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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Off the ball breakfast.
I thought you all liked Amram. You thought Amram looked good too.
He also looked very well. I never liked his hair.
It's important to be calm.
He was doing too much. He didn't do so well.
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Right Brian, we've seen Chelsea come away from Sellers Park with a 3-1 win. Strange kind of game in that it sounds very comfortable for Chelsea but certainly wasn't that in the first half. No, it took them a while to get the breakthrough and Crystal Palace had a better chance. Mateta missed a big opportunity when between himself and Ismail Sarr they managed to dispossess Badia Shield on a high press which had been quite effective for them earlier in the match. But after that they gave away such a poor goal, Crystal Palace. caught up the pitch of their own free kick and one cleared himself of the box and Esteveau was away in behind the fence and held off Mitchell and scored and after that I kind of felt that Chelsea were in fair control the second goal obviously been crucial got it early in the second half
And they went on to win reasonably comfortably after that. Palace caused their own problems. Red card for Adam Morton, now with a frustration, two yellows. And they were never really going to pull it back, although they got a consolation laid on to make the scoreline look respectable. Yeah, well, it was Leymar Senior's fifth game in charge, second Premier League game, two wins from two in the Premier League. They're obviously in the conversation for Champions League football. They're still in the Champions League. Whether they get top eight or not, we'll find out on Wednesday night away to Napoli. So when he comes in, obviously, for Maresca, what do you think his... objectives are for the end of the season just top four and a good run in the Champions League and maybe a good run in the FA Cup they're still in the League Cup of course yeah well that's a lot of football a lot of competitions because there's a big squad of players at Chelsea I suppose his main um
But his main thing will be to remain competitive in those competitions. Could they win a cup competition? They could with the score of players they have. Could they win the Champions League? I don't think so because I don't think they're good enough all round as a team. Could they win the League Cup or the Cup? Yes, but I don't think they'll beat Arsenal in the second leg of the League Cup.
What were the highlights of the Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace match?
The FA Cup, you never know how that could go. It could certainly go well for them. They won't win the league. I'd be fairly certain of that. But his ambition is obviously to do as best he possibly can and win as many matches as he can. And please, those employers who have given him the job, who have given him the job in Strasbourg. And so far, he's got off to a reasonable start. Juggling around the squad, rotating the players, putting her up to some players by playing them, giving them a chance in the team. You see today Pedro's start, the lap started in the European game during the week. Wide players are juggled around.
How did Chelsea manage to secure their victory?
I think that's the strength of the team, the wide players, Garnasio. Canacho, Giddens, Neto, Gusto, they're all decent attacking players. Estabal, great today. But they can't rely on anyone to score goals off and up in the central positions, which is one of the problems. And the centre-halves haven't been... The goalkeeper has him reliable all season, made a great save in the first half today. But they've a bit to do. He's getting a chance to become more than just a company man who says all the right things and does as he's asked by the five directors of football that seems to be around the scene and seem to have power in terms of the sorts of players they sign and who they let go and who they move on and what the overall policy is.
Well, one man who's not a company man, not afraid to say what's on his mind is Oliver Glasner. Is there a chance that this season just keeps spiralling out of control? That's 11 games now without a win.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:45
2
What were the highlights of the Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace match?
2:45–3:20
3
How did Chelsea manage to secure their victory?
3:20–4:44
4
What were the crucial moments that changed the game?
4:44–7:57
5
What impact did the red card have on Crystal Palace's performance?
7:57–8:38
6
What are Chelsea's objectives for the rest of the season?
8:38–8:45
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