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EP 56: Forecast Friday: Leicester
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Jake, Matt and Luke are all here to discuss the return of club football, and the opening game of the weekend - How will Maresca be hosted by his former club, will Chelsea line up the same PLUS we discuss if Reece James is still the best choice for captain.
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Introduction and Club Football Return
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello, everybody, and welcome to the Daily Chelsea podcast. ah Club Football is back, finally. It's been a very excruciating international break. It's been a long few months. I've been one every, you know, every month. But my God, Club Football is back. We are back with a big game for Chelsea as well. And here to discuss it with me is firstly, the marvellous Matt. How are you doing, Matt?
00:00:34
Matt
Marvelous ever as you know Jake and I'm quite delighted to say that you are very jolly today, aren't you?
00:00:41
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jolly jake as always when fribble's back you know there's always it's always a bit of a lifted moon and um i'm also joined by um what would he be lovely or what he will he be lyrical today it's uh lovely luke how you doing
00:00:52
Matt
Oh
00:00:55
Luke Charlton
Yeah, I'm not too bad. Just um just so long as I don't but don't turn into liability, Luke, um I'll be happy. So that's that's my end goal really here. But yeah, looking forward to...
00:01:03
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yeah yeah
00:01:05
Luke Charlton
Well, maybe today I will be Lester Luke and I will put my Lester hat on with the analysis.
00:01:09
Matt
oh my word traitor in the monks you know that's it
00:01:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
how do i How do I get someone from the podcast? How do you how do you do that?
00:01:17
Luke Charlton
Yeah, and I'll be losing Luke.
00:01:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh god, hopefully not.
00:01:20
Matt
good
00:01:21
Luke Charlton
Hopefully
Chelsea vs Leicester City Preview
00:01:22
Luke Charlton
on the weekend!
00:01:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
boys.
00:01:25
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and 12.30 tomorrow, Chelsea are the first game back in the Premier League early kickoff away to Leicester. Now, obviously, this is not just the only thing to discuss. There's been a couple of things in the Chelsea news in the past 24 hours or so.
00:01:40
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ah mainly from Mareska's press conference for for this game. and We'll start off though with sort of looking at sort of Lester so far. Matt, you obviously was on our crossover Thursday episode ah yesterday with Jake, another Jake from um less the Lester podcast.
Leicester City Under New Management
00:01:56
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Um, I suppose, what, what, what was, what was the sort of summary of, of how they've been under Cooper so far? Cause the Maresca sort of left them a bit sort of phase. I suppose it was, it was maybe a bit of a sudden impact. Um, I know I saw an, I saw in an article this week that maybe some, some people at Lester were quite annoyed that he told them not to go on a U S tour and then joined us and went to the U S tour four days later. Um, so, so what, what, um, how, how have Lester sort of been under Cooper so far? What, what did, what did Jake think of that?
00:02:25
Matt
Yeah well I mean obviously after 11 games they're sitting in 15th on 10 points and that for them is brilliant you know as long as they're above the bottom three they're happy really this season and that's that's all they expect and hope for to to to stay up. Interestingly he was made making the point that even though they won the season last season and got promoted, there were a lot of times where the style of football under Mariska was quite boring and how Mariska was very happy to, you know, if they kept the ball for half an hour but didn't really do anything with it, he was very happy with that just because that's controlling the game and being in possession of the ball.
00:02:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh. Hmm.
00:03:03
Matt
ah Whereas, you know, fans, it's all, you know, it's great to be in possession, but you want to see your team doing something
Fans' Reactions to Management Styles
00:03:08
Matt
with that. And so he actually thinks that under Chelsea, oh sorry uh Chelsea under Marusca at the moment so we're not actually fully fledged under Marusca um you know ah which which is kind of fair enough you know he's not even half a season into his management with us but i would say that most Chelsea fans would be happy with what Marusca's done and we're happy enough to be patient when we are in possession and we've got that slow build up in order to try and find that gap for that killer pass or that killer, you know, bit of space to to make that shot or cross. um But potentially, you know, sort of maybe that's almost a bit of warning for us that when we really get into the depths of Enzo Maresco's play, um of um style of play, that it may be just be um a huge emphasis on possession rather than efficiency or clinic ah being clinical.
00:03:58
Matt
I mean, that remains to be seen, but I really hope not. um The other thing that he did note is that it's hard to gauge what reception Marissa is going to get. You know, some fans might be positive, some fans might be a bit negative. I mean, he was only there a year, so it's hard to say.
00:04:14
Matt
The um the kind of crucial one, I think, is is that for fun is going to get bad rep. um But I think he's and I mean, there's there's there's talk that he might be injured anyway.
00:04:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:23
Matt
um But, you know, sort of with Lester, he kind of refused to play for them and then he moved to us. And so, you know, sort of I think there's a bit of a pill ah there. um But, you know, sort of players like Jujubee Hall, I think they're a bit indifferent.
00:04:36
Matt
And I think it's a good thing for Ben Chilwell that he's not really in the squad, otherwise he would get a proper mouthful from the list of hands.
00:04:44
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from Luke, from a Chelsea fans point of view, do you think Mareska, do you think he should be welcomed back
Maresca's Career and Chelsea Move
00:04:50
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to Leicester? I mean, just just from the sort of viewpoint of he he brought them up. Yeah, he left them, but you know, he he did well with them and brought them up. Do you think?
00:04:59
Luke Charlton
I mean, ah ultimately I look at it from a perspective, I mean, we we're in a very unique position, I suppose, for most clubs because we were one of the first to do the whole hire and fire and style of manager. So we were were very used to not having a lot of loyalty for certain managers and understanding that it's a results business and you can love someone one week and next week they could be public enemy number one. So I ultimately think they should be pretty indifferent to him. I mean, I look at it in the same way of like Vincent company with Burnley, like there was a job there. They were brought in, they sort of ran the tenure that he probably would have stayed and um arguably would have done better with them than maybe Steve Cooper is doing. That's probably something we can talk about in a minute. But I think he was always destined to want to go for a bigger club, whether that was in in the Premier League or to go abroad, potentially say Serie R or something like that.
00:05:45
Luke Charlton
I think I think his trajectory was always beyond the king power stadium so you have to look at it and say what do you expect from a manager that is clearly just cutting his teeth at a level of a club that has a lot of financial backing is expected to win the championship or at least be competing there so he did exactly what was asked of him um and he's moved on now to a club that has more ambition because the finances are there and they have they have that understanding that
00:05:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:09
Luke Charlton
the football probably translates better to the Premier League when you've got better level of players as well. So ah yeah, I mean, yes, you always going to have some level of apathy to a returning manager, but, but ultimately from from a Chelsea standpoint, I look at him and go, he's just, he's just had an act of CV, isn't it? It's like, it's it's what what Graham Potter has done with coming to Chelsea, like at various different points, you get different managers will will make these sorts of movements. And It's not exactly like we have any sort of particular rivalry with Leicester. We don't have a lot of historic dishes. I mean, we've had obviously the FA Cup final defeat, which is a little bit of a sore note for a lot of Chelsea fans. But really, I wouldn't say that there's a lot of animosity between our two fan bases.
Personal Anecdotes and Historical Context
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Yeah, it's the it's interesting. i just I just want to very quickly mention this. Back in 2004, Leicester first came up into the Premier League, my dad used to know a player who was like on the bench for them. like He had done really well to go on the bench for them, basically, so he knew him. And he got us tickets for the game. and then he and that game We won got us tickets for the game where we sat with le the Leicester fans and I was six years old. We won 4-0 and I got up for every single goal.
00:07:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
they're all around with Leicester fans surrounding us um and then the player who got my dad and me the tickets gave away the fourth goal. um so its the That's one of the main things I remember. I think that was just when they moved into the king power. Matt, do you think this, do you think like just psychologically maybe for, I mean possibly for a couple of players, you know as you mentioned with Farner as well,
00:07:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think this is going to psychologically you know play into Mariska's sort of what the way he may set up because it's a return to Leicester because maybe the Leicester fans are going to be a lot more up for this match because Mariska is coming back obviously they want to make it uncomfortable for Chelsea anyway.
Game Plan Against Former Club
00:07:48
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um Do you think that's going to maybe affect Tenzo in this game?
00:07:53
Matt
Honestly, I don't think so. I think Mariska is so driven in what he wants to do with Chelsea that he's just going to have a game plan and he's going to want to execute it as... um ah Obviously, you know, he's he tink we've seen that he's tinkered the formation and the tactics ah per opponent and he'll do that again for Leicester, but I don't think it it will um be enhanced by the fact that he's returning to his former club. I think he's very pragmatic and, you know, business-like about all his um lineups and tactics really from game to game.
00:08:22
Matt
I do think that, yeah, like you said, the Leicester fans will be on their back and, you know, every kind of throw in or tackle that they win, they'll be cheering for that like it's a goal just to try and get on Chelsea's back. And, you know, sort of whether we like it or not, sort of there is a bit of an a agenda a and against Chelsea, sort of with all the other clubs in in the league. So if they do like to see us lose, they do like to see us struggle. I think it's maybe just because they're jealous of the the amount of money that we've we've spent and you know so the resources that we have at our disposal. But you know I guess that's that that's the way the game goes. um Yeah, I do think if Afana plays, he'll get booed every time he touches the ball. and But I think he's big enough to to overcome that. Obviously, we'll get and into lineups later. But
00:09:06
Matt
I don't really see Drew's Rehaul sort of like making much of an appearance in this game and I do you think sort of Mareska will be you know very politically correct and say you know he enjoyed his time at Leicester but he's now onto new ventures and that's that.
00:09:11
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yeah
00:09:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I think, I think I agree with you there. You know, I can definitely see
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Reece James' Injury Concerns
00:10:27
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on Saturday, Lester versus Chelsea. um We've spoken about, you know, Reska's return. Obviously that's sort of like the headline part of this match. You know, probably one of the reasons it's early kickoff on TV as well. and What, I mean, the the main thing I think we now need to discuss boys, you know, is We've just come off an international break. um How many times have we sort of come back from an international break where we're expecting Reece James to maybe regain some fitness and instead we just get a bit more injury news? And and I think this this is a difficult subject I think to talk about and that' that's why I think, you know, it's good to dedicate a portion to it. um He's obviously Chelsea and obviously we want to support him as much as possible but for the quality of player that he is,
00:11:13
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It's a very difficult position to hold in the club, you know, to, you know, he's, he basically comes back into the team instantly whenever he comes back in and, you know, gusto has been playing left back for, you know, the past three games or past three games. And then it's, is it the main question I'm going to ask, and I'm going to go to you, Luke, first, should we, is Reese now, should Reese be a first team player? Should be, should he be a first name on the team machine now with this injury history? And should he be our captain?
00:11:45
Luke Charlton
Oh, um, yeah.
00:11:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
load your question on
00:11:48
Luke Charlton
Well, yeah yeah. It's, it's pretty clear that he, um, on his day, he, he's certainly one of the best players at the football club.
00:11:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
like
00:11:59
Luke Charlton
If not in the premier league in a defensive sense, I would say certainly, he certainly goes and walks into a lot of teams if he's fully fit and, and, and firing for those 90 minutes. Uh, the difficulty we're having is.
00:12:11
Luke Charlton
It's clearly just a recurring issue that probably is never going to go away. um Whether he's carrying too much weight, whether he's too muscular, whatever it may be, that's causing consistent kind of problems for him. he The way that he's built aids his playing style, but it also hinders his ability to retain his fitness. and There's a lot of footballers now say that the the biggest commodity you can have now is availability.
00:12:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, yeah.
00:12:34
Luke Charlton
like Everyone's at a certain level now and they're all they've all got excellent training, they've all got excellent coaches, they've got everyone that scrutinizes what they eat, everything like that. So the main thing you've got to make sure is is that you're tip-top because someone else will take your place because they're training at such a high standard as you say we've got gusto filling in a left back because he's such a good player we want him on the pitch um so him reverting to right back it arguably is it they're a different style of player but arguably do we get weaker without him being in a team um because we're just alternate how we set up and
00:13:05
Luke Charlton
we're kind of blessed and I i think the the nail in the coffin for Rhys long term would be if we do look at kind of getting ah another right back with like a gusto like kind of fill in because obviously at the moment we've got three left backs and one of them being Ben Sheilwell who doesn't even get a look in and that could happen to Rhys James if we go and get another like a Renato Vega tar but like type
00:13:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:26
Luke Charlton
right back. That's a bit unknown, bit raw, but has can clearly has potential because Gusto has proven he's he is a first team quality player. He just obviously, if Reece changes there rightly so as club captain, he should be the first one to start. But yeah, it's really tough and it's just really hard to say because I think we all knew when Reece first broke into the team, there was a certain level of I don't want to say aura because it's such a, but you know what I mean in terms of, there was a few academy players that came in, but he sort of captured hearts a little bit more maybe than say, may even Mason Mown at the time, or like a Gallagher and a Chalabar.
00:13:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:02
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he showed that match He showed the,
00:14:03
Luke Charlton
He did, he did, but but also he just, cat and with particularly the relationship obviously that his sister has with the club as well. There's so much there that the James kind of family and the name Like it resonates with Chelsea Football Club and it is really hard to see someone that has so much potential and ability Just can't stay fit and and I think yeah that this is yeah we I think we were all sort of clinging on to the fact that this system under Maresca would allow James to carry himself at being only 75% fitness, he could get away with it. But even now, we've clearly seen that Maresca, anyone with a slight niggle, I mean, look at Sancho, he's been out for a month with an illness and a slight knock. And it's like, you got to look at it now and go, well, Reece James is going to consistently be like that. He's had what, over 200 and something odd days out over the last season and a half. And it's it's pretty crazy. um The captaincy stuff.
00:14:54
Luke Charlton
i'm I'm happy with him stay club captain. I mean, ultimately, you don't need to be on the pitch to be able to be a leader if you're involved in the dressing room, granted, it makes a lot more sense to have your club captain be on the pitch but we have other captains that can take the armband on the field I'm not too worried about that in some other profiles that can fill in. um But yeah, it's so it's certainly ah it's certainly a worry because we all sort of thought this this surgery he was having over the summer would be hopefully the the end of the issues and it clearly isn't. so
00:15:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, I mean, just just before we go to you, Matt, just my my quick thoughts and more on on the captaincy thing. I think for me, it's and this is definitely me trying to have a little bit of nostalgic feel for obviously the captains we've had in the past, you know, like a John Terry, you know, or Frank Lampard was the one who stepped in with John Terry was not available as captain or something like that. You know, ah for me, I was hoping James would be that next ilk of Club academy player who is captain for ten fifteen years but for me i he needs to be doing it on the pitch as well like so many so many players learn you michael alie had so so much admiration for jt because they play together constantly you know the most passes the michael alie ever plays any player was john sherry like
00:16:08
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they build that relationship and i I think it's very hard to build that relationship and I think the other thing is we have a younger team now and I think it's very important to build that relationship and Reece is also one of those senior players really who should be on the pitch in my opinion um and really and I think someone else would potentially deserve that spot i don't I wouldn't say who it was yet but I think maybe someone else deserves to be looked at as the main leader of Chelsea and Matt, same question to you. what do What do you think? Do you think about Rees holding his first team place? And also, yeah, the captains here, Chelsea.
00:16:40
Matt
I mean, at the moment, he can't command of a first team space because he's just not consistent with his availability. And I do think we need to, it's really easy to make wild statements whenever someone gets injured after a long period of time, they come back and they get injured again. It's just like, oh I'm losing patience with this guy.
00:17:02
Matt
But I think we really need to see this season in full um as it goes and kind of do a full review when it comes to next summer because This really is a big season for reese in terms of what happens next with his career as in you know Um, he's he's on a big money deal. Um with chelsea at the moment He is, you know the highest paid player bar sterling who's not with us at the moment and It's going to become a financial decision for the boards.
00:17:33
Matt
We've seen them be ruthless with Cheerwell and Sterling. And I don't think they'll be afraid to be ruthless with Ruth James as well.
00:17:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:40
Matt
ah And I think that is really fair enough. um When you look at the bigger picture, he has been injured for so many games. um He's had five really big injuries that have caused him to to miss like you know over 250 games.
00:17:53
Matt
and at the biggest level, that is just not acceptable. um I think it's kind of, you know, if Mbappe was out for as much time from Madrid as Bruce James has, I think they would have cut ties very soon.
00:17:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:06
Matt
um You know, sort of they're just that ruthless and it's fair enough. In terms of the captaincy, you know, I sort of, it's a political thing. On one hand, I want to keep him to stay captain because I want Chelsea to show that we still believe in him and we are holding out that believe in him for the rest of the season, absolutely.
00:18:26
Matt
But it is so important to have your captain on the pitch consistently um being a leader And that you know, like we referenced to jt and lampard on the off chance when jt's not there You've got another player who's a consistent player Which you know in in today's game with our team would probably be like a kaiseido um, you know sort of other fit really that would be the next captain in my opinion because I think it's a little bit awkward for the squad for, you know, in training to have one guy being like, I'm your captain.
00:18:57
Matt
I'm your ultimate leader. And then when it comes to game day, Oh, it just switches every week to another person.
00:19:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, it's such a tough, it's such a tough situation.
00:19:02
Matt
I don't think that balance is really is good for the team. And, you know, it it comes time to time with, with some injuries, but if it's going to be, you know, he plays four games and then he's out for four months, it's just not going to work.
00:19:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I suppose that that'll be my last sort of question on this. but i'll yeah I'll give a sort of the stipulation. as I agree with sort of what you said there back in terms of looking at next summer, obviously, I think you agree this. There are more crazy statements going out there, you know, obviously a lot of Chelsea fans, we're just going, you know, sell the players, sell the player and stuff.
00:19:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So but obviously we need to go to a break so we'll have a quick 30 seconds each on this. um Also of the consideration that ah what Matt said as well that Reece James is on quite high rate wages but say we got to next summer and Reece had missed let's say half of the games this season through injury um which, just a quick stat you know that we were talking about the other day, in terms of Reece James at Chelsea, he's played 162 games and missed 129. That is, he's very close to matching those two numbers up. and If Reece had spent half a season out and we got to next summer, Luke, we'll go with you first. Would you stick or twist? Would you sell Reece James or would you want to keep him?
00:20:20
Luke Charlton
I want to go somewhere in the middle probably and maybe try and loan him out if that's possible.
00:20:23
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and offs
00:20:24
Matt
is that is that Is that an option? Is that an option?
00:20:26
Luke Charlton
No, no, but look but that that's not going to happen.
00:20:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
know if If we got a significant financial offer for Rhys James and he had spent six months of this season out with his previous injury history, would you say yes, sell him or would you not sell him?
00:20:39
Luke Charlton
We're not going to get a significant financial outlay.
00:20:41
Matt
Whoa, whoa, whoa. were We're going off this hypothetical, aren't we though? You know, let's stick with this.
00:20:45
Luke Charlton
but that But that's like saying, if someone offered us 200 million in January, we'd just sell him then. Of course I would. But but what you're what you're saying to me, what you're saying to me is Tammy Abraham, Loftus Cheek, Tamori, all set him, come and join AC Milan.
00:20:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, that might not happen. Okay, let's say a club from abroad, an Italian or Spanish club looks at him and thinks, okay, we play a slower pace of football. And we think Rees-James can excel here therefore.
00:21:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah we and they offer
00:21:08
Luke Charlton
We're all having a nice little laugh over here. Come back with the boys, get the band back together.
00:21:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and AC Milan get a little cash injection and they say, only 5 million, here you go.
00:21:13
Luke Charlton
Yep. Exactly.
00:21:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And
00:21:16
Luke Charlton
we've We've got a freak of nature on the left-hand side called Teo Hernandez and he just bombs up and down.
00:21:16
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but
00:21:20
Luke Charlton
You can just stay back and play right center back. It's fine. You'll be okay here.
00:21:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:24
Luke Charlton
um Yeah. I mean, in that scenario, i I still would say, yeah, get rid of him. But I would look at it from a view of if you can put a buyback clause or something like that, because if he can prove that his fitness is outside of Chelsea or in a different country or whatever it may be he's able to acclimatize and play 85% of the games then I'd want to have the conversation and be like I don't want to lose this guy because at that point what would he be like 26, 27 and he will be coming to that kind of prime years but you yeah when when i mean when you when you say those numbers out loud in terms of the amount of games he's missed we're holding on to an asset that we're getting to use
00:21:57
Luke Charlton
but like once a month almost, and it's it's not good enough for the amount of games we play and the expectation on our players. And I think there was a conversation just before we go back to Matt um on his view, but there was a conversation last season that Chelsea might have been a bit the problem in terms of the injuries, because a lot of players are getting injured for a long time with La Vieira and Kunku being out, things like that.
00:22:15
Luke Charlton
Is it the high intensity training?
00:22:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:17
Luke Charlton
We're now at a point with the players that were out for a long time, even for Fauna, are still sort of staying fit. They're missing an odd game, but they're not having consistent injuries that take them out for a month and a half. Um, even Lavie has come back in now and looks okay now and it's like, so there must be something a little bit more with the recent. And I think, yeah, we need to try and explore all options before we really cut ties, but ultimately, yeah, if the big offer came in, I think, I think it's what we're wise to sell.
00:22:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Matt, 75 million pounds offer from AC Milan. You know, reached
Future Transfer Scenarios for Reece James
00:22:45
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it's like you sort of send them Reese James, like a farm to be happy, you know, you'll join all his mates and that sort of thing. um And obviously, you know, Matt,
00:22:51
Matt
Where he can have milk and and honey and grow
00:22:51
Luke Charlton
Yeah. no and Then you can go to Arsenal as a retirement home. yes
00:23:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
and matt would you in that situation, if you had spent six months out of the season, would you sell Reese James or would you want to keep him?
00:23:07
Matt
absolutely I think I mean I would even consider selling him for like 50 million but 75 and
00:23:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
What happened?
00:23:14
Matt
yeah That is amazing money for someone who is injury prone. And albeit, you know, he is, whoa, whoa.
00:23:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Can I just can i say quickly, we paid 65, sorry, just quickly, we paid 65 million for an injury prone player about three months ago.
00:23:25
Matt
Yeah.
00:23:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
let cook Just quickly, just so I just want to say that.
00:23:32
Matt
What, Neto?
00:23:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:34
Luke Charlton
Yeah, he's not had an injury, has he?
00:23:34
Matt
Well, exactly.
00:23:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Not for us, but he but missed more games for us than he played.
00:23:41
Matt
It's very true. I mean, we did take a risk with him, ah but yeah, i think I think the board would would absolutely absolutely do that because he's on massive wages. If we take the 75 million, that covers all of his wages as well um on top of what you know we save by not paying the wages.
00:24:02
Matt
And then we can reinvest that. um you know sort of I do think we do already have other academy prospects that can move into the right back position, um or we do go into the market for a solid right back. um Who that is, I'm not sure at this at this point in time, but I think we almost have to be cruel to be kind I think in this situation that if he does miss half the games that we say look we really really rate you and we really like you but we want to win the next couple of titles and in the next couple of seasons and we need
00:24:39
Matt
ah fully fully fit squad or a fully or consistently fit squad um of 75-8% and he just can't offer that and you know even if he goes to AC Milan and then suddenly he's playing 80-90% of the games I wouldn't see that as a failure or a mistake from us just because the league is so much slower than the Premier League and it's almost like you know putting Him like tomorrow like tummy abraham like pewter sick in their in their best like setting and best home and They just couldn't quite cut it in chelsey in the premiere league, but they can cut it in seria. So great win-win
00:25:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, fair enough. Yeah, yeah. I mean, I think I think i i agree. I'll probably send him in that scenario.
00:25:24
Luke Charlton
I just, I just want to jump in quickly before we go to the ad on AC Milan's current defensive, uh, roster.
00:25:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on.
00:25:27
Matt
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00:25:31
Luke Charlton
Um, they currently have three right back.
00:25:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, to be fair, Luke, you said 18, man.
00:25:33
Luke Charlton
So someone's going to have to move there for each James is going there for 75 million. So I did because
00:25:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Me and Matt were happy with Anonymous Pub, you know?
00:25:41
Matt
Maybe Napoli, you know, someone like that.
00:25:42
Luke Charlton
in In a hypothetical world, you made it sound like we're getting a band back together. Like it's like Prime, Ashley Cole and the coaching staff of Lampard, JT's coming in.
00:25:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh my God. We'll start taking notes on the daily Chelsea podcast universe or something.
00:25:51
Luke Charlton
All the boys are here.
00:25:54
Matt
That's it.
00:25:56
Luke Charlton
yeah
00:25:56
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Chelsea vs Leicester Lineup Predictions
00:26:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Boys, it's, I mean, the only confirmed injury news we've got is obviously the one we just spoke about for only 15 minutes. um And Jaden Santo is still doubtful for this game, although he seems to be very close to being back.
00:26:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
and but obviously quite unlikely that we see Maresca risking for this game. and Matt, well we'll go to you first. What do you think we'll see in terms of predicted lineup for Chelsea? Do you think there'll be much changes from what we've seen recently? And what would be your score and scorers?
00:27:13
Matt
So yeah, I think the the main emissions that we're going to be seeing in terms of injury are via Sancho and Roos James this weekend. so um Both doubly disappointing because they're both great for the team and Sancho obviously is a new signing for us but Roos James almost feels like a new signing with him kind of playing a couple of games.
00:27:32
Matt
So we don't have that aspect. But other than that, I do think it's gonna be a pretty standard lineup um You know, you know that that rock in between the sticks Robert Sanchez, you know faithful as ever um um The man that Mariska loves to defend again and again, um maybe that's his new song who knows but ah yeah the back four of Kookarela co-will for foreigner and gusto and Caesado Lavia, I mean I'm almost doubtful saying Lavia because he always seems to have a half niggle every week and so we might see Enzo coming in but ah beside Caesado.
00:27:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:28:12
Matt
But then I can see Neto ro warrants absolutely a start again from his performances. Palma obviously I do you think Madawake is going to get that right wing spot just because at this at this moment in time.
00:28:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:28:25
Matt
And then Jackson up top, um just because he's been very, very strong in the Premier League so far. So a pretty standard lineup from us. And yeah, I do think we really need to focus on retaining the ball the whole game just to keep the Leicester fans quiet and um yeah sort of like tire the Leicester team out.
00:28:46
Matt
I think it's going to be a really cagey game and I think we're going to win 2-1. We'll just have that extra bit of quality to get across the line.
00:28:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair, fair enough. I mean, I've i've got a sort of similar prediction as well, but i' I'll go to you, Luke, first. What do you what do you think in terms of the lineup? Do you see any surprises and score and scorers, please?
00:29:05
Luke Charlton
Um, yeah, I mean, no, I think you've pretty much got the nail on the head. I think we're going to have some consistency in the lineup here. Um, the one thing I'll maybe counter out on what you were saying is that I'm quite excited for Madaweki to play actually now because he had a very good international break. Um, a lot of, a lot of the pundits waxing lyrical that his performance is saying the sack has got to look over your shoulder now because he's got a real threat on that right hand side.
00:29:26
Luke Charlton
Um, again, that could be the whole under Lee cars, Lee mirage of he's played with him for the under 21s. He knows exactly what he needs to do in in his system and whatnot. But, but I have a feeling that he's going to, he's going to kind of carry that form over. And I think, I think Natto and, um, model working in particular could be very important for us in this game and could really cause a, cause a lot of damage. Um, also we've got one of the best players in the world and cold Palmer playing for us. So so it's always good to see him back in a Chelsea shirt. And, uh, you can never back him to not get an assist or a go in some way. Um,
00:29:56
Luke Charlton
But I think, yeah, I think James being out and Sancho being out, it's interesting because I would have liked both of them to play. But I think having gusto in means we're definitely going to see Kukarela starting, which is always quite reassuring because we don't, we, as much as we won't argue against Mariska, I don't think anyone's sold on having a right back at left back.
00:30:14
Luke Charlton
So it's it's useful to know that we're going to have people on their preferred foot playing on the right side of the pitch.
00:30:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:19
Luke Charlton
Um, but then having Netta on the left as well to compensate for the fact that we kind of, um, Sancho there does negate a little bit of what he wants to do. Cause obviously he is slightly better on the right. Um, but I think, yeah, overall the the lineup is, as you said, Matt is, is pretty much what I'd go with as well. I think, uh, I said in particular is obviously pretty much for one of the first names on the team sheet, team sheet. Now Jackson, I think we'll, there's no real debate anymore. I think in terms of he's just always going to start. And I think rightly so. Um,
00:30:49
Luke Charlton
he's just, he's just improving more and more. And I feel this is a game similar to like the West Ham game. Or I think we could, if things go well, we could kind of just dominate and really just take, take Steve Cooper sides of the sword and just, just, just basically own the ball for the whole game. Um, but, and in that sense, I think Jackson may have a couple opportunities and probably get himself a goal, but yeah, final score. I'm not a hundred percent sure. And yet we'll come to that probably right at the end.
00:31:13
Luke Charlton
But um in terms of the lineups, yeah, I think pretty much spot on what you said, Matt. And um yeah, I think Madawecki is going to have an influence in the game.
00:31:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair enough, yeah, I mean, Matt, did you give a final score? Did you?
00:31:25
Matt
I did say 2-1.
00:31:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Two, one, all right.
00:31:27
Matt
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:31:27
Luke Charlton
Oh, he did. Okay.
00:31:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, all right.
00:31:28
Luke Charlton
Do you want mine now then?
00:31:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, go on, yeah, go on. Let's have a final score and then I'll wrap it.
00:31:31
Luke Charlton
I just think, I think three now. I don't, I do.
00:31:34
Matt
Ooh, I love oldness. Wow.
00:31:36
Luke Charlton
I do. I don't really know. I mean, they I mean, Vardy's always lie liable to get some sort of knit like cheeky goal at the back post, but but i I just don't see it. I don't see it. they can look but They've had less players probably go on international break. Don't quote me on that. I don't know their full score and where they've been, but but I feel like they probably had had a bit more of a solid training camp, but I just think Steve Cooper's football doesn't inspire me. And I just think we're just going to, we should really just play with them for 90 minutes, you know?
00:32:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, hopefully hopefully we we can be done out there. and yeah And it's always a bit weird, the first one back from the international break as well, or the first weekend back from the international break as well.
00:32:09
Luke Charlton
So it's hard to call the early kick off.
00:32:14
Luke Charlton
Yeah.
00:32:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But obviously they'll they'll lose that quite quickly. That sort of international break lull. But yeah, I think I ah agree with both of you. I don't think we'll see many changes. Madaweike, Palmer and Neto and Jackson for me.
00:32:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And yeah, Laviakasedo and Pukaretto, Gusto, Fullbacks. um I think we've got much of a choice at the moment. and And of course, the score and scorers, I think it's going to be 3-1 to Chelsea.
00:32:44
Matt
Huh?
00:32:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Leicester will score first. I think that'll be Vardy. I just think Leicester will probably start quite intense and their fans will be quite quite behind them. But yeah, as we've seen with Resco, I think we'll start to control the game and once we've done that, we'll be able to score.
00:32:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Leicester without a clean sheet in five games as well. um It's very unlikely we don't score a couple there. as you both said. um So, Chelsea play Leicester on the early kickoff this weekend. There is also a couple of other big games. Manchester City play play Tottenham, Arsenal play Forest at three o'clock, which is actually, you know, Forest fighting to keep their top four placed, which is interesting against the Arsenal. And hopefully, you know, after... Oh, sorry, no, Arsenal are in top four. Sorry, Arsenal and Forest, they're fourth and fifth, about fourth and fifth. um We hopefully will come out of the weekend still inside the top four, although
00:33:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's very tight, so you know anything that anything can change. we could you know Brentford, who are 11th, could end up you know somehow going above us if things he's went that way.
00:33:40
Luke Charlton
gee
00:33:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Yeah, very interesting league, of course. and So, of course, chelsea will be back but the David Chelsea team will be back for match day review on Monday. and Luke, it's been fantastic having your lyrical self with us today.
00:33:54
Luke Charlton
jeez well thank you thank you as always for having me and yeah i hope um i hope i'm not lester luke on saturday i'm very excited to be chelsea luke even though it doesn't doesn't rhyme
00:34:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Marvellous map, even with marvellous as always, thank you for joining us.
00:34:12
Matt
Thanks so much Jake. Yeah, um I'm hoping for a big win. um A big dominant, a statement win this weekend.
00:34:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
A win and a city loss, maybe, and then we'll be a point behind them. Actually, no, I don't want them to win. No, don't scratch that.
00:34:25
Luke Charlton
Yeah, yeah, yeah. They can draw, they can draw.
00:34:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, know draw a little draw there will be all right, and then yeah then maybe we'll catch up soon. And thank you so much guys for listening and joining me, Luke and Matt today. Of course, we'll be back on Monday. And of course we're here every single weekday with a daily Chelsea podcast as well. So make sure you subscribe not to miss anything. Thank you for listening and we will see you again soon.