{"id":2839,"date":"2026-05-01T16:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2839"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:10:24","slug":"mcfarlane-names-amazing-change-at-chelsea-since-he-took-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2839","title":{"rendered":"McFarlane names &#8220;amazing&#8221; change at Chelsea since he took over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Calum McFarlane has been speaking about the sudden positive vibe at Chelsea after the Blues finally got a win in the FA Cup.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Calum McFarlane took his press conference today as he previewed Monday afternoon\u2019s Chelsea \u2013 Nottingham Forest game at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The vibe at the cub was as bad as its ever been over the last couple of months, and the 1-0 win over Leeds last weekend was a huge boost. According to the interim coach, there\u2019s been a tangible change around the club.<\/p>\n<h2>McFarlane on Chelsea\u2019s improving atmosphere after win<\/h2>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s always difficult when you\u2019re not performing and not getting the results. It\u2019s amazing how a win can change the feel and atmosphere of the group,\u201d McFarlane admitted in his presser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Forest played their Europa League semi final first leg last night and got a win in a tight game. Even though their Premier League status isn\u2019t yet 100% secure, their minds will surely be on the return leg of that game, and it might even affect their team selection too.<\/p>\n<p>Forgive us for starting to feel that, at home, we might have a chance to get a first Premier League win since March.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>We were all very curious about whether Reece James could feature on Monday, and McFarlane gave an update on him as well as Levi Colwill, who is also returning from injury.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Cole has warned Alejandro Garnacho that he could be in trouble if he doesn\u2019t up his game soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Leeds fan Jack Durkin joins Jai Mcintosh to preview the FA Cup Semi Final!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/td3C9ns6uiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Calum McFarlane<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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