Chelsea FanCast

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, The Reverend Tony Glover and Alex 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' Churchill to look back at great performance but disappointing result for Chelsea against Barcelona and a disappointing result against Man Utd. Let's hope the show is not too disappointing! On the show tonight we say Oi Morata, stay on your feet and ask does he have a mental or physical problem or both and can he turn it around? We'll also have the results of our Man of the Match poll. In part two we say what’s with the negative tactics Antonio Conte or was the defeat down to questionable subs; poor defending; poor refereeing or just poor luck? And is a top four finish now in jeopardy? In part three we look back to a great performance but disappointing result against Barcelona in the first leg of the round of 16 match against the Catalans last Tuesday. Was the false number 9 the right tactics? Do we have sympathy for Christensen and can we do it in the second leg? In part four, we have more of your emails for Jonathan to read out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon looks back at Chelsea's draw against Barcelona in the Champions' League and looks ahead to Chelsea's crunch match against Man Utd on Sunday. Kerry discusses the draw against Barcelona; a great performance but arguably a disappointing result. Does Kerry think that using Hazard as a 'false number 9' worked or would he rather have seen Giroud or Morata start up front? Is it harsh to criticise Andreas Christensen for a momentary lapse of concentration that led to the Barcelona goal and let them back in to the tie? Does Kerry think that Chelsea can get the result we need in the Nou Camp in a couple of weeks time? Looking ahead to Man Utd v Chelsea, always a big match but with added spice in the context of the on-going feud between former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and present Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. After Chelsea's midweek performance against Barcelona confidence should be high. Will Conte go for the win against Utd or will he be cautious. With Mourinho's record against the top six surprisingly poor as Man Utd manager, will he park the bus? In association with chelseafan12.com   Memorabilia - Shop - News - Video - Fanzone THE HOME OF THE 12TH MAN! - "THE FAN" Follow ChelseaFan12 on twitter: @Fan12Chelsea    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Joe Tweeds to look back at a confidence boosting 4-0 win against Hull City in the FA Cup and look forward to the Barcelona match. On the show tonight we praise the wizardry of Willian and ask should he be the number one choice to partner Hazard behind the striker and why oh why does he get so much hate from the trolls? In part two we reflect on the performances of the young players who got game time and ask how important the win was to restore confidence and bring some calm to Stamford Bridge. In part three we look forward to another clash with Barcelona in the Champions’ League and recall some of our favourite Chelsea v Barcelona matches from the past. But the real question is going in as underdogs, can we get a result and if so how? In part four, we have more emails for Jonathan to read out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon looks back at a welcome win against West Brom and forward to the FA Cup tie against Hull City and Tuesday night's Champions League match at home to Barcelona. Stamford Chidge and Kerry Dixon discuss whether Chelsea's 3-0 win against West Brom will lift the pressure on Antonio Conte. With two superb goals by Eden Hazard what do we have to do to keep him at the club and with an impressive debut from Olivier Giorud, will he put pressure on Alvaro Morata and could the two play together upfront? With one eye on Barcelona inevitably changes will be made against Hull City, but Kerry believes the most intriguing selection dilemma will be whether Giroud or Morata starts up front. Chelsea should beat Hull comfortably whoever makes the team, but Chidge reminds Kerry of the last time Hull beat Chelsea, in 1988 when Kerry was playing. Both Kerry and Chidge are excited by the visit of Barcelona on Tuesday and while Chelsea are the underdogs there is no reason why they can't get a result. The key is to be in the tie after the first leg. Preventing Messi and Suarez from scoring might be a big ask, but Kerry believes if Hazard is on form and the others raise their game, we can cause Barcelona problems too. It's all set up for an intriguing tie.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Dan Silver to celebrate a return to winning ways by Chelsea over bottom of the table West Brom. The relief is palpable! On the show tonight we ask is Giroud the new Terry Butcher or more to the point can he turn Chelsea’s season around? In part two we heap even more praise on Eden Hazard and not just because we want him to stay and we ask with victory over bottom of the table West Brom has the Chelsea crisis been averted and has it saved Antonio Conte’s pancetta? In part three we look forward to this Friday nights 5th round FA Cup tie against Championship side Hull City and ask why on earth are we being dragged out on a Friday night! In part four, we have more emails for Jonathan to read out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon joins Stamford Chidge to try and figure out what went wrong at Watford, can it be turned around against West Brom and whether or not Antonio Conte has a future at Chelsea. In the aftermath of Chelsea's first back to back defeat of 3 goals since 1995, Stamford Chidge and Kerry Dixon discuss whether it is the players or should we question Conte’s team selection? Why didn’t he pick Giroud and why did he pick Bakayoko? Should Conte have done more to protect him, as a young player, clearly low in confidence? With the Press full of speculation and hype; should we ignore it and look at the bigger picture: injuries; transfer shortcomings; in 4th, FA Cup and Champions League and the fact that Conte has said he wants to stay Has Conte lost the plot or have the Board undermined him? Would Kerry rather he was given an opportunity to turn it round or is the relationship between Conte, the Board and the players irretrievably broken. With West Brom on Monday, Chelsea need a win and a performance and while Kerry is confident that the players are good enough to deliver this, right now they are just as likely to flop. Kerry believes that the absence of two players with presence and leadership can make all the difference to a team short of confidence and in free fall, in his day when Graham Roberts and Peter Nicholas arrived they turned a team who had been relegated in to champions in the space of 10 months.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Clayton Beerman to wallow in the misery of back to back defeats to Bournemouth and Watford. Sounds like fun :) On the show tonight we ask was Bakayoko’s performance one of the worst we’ve seen from a Chelsea player and should he have been protected more by Conte and not hung out to dry. In part two we relive the horror of an abject performance and some terrible defending; ask whether Hazard will bail out and look at the blame game between Conte and the Board and ask should Conte stay or should he go?  In part three we ask if Conte goes who would the club replace him with and would it make any difference?  In part four, we have more emails for Jonathan to read out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon to look back at the poor defeat to Bournemouth, the Transfer window and Chelsea's forthcoming match against Watford. Kerry bemoans the lack of fight and leadership in the team as they succumbed to a very disappointing defeat 3-0 at home to Bournemouth. He shares the concern about the future of Antonio Conte and acknowledges that that the team need to get on with it and bounce back. Discussing the transfer window, Kerry believes that Olivier Giroud could prove to be a decent signing and can push Alvaro Morata for the position of Chelsea's number 1 striker. With an away trip to Watford coming up on Monday, Kerry feels that after the defeat to Bournemouth there will be a positive reaction by the players who will be keen to put the bad performance behind them. With a real fight on Chelsea's hands for a top four finish they will have to as there can be no more slip ups.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Oliver Harbord, Chelsea FC correspondent for Football.London and Liam Twomey Chelsea correspondent for ESPN to look back at the FA Cup win against Newcastle. On the show tonight we ask should keep Batshuayi and would it be better to have three strikers rather than just two. In part two we discuss who Chelsea face in the next round of the FA Cup, ask is Marcos Alonso the best free kick taker we have seen at the Bridge and should Conte get more credit for giving the youth minutes on the pitch. In part three we wallow in misery at the Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal last week and pick Ollie and Liam’s brains about what will happen as the transfer window approaches the Wednesday deadline. In part four, we have more emails for Jonathan to read out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon to look back at Chelsea's disappointing defeat to Arsenal in the Carabao Cup and look ahead to the FA Cup tie on Sunday against Newcastle. In a very disappointing evening when Arsenal knocked us out of the Carabao Cup, was it all down to Willian getting injured and two lucky deflected goals or is it symptomatic of the lack of squad depth and quality and the pervading negativity around the club at the moment? Looking back to the match against Brighton, Kerry was impressed with the performance especially those of Hazard and Willian, ranking as one of our best this season. With Big Willy Caballero putting in a somewhat kamikze performance Kerry believes that he's a better keeper than he appears. With Newcastle visiting Chelsea on Sunday, this FA Cup tie has grown in importance as Chelsea's most realistic chance of a trophy this season. But will Conte put out his strongest side from who is available, and will this be good enough to beat Newcastle?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Joe Tweedie to celebrate the return of beautiful football as Chelsea beat Brighton 4-0 at the weekend. On the show tonight we ask was Conte’s team selection and formation a case of necessity being the mother of invention and more important will he continue to use it going forward. In part two we ask is Big Willy Caballero the reincarnation of Petar Barota; does Michy Batshuayi have a future at Chelsea; why are Chelsea in the market for big lumps of strikers and which wing backs should we be after. In part three we look back to the gritty win against mighty Norwich on penalties in the FA Cup replay last week and ahead to the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Arsenal on Wednesday and the 4th round FA Cup tie against Newcastle on Sunday. In part four, we have some great emails for Jonathan to read out on Eden Hazard going to Real Madrid, the booing at the Bridge and how one lad from Utah fell in love with Chelsea.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon joins Stamford Chidge to look back at an eventful FA Cup replay against Norwich and look ahead to this weekend's match against Brighton. A disappointing performance by Chelsea against Norwich but at least they live to fight another day having gone through on penalties to face Newcastle in the next round. Kerry has some strong views on the alleged dives, the lack of penalties, the red cards and the performance of Graham Scott the referee and VAR. After another 0-0 draw against Leicester last weekend, Kerry and Chidge discuss Chelsea's formation and goal scoring woe as well as Conte's management style. Does it matter whether the squad are happy or not? And would Andy Carroll be a good signing for Chelsea. Looking ahead to Brighton this weekend Chelsea face a selection dilemma with Morata and Pedro both suspended. Will Batshuayi get another chance to prove Conte wrong? Finally Kerry and Chidge recall Chelsea's matches against Brighton in Division 2 in the 1980's including the 2-1 win at the Goldstone Ground in 1983 where Kerry scored both goals and it was a bit of a riot...literally!    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Alex Churchill aka The Girl Who Likes Balls to look back at Chelsea's 0-0 draw against Leicester and all things Chelsea! On the show tonight we’ll be asking is it time for Conte to throw caution to the wind and change the 3-5-2? And while the team might be firing blanks the fact that we are not conceding seems to have been overlooked. In part two we ask is being tired a good excuse? Why did Hazard have a stinker? What happened with Courtois-gate and is the clubs transfer policy evidence of flawed thinking? In part three we look at the latest issues with the stadium development which will hopefully be resolved in the council meeting tonight. With the use of the VAR system in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal last week we ask was it a success and we ask have Chelsea charged too much for tickets to the FA Cup replay against Norwich on Wednesday this week. In part four, loads of emails this week.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kerry Dixon and Stamford Chidge are back for the New Year to look back at Chelsea's matches against Norwich and Arsenal and look ahead to Chelsea v Leicester this Saturday. Kerry reflects back on a couple of disappointing 0-0 draws to Norwich and Arsenal in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. Do modern players have the same desire in the FA Cup as Kerry's generation? Should Antonio Conte have played the youngsters and kept the more experienced players on the bench. While Arsenal defended well and were organised, do Chelsea have a problem breaking teams down at the moment and if so, how does Conte address this issue? With the arrival of Ross Barkley, will he get a start against Leicester or Norwich and how will he do. Should Chelsea buy another striker in the transfer window and would Jamie Vardy be a better bet than Andy Carroll? And finally how will Chelsea fare against Leicester this weekend? Leicester will be no mugs sitting in 8th position, so can Chelsea expect a tough game this weekend.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Joe Tweeds to look back at the matches against Everton and Brighton and look forward to Chelsea v Stoke on Saturday. On the show tonight we’ll be asking why Chelsea has been so schizophrenic this season and have they been wasteful or just unlucky? In part two we praise Cesar, the great assister; and Morata and Alonso for being head and shoulders above Brighton. And we’ll have a chat about Boxing Day fixtures – are they all that as Adrian Durham might say! In part three we look back at a frustrating draw against Everton and look forward to keeping the momentum going against Stoke on Saturday. In part four no emails this week, but as it’s the last show of the year, we’ll reflect back on Chelsea in 2017 and reveal our hopes for 2018.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.