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Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show

Happy New Year, CFC style: Maresca out! Rosenior in?!

Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show

The Athletic

Sports, Chelsea News, Chelsea Fc, Soccer,, Chelsea

4.9871 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Happy New Year...


Matt Davies-Adams, Simon Johnson and Luke Bosher assemble for an emergency pod following the news that dropped at lunchtime on Thursday 1st January 2026 - that Chelsea Football Club and Enzo Maresca have parted company.


We take a deep dive into the reasons behind the decision and its timing, the mounting questions which will now only grow for the club's hierarchy and their policies - and why it looks like Liam Rosenior will be the man to take over the helm at Stamford Bridge...


Back on Monday with our regularly-scheduled podcast looking back on the trip to Manchester City, plus all the latest news and developments off the field.


HOST: Matt Davies-Adams

WITH: Luke Bosher and Simon Johnson

PRODUCER: Lucy Oliva


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Transcript

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0:00.0

The Athletic FC

0:03.3

It's Chelsea.

0:03.3

It's straight out to Cobham, a show all about the football club that simply refuses to have a day off.

0:20.7

On this special episode, we'll discuss the departure of head coach Enzo Moreska

0:24.8

and ask what happens next.

0:27.3

Part of the Athletic Podcast Network, this is straight out of Cobham.

0:36.0

Well, we just had to convene, didn't we?

0:38.9

On New Year's Day, nonetheless, half-past six for us as we try and dissect the latest big story in the world of Chelsea Football Club, which is never dull.

0:49.3

It's me, Matt, and I've got two of my experts with me.

0:51.4

Hello, Luke Beauchette.

0:52.6

Hello, Matt. I'm pleased that you remembered my name to peek behind the curtain.

0:57.6

In the show notes, it's listed as Matt, Simon, someone else.

1:01.2

So I'm glad you didn't say someone else.

1:04.0

Yeah, that was actually something that I got from the squad list that Chelsea was sending

1:08.2

for the Manchester City game under coaches.

1:10.5

It just said to someone else for now, maybe more on that as we go.

1:15.1

Simon Johnson, quite New Year's Day.

1:17.7

I can confirm that the last 48 hours has been...

1:22.6

Shall I quote Moreska already?

1:24.1

I was going to say, the most difficult and the lack of support that you've had from Lucy without naming anybody.

1:29.6

There was no, when I was message, hey, do you know what I can lay claim to?

1:33.7

The first Slack post of 2006 in the Athletic Channel, I was so busy messaging that I messes the desk and it was bang on midnight. I looked

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