Simon Johnson

🎙️Does Chelsea’s…erm, “punishment” fit the crime? @SJohnsonSport @AyoAkinwo & I discuss Chelsea’s inexhaustible supply of mitigation, the curious absence of sporting advantage & lots of lovely trophies. pod.fo/e/3b2669

Welcome to Chelsea, Liam Rosenior. Where does this extraordinary week leave the head coach? nytimes.com/athletic/71272… via @NYTimes

@dannykellywords Wishing you a speedy recovery Danny. Hope to hear you back on the airwaves soon.

OK, so there's this... ✊️✊️✊️💊💊💊💚💚💚🔥🔥🔥

Joe Hart’s reaction to that Vicario save…

Danny Kelly reveals cancer diagnosis and urges others to get checked

A lot has gone wrong at #CFC over the past 7 days. Everyone is under scrutiny and the fans are growing mutinous. Liam Rosenior now knows what being head coach at the club is really like. My column here: nytimes.com/athletic/71272…

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @MattDaviesAdams has got @reallycerys & @liam_twomey for company - the morning after the horror of the night before 😨 🫣 @SJohnsonSport's press box assessment 🏆 Will #CFC be back in the UCL next season? 🍬 Everton (A) preview pod.fo/e/3afdc8

First there were the three PSG goals in the final 14 minutes of the first leg. Then Pedro Neto pushed a ball boy. Then there was that huddle, a loss to Newcastle United and the need to "respect the ball". There followed a suspended transfer ban and a fine for breaching transfer rules. Captain Reece James was then ruled out for several weeks with a hamstring injury. His replacement, Malo Gusto, was too ill to face PSG. Then the team selection leaked in the French media. Fans booed the players, the substitutions and walked out with half an hour left of the second leg, a result which confirmed the joint-heaviest defeat in the club's history. Oh and then James' replacement as captain, Enzo Fernandez, dropped a large hint that he is considering his future. Welcome to Chelsea, Liam Rosenior. 📝 @SJohnsonSport 🔗 bit.ly/4snc2Va

#CFC midfielder Enzo Fernandez has cast doubt on his future on the club. More here with @MarioCortegana & @reallycerys: nytimes.com/athletic/71269…

Rosenior says Chalobah will be scanned tomorrow...they hope it is not as bad as first feared. #CFC

It has not been all smooth sailing for the Todd Boehly-Clearlake consortium era since taking over Chelsea in 2022, but this goes down as their most humbling night. The hierarchy were in attendance to see Chelsea’s slim hopes in the competition extinguished emphatically as Paris Saint-Germain handed out the club’s joint heaviest Champions League defeat. Being back in the Champions League this season gave the club a real opportunity to measure themselves against Europe’s elite. While the Club World Cup win against PSG last July is considered the highlight of their reign so far, the Champions League holders have now issued a reality check. 📝 @SJohnsonSport 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/71220…

#CFC are the true winners.

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.

And there is the exclamation mark on a miserable night for #CFC. Chalobah taken off on a stretcher, down to 10 men.

Cucurella off.

Tosin is coming on for #CFC

3-0 PSG. Lots of #CFC fans walking out now.

Fernandez, Palmer and Joao Pedro off...with Everton in mind surely as I suggested in the first half. Home fans aren't happy though.

Lavia, Delap and Garnacho are all coming on for #CFC

Acheampong for Sarr. #CFC