some gd regens there...although i would have kept Lampard for tutoring
 
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some gd regens there...although i would have kept Lampard for tutoring
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Yeah I would have liked to but he wanted £100k a week and another £2.5m in fees for another season was just too much.
Fellaini, Ramires, Isco & de Bruyne can all play there depending on whether I go 2 BWM or 1 BWM and 1 DLP. Even Luiz & Oscar can fill in if necessary so too much competition for places.
 
PRE SEASON FIXTURES AND COMMUNITY SHIELD

Pre-season was a mixed bag of results as Chelsea focused on preparing different formations & personnel.

It was, however, a familiar team that started the Community Shield against Man City at Wembley for the traditional season curtain raiser. Belhanda on the Right Wing was the only new signing starter.

Man City gave debuts to their big new signings, Sneijder & Hamsik.

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CHELSEA 5 - 1 MAN CITY (C0MMUNITY SHIELD)​

A stunning 1st half performance with clinical finishing from Falcao saw Chelsea race to a 4-0 lead.
The game was even in terms of possession & chances but Chelsea took their chances and the mis-firing Italian bad boy Balotelli didn't.
An excellent start to the season.


The pre-season defeat at DC United was with a B Team as just before the Community Shield otherwise it was a reasonable pre-season trying out 3 up front in half of the fixtures.


A couple of new Under 18 coaches were recruited to assist with the development of the existing youngsters and new regen signings.

Lastly, a review of the staff responsibilities revealed an error in Phil Cannon not being responsible for bringing in new talent which was rectified.
 
AUGUST ROUND UP

For the 1st time in his managerial career Drogba just had to concentrate on a match a week during August.
The fixture list had been kind to Chelsea with their toughest task being the season opener.


Ivanovic was preferred partnering Terry at the back to combat Stoke's expected physical aerial bombardment.

STOKE CITY 1 - 2 CHELSEA ​

A really entertaining game saw Huth pull the score back to 2-1 with 5 minutes to go.
Chelsea deserved the points. Ivanovic justifying his selection with a headed opener.
Falcao continued his good form with a 2nd.
A satisfactory performance & result.

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CHELSEA 1 - 1 BURNLEY​

Oh dear! Newly promoted Burnley pulled off a major shock by holding Chelsea to a draw.


Drogba went with his dream striking line up with Llorente playing as a target man, Falcao poaching off his knock downs & Torres linking up play with Hazard.
Falcao had a poor game but there were enough positives in the rest of the teams performance.
Burnley took the lead in bizarre fashion as Ross Wallace picked up a weak punch from Cech from a corner and was not closed down by anyone allowing him to run in to the area and slot home.
Hazard missed a penalty which Chelsea equalised from the resulting corner.


Another promoted team were Chelsea's next opponents - Wolves away.

WOLVES 0 - 3 CHELSEA​

Back to a more traditional formation, performance & result as Wolves were despatched by goals from Ramires, Falcao and Mata.
A good performance and result prior to the 1st International break.


Drogba was named August Manger of the Month.

The additional revenue from the new TV deal ensured a busy and expensive transfer window.


Mikel wanted a new challenge and joined Sporting Lisbon for £15.5m which was deemed good business.
£10m over 48 months plus the loan fees attracted meant that Chelsea's £66m over 48 months was covered by the revenue and a profitable year was predicted.
 
AUTUMNAL REVIEW

LIVERPOOL 5 - 3 CHELSEA

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Ivanovic and Llorente started against an improving Liverpool.
Chelsea looked to continue their good form as Ramires scored after 30 seconds.
However, Liverpool took the game to their opponents and deservedly smashed the Londoners in an 8 goal thriller.
Gerrard pulling the strings against an unusually rubbish Terry & A Cole.

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EUROPA LEAGUE DEBUT​

Chelsea played in the Europa League for the 1st time in 10 years.
Drogba had a big squad this year and planned to use this competition & the Capital One Cup to play a younger team with a few experienced players to help.

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CHELSEA 5 - 1 HAPOEL TEL AVIV​

Chelsea tore apart their opponents as expected with an experienced second string.

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CHELSEA 4 - 0 BLACKBURN (CAPITAL ONE CUP)

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Kirchoff made his debut, Bertrand came in at left back and Alaba played the holding midfield role.
Destro made his debut up front with Isco & De Bruyne in midfield.

Sturridge destroyed Blackburn with a hat-trick and was aptly joined on the scoresheet by Destro who played well.
Chelsea were back to full strength for the visit of United.
Alaba was preferred at left back to Cole and Courtois continued to deputise for the injured Cech.
United were also at full strength.

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CHELSEA 3 - 0 MAN UNITED

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An Eden Hazard inspired Chelsea easily beat their rivals.
Falcao continued his good form with the opener before a stunning contender for goal of the season from Hazard who beat 6 men before firing home from the edge of the area.
Belhanda added a late 3rd as Chelsea countered well.
A top notch performance and much needed as Chelsea could have slipped off the pace in the race for the title.

MARITMO 3 - 4 CHELSEA (EUROPA LEAGUE)

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The team played really well and were 4-1 up with 5 minutes to go as they racked up another victory.

CHELSEA 5 - 1 SUNDERLAND


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Bottom of the table Sunderland were no match for their in form opponents. Sturridge being rewarded for his excellent cup form with a league start as Mata was rested.
5 different scorers was pleasing as the front 5 played really well.
Sessegnon's stunning individual goal the only highlight for the Wearsiders.

WEST HAM 2 - 3 CHELSEA

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Sturridge started on the right wing as Chelsea overcame their East End rivals.
Falcao played well and scored twice after Pizarro scored against his old club after a Terry mistake.
Ramires also scored but was stretchered off in the 2nd half and would miss 6 weeks.

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CHELSEA 3 - 0 ZURICH (EUROPA LEAGUE)

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Back to the cups and the squad rotation as Chelsea comfortably beat the Swiss.
Destro, Isco and Sturridge the scorers.

CHELSEA 2 - 0 BRIGHTON (CAPITAL ONE CUP)


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Nathan Ake started in the holding role and played well.
Kirchoff scored his 1st for the club and Sturridge continued his fine form with a 2nd to seal the win after 73 minutes.

At the post match press conference football legend Johann Cruyff announced his retirement at the end of the season.
Drogba was voted MOTM.
However, Chelsea's financial situation meant that the remaining transfer budget was slashed to zero.

SUMMARY

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The team had performed superbly after the defeat at Anfield and were looking good to get back into the Top 4 at season end.
The financial situation is worrying and maybe 1 or 2 players would need to leave in January. Certainly, nobody was required in.
 
NICE NOVEMBER

Drogba approached his 1st year in charge with a team in good form & morale.

CHELSEA 3 -1 SOUTHAMPTON​

Drogba was relieved that his starting formation of 3 strikers didn't result in dropped points.
Substitute Sturridge firing home with 5 to go and Luiz made the points safe from a headed goal.

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ZURICH 0 - 3 CHELSEA​

A more familiar formation for Chelsea's 2nd string and another good performance.
Moses, an OG and Isco sealing safe passage to the knock out stages in the new year.

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CHELSEA 3 - 0 ARSENAL​

The same scoreline as Falcao ran Arsenal ragged. The visitors were missing Jack Wilshere through injury.
They could have done without Sagna gifting Falcao an opener.
Belhanda & Falcao sealed the points in the 2nd half.
Ashley Cole missed out against his old side.

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QPR 0 - 1 CHELSEA​

Falcao had got injured on international duty so would Torres, Llorente or Destro replace the prolific Colombian.
Sturridge was given the nod and repaid his Managers faith with the only goal of the game.
David Luiz was injured in the last minute.
This was Chelsea's 12th win in a row!!

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CHELSEA 2 - 0 READING​

Kirchoff replaced the injured Luiz and Sturridge continued upfront.
2-0 was a fair result and kept Chelsea's winning run going.


Another fine month for The Blues. 2 points off the top with 2 and 3 games in hand is a great position to be in.
Ramires is due back from injury and the next 2 weeks had 6 matches to get through before the busy Christmas period.

 
DECEMBER

The month started with Drogba winning the MOTM award again for November.
Interestingly, Lampard was Player of the Month for PSG in Ligue 1.
Moses was shortlisted for African player of the Year. Hazard for the World Golden Ball.

CHELSEA 4 - 1 MAN CITY AET (CAPITAL ONE CUP QF)


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Drogba fielded his strongest team yet in the competition as they faced their sternest test.

An incredibly open game saw 60 shots on goal. It took Chelsea 82 minutes to register their 1st goal as Belhanda finally equalised Balotelli's opener.
Chelsea's squad rotation policy paid dividends in Extra Time as they romped home with goals from Sturridge and a brace from Destro.


Spurs were drawn in the semi finals in January.

HAPOEL TEL AVIV 1 - 3 CHELSEA (EUROPA LEAGUE)​

Drogba opted for an attacking 4-4-2 formation to provide the mis-firing Llorente some support in the form of Torres.
Youngsters Nathan Ake and Bertrand Traore both started after impressing in reserve football.
Moses was man of the match but Llorente finally scored his 1st 2 goals of the season after clear the air talks with his Manager.

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CHELSEA 7 (SEVEN) - 1 MAN CITY​

City arrived at The Bridge for the 2nd time in 6 days looking for revenge for their recent cup defeat.


Kirchoff got the nod over his defensive opponents and Sturridge was rewarded with a start against his old club.


Joe Hart must have forgotten to use his Head and Shoulders in the shower that morning as he could not prevent Chelsea racing into a 6 goal HT scoreline.
Hazard was superb but so were the whole team in a counter attacking wide formation.
Dzeko got a consolation goal at the death.
Drogba's greatest Managerial game to date!!

WIGAN 0 - 3 CHELSEA​

LLorente was rewarded with a start, Moses came in on the right and Ramires returned from injury.
Hazard had a bad game and he missed a penalty but goals from Llorente (again) Oscar & Mata secured the points.

FULHAM 1 - 1 CHELSEA​

Cahill made a rare start at the back. LLorente kept his place up front.
An even game as Berbatov equalised Hazard's opener. Chelsea's winning run was over but Drogba was not too disappointed.

CHELSEA 2 - 0 MARITMO (EUROPA LEAGUE)​

Traore and Chalobalah started for Chelsea as they signed off their group stage with another win to maintain 100%
Destro scored the opener and there was a sense of intrigue as he made way for 17 year old Islam Feruz after an hour. Feruz played well and deserved his well taken goal 5 minutes from time. Drogba was really finding a knack of integrating his youngsters into the 1st team squad.

ASTON VILLA 3 - 3 CHELSEA


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Falcao was back for Chelsea in a strong line up and should have been part of a return to winning ways.
However, a spirited Villa fightback caused Chelsea to drop points for the 2nd game in a row.

CHELSEA 3 -1 SWANSEA​

2 Welsh opponents in 2 days over the Christmas period. Torres made a start upfront and played really well.
Hazard, Moses & Torres all scored 1st half goals to secure the points.


Drogba utilised the full strength of the squad with all 11 players coming in fresh as rested against Swansea.
Chelsea were dominant but made harder work of the victory than they could of with 2nd half goals from Hazard and Falcao.


Chelsea ended the year in 3rd place with games in hand in what was shaping upto be a 5 team race for the Champions League places.

NEWS​

Messi won the Golden Ball with Hazard voted 3rd in the world.
He also won World Player of the Year with Hazard beating Ronaldo to 2nd.

CONTRACTS​

Terry and Cole both accepted pay cuts to extend their contracts by a further 12 months.
 
NEW YEAR SAME RESULTS

A quiet transfer window was predicted at Chelsea. There were not even any planned Bosman approaches for next season.
New Years Day saw the arrival of Stoke City.
Kirchoff's height giving him the nod in defence.

CHELSEA 1 - 0 STOKE CITY​

Chelsea had the best of the game but a single goal secured the points. Falcao scoring just before half time.


The magic of the cup brought Bristol City to the defending cup holders.
Drogba decided to play 3 upfront again.
Ake got another start in midfield.

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CHELSEA 4 - 0 BRISTOL CITY (FA CUP 3RD ROUND)​

A comfortable victory with the front 4 all scoring against their Championship opponents.
Regens Cardenas and Sutcliffe making their debuts in the 2nd half.

Next up was the semi final against bitter London rival, Spurs, in the Capital One Cup.


Drogba finally opted to start his strongest team in a Cup Match this season. He knew how much victory meant to the fans.

SPURS 0 - 1 CHELSEA (CAPITAL ONE CUP SF 1ST LEG)​

Another single goal victory this month but a clean sheet put Chelsea in pole position for another Cup final.


Highly rated rising superstar Neymar signed for Real Madrid for a reported £42.5m.

CHELSEA 2 - 0 WOLVES​

A comfortable victory and another clean sheet. Ramires and Falcao scoring within the 1st half hour.

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EVERTON 1 - 1 CHELSEA​

A trip to Goodison Park is always a tough task and conceding after 12 seconds made it even harder.
Jelavic inexplicably beat 3 defenders & Cech to a looping back post clearance.
Terry equalised after half an hour but that was the scoring over and Drogba admitted it was a fair result.

BURNLEY 2 - 3 CHELSEA​

Burnley nearly pulled off another shock of the season as Charlie Austin equalised to make it 2-2 on 85 minutes.
Chelsea went all out attack and Llorente stabbed home in injury time as Chelsea secured a vital 3 points.

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CHELSEA 1 - 0 SPURS (CAPITAL ONE CUP SF L2 2-0 AGG)​

Chelsea secured another Wembley appearance in another single goal victory.
Mata coming off the bench to secure the win.

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CHELSEA 1 - 0 SWANSEA (FA CUP 4TH ROUND)​

Another clean sheet which is just as well as it took until the 83rd minute for Ramires to score from a cleared corner.

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SPURS 1 - 2 CHELSEA​

A fierce war of words broke out via the press as AVB and Drogba continued their public bust up.
Thankfully, Chelsea won their 3rd game in less than 3 weeks against their North London rivals.
An injury to Belhanda would keep him out for the next month.


A feisty affair had an OG, a Red Card and a couple of injuries to boot.
The next match would also be tough in a potential Championship decider away to Man United....
 
TITLE DECIDER

Such was the form of the Premierships Top 2 that Sky Sports were billing this as the Title Decider even though it was still January!

MANCHESTER UNITED V CHELSEA - SAT 1ST FEBRUARY 12.45PM

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United were on a 2 month winning streak conceding 1 goal during the process!

Chelsea were unbeaten in 4 months and looking to continue that record!

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The experienced Scot and the Rookie Ivorian head to head!

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The Line Ups
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Drogba dropped his experienced duo Cole & Terry over the youth & flair of Alaba and Luiz.
Cahill came in to do a Man Marking job on Van Persie!
Fellaini was deployed to snuff Rooney out of the game.
Sky Sports 1 would capture all the drama live!

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A pulsating game looked like it was going to be a home win for United as they would extend their lead to 4 points.
At 3-1 Drogba gambled, replacing the ineffective Sturridge with Isco.
The wonderkid saved the day with 2 goals in the last 4 minutes to ensure Chelsea stayed a point behind with a game in hand.


Drogba and SAF would meet again at the end of the month in the Capital One Cup Final however!
 
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FANTASTIC FEBRUARY

The rest of February saw Chelsea playing on 4 different fronts culminating in another Wembley appearance at The Blues self confessed "second home"

It was, however, the League that was Chelsea's immediate priority and a chance to avenge their sole defeat of the season at home to Liverpool.

Isco was rewarded with a start and Kirchhoff and Terry were becoming a formidable pairing at the back.

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CHELSEA 6 - 0 LIVERPOOL​

Liverpool were lucky to keep the score down below double figures as Chelsea tore into the 4th best team of the season.
6 different scorers hit the back of the net as the Chelsea fans were heard singing "who put the ball in the back of the net half of ******* Chelsea"
Drogba had targeted John Flanagan as the weak link in the Liverpool rearguard and Hazard, Mata and Ashley Cole overlapping made his night a misery!


Drogba was reaping the benefits of his squad rotation all season as he could chose a settled starting 11 without worrying about tiredness which is how he approached the away game at struggling Sunderland.


Again, the right back was targeted as the possible weak link to exploit!

SUNDERLAND 1 - 3 CHELSEA​

Set pieces were Sunderland's undoing as they could not cope with Terry and Kirchhoff attacking the near post corners in a comfortable victory. Chelsea were now top of the table.


Spurs up next for the 4th time in a month as both league games had been scheduled within 5 games of each other.
AVB stuck to his usual formation so Drogba went for an attacking line up.

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CHELSEA 2 -1 SPURS​

A lunatic red card after 5 minutes when Cesar elbowed Bale in the face.
Bale needs little encouragement to go down but there were no complaints from Drogba as he glared at his man as he was led down the tunnel.
This was further compounded by Adebayor scoring after 9 minutes.
Oscar had already been sacrificed for Ivanovic so it looked like a tall order to avoid dropping points.
However, Hazard, Falcao and Ramires were magnificent and managed to secure an unlikely win!

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ASTON VILLA 0 - 2 CHELSEA (FA CUP 5TH ROUND)​

Chelsea benefited from an idiotic right back getting sent off in a routine cup victory.
Llorente and Hazard scoring the goals to secure a 6th round tie away to Stoke.

METALIST 1 - 3 CHELSEA (EUROPA LEAGUE ROUND OF 32 - 1ST LEG)​

A trip to the Ukraine prior to a cup final meant that Drogba rotated.
Ramires got himself an early bath with a 2nd yellow on the stroke of halftime.
However, Chelsea were too good for the Ukranian opponents and extended their lead even with 10 men.

 
CAPITAL ONE CUP FINAL

The Premierships Top 2 had taken the Cup seriously and for the 2nd time this month they faced each other, this time in front of 90,000 passionate fans!


Chelsea were named slight favourites as they fielded the stronger team, Their chances were boosted as Van Persie was still out injured for 3 weeks.

CHELSEA 1 - 1 MAN UNITED AET (CHELSEA WIN 4-2 ON PENALTIES)​

"Viva John Terry" sang the United faithful for 5 minutes after Terry had managed to find the back of the net with a superb diving header. Shame it was from Ashley Young's cross and left Courtois stranded.
Thankfully, Eden Hazard didn't take long to equalise.

Amazingly, that was the last of the scoring despite 60 shots being attempted at goal.


Courtois was the hero in the shoot out saving 2 penalties from Hernandez & Fletcher to secure another trophy win for his delighted Manager.

Man of the Match was Jan Kirchhoff who was strongly established as a 1st choice centre back for the Blues!

 
MEGA MARCH

Another busy month for Drogba's men as they continued to make it a clean sweep of the trophies entered this season.

CHELSEA 3 - 1 METALIST (EUROPA LEAGUE)​

A routine home victory against the Ukranians for a 6-2 aggregate win, but a costly one.
Moses was out for the season with a torn hamstring, Cahill was out for 3 weeks and Fellaini got injured during the imminent international break for another 3 weeks.


February's awards were a virtual clean sweep for the title favourites!


A well deserved much needed rest for Eden Hazard, however, Chelsea did not miss their star man as goals from Kirchhoff, de Bruyne, Mata and Sturridge secured another 3 points!


LOSC Lille were not expected to be a match for Chelsea the following Thursday, Eden Hazard making a return to his old club!


Chelsea had raced into a 5-0 lead at half time and Drogba relaxed, telling his team the job had been done!
Hazard and De Bruyne were substituted to save them for the league game against Southampton.

LOSC LILLE 5 - 5 CHELSEA​

What happened in the 2nd half was farcical. Cesar Azpilicueta had 1 of the worst performances ever in FM history and Chelsea were lucky to escape still in the tie. No changes to formation or mentality could stop Lille tearing us apart!

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SOUTHAMPTON 1 - 3 CHELSEA​

Sturridge continued his impeccable form in an easy win over the Saints.
Mata and Hazard scoring the other 2.

CHELSEA 5 - 2 LOSC LILLE​

If history repeated itself they would be out as Chelsea led 4-0 at half time.
Lille reduced the defecit with 2 early 2nd half goals to get The Bridge a bit nervous but the hosts had too much quality for their plucky opponents.
CSKA Moscow await in the quarter finals.

CHELSEA 3 - 0 WEST HAM​

MOTM Falcao with 2 goals and Belhanda with a 3rd sealed the win.

CHELSEA 3 - 1 QPR​

Another easy home victory to end the month still 4 points top of the table.
Chelsea had been surprisingly behind at half time despite dominating but Kirchhoff, Alaba and Falcao secured the points.


Chelsea's Brazilian scout recommended this gem who would join in 2016. A bit of work on his pace and he will be a menace to defences!

 
AMAZING APRIL

Drogba started the month as MOTM again! This was becoming a regular award in his 1st full season!

The month started with the Eurpoa League as CSKA Moscow visited The Bridge.


Drogba rotated again but was confident of maintaining their excellent cup form.

CHELSEA 1 - 1 CSKA MOSCOW​

Belhanda was guilty of missing a penalty in a hard fought 1-1 draw. Chelsea could have done without the long trip to Moscow actually requiring them to play well to get through.

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ARSENAL 0 - 1 CHELSEA​

The goals seemed to have dried up as Chelsea relied on Captain Fantastic JT to score 6 fantasy league points to keep the Blues in pole position at the top with a dramatic 90th minute winner!

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CSKA MOSCOW 1 - 2 CHELSEA (2-3 ON AGGREGATE)​

the strongest team possible travelled to Moscow where a virtuoso performance from Isco sealed their progress to the semi finals, surely setting up a local derby against rivals Spurs.


However AVB's men crashed out to Anderlecht so Chelsea would play them next!

MAN CITY 2 - 2 CHELSEA​

Drogba realized this would be the toughest test in the Championship run in.


A strong team was selected with Oscar playing in a narrow right midfield role.
Twice City led and Chelsea equalised both times, the last from the increasingly important Kirchhoff with 5 minutes left.
A massive point which kept the undefeated run going!


Another game 3 days later saw Chelsea beat Reading to move 4 points clear at the top!


This confirmed Chelsea's qualification back into the Champions League next season!

CHELSEA 1 - 0 NORWICH (FA CUP SEMI FINAL WEMBLEY)


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Chelsea kept their amazing cup progress under Drogba going with a tight 1-0 victory of Championship Norwich.
Ramires scoring yet another important goal in a match they dominated.

Spurs would be their cup final opponents.

CHELSEA 3 -1 ANDERLECHT (EUROPA LEAGUE SEMI FINAL 1ST LEG)​

Llorente showed the value of Chelsea's squad by scoring twice in a tough victory.
Anderlecht would have taken 2-1 before kick off but were gutted to concede so late.

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CHELSEA 2 - 1 FULHAM​

This looked like another pasting as Chelsea were 2 up within 10 minutes through Mata and Kirchhoff's 10th of the season.
Berbatov struck just before half time but this proved to only be a consolation goal.


So the month ended with Chelsea in pole position for the title, another FA Cup final to win (3 in a row including real life) and odds onto reach the Europa League final.

Alaba and Courtois were voted 1st & 2nd young players of the month.


This cheeky little regen chose to sign for Chelsea in 2016!

4 points clear in the league with 4 games to go! It was Chelsea's to lose...
 
MAGICAL MAY

The penultimate month before Assistant Manager Cruyff and Chief Scout Visser retired started with the away leg of the Europa.

ANDERLECHT 0 - 1 CHELSEA (1-4 ON AGGREGATE)​

Chelsea secured another final appearance later this month as Danny Sturridge scored the only goal of the game.


The games continued thick & fast with Villa visiting The Bridge 3 days later.
Drogba was keen to wrap up the League before the final week of the season as they faced fixtures on a Wednesday, Friday and Sunday!!

CHELSEA 3 - 0 ASTON VILLA​

A strong Chelsea line up against a defensive Villa with 5 in midfield.
Sturridge eased the nerves with a 2nd minute opener and Falcao made the points safe.
2 more wins required to bring The league back for the 1st time in 4 years.


Terry rallied the troops before the away game at Swansea.
The team was much changed with an FA Cup Final against Spurs following 3 days later.

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SWANSEA 0 - 1 CHELSEA​

A massive victory together with United dropping points meant that 1 point was required in the last 2 games.
Belhanda scoring a tap in late in the 1st half.


Another short trip to Wembley awaited Drogba's men and the word of wars with AVB continued.


Drogba picked his strongest team available and would set them up in an attacking manner as AVB continued with his defensive midfield.

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3 IN A ROW!


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CHELSEA 3 - 1 SPURS (FA CUP FINAL WEMBLEY)​

Falcao opened the scoring after 6 minutes as an amazingly open game started.
Spurs slowly got the upper hand and Ba equalised after half an hour.
The 1st half was about to end when Kirchhoff once again scored another vital goal on the stroke of half time.
Despite the open game and many chances there was only 1 further goal in the 2nd half. Ramires scoring the goal to secure The Blues 3rd win in the FA Cup in a row and 5th in cup competitions.

Chelsea appeared in the final of the Europa League for the 1st time in their 109 year history.
The game would be played at the new Juventus Stadium in Turin. Would Palermo's knowledge of the stadium prove to be beneficial for the massive underdogs.


Chelsea's scouts did not see Palermo as much of a threat and with a tricky home tie against Everton less than 48 hours later, Drogba rotated.
Bocchetti and Kirchhoff could surely take care of the danger man, Hernandez!

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PALERMO 2 - 1 CHELSEA​

Chelsea finally lost for the 1st time since September's 5-3 loss at Anfield.
This was despite Hazard scoring the opener in a guaranteed 45 minute appearance.
Chelsea were favourites to put the Sicilians in their place at half time, but despite dominating the game, the keeper and woodwork denied the favourites!
Danger man Hernandez won the trophy on the hour with a diving header!
A shock defeat and Drogba prayed it wouldn't dent the required confidence for the massive league game on Friday.

 
CHELSEA! CHAMPIONS!!


A point was enough but when Belhanda headed home from point blank range with 5 minutes to go The Bridge erupted.
They knew what they were! Champions of England for the 5th time and Treble Winners for the 1st time in their history!
Drogba had an amazing debut season and it would be very hard to emulate that again in 2014-2015.
But who cares! This was about now and Chelsea had done it, it was at a cost however as the bank balance was £57m overdrawn.


Chelsea had amassed 96 points which beat Mourinho's record back in 2005 and there is still a game to go!

CARDIFF 1 - 2 CHELSEA​

Drogba's men received a guard of honour from relegation certainties Cardiff as they emerged onto the pitch.


Cech made his 10th appearance of the season to guarantee a medal.
Torres played on the right and Cahill made a rare start.
Tommy Smith gave Cardiff hope with 8 minutes to go but Belhanda scored immediately after to condemn Cardiff made an instant return to the Championship.

Chelsea had amassed 99 points and finished 8 clear of United.
Ferguson couldn't believe he had earned 91 points and lost and decided to call it a day and retire!
 
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