On this podcast, occasionally, we offer would have turned out to be empty threats.

If Chelsea can pull off a victory against Blank, we're going to emergency pod.

And several nil nil draws later, we still have an emergency podded for anything outside of

maybe a kaihavert signing. Well, guess what, folks. It's an emergency pod, Liverpool, have been

figured out, get you some playing on Thursdays. We back in. Vamos.

Several empty threats, several nil nil draws and Dan, the emergency pod, is back.

Is back. Chelsea hang on one nil in what is oddly one of the cleanest games that we've seen

Chelsea play in a bit. I mean, Saudi Amani had the chance. Saudi Amani at the beginning of the

season probably puts it away. I'm not, I'm not really sure what's happened to this player.

You have the controversial non-handball, but I think everybody listening to this podcast would

agree. Two wrongs made a right in that instance. And Liverpool really don't threaten

at Anfield, Arlo, friend of the pod. I know we're cranking up the excuse machine and fans mean

something at Anfield very obviously, but not today. Up until mid-December, it wasn't a problem

for them. All of a sudden fans became a problem. Oh, the neutral observer. Maybe not so neutral today

because, look, we have to be careful. You worry are the clubs official podcasts and we carry

the responsibility to not take out other teams, but let me tell you, listening audience that both

the neutral observer and your emotional host here really enjoyed that performance from Thomas

Tuchel's Chelsea. Let's start with the starting lineup, Chris. And there's so much to get into

with this game. Man, this game felt like a big game. It always feels that way when there are two

top clubs playing on a Thursday late afternoon start here on the East Coast. A shame we only got one

big club, but it's okay. Chelsea, okay, carry the load on their shoulders or tease a kid. So

starting 11s come out and I had paper hands, Chris winning him. I had paper hands. I predicted

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