Chelsea Fancast

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Alex 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' Churchill join Johnny Burrow to look back at Chelsea's promising draw away to Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1st leg of the Europa league semi-final and look ahead to this weekend's Premier League match at home to Watford.Dom Fifield, London Football correspondent for The Guardian joins us on the phone to talk about Chelsea's performance against Frankfurt. Was Sarri's decision to rest Hazard too much of a risk and did it pay off? With Loftus-Cheek imposing himself on the match, will his back condition need to be managed carefully? With only 2 fit central defenders currently how will this impact Chelsea's remaining matches and will Luiz be offered a contract extension?We discuss the Eintracht Frankfurt v Chelsea match and the 'Hazard Gamble', did it pay off for Sarri and is 1-1 a good result or not? Are Frankfurt as good as we feared and why did they run out of gas? Grea

Join Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman as we look back at Chelsea's first point away to a top six side this season in the 1-1 draw against Man Utd.On the show tonight we look at the positives and the negatives from the draw with Man Utd, before concluding that it was indeed a poor game from two poor sides.In part two with one of the most inept performances I have seen from a Chelsea striker in recent times, and let’s face it there’s been plenty of choice recently, we ask where does Higuain rank in rank Chelsea strikers and what on earth is Sarri smoking if he thinks he should lead the line at Chelsea next season? We also question Martin Atkinson’s questionable refereeing and assess Chelsea’s chances of finishing in the top four.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part three we look ahead to Thursday’s Europa League semi-final 1st leg away to Eintracht Frankfurt – who will Sarri pick and what would be a good result in what promises to be a very tough

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Johnny Burrow to look back at Chelsea's frustrating draw against Burnley and look ahead to Sunday's crunch match against Man Utd.Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent for ESPN joins us on the phone to report on the Press Conference with Maurizio Sarri. We discuss the importance of the Man Utd v Chelsea match; get an injury update and discuss what Sarri had to say about Liam's question to him on Chelsea's poor away results against the top six this season. Also, what did Sarri think about Eden Hazard not being selected for the PFA's Team of the Season.The 2-2 draw at home to Burnley was undoubtedly a 'Game of Two Halves' with two great goals by Chelsea interspersed with some terrible defending to concede two poor goals. Burnley’s dark arts made life difficult for Chelsea but is it a valid excuse and should the referee take action? Why can’t Sarri make effective in-game changes? Is Chelsea’s squad g

Stamford Chidge is joined by Tony Glover and Joe Tweedie to grimace and gurn over Chelsea's latest monument to frustration as they fail to capitalise on their top four rivals mishaps by dropping points at home to Burnley. Plus a look back at the Slavia Prague match and a look ahead to Man Utd this weekend.On the show tonight; another match, another game of two halves but how much did the injuries to Hudson-Odoi and Kante; the woeful refereeing from Kevin Friend and Burnley’s overall shithousery cost Chelsea?In part two we ask why Sarri can’t make innovative changes during the match and confirm what Tony has been saying for months. Chelsea have become Arsenal. After dropping points at home to Burnley we revisit Chelsea’s chances of finishing in the top four; take an objective view on whether or not Sarri has improved Chelsea and take a look at which Chelsea players are actually good enough.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part three we look back at last Thursday’s squeaky bum

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Jake Watson to look back at Chelsea's win against Slavia Prague and look ahead to Monday's match against Burnley.Oliver Harbord, Chelsea correspondent of Football.London joins us on the phone to look back at the 4-3 win against Slavia Prague which sees Chelsea reach the semi-final of the Europa League. Having roared in to a 4-1 lead, Chelsea let Slavia back in to the match with two second half goals giving rise to a tense last 20 minutes. Was it a case of from the sublime to the ridiculous and what on earth does Sarri say to the team at half-time? Given Chelsea's proclivity to switch off in the second half this season, it begs the question.Vote for Chelsea FanCast as Best Podcast in the Football Blogging Awards! Voting ends midnight on Sunday April 21st. Vote here: https://footballbloggingawards.co.uk/vote-now/ We discuss Chelsea's apparent complacency and ask whether it is more evidence

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Tony Glover to digest a a very unpalatable defeat to Liverpool at Anfield which may have helped Liverpool's quest for their first title in 29 years.On the show tonight we look at Sarri’s tactics, inept refereeing, Salah cheating, Rudiger going off, Chelsea perennially leaking goals between the 45th and 60th minute to try and explain what went wrong and could it have all been very different.In part two its operation ‘get the vote out’ for the FBAs and we announce the next Hyundai Extra Mile winner and have an interview with him, before asking are Chelsea simply not good enough; have we become too entitled or does it just hurt like hell losing to Liverpool and can we still make the top 4 in spite of yesterday’s defeat? We also look at some foul behaviour by both Liverpool players and their fans.Vote for Chelsea FanCast as Best Podcast in the Football Blogging Awards! Vote here: https://footballbloggingawards.co.uk/vote-now/ In part three we look ah

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall join Johnny Burrow to look back at Chelsea's wins against Slavia Prague and West Ham last week and ahead to Sunday's crucial match against Liverpool up at Anfield.We kick off discussing Eden Hazard and announce this week's Chelsea quiz: which players played for both Chelsea and Liverpool - we found 18! Plus a plug to vote for us as Best Podcast in the Football Blogging Awards.Vote for Chelsea FanCast as Best Podcast in the Football Blogging Awards! Vote here: https://footballbloggingawards.co.uk/vote-now/ Jan Pikous, Football Writer for EuroFotbal.cz joins us on the phone to talk about the Slavia Prague match from a Czech perspective, as Jan was at the game. Slavia played well just as Jan predicted this week but are Slavia feeling confident for the 2nd leg? Sarri felt that Chelsea showed some fight, but was it more down to bringing on Hazard and Kante? And while it was a disappoi

Stamford Chidge is joined by no lesser man than Joe Tweedie to discuss a very satisfactory win against West Ham this week on a night when Eden Hazard reminded us how much we will miss him when he goes.On the show tonight we delight in Hazard’s performance against West Ham and muse over the bitter sweet farewell that looks increasingly likely.We've made the finals of the Football Blogging Awards for Best Podcast. You can vote for us here: https://footballbloggingawards.co.uk/vote-now/ In part two we discuss the turn round in Chelsea’s performances since Sarri started both Loftus-Cheek and Hudson-Odoi; and ponder what back to back wins which now leave Chelsea in 3rd mean for the run in and our hopes of a top four finish.In part three we look ahead to Thursday’s Europa League 1st leg quarter final against Slavia Prague and have an interview with journalist, Jan Pikous who writes for Czech football website eurofotbal.cz and knows Slavia Prague inside out. All this plus this week’s parish notices and in

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd joining Johnny Burrow to look back at Chelsea's wins against Brighton and Cardiff last week and ahead to Monday night's match against West Ham.We kick off discussing Roman Abramovich not enjoying Chelsea's Hospitality; empty spaces at the Bridge and the Chelsea FanCast being nominated for Best Podcast in the finals of the Football Blogging Awards. Plus this week's Chelsea quiz: which players played for both Chelsea and West Ham - we found 37!Dom Fifield, The Guardian's London Football Correspondent ESPN's joins us on the phone to talk about Friday's press conference where Maurizio Sarri answered questions on possible squad rotation and team selection for the West Ham & Slavia Prague matches; Loftus-Cheek & Hudson-Odoi impressing for Chelsea against Brighton; the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge and the future of Gonzalo Higuain.Looking back to the Chelsea v Brighton match we ask are happy day

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Joe Tweedie to discuss a very lucky win for Chelsea against Cardiff City, aided and abetted by Craig Pawson and the Assistant Referee.On the show tonight we muse over the fact that one of the worst offside decisions shouldn’t let Chelsea get away with a poor performance.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part two we experience de ja vu all over again with Chelsea offering no creativity, no goal threat and bite or goals from midfield. With chants of “we want Sarri out” we ask is Sarri the most unpopular manager of Roman Abramovich’s reign and can we draw any real positives from what was after all a win for Chelsea and is there a way forward?In part three we take a quick look ahead to Wednesday’s match against Brighton before the usual parish notices and part one of a bumper crop of emails this week.In part four JK and Stamford Chidge read out the remainder of this week’s emails.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-o

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver join Johnny Burrow to look back at the last week's Chelsea news which has been dominated by Callum Hudson-Odoi and look ahead to this weekend's match against Cardiff City.Liam Twomey, ESPN's Chelsea Correspondent joins us on the phone to talk about Friday's press conference where Maurizio Sarri answered questions about racism in football; Callum Hudson-Odoi's performances for England and his future with Chelsea and Chelsea's chances of finishing in the top four.Rounding up the rest of the week's Chelsea related news we discuss the injury to Pulisic and Higuain's retirement from International Football and ponder the chances of Callum Hudson-Odoi staying at Chelsea with interest in signing him widening to include Liverpool and Manchester United.With Chelsea's last 8 matches in the Premier League season about to start we look at the 'Run-In' and discuss Chelsea's chances of finishing in th

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Joe Tweedie to digest the week's Chelsea news and discern fact from fiction.On the show tonight we take a look at Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ross Barkley’s performances in impressive wins for England against Czech Republic and Montenegro and ask is it easier to play for England than Chelsea, has Hudson-Odoi’s selection made a mockery of Sarri and are international breaks a help or a hindrance?In part two we round up the Chelsea news from the week and see if we can discern fact from fiction. Is it all just fake news or is there no smoke without fire when it comes to Chelsea? With all the negativity around Chelsea at the moment, we take stock to look at the good things about supporting Chelsea.In part three JK takes us for a trip down memory lane to talk about some of his favourite Chelsea matches, players and people and we try to solve the conundrum with Chelsea’s youth and also have a look ahead to next weekend’s match against Cardiff.In part four we

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Johnny Burrow are joined by special guest, Chelsea legend, Kerry Dixon to talk about Chelsea, England and his time playing for both club and country.Liam Twomey, ESPN's Chelsea Correspondent joins us on the phone to talk about media reports that Maurizio Sarri is on the brink of losing his job at Chelsea; the claims by the press that Chelsea fans are boycotting Stamford Bridge and what's behind the story that PSG fans caused trouble at the match against Chelsea Women's team.With Chelsea's disappointing performances this season, special guest Kerry Dixon asks what actually is 'Sarriball' and is it suited to Chelsea and the Premier League; are Chelsea’s players good enough and why does Chelsea have an issue with strikers?With England playing Czech we talk to Kerry about his England Career and what’s changed from the England of his day and what does he think of Gareth Southgate's England?We ask Kerry

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and ESPN's Liam Twomey to look back at the defeat against Everton and the win against Dynamo Kiev. Just an average week in the life of a Chelsea supporter...On the show tonight we discuss a game of two halves if ever there was one; Chelsea firing blanks again; Chelsea’s poor defending again and Chelsea losing away again.In part two we ask have the players reached their limit or has Sarri and what is it about mentality? Has Sarri run out of excuses and why can’t Chelsea bounce back from setbacks? And with Chelsea’s terrible away form, is it more realistic to aim for winning the Europa League than finishing in the top 4.In part three we look back at last Thursday’s Europa Cup tie against Dynamo Kiev and look at the Quarter Final draw against Slavia Prague and a route to the final via Benfica or Frankfurt which could see a final against either Arsenal or Napoli. We’ll also talk about the announcement that the Club have frozen season ticket prices but have i

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman join Johnny Burrow to look back at the win Europa Cup win against Dynamo Kiev the draw against Wolves last weekend and this weekends match against Everton.Liam Twomey, ESPN's Chelsea Correspondent joins us on the phone to talk about Sarri's comments after the win against Dynamo Kiev; the reaction to the Europa Cup draw where Chelsea play Slavia Prague in the quarter finals and his thoughts on the match against Everton this weekend.It was a great performance against Kiev but are they no more than a pub team? Does Giroud deserve more credit for his perfect hat-trick and a regular starting place? Ruben Loftus Cheek & Callum Hudson-Odoi both started and got 90 mins. Do Chelsea look quicker, more threatening & direct when they play? Is Kovacic more suited to be Jorginho’s understudy and did Sarri miss an opportunity in not playing Ampadu?Chelsea have been drawn against Slavia Prague

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Joe Tweedie to look back at Chelsea's last gasp draw against Wolves and the routine win against Dynamo Kiev.On the show tonight we rue Chelsea’s missed opportunity to get in to the top four while considering the fact that Wolves are a decent nuggety side. But are teams genuinely difficult to break down or does possession-based football without penetration simply not work?In part two we discuss Sarri’s change to 4:2:3:1; ask is Hazard a blessing or a curse and argue that Loftus-Cheek, if fit, should start every game. With key positions and players not working on the pitch we ask should the players or Sarri be blamed. And why are the fans so unhappy at the moment and is this the main reason why the atmosphere is so poor at the moment? We'll also explain how you can vote Chelsea FanCast for Best Podcast in the Football Blogging Awards!In part three we look back at last Thursday’s Europa Cup tie against Dynamo Kiev and look ahead to the second leg in Kiev this week.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Johnny Burrow to look back at a the wins against Fulham in the Premier League, Dynamo Kiev in the Europa Cup and look ahead at a potentially tough fixture against Wolves this weekend.Dom Fifield, the London Football Correspondent of The Guardian joins us on the phone to talk about the news that FIFA has denied Chelsea's request to freeze the transfer ban while they appeal against the punishment handed out. Does this mean Chelsea will be unable to sign players from this summer's window or will the ban ultimately be delayed as it was for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid? Will the ban mean Chelsea will have to blood their youth players and how safe is Sarri in his job?Chelsea supporters were frustrated with Sarri's team selection against Dynamo Kiev on Thursday night, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi left on the bench, But with Pedro on fire and a stunning Willian free kic

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Alex 'the Girl who likes Balls' Churchill to look back to a great and ever so funny victory against bitter rivals Spurs and a more tense than it should have been win against Fulham.On the show tonight we applaud Kepa’s man of the match come back; question Chelsea’s defensive fragility and ponder Sarri’s dichotomy with defending and attacking.In part two we check that we were not hallucinating when we saw Jorginho score; applaud a proper striker’s goal with Higuain opening up the scoring; ponder why Sarri won’t give the youth more game time when he has a squad full of knackered players and breathe again as Chelsea look be in a better position to finish in the top four. But how difficult will it be? We look at the comparative run ins for Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs and Utd to see how it might pan out.In part three we look back at a great and ever so funny 2-0 defeat of Spurs last Wednesday and look ahead to this Thursday’s Europa Cup tie against Dynamo Kiev.In part fou

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Clayton Beerman join Aaron Paul to look back at a great win against Spurs in midweek and look forward to this weekend's match against neighbours Fulham.Oliver Harbord Chelsea correspondent for Football.London, joins us on the phone to report back on Friday's presser with Maurizio Sarri talking about Claudio Ranieri getting the sack; will Kepa be back in action against Fulham having been on the naughty step; will Sarri change his tactical approach for each game and what are his thoughts on Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Gonzalo Higuain and club Captain Gary Cahill?Look back at the match against Spurs on Wednesday, it doesn't get much better than Trippier's comedy goal, but has Sarri been listening to the players about how to set up tactically? Should Harry Kane have been punished for his 'headbutt' on Cesar Azpilicueta? While Chelsea were outstanding defensively, is the fact that we only had one shot on target a cause for c

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at the drama at the Carabao Cup final, penalties, Kepa-Gate and all!On the show tonight we discuss ‘Kepa-Gate’. Are you ‘Kepa in’ or ‘Kepa out’ or is it all just a storm in a tea-cup, best forgotten?In part two we discuss a much-improved performance from Chelsea; the drama of the penalties and ask has Sarri turned a corner by showing a willingness to adapt or is it all too little too late?In part three we look back at the Europa Cup win against Malmo; look ahead to this week’s crucial match against Spurs and ask what the transfer ban will mean for Chelsea.In part four we have loads of emails to read out, many of them talking about Kepa-gate.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.