New Year, same old chaotic Chelsea
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
It's the new year, Enzo Maresca is out, but what does the future hold for both the manager and the club? And is Liam Rosenoir the right choice to replace Maresca?
On the latest episode of The Game, the team also discuss Arsenal's statement win against Aston Villa, Liverpool's draw with Leeds and another big performance from Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
And finally with the increased use of set pieces we continue the debate about entertainment in the modern game.
Tom Clarke is joined by Gregor Robertson and Hamzah Khalique-Loonat.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the game football podcast from The Times and Sunday Times. |
| 0:09.6 | Well, New Year, same old bonkers, Chelsea. |
| 0:13.2 | Manager Enzo Moreska leaves Stamford Bridge. |
| 0:15.6 | What next for a club which cannot seem to go a season without a bit of chaos? |
| 0:20.3 | Elsewhere, Arsenal make a statement with a big win against Aston Villa |
| 0:23.6 | as Manchester City joined the rest of the league in dropping points at Sunderland. |
| 0:28.8 | And we'll also discuss the rest of the midweek action and ask if the focus on set pieces |
| 0:33.8 | is making football boring this season. |
| 0:36.5 | I'm Tom Clark and joining me today. |
| 0:38.0 | We have the football reporter and tactics analyst Hamza Khalik Loonat and the former |
| 0:42.3 | footballer turned journalist Gregor Robinson is here as usual chaps. |
| 0:45.3 | I've got a very important question to start with. |
| 0:48.0 | Do either of you own a bobble hat? |
| 0:51.2 | No, God no. |
| 0:52.7 | No. |
| 0:53.9 | I've got a new vendetta for 2026. |
| 0:58.1 | Never mind improvements to VAR and, you know, FIFA's increased involvement in, you know, messing up football. |
| 1:04.5 | I want to ban bubble hats from football grounds. |
| 1:07.5 | They are a menace, honestly. |
| 1:09.6 | What is that? |
| 1:10.3 | But just because they block the view of the pitch. |
| 1:12.9 | They've got this stupid like bubble on these like grown men who've got bubble hats for |
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