Explained: Why Chelsea are selling academy talent & why we need to be winners again, John Duran to Chelsea? MY message to the board - SIGN BENZEMA!! Luke's Boro review, Seun's deep tactical analysis..

The Chelsea FC Newsletter: Thursday 25th January 2024!

Morning everyone,

Chelsea are in a cup final this season - I’m going to keep saying that because who would have ever imagined that happening after such an up and down season so far? It’s an achievement for sure, but truly, we have nothing to really celebrate just yet. We have to bring it home!

You all had my thoughts on this game yesterday in my debrief article, and Luke has now delivered his thoughts on the thrashing in here. We all know he would have been writing this one with a huge smile on his face!

We also had the hugely talented tactical analyst Seun join us to give his review of the game in here. As always, he has looked deeper into the tactical side of the game and added impressive videos and diagrams to explain his points.

No Podcast today because our guest can only do tomorrow. And our guest is a pretty big one tomorrow - none other than The Daily Mail’s reliable transfer news reporter, Sami Mokbel! Sami is great with Chelsea news so we will obviously be pressing him about any late business that we might be doing this month. Look out for an article later today where I will be asking you Podcast listeners for your questions to put to Sami.

Sticking on the subject of transfers, why are Chelsea so seemingly desperate to sell players like Armando Broja, Trevoh Chalobah, Ian Maatsen, and Conor Gallagher? The Score is on hand to explain that all in here and give the other side to these situations. It’s fair to always look at both sides. He also explains why it’s so important for Chelsea to become winners again ASAP!

And still on transfers and this month, just as Luke did yesterday, I am now sending MY message to the board and it’s pretty much the same message as Luke sent yesterday - SIGN BENZEMA!!!! Obviously we both know it is not Football Manager and it is not just as easy as that, but I’ve explained why we should at least be trying to sign Karim Benzema this month, in here.

And finally for today’s newsletter, the live blog from yesterday has ALL your latest Chelsea news from across the last 24 hours in the same place here. Check in on all the latest transfer noise in this one, including Jhon Duran to Chelsea heating up and the VERY negative reactions from the fanbase on this news! PLEASE, what are they thinking!?

I’ll have the confirmation on timings for the Sami Mokbel Podcast out tomorrow morning shortly…

Please note - we have been called in for a baby scan this morning (precaution really just to have a closer look at his measurements as it wasn’t clear enough with our midwife this week). Our scan is at 9am so I am starting the live blog super early today and will post updates until around 7.30am this morning, then I wont be on the blog until I get back from the Hospital, hopefully be around mid-morning. Thank you all for understanding :)

Peace, Si.