#1120 | Chelsea WIN and BOUNCE Brighton Out of the League Cup! #CFC

This is Joe Cole and you're listening to the London is blue podcast all right Chelsea. Welcome back to another episode That's right to be London is blue podcast. Hopefully your favorite Chelsea podcast and the podcast that you're voting for in the football Content awards. We are one of the finalists the only finalists amongst Chelsea podcast on the list Nick and look the people As we get into talking about Brighton Couldn't do much more to give you a better birthday gift Beyond the Chelsea win then leaving a comment on the Instagram post or voting in the football content awards for us to win Against an arsenal podcast Liverpool podcast like we just can't look they're winning on the pitch. We can't have that No, I look if you could so kindly You know for my birthday a free thing that you can do just take 30 30 seconds out of your day to go Comment comments on but I mean, let's Let's get in but let's be so dominant in the comments that no one else wants to even play like that's that's what I want And then go over the website submit a little form. You only have to submit us There's a bunch of fields. You can always submit us bam then you're done It would be awesome like we we've come close to winning this damn thing before I want to win it this year I want to win it We might we might send a representative We're trying to figure that out to the to the Anfield show that's that's happening in Liverpool That's I think November something like that like let's fucking win this thing. Come on It could be the biggest dub that Chelsea registered this entire season. So let's get it all for maybe But we will talk about a major Chelsea win today against Brighton in the league cup That's right. The Seagulls Wings were clipped by Nico. He's not sorry Miss Jackson and cool Cole Palmer Combo together made it happen was the difference on the day, but Nick it wouldn't be a birthday podcast for you If I didn't hand over the reins with no Brandon Busby here and let you walk us through some delicious Three-word match reviews, you know guys this is sort of commitment that I give you that even on my birthday. I am here present You know ready for for more Chelsea talk and you know what mr. Brandon Busby is going to have to tap in for me at some point in the future So have some of that branded while you're listening to this podcast Look love three-word match reviews. I'm sipping a little bourbon. It's a birthday celebration danger With take that dominoes Nailed it. That's really good The five takes on five stripes with the pizza hut UK doing the same thing Our dominoes pizza UK doing the same thing and then they do the reset the clock. So, you know what bam? We scored goals Andrew McDougall one of the Porto five Flock off Seagulls get it Rob our journalism RP with Levi picked correctly. I'm sure we will talk about that this evening Pablo P with Care about Cup Cafe rea we're okay There's gonna be a lot of things talked about kukura. I think calling him kaffoo perhaps a little a little gregis Silva lining which I like a lot nice nice name calmer with palmer Mm-hmm. I like sachet with lemon started working Fresh lemonade scent could be another one. There's one Def Juck's daddy friend of the pod with winner winner Seagull dinner. We're all eating well tonight And then McGleesey Thank you, man for Laney birthday win. Appreciate you. Well Nick I didn't capture all of them, but there were a lot of people living leaving wonderful three-word match reviews for Yatana others list with the happy birthday Nick things that nature There's a lot of love out there for you I went and you're gonna get this one because I know you're a amateur horticulturist in of course And you got the greenest of thumbs a brightens early bloom because you know what happens once that you bloom too early You are susceptible to damage That's what happened to deserve aside. What was yours? This is the good birthday blues. I was prepared for Not some good birthday blues some some horrible birthday blues But the bad news folks is my birthday old and comes around once a year So we need some other magic Involved with the team to step up the wins now So if anyone could think of something if we're celebrating national hot dog day Maybe we play on that day. That'd be great. Whatever. All right. 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They the match with Phil We did a blue royalties season preview and then we also are going to be dropping ahead of the weekend a Preview of the full match with Sam. That's right. Sam and I will be back with another match preview But we're getting in this one. It was Brighton Wednesday, September 27th the day of Raleini's birth. It was in the carabell cup at Sanford Bridge, Chelsea won Those Brighton bastard zero and it was Nico Jackson the 50 minute with a very very sexy assist from Cole Palmer We're going to roll some fists in highlights. It's been a while and as long as they're there. We're rolling them. So let's jump to that Chelsea welcome Brian and her valby and to stand for bridge in the third round of this season's carabell cup Oh, I love you for work from Jackson I actually find Cole Palmer as well Instead of backing field always threaded a beautiful ball through for Martin as well And Martin off that hat got a little spin away for a try But promise for Chelsea in the opening minute. I say no for the space for Martin here Nice call for Tom. I can't find room for a shot. He's headed for Jackson At Chelsea lead A goal for Nicholas Jackson A goal that brings a huge sense of relief around Stanford Bridge How Chelsea have needed that Nicholas Jackson makes it Chelsea won Brighton and her valby are now a most welcome goal It's a brilliant goal as well wonderfully crafted by Chelsea and I guess the finish That deserves on this occasion And boy did he need that goal as well. You can see the relief This is a really nice move Martin moves on our four pole Palmer was going to shoot first time and then the nutmeg with the pass It's absolutely beautiful. It's a wonderfully crafty goal. Well dispatched by Jackson Good pass from Cooper Ed. I say no Palmer couldn't take it Jackson can't Nicholas Jackson Blacks up. It's not going to count It's going to be worth another look Jackson thought he had his second of the night He still thinks he's got it He's going to be disappointed when he turns around That's the final whistle A most welcome win for Mauricio Pocchettino and Chelsea The goal for Nicholas Jackson Enough to see the blues through to round four A much improved performance all round Thomas brilliance allowed Jackson to get the goal Chelsea will be in the hat for the draw which will be made momentarily Sam without wishing to put too much stock into one result This feels like it could be an evening. We reflect on it's being one of some importance come the end of the season Yeah, I think you know multi-fast did I think individually some of the performances that we've seen Players that I've had really difficult times last season and this so far Of really come of age tonight in essence under Gritio Pocchettino and then the collective as well just the confidence of getting back on the winning trail Only that lute and bitch me to talk on so far this season and against that A much better outfit as you said some really good players. He's off the bench or probably off the fight tonight So I thought especially in the second half grit and quality blows to take into the full of games Yeah, it's a short trip across the terms next up for the blues of Monday night But they can look forward to the draw for round four. Oh boy things feel better if you're Of blue blood tonight Full-time score Chelsea one bracket. Have I'll be in here All right, Nick so line-up time four Was there an uproar when the line-up store announced on Admittedly the graphic is all tough to read is you know neither here nor there but Yeah, three leftbacks in the lineup then just as we all suspected. I think everyone got that correct We had he's returned to Robert Sanchez in goal We're gonna call him Robert performance. I think we'll generate whether it's a Bob big game Bob or Robert And so is a Robert today Mark Kukareya as everyone predicted playing right back um Notably not Kaffee for for those in the threeward match review Axel Dessassi and Levi Colwell playing center back pairing no Thiago Sovo being rested Ben show well it turns out Dan that he's in a leftback Um, and he actually played as a leftback today, which I thought was fascinating while A midfield pairing of big less Leslie Euguchuku and Moses Kaisato And then a dynamic attacking for Of Mikaila Moodrick Cole Palmer calmer with Palmer Ian Matt getting a getting a run out. I love it and Nicholas Jackson the the match winner Substitutes of Raheem Sterling on in the 68th minute ends of Fernandez on in the 75th minute counter Gallagher on 75th minute and More minutes for Broya Armando Broya in in the 87th minute unused subs of Georgie Petrovic Alfie Gilchrist Josh Brooking Alex Matos and David Washington L president They still not getting some time, but he's playing oh president day. Oh president. Oh Postery president got it And look Dan the stats all over the place. It was a weird game I don't know what to make of this, but I shall pass the baton back to you for stats Well, as we know possession doesn't win football games and so 39% of the possession the Chelsea didn't matter on the day We had nine shots to their 13 for on target to their two one off target to their seven For block shots a piece. We had five corner kicks to their eight We had five off sides a few in there that maybe we're a little questionable to their two and look that the odd one Which I'm sure we'll get into at some point as we just add new names to the list of referees who are not fit To officiate a match 16,000 two yellow cards for Brighton with six fouls and one yellow card for Chelsea 15 free kicks to their six 26 throw-ins to their 25 10 goal kicks to their four two big chances one missed which means one made To their one with one missed and yeah, I mean that kind of gives you an example what happened and then we had one Sam See if he's central dropping the one random stat this time is the first win against any opposition the top half of their league in any competition since the win versus Dortmund which we were there for on the eighth of March 204 days ago first win versus an English side in the top half in any competition since villa on the 16th of October last year 347 days ago and Sam did qualify that it's only first divisions of any country because someone is bound to point out that Wimmelton We're in the top half of lead to we played them Of course, how could we forget that excellent game? Look again Weird game You know Chelsea and Brighton two of the higher possession teams in the primary league obviously just to lead cup Obviously there was a lot of rotation between both teams, you know, what we would call their strongest squads here It was a it was a fascinating duel and you know these two teams have gone through it did a little bit in preseason did a little bit here and the lead cup and We have two primarily matches coming up I'm sure we'll be matched in the FA Cup too because that's a completely unbiased draw and You know here we go Dan. This is right into the to the lovely and and that and deep we're calling it MV pet and pet shithouse moment of the match Reese James can we talk about he didn't play Wait, wait, he was on the pitch. How can he get the shithouse moment of the match? I need you to explain this for the listener. It's technically the shithouse moment of last match but uh, but uh, you know there's a lot of time we we get from the from the FA regulation and discipline update just as you want to see this is getting called in the principal's office in In Twitter form Reese James has been charged with a breach of f a rule e3 following Chelsea's primary game against assassin villa on sunday 24th september It's alleged that the defender used improper and or insulting and or abusive and or Be abusive words and or behavior It's a lot to read and row there towards a match official in the tunnel after the game Reese James has until friday the 29th of september to provide a response to this charge Reese may not be playing dan But i think it's safe to say that the lack of standards of the referee in corn england has upset him Well, i don't think he was the only one upset because i think in a candidate for this as well Would have been risio pochettino Receiving a yellow card for descent after broya was adjudicated to be offside in our own half Which is just absolutely wild and look you know there was no var There was a lot of weird calls There was some very uneven heavily uneven officiating in this but you know what we want so It doesn't hurt as much and we're not going to do all that because there are positive performances to praise So we're just going to take a real quick ad break and when we're back It's going to talk about how we feel to see the win and a little bit about cold Palmer on the rise So stay tuned we're back Are you missing out on your favorite show because it's not available in your region Trying to keep your private time private Well, let me introduce Nord VPN if you're bored of US streaming services Why not take it for a spin in the UK using Nord VPN and at the click of a button You can do just that No need to travel to Japan for your favorite anime when Nord VPN brings it right to you With 5,000 plus server options. 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This isn't going to show up on an xg tart It's not a stat that we read before But we knew heading into this match that marisa pochotino that the players needed to show up and show out for the supporters and we could hear it in The way the chance were being heard and kind of pipe through the audio and we were also hearing it as we talked to people who were at the ground Allie others who were talking about like cook ray's name was being sung the applause for mudrick at the end the way that you know Cole Palmer got a standing ovation like the the vibes from this result and the way the team fought throughout Particularly as it got into the second half was really really good. Oh, yeah, I mean tons of storylines here Right, I mean this is Chelsea struggling at the beginning of the season. This is brightened on a rise over the last three seasons really These two teams Not so much history But a lot of shared Players and interests and cash over the last handful of years and Two managers who are pretty fiery right I don't think it was any surprise that you saw this game Be so foul heavy. I don't think it was any surprise that you saw this game played at a very very high tempo for a league cup match If you remember the tempo that we played against Wimbledon It was very lethargic. It was you know It was a whole these guys came out flying today And I would say for a large part of the first half and less so in the second half Chelsea were up against it Brighten were playing much better. Brighten were pressing the absolute hell out of us We struggled to make adjustments in game in the first half and I Think what Chelsea fans were looking for. Fuck it. What I was looking for out of this game was An adjustment and fight right I we couldn't lose to these fuckers again after last year We we have to beat this team like in in the hierarchy of football Chelsea needs to be bright and 10 out of 10 times right So when I when I looked at this game One I had some skin in the game because I predicted we would win this competition So so look I was a little nervous. I'm not gonna lie about that. But um, but you know I look at I looked at this game is like one. It's an it's an opponent that You know neither team wanted to lose this game right because of all the stakes and everything I just mentioned all the context and two Chelsea had way more pressure It's at home a place that we've struggled this year The fans are rightfully upset about the performances on the pitch The atmosphere could have been chaotic. It could have been bad. But the atmosphere is actually really good um, and I think there's this The sense that I got throughout the second half in particular Dan was that There was a real will to this team to not let in a goal to not make a stupid mistake and to push On the front foot and get you know easily our best chances of the game came in the later second half right so This is all I think a very good thing for a young team to go through Who you know, we know just we need them to get some momentum We need them to start believing in each other and I think they did in the second half today Yeah, the first half was disorganized it was chaotic to the point that you made We weren't finding any rhythm We particularly when you make changes of this nature. I mean kukurea who hadn't played in almost a month's time So hadn't played since the first round that we revolved in this competition Off the bench in the right back you have some crazy changes as it relates to you know Paul were getting a first start so like that's something that you have to kind of adapt to you Mata and playing an attack on the right-hand side ukutukwu getting an opportunity as well. It's like those those components Make the side particularly as de saucy and kowal were actually a center back pairing instead of the last game where it was Silva and Kowal as a center back pairing with de saucy is a right back But did these were just again more changes against the side that while had some rotation still used a fair number of First choice players that deserve he would continue to use you know obviously Steel wasn't in goals like that was a that was kind of a change for them. No Ferguson right So Draupadro was up top and but this was also I think a big game the fact that We've paid bright and a ton of money They feel like they Kind of hoodwink us whenever they feel like it We haven't seen kaisato kind of jump up. They've been flying in the primary league while they're selling off making record profits They're in Europe like they have a lot rightfully To point at us and be like yeah, you know older brother like you had your time You had your fun and now it's time to get out of the way because the new cool kid in town is going to be able to Rally ahead because we've got all the swagger in the world and particularly in that second half it was the we're gonna shut you up Like in particular One of the more impressive performances again. I don't think his whole game was good because I think his first half was super chaotic But Leslie Uguchoque in particular the way he carried that card and maybe was He was very fortunate To not be a red card a double yellow red card send off Really found some rhythm and really was able to compose himself And I think that was just that like to me was the example of like how the entire team chilled heading into the second half And really kind of found some some rhythm. Yeah, I mean, I was shocked he came out after halftime I felt like you're really pressing your luck um Probably should have been sent off like you know, I think we're being honest about that Um It was definitely a second yellow offense. There could be no doubt about it. He didn't get any of the ball and he got all the man So it was tough But you know you like said he wore it well. I mean it was and he wore it in a chaotic physical game, right? This wasn't a game where Chelsea We're just kind of passing around the park very like stasical. This was a battle. This was In the trenches every player is falling down every player is claiming everything's a foul Uh, you know, there were some really crunching tackles, right and you know, I think he Telling you man. I think he is Given everyone pause as to who the third midfielder option is Uh, or fourth midfielder option obviously kind of past Connor and you know again young player is 19 Right in a big moment Lot on the line a lot of fans sentiment on the lives is more more of that than anything And he showed out in a second half. I mean some really critical passes out of pressure Some really critical physical play with the ball without the ball Interceptions like these are the sorts of things that you'd want from an enforcer type of midfielder and You know, I think he and kaisato once they figured out their dynamic a little bit Which took the entire first half Admittedly We're really good together. Yeah, I think another person I want to talk about is col Palmer right first starts as a Chelsea player The way that he served as the Connective tissue. Yeah, he had all the neurons that just needed the connection between them to make the magic happen he was Really fun to watch the way that he controlled the ball the Death little touches the ability to make some momentum forward You know he had a shot hit two shots. They weren't necessarily the the best shots ever But I think in general 41 touches 23 out of 25 pass completed three duels one three fouls one Surprising that they actually awarded some of those fouls uh two shots in total the one assist like To me, it's not just the way that he individually was performing But like we saw him preseason with in kunku like having someone who can play behind the striker who can be the connection Between the midfield and attack Particularly with the combination of moodyrick on the left and imats on the right That gave us outlets To really keep things flowing and made us More threatening it even though it didn't necessarily pan out very early in the first half You could see heading into that second half in particular like the the chemistry was developing and like Palmer being out there Was great for him. There's also great for Nico too. Oh, I mean he has to start in a number 10 now Like what we saw today from a link-up play perspective from a forecasting perspective from an ability to break press Like he was phenomenal against the press the little touches the little body faints everything like He was dropping deep to get the ball. He was advancing it up the field. He was making the critical final pass Was it perfect? Absolutely not it was not perfect, but He has a ton of class to his game. I mean it is little faints little things someone tweeted me This is what we thought we were getting with habits And I was like oh, okay That's that's bold okay that but you know at the same point You nutmeg assist That's a pretty goddamn classy thing to do Especially with a striker isn't necessarily putting the ball in the back of the net all the time And so yeah 100 percent I think he was my man of the match going away A lot of other people were giving it to a lot of other players I didn't call plumbers my man of the match He he was the only guy who's shown for me in the first half Which is kind of the difference maker Yeah, I don't know if I still walk away feeling like the the best thing and the nicest thing I could say about the first half who it was it was not good So I don't know if I'm gonna give a ton of credit right away But I do think he was the performer like the saying out performer on the day Again standing ovation coming off the pitch was great I do think the the other benefit really as we know Nico Jackson not available due to card accumulation Against full-home on Monday, so he gets an opportunity to play and start in this match and The way he continued to persevere the man should have two goals the man was robbed of a goldic Absolutely robbed great celebration to go to the fans to to get involved phenomenal completely Absolutely incorrect ruling and Ultimately just a what you needed from him you needed the opportunity for him like yes It's the league cup, but it's against a premier league opposition And so like that's like I think you have to shade it a little differently if we were playing like blackburn on the day or someone else Like who will be playing next Like you could you could grade it differently like oh well, of course he scored like it's you know Like a little bit of a week competition. This is a premier league team that is in Europe that is in the top 4 or 5 in the table Like this is was a good second half performance from him and is showing progress in his game. Oh 100% like This was a primarily match like make no mistake about it It was in the lead cup, but it was not played like a lead cut match, right? So I agree with you. I think this this is graded a little bit differently He was horrific in the first half Just be very honest about it. He was very bad someone said it was like he had trampolines and issues with the touches They were bad But I think Naz made the point at the end of the game and you know, I I'm always intrigued to see How close or how far away from his perspective I am when I watch He was like you know when he came off the whole stadium was right behind him, you know supporting him He obviously got that wrist injury early and was kind of fighting that too Someone tweeting that now that he has the wrist strap he can assume assume the powers of Louis Suarez Which I was like, you know Bar the biting Look, you know, I'd love a goal score like that in the team But you know this this was a guy who really fought through it right who fought through some really difficult moments should have absolutely had two goals just unbelievably poor refereeing and Got something good and I did note Dan the celebration There you go was fascinating It was fascinating because he does the draw was slide over to the corner Goes points at the badge the Chelsea FC in USA account do the w on the badge Which is a phenomenal little gif click in and then every one of the players went over to him And we're like gin and him up. I think Axel D saw see actually punched him in the chest Like I think he actually like hit like squared him up and hit him in the chest And I think they're just trying to like Build this guy up because again, we know he's streaky But if he goes streaky in the other way, we're winning some fucking games which is Great because the defense ain't the problem, right? So Crazy that goals win games. It's just the oddest thing in the whole wide world We've been doing this for a long time and we haven't figured that out until just recently, you know Chelsea are need to figure it out too on a regular basis Nico good performance overall better in the second half We have a few more things we want to touch on we want to get to talking about Kaffee Kaffee Raya like I don't know like No, we're not we're not doing it. We're not we're gonna do Kukare is just fine with me. Thank you. Perfect. We'll talk about Moodrick and his game And then we'll also talk a little bit about about Robert. We're not gonna talk about Bob We're gonna talk about Robert so stay tuned. We'll be right back. Okay, so part do Look, Kukare where was that where did that come from what multiverse did he pop out of look? I know Loki season two Nick. You're excited for it. We're about to see that drop Which which variant is he because I was not I did not Come up with the storyline like the writers guild only broke the stroke the other day the strike the other day Like this is the type of thing that they would come up with that he ends up back in a game after a month off As a right back and really Does a strong job particularly like from minute 50 through like 85 87 where he is just absolutely a terror Haunting Matoma haunting draupadreau I There they're gonna be dreaming about him and not in a good way. Yeah, I mean Again, we said this multiple times first half was terrible. He was bad in it. Let's just be candid about that He I mean, here's fine. We didn't give up any goals. So every defender's fine in that scenario, right? But it wasn't particularly inspired play in the first half Second half however, there was one moment where and I think this kind of like So someone says revenge Kukare as the best Kukare and I was like all right well like get get in revenge I think the moment that this happened was that Matoma was dancing around with the ball And and played a dummy and like got Kukare to bite and And the whole brightening section was right there and we're just cheering him And it was like the switch just flipped like the dude just started going super saying on every movement That that Matoma made. I mean, there was time there. I mean, there were a few times where Matoma is you know We know how great of a dribbler he is he wrote a thesis paper on the dribbling and I was bullshit Like he's a phenomenal footballer. He's a really good footballer And there were times where his he was getting frustrated because he couldn't pass Kukare When Kukare is not even a right back like this is a That 30 minutes that you called out. I am a hundred percent in agreement If you if you can get that sort of defensive performance out of Kukare again On on Sunday right or Monday. Sorry. I'm Monday against foam This is a really interesting kind of option. They're you know, newspapers today came out and said he's looking to move in January all this sort of stuff and What we have not seen out of him consistently is a laser focus on doing his fucking job He does a lot of other people's jobs. He tries to get all the way up the field. He tries to interchange. She Do this job be be a problem be a lockdown corner in the NFL right like I my tone if if you can do that to some of the other really great wingers in the primary league You can be an elite player But you have to do it consistently and not just for 30 minutes There were a couple of challenges that he flew into That we're just absolutely insane. It was like like NFL blitz style where like it's just absolutely flattened the player like I don't know. I loved it particularly after seeing some of the performances over the past two three four games this stretch here Where there have been some just passive And passenger-esque elements like this was very refreshing and I think you know, we heard they were Kukare's name was being sung by supporters that wasn't happening at certain points last year Like this was relative to the way that he played against Dortmund Which got him that recognition in the champions league for that that one performance. So like This was a really good night for him It's a really good night just to keep any good player like that Locked in and focused and like hey, maybe I still have a pathway him. Maybe it's still an opportunity There is still an issue for Winstanley and Stewart to solve because there are still too many goddamn leftbacks at this club But that is a problem for another day Pachitino just needs to use who's available and this was a good use of who's available to get the result he needed But our fullbacks don't stay healthy. I mean that we were just talking about this before we before we started podcasting like You know, we'll talk about chill well next There's a worry that he's done his hamstring after a really decent second half where he was fighting super hard right So it's like now what now you're playing Matson and and kukareya The most unlikely fullback duo of of the start of the season against full on monday Like this is it's crazy and part of the thing that I'm just taking away from this whole experience today again If the legs are focused is there if the full-blooded challenges are there if this player decides that he wants to be a bastard coated bastard with bastard filling There is a place for him in this team because none of our fullbacks can stay healthy and or not suspended Right there. There could be matches there right and and it's not like especially against a high tempo opponent like this This was not a walk in the park. This was You know probably the best ribbler in the primary league today and Playing out of position. He did really well. So, you know again. I think there there's something to work on here It's just gonna be a weird Combo on monday Another combo that was developing I think through the course of the game as you had Makayla moodyrick who was playing as a left attacker left wing and then joewell as a leftback We know that that hasn't always come off that that did look to be a better Combernate combination in this match I think the the other thing that was interesting you know Levi who was also playing as the left sent you know the left center back So he was also trying to play the ball into moodyrick The only thing I would kind of highlight and I saw a couple people mentioned this too like moodyrick kept on wanting it at his feet instead of wanting it in motion Like the benefit of moodyrick is in motion. He is absolutely going to Put others even even lampety had a really hard time without failing aggressively Keeping moodyrick locked down and we know that lampety has a very good You know just general ability to shut people down like has done a good job against Us previously and for us in the academy level. So We knew that that would be potentially a problem He just needs to be more comfortable getting it in Transition getting onto the ball to make something happen with it But again, I think just we asked for run of games We're seeing the run of games for him now poches giving him an opportunity to Build confidence to build fitness to build a platform on which he can springboard into the next part of the season here and Looks good. It's still not the finish article But I mean at least there are signs where it's like you know things are starting to click here It's not all perfect, but what is it at the club right now? Yeah, I mean look at this is Start number three in a row right yes, that sounds right You asked for a run of games you're getting a run of games. I don't you know again. I think there's been small improvements in each performance in the way that he is starting to connect with his teammates again Pass Flashed across the middle today that no one could do anything with right Cole Palmer puts it just wide on a second attempt It's going to be fascinating to see you know what one goal Could maybe do for that guy One assist could maybe do for that guy sure Now full of Brighten Full of mar are decidedly slower and It's going to be a much more I think KG sort of matched and this this was like a full tilt Sort of game where there was a ton of space in the time and behind we didn't have the ball that much And you know, I think when we did get it it was like you know go go go go go go and so I I'm intrigued by it I'm still not totally convinced I want to see more and luckily for him No chill well means party On the left wing and you know, we're going to be missing a striker on Sunday as well So I think game time is is a common. Yeah, I don't see a world in Sam and I'm I'm sure we'll get in this in the preview episode I don't see a world where he Unless some crazy injury happens and just knock on anything Um Happens between now and Monday He's going to start an attack just based upon what poches projecting out there. I mean matawake a healthy scratch for this match Like that was that's tough man very unfortunate, but again like You know poches gonna make the decision. It's you know, it's a win. So you can't be I think necessarily overly critical It is odd though when you have several academy players on the bench Who most likely would not influence the match potentially in a way that he could um The other one I think that you rightly mentioned just the concern about chill well We we don't know what the status of the hamstring injury is, but that is a concern I'm sure we'll get more information in the next few days. I mean typically that is a plus one plus two after the scan after the Maybe swelling comes down understand what level of damage is hopefully it's something minor And we maybe just lose in between now and the international break and he comes back afterwards But if it's any more serious than that we will start having the questions about does mottson start playing You know just leave. I have to shift back over which hopefully is not the answer like it look good to see leave I in a center backroll with desa c with axel there I'd really like to see them get another opportunity to start together and start building that partnership Because that feels like at least until that ishiel is ready is the grouping and That ishiel has played right back before he played right back for monaco At times like it is possible that you could see a back three that had desa c like a back four of which three of them are Levi colwell axel desa c and Been while that ishiel and that actually gives you a ton of additional height that you would potentially not have on the With some of the other configurations we have Yeah, it's going to be interesting to see who's trusted on sunday If chill will cannot go and of course does not look like he'll be able to so Yeah, I'm sure the lineup card is going to throw everyone into a stir on monday. Sorry not sunday Well, I don't think he's going to be dropped But boy oh boy robert as you'd like to mention was playing with fire had a bunch of passes directly to brighten players Maybe forgot that the move actually went through this summer and that he was a Chelsea player Not a bright and player for moments of the match just seeing some of those former friendly faces But the distribution was a little tough seem like the plan was to go long wasn't connecting long and any capacity Eventually started to go back to our traditional pattern near the very last 15 20 minutes of the game where we were playing it like directly to players in the back playing out but Not Not the performance outside of this like a really really good save the bob bench redemption did happen for about a five-minute period At the end bob them get the fuck out of here. Look If I if if I'm Georgie on the bench I'm probably training extra hard this week After that I mean like the issue that you have with the way that that robert played today Is that If robert feels like a bad word now doesn't it doesn't feel just like it's when you go to the formal version of somebody who uses a shorthand name It is like It's even apparent is calling that individual out like I we caught you doing something wrong. That's a Nicholas, you know, yeah, yeah, so The issue with with robert's play today though was This was a case study on how to pressure Chelsea in the stupid mistakes And if you think that they are the only team that's going to do that the rest of the season that won't allow us to Play out of the back with ease or comfort. You're out of your fucking mind. Um, this is They either need to get much better at that Or they need to figure out a long game to go over the press Because none of that was happening Now these teams even Brighton who are who are probably the fittest one of the fittest teams in the whole league Can't press like that forever, right and and so you saw it drop off significantly in a second half the effectiveness of it anyway dropped off in a second half But I mean there were three or four mistakes that could have been goals in the first half Passes right to brighten players pass that abounds that we weren't ready for on on defense to to get set again That was not good enough And you know, this is a guy who hasn't made To you know until this match any like critical mistakes of note You know a lot of the goals were you know, we're we're high xg chances that went in If he would have gave the ball to Pedro and Pedro to score today That would have been a big old mistake, right? So he got bailed out You know in a lot of different ways, but it has to be a lot lot better than that because of Again, we're that's just the playbook now. You want to you want to beat Chelsea? You want to force some dumbstakes Press them like crazy and the goalkeeper will give you the ball again not a perfect game But it's a win and Chelsea are through the next round which in the league cup is all that matters look We won which means we got to run it in the match pool and look Cole Palmer ran away with it 60% of the vote This was shocking though cook oreya with 23% over Nico Jackson with 15% I usually feel like the goal shades it, but the redemption arc the redemption narrative Just maybe struck a chord with people a little bit more in that moment two percent or other I think there's a lot of shouts from Mudrick. I think it could have been a couple different people depending upon your your flavor The way that you interpret the game, but I think Cole Palmer was the right choice. So credit to you the the The voter the voter got it right You guys got it 100% right Cole Palmer man match Dan and look and look as we run through the other results Everton knocking out aston Villa 21 proving that our astonville loss was just Dumb Yep Blackburn rovers five two to card if city with a really resounding result Bormuth beating stoke city to nothing are some beating Brentford one nothing Fullham beating nor city two one West Ham beating Lincoln city one nothing liverpool Coming back after lester city went up initially and winning three one that would have been very fun to see lester advanced particularly with Mr. Cassidy there potentially having been an opportunity to get into the next round and Shock of the tournament might be that Manchester City the darlings of the car about cup out of here Thanks to new castle united one nothing um, I don't know feels like a good day of results. Yeah, it does I mean there's still some heavy headers in here right liverpool arsenal And you know, I I'd even throw new castle into that grouping but No city means it's open Like there's an opening for everybody if there's no city in there So really interesting result for new castle who struggled to start season that really turned it on as of late and Guess what Dan The the care about cup gods Did not harm us today they smiled upon us even now they get they did us a solid which means the next the next round is going to be worse after this So just enjoy that fact we get to play blackburn rovers in the next round and there are a couple of Premier League specific matchups Bournemouth liverpool Manchester the the ball of united's Manchester versus new castle West Ham United versus Arsenal Everton versus Burnley And then you had ip switch town versus full-on Mansfield town versus Port Vale That would have been a fun either of those would have been fun options for us to play too and then extra city Against middles bro Again, I think this is good for us That you say that though and then blackburn rovers is doing absolutely chaotic Type of performance and end up winning, you know for some reason. So hopefully that doesn't happen But this is good. This is better than drawing liverpool Newcastle arsenal a team that we just want to we want to play them the two times this year Like we don't want to play any of those teams extra unless it is in the cup final Yeah, it's it's at home too So you know again another another home opportunity to to get the record right You know who knows what happens after this, but you know Chelsea should absolutely advance Into the fifth round and Weirder shits happened, you know a win like this Against the team like this can Really really spur team on for other results um, and now we need the team to show up on monday against fullon and Repeat the performance repeat the performance repeat the performance right yes It's a little bit of mr. Miyagi wax on wax off. It's doing things and repetition to get the form down and make it a second practice of just What needs to be done, but that's gonna do us for this nick for Laney birthday episode this Chelsea win against Brighton The good vibes are at least back Between now and monday who can't guarantee anything beyond that But hopefully this is just the start of a win streak for pochettino and the crew But that's gonna do it for us. So enjoy yourself friends nick any final words on your birthday stay thirsty my friends There we go that's gonna do it for us. So until next time Chelsea fans you want to do vote for us The football content awards links in the description and keep the blue flag flying high Oh