@SOCobhamPod First class appointment. The right balance between class, stature in the game and an upcoming potentially elite manager. Club done well to convince him of this project.
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This will probably get a mention tomorrow 👀
Let’s get your thoughts on the appointment now it’s official! #CFC
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Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Xabi Alonso as Manager of the Men’s Team. The Spaniard will begin his role on July 1, 2026, having agreed a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge. Welcome to Chelsea, Xabi!
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @liam_twomey @SJohnsonSport Never want Chelsea to lose but I’m partly glad this freefall may for once give the owners and SDs the jolt they need that their magic project plan is nothing but a false dawn, and that fans and pundits were right all along. Big summer reset ahead, I hope.
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Six successive PL defeats 😳
Chelsea beaten 3-1 by Forest (yes, they really did score a goal) to make hopes of European football seem even more fanciful.
@MattDaviesAdams, @liam_twomey & @SJohnsonSport are summing up the latest low in #CFC's season tomorrow.
Come on then 💬👇
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@SOCobhamPod @liam_twomey @MattDaviesAdams @reallycerys @CWeatherspoon_ This is not Liam’s fault directly, he was hired by the inept SD’s and couldn’t say no. All horribly out of their depth from top to bottom. Somebody help end the pain. Please.
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A new low?
Chelsea’s collapse continues, handed a 3-0 defeat by Brighton…
Where do they go from here?
@MattDaviesAdams, @liam_twomey & @reallycerys on the post mortem tomorrow… plus @CWeatherspoon_ on the financial fun 🤯
Strap yourselves in everyone! #CFC
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @reallycerys @SJohnsonSport From sporting directors to manager, it’s time for the owners to admit their grand project after 4 years is not genius, it’s madness. Time to admit, after so may predicted, they’ve just got it all horribly wrong.
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Didn’t want to be in the top five anyway 😤
Different ground, same old story at Everton (A).
@MattDaviesAdams, @reallycerys & @SJohnsonSport are going to have to talk about it on Monday’s pod…
We know you have thoughts!!! #CFC
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @liam_twomey @reallycerys Reminded me of the champs league game against Rosenberg all those years back, where for various reasons everyone had just stopped caring. I think Liam (not Toomey) is out of his depth but clear this 1.5 billion squad is just not good enough to compete consistently.
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So…. Not the best 🫣
It’s good to talk these things through though, so @MattDaviesAdams, @liam_twomey & @reallycerys are gathering tomorrow to do just that…
We’re taking your contributions/ complaints/ despair as well 💬 #CFC
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Boos at the final whistle from #CFC fans, although Not many left in the stadium to do so. A terrible night for the club, humbled by PSG 8-2 on aggregate.
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @sammyparkin_ @SJohnsonSport Liam said he would learn a lot from this game, hopefully he’s realised, like we all did under Maresca, that our squad is not good enough to keep changing 6/7 players from game to game.
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History 🤯
#CFC come from two goals down at HT to win a match for the first time in the Premier League!
Another silly game of football for @MattDaviesAdams, @sammyparkin_ & @SJohnsonSport to discuss on Monday's pod...
Let's get your takes - plus thoughts ahead of Arsenal!!
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@SOCobhamPod Never his biggest fan… but clearly the structural model and SDs are the problem. Until that changes this will continue as a work in progress project.
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Oh, Chelsea…
A very Happy New Year to you too 🤯
We’ll be assembling at some point (!) to discuss the news that the club & Enzo Maresca have ‘parted company’.
Let’s get your immediate thoughts/ questions here - or email soc@theathletic.com and we’ll collate them all! #CFC
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @SJohnsonSport @bosherL That’s a shocker. Dominated for 60 minutes; not even a contest. And then out managed by Emery. That’s all on Enzo. 10 points behind 3rd. Wow.
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Not really the second half we were looking for 😳
@MattDaviesAdams, @SJohnsonSport & @bosherL will be interrupting their festive breaks to talk about the collapse in the 2-1 defeat by Villa on Monday’s pod…
Therapy is in session 💬👇 #CFC
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams Marc Cracker-ela
Robert Sleigh-chez or Axel Di-sleigh-si
My-carol Mudryk
Elf-tevao
Enzo Merry-Sca
Liam Delapland
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The most important part of tomorrow’s show…
Chelsea players as Christmas things 🎄⚽️
Some incredible suggestions going around the SOC group chat for @MattDaviesAdams to pick from… have you got any?
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @sammyparkin_ Fair play for the comeback but this team on the pitch is screaming out for experienced leaders. I have sympathy with Enzo for managing a team of talented but inconsistent players, these high and low performances and within games will continue.
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Given the circumstances 🥲
Cerys will be with @MattDaviesAdams & @sammyparkin_ reacting to the 2-2 draw at Newcastle & looking ahead to the festive fixtures 🎅⚽️
We’ll take your thoughts and questions if you’d be so kind! #CFC
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It finishes 2-2. A mad game and a crucial point for Chelsea. Probably the biggest improvement from one half to another of the season - especially interesting considering minimal subs. A nice quiet week in general.
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @liam_twomey @SJohnsonSport Why so much focus and money on the attacking side, with the GK and defence not being improved. Club world final aside, we all know that many games this season will be points lost because of inadequate goalkeeping. Are the club really content in that area?
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We're back from our summer break tomorrow afternoon 🥳
Rounding up all the Blues news we've missed while we've been away and the latest transfer chatter...
Got any questions or thoughts for @MattDaviesAdams, @liam_twomey or @SJohnsonSport?!
#CFC
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @SJohnsonSport @bosherL I see it as a bonus, we haven’t deserved CL football and should be very grateful if we get it. Interesting how potentially finishing 6th 2 seasons is being viewed so differently by the hierarchy…
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𝗣𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🌳🚨
How are the nerves then? 😬
@MattDaviesAdams, @SJohnsonSport & @bosherL on duty for our Nottingham Forest preview pod tomorrow...
Got any questions? Or words of wisdom that everything's going to be okay on the final day? #CFC
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams Where is the evidence that this project is working? It seems like the decision makers in owners and sporting directors are refusing to admit they’ve got it wrong and are just hoping for a miracle to prove themselves right.
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We really don’t like playing against Ipswich, huh? 🙄
A hugely disappointing and potentially damaging draw for #CFC’s hopes of Champions League football next season…
Let @MattDaviesAdams and the gang have your questions and thoughts 🫣
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Simon Johnson@SJohnsonSport
That's it, 2-2. #CFC battled back to rescue a point but result not good enough for their Champions League hopes.
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@SJohnsonSport If Roman was still here we could have seen the first ever manager sacked at half time…
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That's half-time. #CFC trail 2-0. Team are booed off. Maresca has a very important team talk to deliver...they cannot afford to lose/drop points today.
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@SOCobhamPod It would seem the more chances and time Maresca gets to coach, the worse we get? The early season success was when we were not playing his way… as he ‘said many times’
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Valentine’s Day or Halloween? 🫠🥴
Monday’s pod is going to be fun…
You know what to do 💬👇 #CFC
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Simon Johnson@SJohnsonSport
That's it...#CFC lose 3-0. This was a really bad one for everyone connected to Chelsea.
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @bosherL @SJohnsonSport @LiamTharmeCoach Do we think Ellison's will offer Chelsea a discount for the coach expense for the trips? Buy one get one half price?
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Back-to-back Brighton trips in the FA Cup and Premier League incoming….
Got any questions ahead of tomorrow’s pod?
Let @MattDaviesAdams know and he’ll put them to @bosherL, @SJohnsonSport and special guest @LiamTharmeCoach 💬🏆👇
#CFC
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @liam_twomey @SJohnsonSport When does this regression in performances start becoming a major concern? There’s no chance this team finishes in a champions league spot.
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Now that the dust has settled on yesterday's game 😬
Let's get your... considered (!?) thoughts for tomorrow's pod after the 3-1 defeat at Man City.
@MattDaviesAdams, @liam_twomey & @SJohnsonSport have the unenviable task of analysing that result and performance 💬👇 #CFC
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@SOCobhamPod I always worried a manager continuing to downplay his teams quality and potential despite being fairly second in the league could seep into the teams own believe/attitude.
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A very disappointing end to 2024 for Chelsea 🫣
🟡 0-0 v Everton
🔴 1-2 v Fulham
🔴 2-0 v Ipswich
We’re back on Thursday reflecting on all the festive football and looking ahead to the trip to Palace on Saturday…
Let’s have your thoughts/ grievances 👇
#CFC
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @SJohnsonSport @jessyjph Wonder whether these types of fixtures are so unchallenging that we simply learn nothing and the players gain little for when they get an actual test (which they already failed at Newcastle)
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A… comfortable win 😅
Let’s get your post-Noah/ pre-Arsenal thoughts or questions for @MattDaviesAdams, @SJohnsonSport & @jessyjph for tomorrow’s pod!
#CFC
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@SOCobhamPod @MattDaviesAdams @liam_twomey @bosherL Sanchez must feel fortunate to keep playing in this system with this style of football given his inability to play with his feet. Time to give Jorgensen a PL run or get back Petrovic?
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Just Cole Palmer doing Cole Palmer things 🥶⚽️
A big league win over Newcastle ahead of Wednesday's trip to St James' Park in the cup...
Get your thoughts in for @MattDaviesAdams, @liam_twomey & @bosherL ahead of tomorrow's SOC! 💬👇
soc@theathletic.com #CFC
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