Son of Chelsea

After the defeat at Sunderland, Alonso has four league losses in ten games, level with Pochettino and quicker than any recent Chelsea head coach except Potter. Chelsea have one open-play goal in three games, and Alonso said little about another poor refereeing display. Plus the centre-back links, and whether that’s now a bigger January priority than midfield. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:05 Centre-back or midfield in January? 01:56 Four league defeats in ten games 02:27 Why Chelsea only win or lose 03:23 Gillett, VAR and the officiating 05:15 Why Alonso has to speak out 06:36 The Mourinho precedent 09:11 One open-play goal in three games 09:57 Chelsea chasing a centre-back 10:39 Is centre-back the bigger priority? 11:51 International break plans 📬 Substack: paid subscribers get Morning Blues ad-free, plus the post-match piece on Sunderland: https://sonofchelsea.substack.com/ 📺 Full Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea reaction on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI6EYJchUa0 ✉️ [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ENTER Football Prizes Chelsea competition. £25k of Chelsea prizes, tickets 79p, 18+, T&Cs apply: https://footballprizes.co.uk/club-competitions/chelsea/?utm_source=sonofchelsea&utm_medium=creator&utm_campaign=chelsea Reacting to Chelsea's depressing 1-0 loss to Sunderland on Sunday in the Premier League. Reacting to the abysmal officiating by Jared Gillet, penalty denials and Xabi Alonso's Chelsea tactics. SUBSCRIBE to my Substack: https://sonofchelsea.substack.com/ LISTEN to the show: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/son-of-chelsea/id1538018736 SUBSCRIBE for notifications! 🔔http://bit.ly/1TMkqH9🔔 👑 SOCIAL CHANNELS 👑 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sonofchelsea.bsky.social X: https://twitter.com/SonOfChelsea Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonofchelsea TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sonofchelsea Listen to the SonOfChelsea Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and is a part of the Sport Social Podcast Network. EMAIL The Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea go to the Stadium of Light hoping to end a long run of misery there, against a Sunderland side in freefall under Régis Le Bris. Moises Caicedo is a late fitness check, so here’s my predicted XI, including why Acheampong should move into centre back, why Estêvão keeps his place, and why Chelsea need a recognised striker. SUBSCRIBE to my Substack: https://sonofchelsea.substack.com/ LISTEN to the show: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/son-of-chelsea/id1538018736 SUBSCRIBE for notifications! 🔔http://bit.ly/1TMkqH9🔔 👑 SOCIAL CHANNELS 👑 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sonofchelsea.bsky.social X: https://twitter.com/SonOfChelsea Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonofchelsea TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sonofchelsea Listen to the SonOfChelsea Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and is a part of the Sport Social Podcast Network. EMAIL The Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emi Martínez is back in training far sooner than expected, but Moises Caicedo wasn’t pictured, three days before Sunderland. Plus Chelsea’s growing injury list, why Andrey Santos’s £50m fee still made sense, and seven years since that 4-4 with Ajax at the Bridge. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:47 Seven years since Chelsea 4-4 Ajax 02:34 Emi Martínez back in training 04:54 Martínez or Penders? 05:30 Henderson and Anselmino return 05:44 Where is Caicedo? 06:18 Chelsea's injury count 07:31 Andrey Santos and the £50m fee 10:05 Sign-off ✉️ Send your thoughts: [email protected] 📬 Substack: https://sonofchelsea.substack.com/ 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sonofchelsea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we breakdown Xabi Alonso's Chelsea tactics in midfield after the win over Manchester United. Looking at a piece questioning if Xabi Alonso is overthinking his tactics? The impressive display of Romeo Lavia, Cole Palmer's position and the data looking good for Chelsea. SOURCES: FourFourTwo piece: https://www.fourfourtwo.com/tactic/xabi-alonsos-overthinking-isnt-helping-a-chelsea-side-already-defined-by-muddled-thoughts Fahd: https://x.com/fahdahmed987/status/2117604775604658536?a=Ds1Pl999y6vtIOAIi_0&s=20 Sam CFC: https://x.com/SamCFC_footy/status/2116588732589752823?a=AaDrlK_u52oc2shZSo0&s=20 SUBSCRIBE to my Substack: https://sonofchelsea.substack.com/ LISTEN to the show: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/son-of-chelsea/id1538018736 SUBSCRIBE for notifications! 🔔http://bit.ly/1TMkqH9🔔 👑 SOCIAL CHANNELS 👑 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sonofchelsea.bsky.social X: https://twitter.com/SonOfChelsea Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonofchelsea TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sonofchelsea Listen to the SonOfChelsea Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and is a part of the Sport Social Podcast Network. EMAIL The Show: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices