How does a footballer stay ready when they’re not allowed to play football? I watched Mykhailo Mudryk train at Uxbridge FC this week. 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...

Cucurella is the second member of this Chelsea squad's leadership group to publicly lament Maresca's departure. He has also questioned the club's recruitment policy. Concerns raised from within are much harder to dismiss. How will Chelsea respond? 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺? Rockets, remontadas, Real and, er, a new AFCON champion 🔥🤯 Bit of a mad one for @acjimbo.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social, @jaydmharris.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social to get stuck into tomorrow morning. Which bits should they be getting stuck into? 🎙️

Most importantly, I hope Chalobah is ok. Awful to watch him stretchered off in the closing minutes

So…. Not the best 🫣 It’s good to talk these things through though, so @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @liamtwomey.bsky.social & @reallycerys.bsky.social are gathering tomorrow to do just that… We’re taking your contributions/ complaints/ despair as well 💬 #CFC

Exiting the Champions League in that manner is bad enough. But on this trajectory of performances and results, when will Chelsea be back in it?

Mamadou Sarr coming off at HT: “Oh well, at least my night can’t get any worse” …

Can only assume the Chelsea fans still in their seats are staying to avoid the rush to Fulham Broadway

Rosenior didn’t walk into a good situation (it’s increasingly clear why Maresca was so keen to leave in January), but some of his tactical and personnel decisions have been pretty hard to understand, let alone justify. Chelsea conceding this many easy goals isn’t remotely tenable

This would be quite the week to hear Roman Abramovich chants, but we might be only one or two PSG goals away at this stage

Remonhato?

If you're looking for good news... You've respectfully come to the wrong place 🫡 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @liamtwomey.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social on: 💰 Sanctions 🤕 Reece's injury news 🫣 Huddle horror 🙄 Newcastle woe 🤨 No chance vs PSG? 🏆 CFCW! Thank you! #CFC pod.fo/e/3ac0cc

I find it interesting that the most irresponsible Max Dowman hype is disproportionately coming from high-profile ex-pros, who should know the dangers of this stuff better than most

Chelsea handed suspended one-year ban on first-team signings, nine-month ban on academy signings and fined £10.75million by the PL for historic breaches of rules governing financial reporting, third-party investment and youth development. Full story 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

There I was thinking Paul Tierney vs Chelsea’s huddle would be the funniest football moment of the year. It wasn’t even the funniest moment of the weekend. All hail Igor Tudor for giving us Baldgate

Chelsea lost by conceding one of the worst goals I’ve seen in the Premier League yesterday, but Rosenior’s comments ensured the post-match chat has all been about team huddle nonsense. It’s time to focus on the things that matter 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

Not a great week in the life of #CFC 😬 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @liamtwomey.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social getting together on Monday to look back on the 1-0 defeat by Newcastle... and a look ahead to the 2nd leg against PSG... How worried are you about where this season's going? 😩💬

I'm trying to remember a worse goal Chelsea have conceded, and I'm struggling. Beyond farcical.

It’s been awesome to see Reece James find a way to manage his body through the rigours of regular elite football. He doesn’t just care about Chelsea, he cares about being great. Chelsea need his mentality as much as his quality at Cobham

𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗦𝗚 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🫣 It was fun while it lasted... @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @reallycerys.bsky.social & Sam Parkin on duty: 🇫🇷 Punished by PSG w/ @liamtwomey.bsky.social 🧤 GK despair ⚫️ Newcastle's minds elsewhere? 🏆 #CFCW in the League Cup final! #CFC pod.fo/e/3a76d5

Well into the third proper season of this BlueCo project, Chelsea still don’t have a goalkeeper good enough to make their style of play viable at the highest level. It cost them dearly in Paris. 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

A shambolic end to the night in Paris 🫠 To say #CFC have a mountain to climb would be an understatement… @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social has got @reallycerys.bsky.social & Sam Parkin alongside him tomorrow - plus the thoughts of @liamtwomey.bsky.social from the Parc des Princes. The floor is yours 👇

Top banter from the Chelsea fans at Parc des Princes

Parc des Princes

I rewatched last summer's Club World Cup final ahead of tonight's game in Paris. Here are some things we did learn, and some we didn't 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Understandable excitement from #CFC fans over seeing Levi Colwill in training earlier. This is not the first time he’s been with the group but it is still early days in terms of playing again. It is still a good sign & the hope/plan is he will play before the end of the season.

Bonjour Paris 🇫🇷

Landon Emenalo is knocking on the door of Chelsea's first team. His older brother Seb is playing college basketball in the US, with the ambition of one day making it to the NBA. A piece on two remarkable young sporting siblings 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 From 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 to 🇫🇷 and everything in between for @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @liamtwomey.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social! 🏆 Labouring past Wrexham AET 🤔 CWC rematch pt 1 in Paris 🧮 Who starts where v PSG? ⭕️ Centre-circle huddle hoopla #CFC pod.fo/e/3a283a

Landon Emenalo, son of former Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo, has signed a new contract that commits him to Stamford Bridge until June 2031. Full story 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

🚨MONDAY POD!🚨 Join @acjimbo.bsky.social, @danielstorey85.bsky.social, @liamtwomey.bsky.social & @colinmillar.bsky.social for your rundown of the FA Cup weekend 🏆 🫡Saluting Port Vale + Saints 😠Ngumoha - the one that got away for #CFC 😰Spurs in crisis with @jaydmharris.bsky.social pod.fo/e/3a1ad2

Wrexham 2-4 Chelsea (after extra time). A thrilling FA Cup tie and a fantastic occasion. Immediate post-match briefing with @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social @liamtwomey.bsky.social @rsooty73.bsky.social @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

A great advert for Disney+, that

𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @liamtwomey.bsky.social & @lukebosher.bsky.social assemble... 📈 Victory at Villa w/ @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social 😮‍💨 João Pedro is very good 🧤 Rosenior's bold call between the sticks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wrexham (A) preview w/ @rsooty73.bsky.social #CFC pod.fo/e/39d6d4

Chelsea love, love, love playing against a high line. So many candidates to hit those passes over the top

Joao Pedro is the Ballon d’Ink

Tonight would be a great time for it to change, but nothing in his Chelsea career so far has suggested Jorgensen is as good as Sanchez. Huge call from Rosenior. Sanchez has now lost the trust of three Chelsea coaches. Maybe an upgrade is needed on both?

🎙️When you’ve lost £500m+ (after spending £2.5bn on the shares) but only have England’s 6th best team to show for it, is your money still “smart”? A chat about Chelsea’s losses, the race for Champions League cash & worried investors, w/ @aakinwo.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social pod.fo/e/39b2f0

Some words on the whistle from the Emirates on Sanchez and yet another ridiculous red card. 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Arsenal haven't been great today and their fans are audibly anxious, but they have discipline and a great goalkeeper. Chelsea have neither.

Mad to think that a significant chunk of the Chelsea squad were in Dubai two weeks ago

🚨THURSDAY POD!🚨 It's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social in the studio🎙️ 🏆Arsenal v Chelsea! 👶Haaland heads home 🇮🇹Atalanta come back, Juve don't quite 🇫🇷Don't sweat PSG pod.fo/e/397b6a

𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺? What a night of Champions League action...and it's still going!🍿🔥 @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social are in the studio tomorrow morning to review and preview a huge Premier League weekend. What's caught your eye? 👀

Chelsea have the hardest remaining fixtures in the Premier League, and Opta's supercomputer thinks they're likeliest to finish 6th. But they can also affect their principal rivals, as well as influencing the title race and relegation battle. 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗! 🚨 Dear me, #CFC 🫣 @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social, @liamtwomey.bsky.social & @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social get together to look back on the Burnley draw... 🙄 More dropped points 😡 Another red card 😩 Set piece fragility strikes again 🇧🇷 Silver lining = João Pedro pod.fo/e/3951b0

Rosenior says an unnamed Chelsea player marked the wrong man for Zian Flemming’s late equaliser against Burnley. 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

That was the third set-piece goal Chelsea have conceded this season while defending with 10 men. 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

Ashley Barnes is on the Stamford Bridge pitch for Burnley a full 11 years after studding Nemanja Matic. I can only conclude he's a Sith

This is now officially the most prolific league season of Joao Pedro's career (not counting penalties). 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

Sources told @theathleticfc.bsky.social that one player turned down proposed terms. Chelsea sources deny this is the case, reiterating the club’s stance that all contract negotiations are addressed in the summer. Piece with @sjohnsonsport.bsky.social 👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...