Has the 'crisis' at Chelsea been overblown? Plus Aston Villa come to town
Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
The Athletic
4.9 • 871 Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2023
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Who needs European football anyway?
Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Chelsea experts Dom Fifield and Liam Twomey to look ahead to Sunday's visit of Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge.
We start with some... positivity?! As Michael Cox explains why the Blues' start to the season hasn't been as bad as it seems.
Plenty on the agenda as we take your questions including why there's so much negativity, whether too much pressure is being mounted on Nicholas Jackson - and the state of limbo Conor Gallagher finds himself in.
Plus - can Liam shed his quizzing hoodoo and get the better of Dom?
We'll be back on Monday to look back on the Villa game - and look ahead to the visit of our old friends Brighton in the League Cup on Wednesday night.
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