{"id":4116,"date":"2026-05-05T08:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4116"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:23:33","slug":"this-is-not-the-chelsea-i-once-played-against","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4116","title":{"rendered":"This is not the Chelsea I once played against"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Former Premier League striker Thierry Henry says that this is no longer the same Chelsea that he once played against.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>And of course, he is spot on. We all see it on a weekly basis. The Chelsea that Henry played against for Arsenal is a thing of the past, I\u2019d be surprised if we ever see something similar to that again. Well, at least whilst this current ownership are in charge anyway.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Chelsea contact former Blues player for shock return to the club this summer!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea used to dominate on the world stage and were a very feared team to play against. Now, teams must come to Stamford Bridge with real belief that they can win, whoever they are. That\u2019s a real fall from grace for this once great club.<\/p>\n<p>Henry would have faced some monster Chelsea sides, but that is no more\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>Henry is Chelsea<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-630x354.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-768x432.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-770x433.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-900x506.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-1200x675.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-2048x1152.jpg.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-157977 has-webp\" alt=\"Thierry Henry speaking about PSG Chelsea.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-630x354.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-770x433.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-900x506.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-1200x675.jpg 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-1536x864.jpg 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thierry-Henry-speaking-about-PSG-Chelsea-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3840\/2160;max-width:2048px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thierry Henry speaking about PSG Chelsea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In words picked up on X, Henry said:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cI never thought the <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Chelsea<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">  I played against would be in this type of situation, losing six games in a row and only scoring one goal in the dying moments of a game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In other news today\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Joao Pedro has said it was an early goal that cost Chelsea against Nottingham Forest \u2013 but he had no answers to why his team start badly even if he says he feels sorry for the fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"main-title\">Four overpaid scammers who should be sacked right now were pictured at Stamford Bridge during the game yesterday looking very glum. A lot of our issues are their faults.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>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\">Thierry Henry<\/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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