by At The Bridge Pod: A Chelsea FC Podcast
The team are reviewing the incredible documentary Anelka: Misunderstood, the documentary all about Nicolas Anelka's Career debuted on Netflix and the guys are sharing their honest thoughts about it! There is also talk about Declan Rice and his recent Social Media activity, photos with multiple Chelsea legends, as well as some gaming news in which Petr Cech, Ashley Cole and more have been named as new Icons in FIFA 21. (This episode was recorded on 13th August 2020) _______________________________________________
The team are taking a look back at their Season Predictions for the 2019/20 campaign, as well as discussing Willian's future at the club and how Christian Pulisic's injury will affect the start of our 2020/21 season. (This episode was recorded on 5th August 2020) _______________________________________________
The team are looking at which of our squad should be kept, sold or loaned, is 2020/21 Ruben Loftus-Cheek's make or break season? As well as looking through all the latest Transfer Gossip, Willian's contract renewal latest and previewing the FA Cup Final. (This episode was recorded on 29th July 2020) _______________________________________________
The team are diving into the tactics behind Chelsea's FA Cup Semi Final victory over Manchester United, before rounding up the latest on the Kai Havertz transfer gossip. (This episode was recorded on 23rd July 2020) _______________________________________________
The team ask the question "Why are Chelsea so bad at defending Set Pieces?", as well as looking into those Jan Oblak rumours and if there is any truth to them. As well as discussing our games against Sheffield United and Norwich City. (This episode was recorded on 15th July 2020) _______________________________________________
The team are looking at who could solve our Goalkeeper Conundrum, Jan Oblak, Andre Onana, Dean Henderson or should we keep faith in Kepa Arrizabalaga? As well as discussing our victories over Watford and Crystal Palace. (This episode was recorded on 8th July 2020) _______________________________________________
The team are looking at who could solve our Centre Back dilemma, Kalidou Koulibaly, Nathan Ake or is Declan Rice the answer? As well as discussing a contrasting week in which we reached the FA Cup Semi Final but lost yet again to West Ham United. (This episode was recorded on 3rd July 2020) _______________________________________________
The team are asking the question, Who Can Solve Our Left Back Problem? Ben Chilwell Nicolas Tagliafico or Alex Telles? As well as discussing our incredible victories over Aston Villa and Manchester City. (This episode was recorded on 26th June 2020) _______________________________________________
The team are breaking down the return of the Premier League, they discuss what has changed in the months since our 4-0 victory over Everton and what would be seen as success for Chelsea this season, as well as praising the clubs response during the pandemic and so much more. (This episode was recorded on 17th June 2020) _______________________________________________
The team sit down and talk all about the inside story on how Chelsea managed to pull off the huge statement signing of Timo Werner, just how did we pull this deal off and how will he fit into our team next season tactically? The lads also discuss Tino Anjorin's new 5 year deal and the latest on Chelsea's pursuit of Kai Havertz . (This episode was recorded on 10th June 2020) _______________________________________________
The team sit down and analyze who should Chelsea sign this summer, Kai Havertz or Jadon Sancho, both are two players who many believe could be the next big thing, both are having incredible seasons and will likely move for huge 3 figure sums in the near future, but which one would be best for Chelsea and for our system? (This episode was recorded on 27th May 2020) _______________________________________________
The team are joined by a new signing to take a look at the best Chelsea player for every shirt number, we are starting at the iconic number 26, no guesses to who we all chose for that one, and ending with of course number 1, this was a topic that Chris A came up with and we all agreed we had to discuss it, if you disagree with any of our choices why not tell us over on our Twitter page or via email, where we may include your feedback in future episodes! (This episode was recorded on 11th May 2020) _______________________________________________
The team take a look at Chelsea's £33.3m summer signing Hakim Ziyech, they look at why Frank Lampard was so keen to bring him into the club, his incredible stats from his time during Ajax and FC Twente, how he will fit into the team from the 2020/2021 season and much more. _______________________________________________
In this special 50th episode we dive into arguably one of the greatest FA Cup finals of all time, it was the replay of the 1970 FA Cup Final, which saw Leeds and Chelsea fight it out, literally, for the FA Cup trophy, it was Sexton vs Revie, Osgood vs Bremner and many more iconic names from yesteryear, it all went down at Old Trafford and we bring you our analysis of that iconic match in which we lifted our first ever FA Cup. _______________________________________________
The team look back on the life and career of Chelsea goalkeeping legend Peter Bonetti, a player who not only the won the World Cup in 1966 but starred in that iconic 1969/70 FA Cup winning side for the Blues, a keeper who may have only been 5ft 11 inches tall but kept over 200 clean sheets over 20 year for Chelsea. _______________________________________________
The team dive into a Classic Match in Chelsea's history, this episode they turn their attention to the infamous "Battle of the Bridge" a game in which Spurs had to win to stop Leicester City lifting their first ever Premier League title, a game which was full of brawls, fights, 13 yellow cards and even a wonder strike from our own Eden Hazard, we are told some football was also played that day. _______________________________________________
We sit down with Football 365's Will Ford to rank every manager of Chelsea FC during the Roman Abramovich era, will it be Avram Grant, Antonio Conte, Jose Mourinho or someone else at number one? _______________________________________________
We sit down with Chelsea Twitter personality Tom Overend to talk all about Chelsea FC, how he developed his passion for football, his time living in Paris, as well as his thoughts on the Premier League, Chelsea Myths and so much more. This is another interview you do not want to miss, which ends with the classic Quick Fire Questions where we find out which player he would love to go for a drink with. _______________________________________________
The team dive into a Classic Match in Chelsea's history, this episode they turn their attention to Arsene Wenger's 1000th game in charge of Arsenal, what was meant to be a memorable day for him and his Gunners side, turned into misery as Chelsea put six past the Gunners. They look back at that incredible victory where goals from Oscar, Hazard and a player called Mo Salah recorded our biggest victory over Arsenal, as well as talking about that infamous red card mix up between Gibbs and Oxlade-Chamberlain. _______________________________________________
The team dive into the career of the incredible Damien Duff, from his Premier League debut for Blackburn Rovers, his move to Chelsea during the Roman Abramovich revolution and that incredible partnership with Arjen Robben, all the way to being part of that famous Fulham side which reached the Europa League Final. _______________________________________________
The team sits down with Neil from the For The Love of Paul McGrath podcast to talk all about Aston Villa's season so far, including how John Terry's career as Assistant Coach is going, his own podcast's origins, thoughts on Jack Grealish, Favourite Villa moments and so much more. RUNNING ORDER: (01:00) Paul McGrath, Podcast Origins and Danny Drinkwater (14:08) John Terry's Aston Villa Legacy, Management Potential and Favourite Villa v Chelsea Games (21:46) Jack Grealish, What makes him special and where should he go next? (26:13) Aston Villa Myths (30:26) Quick Fire Questions _______________________________________________
The team dive into a Classic Match in Chelsea's history, this episode they turn their attention to our clash from our second leg of the Round of 16 during our Champions League winning campaign of the 2011/12 season against Napoli at Stamford Bridge. They look back on that famous night when newly appointed caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo had a 3-1 first leg deficit to overturn against a Napoli side featuring the likes of Edinson Cavani, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Marek Hamsik, a game in which they feel started the belief that this campaign would be a special one, where Didier Drogba opens the scoring with a beautiful diving header and concluded with a thunderbolt of a strike from Branislav Ivanovic to send Chelsea into the Quarter Finals. _______________________________________________
The team sits down with Tim Richards from the Super Bayern Podcast to talk all about Chelsea's second leg tie against Bayern Munich, his podcast's origins, his thoughts on the Bundesliga, Arjen Robben and so much more. RUNNING ORDER: (01:15) Interview with Tim from the Super Bayern Podcast (12:10) Where Kovac failed, but Flick succeeded (18:12) Game Preview: Bayern vs Chelsea (28:40) Bundesliga Talk (32:42) Bayern Munich Myths, Favourite Players and More _______________________________________________
The team talk all about our 2-0 victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup, Billy Gilmour's Masterclass, the 2-2 frustrating draw with Bournemouth before previewing out game with Everton. RUNNING ORDER: (01:34) Game Review: Bournemouth 2-2 Chelsea (05:55) Our thoughts on Alex Telles (08:40) Back to our Game Review of Bournemouth 2-2 Chelsea (15:38) Game Review: Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool FA CUP (24:40) Game Preview: Everton _______________________________________________
The team discuss our 2-0 victory over Spurs in the race for the Top Four, before being joined by Tim Richards from the Super Bayern Podcast to go through our Champions League match against Bayern Munich. RUNNING ORDER: (01:32) Game Review: Chelsea 2-1 Spurs (14:18) Game Review: Chelsea 0-3 Bayern Munich w/ Tim Richards from the Super Bayern Podcast (34:38) Game Preview: Bournemouth (39:30) Game Preview: Liverpool _______________________________________________