Has Maresca-ball gone flat?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
4.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
On Friday night Chelsea suffered a fourth defeat in eight Premier League games, going down 3-0 away to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Having slipped from fourth to sixth, frustrations have come to the fore including from star player Cole Palmer.
So, has Maresca ball gone flat?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by Chelsea writer Liam Twomey and senior football writer Oli Kay to analyse Chelsea's recent shortcomings, discuss the form and contributions of Palmer as well as assess whether or not Chelsea are improving under Maresca.
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Liam Twomey and Oli Kay
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producer: Guy Clarke
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| 1:14.1 | Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Iyo Akin Molere. |
| 1:18.2 | On Friday night, Chelsea suffered a fourth defeat in eight Premier League games. |
| 1:22.4 | Back to Minta. |
| 1:24.5 | And Minto squeeze it in. |
| 1:28.3 | It's as if Jorgensen wasn't there. |
| 1:30.9 | Having slipped from fourth to six, |
| 1:32.7 | frustrations have come to the fore, |
| 1:35.1 | including from star player Col Palmer. |
| 1:38.0 | So has Moreska ball gone flat? |
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