Two wins, another semi-final - but what's got Maresca so upset?
Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
The Athletic
4.9 • 871 Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
How was your last 48 hours?!!
Matt Davies-Adams is joined by Cerys Jones, Luke Bosher and Simon Johnson (through the medium of extensive voice notes) as we look back on a pretty bonkers few days in the life of Chelsea Football Club.
We take a deep dive into Enzo Maresca's post-Everton press conference revelations and the subsequent reluctance to elaborate on his angst.
We've got a look back on that 2-0 win over the Toffees on Saturday AND the slightly painful but ultimately successful path through to the League Cup semi-finals after the 3-1 win at Cardiff on Tuesday night.
There's a look ahead to the slightly daunting trip to St James' Park on Saturday lunchtime - a venue where the Blues have suffered four straight defeats.
Plus - there's a big European tie for CFCW, forgotten £50 million men and FPL woes to boot.
We'll be back on Monday with our analysis of that game and a look ahead to what the Christmas period has in store for Enzo's side.
HOST: Matt Davies-Adams
WITH: Cerys Jones, Luke Bosher and Simon Johnson
PRODUCER: Lucy Oliva
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC |
| 0:03.1 | It's Chelsea |
| 0:06.5 | Chelsea! |
| 0:08.8 | Chelsea! |
| 0:10.9 | Chelsea! |
| 0:14.9 | It's straight out to Cobham, a show about Chelsea FC from the Athletic. |
| 0:18.8 | Coming up, |
| 0:19.4 | eccentric Enzo, convincing in Cardiff? |
| 0:22.3 | Newcastle next, progress in the EU Cup and in the Women's Champions League |
| 0:26.2 | too, available for free. |
| 0:27.6 | Wherever you get your podcasts and via the Athletic app, this is straight out of Cobham. |
| 0:35.9 | And I'm sorry we're late, but Cripes, we've got an awful lot to get through today. |
| 0:41.0 | Because plenty's been happening as ever in the world of Chelsea Football Club since we last spoke. |
| 0:46.6 | So it's me, Matt, at home. |
| 0:48.9 | In the athletic studio, together with producer Lucy in the booth. |
| 0:53.9 | We have Kerris Jones hello Kerris |
| 0:55.6 | and Luke and Luke this is a strange experience for all three of us um yeah it is but I'm |
| 1:03.1 | kind of embracing new things I think you know it's a it's a new era at Chelsea kind of still |
| 1:07.8 | so yeah I think onwards and upwards we We have to embrace modern technology, Matt. |
| 1:12.9 | Otherwise, we risk getting left behind, I think. |
| 1:15.9 | Yeah, and you both look resplendent in stunning 4KHD as far as I'm concerned. |
| 1:20.2 | And also it's kind of only fitting that it's a sort of studio-based pod because we have to start by saying a huge thank you to our fantastic listeners. |
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