Son of Chelsea

Chelsea lost 2-0 at home to Spurs, and the defeat was down to more than João Pedro’s absence. No focal point, no change at half time, a goalkeeping error and a needless red card for Cole Palmer. The bigger question is what this Chelsea team is meant to be without its best link player.
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Chelsea host Spurs at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, and Spurs’ high press could leave the space Chelsea’s front three need. Here’s my predicted XI, the key battles, and why Pedro Neto has earned his place over Estêvão for now. Recorded Thursday, before Xabi Alonso’s press conference.

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The BBC’s Nizaar Kinsella reports there are no active contract talks with Josh Acheampong, whose camp want him established first. I argue he already is, and that Wesley Fofana should be sold next summer. Plus why academy players get fewer chances than expensive signings, the higher bar facing Estêvão and Quenda, Trevoh Chalobah’s emotional Athletic interview, Man United’s All or Nothing collapse after a 4-1 loss to Como, and Fulham Broadway closing again for Spurs.

00:00 Intro01:00 Acheampong’s contract situation01:38 This season vs last season02:33 Why Fofana should go next summer03:28 Academy players vs expensive signings05:20 Estêvão and Quenda: a higher bar07:30 Chalobah: “I wanted to be a legend there”09:25 Man United, Como and All or Nothing12:46 Facial recognition and Fulham Broadway14:15 Sign-off

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Real Madrid want Chelsea and the rest of the 2021 six to help pay €80m of Super League set-up costs. Today I explain why that proves the idea isn’t dead, why fans who stopped it in 2021 can’t get complacent, and how parts of it may already be creeping in by stealth. Plus: De Zerbi says Tosin and Robertson are fit for Saturday, João Pedro trademarks JP9, loan corner, and Chris Kavanagh gets the derby.

00:00 Intro
00:38 Real Madrid’s Super League bill
01:07 Where do Chelsea’s owners stand?
02:36 Remembering April 2021
03:05 The Super League by stealth
04:53 Spurs team news: Tosin and Robertson fit
05:22 João Pedro trademarks JP905:52 Loan corner
06:30 Kavanagh to referee Chelsea v Spurs
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The Mail reports that Man City could face a points deduction big enough to send them down. On today’s Morning Blues, I explain why I think forced sale of the ownership would be the stronger punishment, and why wanting City wiped out entirely misses the innocent people at the club, especially the fans.

I also go through Chelsea’s confirmed December fixture changes, the reports that Yassine is close to joining from Strasbourg and what the multi-club “pipeline” has actually delivered, why the new third kit’s retro badge is nothing like CFCLDN, and UEFA’s deadline for FIFA over Infantino’s World Cup proposal.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

00:36 Chelsea’s December fixture changes

01:28 Man City’s reported punishment

03:26 Timings, and Chelsea at the Etihad

03:52 Yassine and the Strasbourg pipeline

05:45 Why I reject multi-club ownership

07:13 The third kit badge debate

08:10 A retro badge versus CFC London

09:58 UEFA, FIFA and Infantino

10:28 Why fans feel disconnected from the game

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