We Ain't Got No History - All PostsChampions of Europe!https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52884/21_SBN_002_We_Aint_Got_No_History_Favicon_32x32..png2024-03-19T06:53:28+00:00http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/rss/current/2024-03-19T06:53:28+00:002024-03-19T06:53:28+00:00Chelsea 4-2 Leicester City, Player Ratings: As Cole as ice, willing to sacrifice
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<p>Community player ratings from Chelsea’s FA Cup quarterfinal victory</p> <h2 id="PPor0I">1. COLE PALMER (8.2)</h2>
<p id="kv5NEp">Back-to-back Man of the Match awards for Cole Palmer yet again, giving him 13 on the season: <a href="https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2013/5/30/4371460/wagnh-2012-13-chelsea-fc-season-community-player-ratings">same as Eden Hazard in his first season</a> at the Bridge. And Palmer has a couple more months to go — and hopefully many more seasons to go as well.</p>
<p id="QWenST">So, another goal (could’ve had two, if he had taken the penalty instead of Sterling) and another assist as well. The latter apparently he had promised to Chukwuemeka, and delivered in quite some style!</p>
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<p id="PwGv01">“Cole said to me before the game, if I come on, he will assist me and fair play. His IQ is amazing, I knew as soon as I played it, he would find me. Fair play to him.”</p>
<p id="9INYBJ">-Carney Chukwuemeka; source: BBC via <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/chelsea-4-2-leicester-city-152424979.html?guccounter=1">Yahoo!</a></p>
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<p id="PSny7v">Tabloid rumors are that Palmer’s set for a big payrise and a new contract. Make it so!</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cole's assist for the winner was too cold. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CFC</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EmiratesFACup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EmiratesFACup</a> <a href="https://t.co/5lh8xxh5o2">pic.twitter.com/5lh8xxh5o2</a></p>— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1769704555766542584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2024</a>
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<h2 id="HlZtXA">2. MALO GUSTO (7.5)</h2>
<p id="cHtoCm">Gusto was the organizers’ Man of the Match, and was certainly worthy of that recognition despite only getting on the scoresheet by getting awarded the assist on Noni Madueke’s bit of individual magic in the final seconds.</p>
<h2 id="Nxs2JZ">3. NICOLAS JACKSON (7.5)</h2>
<p id="pAOFW1">Just missing out on second place by a few votes, Jackson’s scoring streak may be over, but his assist for Cucurella’s opener was as good as any goal he may have scored.</p>
<p id="spuAiK">Jackson’s been in stellar form since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations (where he barely played, so essentially got a nice, good, long rest instead).</p>
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<h2 id="aAwEP5">vs. LEICESTER CITY (FAC, H, W 4-2)</h2>
<p id="XTARNN"><em>EXCEPTIONAL (9.0+)</em>: —</p>
<p id="wB0bRI"><em>EXCELLENT (8.0-8.9)</em>:<strong> Palmer (8.2)</strong></p>
<p id="JJJqDd"><em>GOOD (7.0-7.9)</em>: Gusto (<strong>7.5</strong>), Jackson (<strong>7.5</strong>), Chukwuemeka (<strong>7.4</strong>, <em>sub</em>), Madueke (<strong>7.2</strong>, <em>sub</em>), Cucurella (<strong>7.0</strong>)</p>
<p id="taM4vV"><em>AVERAGE (6.0-6.9)</em>: Caicedo (<strong>6.8</strong>), Mudryk (<strong>6.7</strong>), Gallagher (<strong>6.1</strong>), Chalobah (<strong>6.1</strong>), Chilwell (<strong>6.0</strong>, <em>sub</em>)</p>
<p id="7P1vbf"><em>SUBPAR (5.0-5.9)</em>: —</p>
<p id="8p4cNE"><em>BAD (4.0-4.9)</em>: Disasi (<strong>4.3</strong>)</p>
<p id="PsLZWx"><em>TERRIBLE (3.0-3.9)</em>: Sánchez (<strong>3.9</strong>)</p>
<p id="wsgLFC"><em>ALL APOLOGIES (1.0-2.9):</em> Sterling (<strong>2.7</strong>)</p>
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<h2 id="t0w13s">OVERALL</h2>
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https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2024/3/19/24105577/chelsea-4-2-leicester-city-player-ratings-as-cole-as-ice-willing-to-sacrificeDavid Pasztor2024-03-19T06:16:23+00:002024-03-19T06:16:23+00:00Ajax vs. Chelsea, Women’s Champions League: Preview, team news, how to watch
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<p>Quarterfinal, first leg</p> <p id="d27aVw">Nearly two months after the final group stage match, Chelsea are back to the Women’s <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league">Champions League</a>. It’s now the quarterfinal, and we travel to Amsterdam to face Ajax in the first leg. </p>
<p id="NYh9E2"><strong>Date / Time: </strong>Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 17.45 GMT; 2:45pm EDT; 11:15pm IST<br><strong>Venue:</strong> Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, The Netherlands<br><strong>Referee:</strong> Maria Ferrieri Caputi (ITA)<br><strong>Forecast: </strong>Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze</p>
<p id="bhyKqi"><strong>On TV:</strong> TNT Sports 1 (UK); <em>none</em> (USA); <a href="https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/4904295/ajax-vs-chelsea-fc/">elsewhere</a><br><strong>Streaming: </strong>Discovery+, DAZN (UK); DAZN/<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJfdCoMV1z4">YouTube</a> (USA)</p>
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<p id="wc1roG"><strong>Ajax team news:</strong> Ajax are the first team from the Netherlands to reach the quarterfinal since Saestum did it 17 years ago — and will now want to be the firsts to reach the semifinal.</p>
<p id="ZGY9uS">Domestically, they are in great form, with seven wins in their last seven matches. On the European stage, after qualifying for the group stage by knocking out Dinamo BGU and FC Zürich, they won all three of their home games — against PSG, <a href="https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com">Bayern Munich</a>, and <a href="https://www.chiesaditotti.com">AS Roma</a> — and got a draw against Bayern away to finish second to PSG on just goal difference.</p>
<p id="u9wXCB">They come into this game with an almost clean bill of health. Only veteran midfielder Sherida Spitse (suspended) and backup forward Ashleigh Weerden (injured) are unavailable for head coach Suzanne Bakker, who’s in the final year of her contract. </p>
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<p id="t5SCEI"><strong>Chelsea team news:</strong> A record 32,000 fans cheered the team in the impressive 3-1 win against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge over the weekend, and we’ll surely want to continue that momentum in this one.</p>
<p id="xRMmYK">Emma Hayes reported no new injuries but also no new recoveries in her pre-match press conference, so we’ll still be without goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger, defenders Millie Bright, Nathalie Björn, Aniek Nouwen, and Maren Mjelde, as well as strikers Sam Kerr, Mia Fishel, Fran Kirby, and Mayra Ramírez. Ramírez is expected to back in the next week or so, in a bit of welcome good news on this front.</p>
<p id="PHCPek"><strong>Previously:</strong> This is our first ever meeting against Ajax on the women’s side. Chelsea beat Paris FC 4-0 away in our final group stage match back in January.</p>
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<p>USA Tour hits the Midwest</p> <p id="Yc0xSL">Chelsea have <a href="https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/united-states-date-for-chelsea-vs-celtic">confirmed</a> a third friendly in the USA this summer, this one against Scottish Premier League powerhouse Celtic Glasgow, and taking place at the University of <a href="https://www.onefootdown.com">Notre Dame</a> in the state of Indiana.</p>
<p id="D9AwvS">On a sidenote, I lived in Indiana for four years and I always thought of Notre Dame (the university, not the cathedral) as being in South Bend, IN. Turns out, Notre Dame (rhymes with “game”) itself is a census-designated place! So technically the stadium and the university are located in Notre Dame, IN! The more you know.</p>
<p id="7EW5Di">Anyway, this game will take place on Saturday, July 27, between the friendlies against Wrexham in <s>San Francisco</s> Santa Clara, CA on Wednesday, July 24, and against Club América in Atlanta, GA on Wednesday, July 31. Presales for this game will start next week, though hospitality packages are already on sale.</p>
<p id="SHZsMo">This will be our second preseason friendly against Celtic in America, after a game in Seattle back in 2004. The two sides have never met in a competitive match.</p>
<p id="4eGT71">We’re expecting at least one more game, maybe even two for this year’s USA Tour, which is looks set to be a bit more strenuous in terms of travel than last season. Hopefully we plan things accordingly, lest we get another situation <a href="https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2022/7/24/23276004/tuchel-worried-by-chelsea-mentality-lack-of-commitment-shown-during-usa-tour">like in 2022</a>.</p>
https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2024/3/18/24105276/chelsea-announce-summer-friendly-against-celtic-in-at-the-university-of-notre-dame-in-indianaDavid Pasztor2024-03-18T16:12:18+00:002024-03-18T16:12:18+00:00Sterling apologizes for penalty miss, but why was he taking it in the first place?
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<p>Not a great dynamic</p> <p id="W41yz0">I’m not a huge fan of players “apologizing” on social media after a bad game — do better next time on the pitch, that’s all we actually need — though in Raheem Sterling’s case, perhaps something like that was warranted after a rather diabolical performance against <a href="https://fosseposse.sbnation.com">Leicester City</a> in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/fa-cup">FA Cup</a> quarterfinals.</p>
<p id="6eJ207">While Sterling did eventually finish his day with an assist, his decision-making, movement, and shot selection left a lot to be desired. And of course there was the horrendous penalty miss with one of the worse-taken penalties that we’ve seen in recent memory: easily saved by the goalkeeper.</p>
<p id="MVslfv">Chances missed are hardly a new thing from this Chelsea team, but that one was particularly annoying, especially as Sterling is not the regular taker on the team. He’s probably not even top three, and he’s actually struggled to convert them throughout his career. And that’s not an overstatement: including yesterday’s, <a href="https://www.transfermarkt.us/raheem-sterling/elfmetertore/spieler/134425">he’s now just 4 of 9</a> (44%) in non-shootout penalties, well below the general average of about 75% (3 in 4). Meanwhile, Cole Palmer is 5-for-5 this season.</p>
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<p id="g5JzmA">After the game, Mauricio Pochettino, who has said before that he doesn’t actually designate a penalty-taker, played down the situation by crediting Palmer for being a good teammate, which he was.</p>
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<p id="liFPDB">“I think, you know, very well that [Palmer would] scores but he gave the ball to Raheem. I think they have very good relationship that came from, of course, Manchester City, when they were both in Manchester City.</p>
<p id="J10ID6">“I think when Raheem asked for the ball to take the penalty, I think Cole gave, you know, the ball you saw, you can see in the TV, but that is not a problem.</p>
<p id="v8tiNM">“Cole can miss, Raheem can miss, look for me, the decision is there and of course I’m going to support always, the decision of my players on the pitch. That is about to grow and be more mature and of course, always happy we take decision.”</p>
<p id="MlR9JL">-Mauricio Pochettino; source: <a href="https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/every-word-mauricio-pochettino-said-28836368">Football.London</a></p>
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<p id="hia0lz">And indeed, you can see on video that Palmer has the ball in his hands, before giving it to Sterling who had been in his ear.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">hate this dynamic<br><br>Palmer put into an impossible position, chooses to be a good teammate <a href="https://t.co/pWSXqUtm0T">https://t.co/pWSXqUtm0T</a></p>— Dávid Pásztor (@D_Peezy) <a href="https://twitter.com/D_Peezy/status/1769516531531047221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2024</a>
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<p id="Wdo9QS">And that’s fine and well, but as Alan Shearer put it on some programme later as well, this is a terrible dynamic for the team. Sterling in effect pulled rank (or at least pulled seniority), and Palmer chose the route of less conflict, as one might in any relationship or partnership. Of course you may have the last bite of this cookie that I was saving for myself, dear!</p>
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<p id="gVyUVQ">“What on earth was going on there? Seriously, even I was getting angry and I didn’t really care about the game.</p>
<p id="65NNep">“Why on earth is he taking the ball off Cole Palmer? Palmer’s got five out of five, he’s the best player at Chelsea, he’s been brilliant all season, he looks confident.</p>
<p id="2UsZAS">“Why would you even contemplate taking it off him? And why would you even put yourself forward when you’ve got a record like that?”</p>
<p id="WIaehg">-Alan Shearer; source: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-football/id1701022490">The Rest is Football podcast</a> via <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/18/chelsea-alan-shearer-angry-raheem-sterling-fa-cup-scare-20483703/">Metro</a></p>
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<p id="xntgA0">Had Sterling scored, I suppose we might be talking about how we helped him get his groove back. But either way, he put his own needs above the team’s, and that’s not what you expect from the elder statesman of the group (he was at least three years every other Chelsea starter’s senior). We often talk about how this team needs to be more mature, but that becomes a lot harder when it’s one of the biggest, most experienced players on the team, the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4n8N7nN2P_/c/18018071564138367/">“big bro”</a> as Malo Gusto <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-raheem-sterling-carney-chukwuemeka-leicester-b1145937.html">and</a> Carney Chukwuemeka have called him, who is the one doing the immature things.</p>
<p id="DoI2BX">So maybe apologize for that, instead of the miss itself. And do better in that regard.</p>
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https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2024/3/18/24104858/raheem-sterling-apologizes-for-penalty-miss-but-why-was-he-taking-it-in-the-first-placeDavid Pasztor2024-03-18T08:11:27+00:002024-03-18T08:11:27+00:00Marc Cucurella earns first Spain call-up in nearly three years
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<p>Congrats</p> <p id="i1kmn9">Marc Cucurella opened the scoring in what turned out to be quite a dramatic and exciting Sunday afternoon at Stamford Bridge, with the right shade of Blues prevailing in the end thanks to two goals in added-on time to book our place at Wembley in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/fa-cup">FA Cup</a> semifinals.</p>
<p id="TP9xWE">Adding to those collective celebrations was a bit of personal glory for Cucurella, as that goal was his first for the club since joining some 20 months ago. The 25-year-old isn’t exactly known for his goalscoring — just 9 goals in over 250 professional appearances in his career — not that you would know that from the excellent supporting run he made in order to finish off the pass from Nicolas Jackson.</p>
<p id="ilEIXf">And that wasn’t all the good news that was fit for such a lovely Sunday for Cucu, as he would also receive a call he has not gotten in nearly three years! For the first time since August 2021, he is joining the national team, for their upcoming two friendlies, against Colombia and Brazil.</p>
<p id="0CHLw2">Cucurella got the call as the injury-replacement for José Gayà, and will be hoping to add to his one (1) career cap so far.</p>
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<p lang="es" dir="ltr"> OFICIAL | Cambio en la convocatoria <a href="https://twitter.com/SEFutbol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SEFutbol</a><br><br>⬆️ Marc Cucurella<br>⬇️ Gayá (por lesión)<br><br>⚽️ 22 de marzo <br> Colombia <br> ️ Estadio de Londres <br><br>⚽️ 26 de marzo <br> Brasil <br> ️ Santiago Bernabéu<br><br> <a href="https://t.co/guA74MbdGN">https://t.co/guA74MbdGN</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VamosEspa%C3%B1a?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VamosEspaña</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EURO2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EURO2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/L06SYDvCsl">pic.twitter.com/L06SYDvCsl</a></p>— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/SEFutbol/status/1769452183987081514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2024</a>
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<p>ooooof</p> <p id="PPdGV0">After a most dramatic second day of <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/fa-cup">FA Cup</a> quarterfinal action, we have the final four set for this year’s competition. Chelsea advanced with two goals in added-on time, winning 4-2 against Championship-leaders <a href="https://fosseposse.sbnation.com">Leicester City</a>, then <a href="https://thebusbybabe.sbnation.com">Manchester United</a> turned the drama up to eleven, coming back twice against <a href="https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/">Liverpool</a> to then win it with the final kick of extra-time, 4-3. Phew!</p>
<p id="INTg49">Exhausted as we all may be, there was still one piece of FA Cup business to conduct, namely the draw for the semifinal.</p>
<p id="xxFH01">So into the hat the balls went, and out they came in the following order:</p>
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<p id="PgjCAC">So yeah, we didn’t get the easy draw unfortunately. In fact, we got the hardest draw. But chances are we were going to have to face City one way or another if we wanted to win this trophy, so we might as well get them out of the way in the semis.</p>
<p id="9O14rJ">The match will be at Wembley, either April 21 or 22. We’ve drawn twice with City in the league; time to get a win.</p>
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