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Essentially Blue Podcast
by Oluwatomi
Everything with regards to Chelsea FC
Episodes
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Chelsea thrash the Cherries
Bournemouth review: Chelsea put Bournemouth to the sword over the weekend, what a lovely day - structured attack and more, joined by Judah, Wraith and Ellie, to review this one.
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1st International break of the season
Joined by Judah & Wale to reflect on Chelsea's summer dealings, Xavi Alonso, Transfer window business, Notable Departures, the results thus far and more.
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2025/2026 Season Review & World cup Preview
Joined by Judah, Jossy & Wale to review the 2025/2026 Season and events that occurred during it's course & ask why didn't some Chelsea players make the World cup squad for their respected nations. Episode recorded on 31st May 2026
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How did it get here?
Everton review - Chelsea get violated on the road by Everton - makes you wonder really, shambolic performance by all involved, Joined by Wale & Jossy to review this.
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Change the Model? or Change the Personnel?
PSG review: Chelsea lose 8-2 on aggregate in the UCL which further compounds a dreadful week, with injuries occurring, leaked starting 11s, lack of motivation from the dugout, lack of direction from the board and lack of accountability and ambition from the owners, simply a dark week for Chelsea...
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Talk about a reaction post PSG 🤦🏽♂️
Newcastle review- Chelsea lose 1-0 to Newcastle at home after losing 5-2 in midweek #BlueCoOut Joined by Judah, Wraith, Wale & Kolade to review this one
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Where do we go from here? (5-2 rant)
Joined by Amaka, Wale and Bidemi to review the horrible 5-2 defeat in France against PSG
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Chelsea Close the Gap in the Top 5 race
Joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith, Wale and First time guest Emmanuel-Ayo to review the Villa game and preview the PSG game
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Yet Another Red Card! 😠🤦🏽♂️
Arsenal Review - Joined by Wraith, Ellie & Bidemi to discuss this one
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Chelsea players show Lack of Maturity against Burnley
Burnley Review - Frustrating result to accept dropping more points against promoted sides yet again, another red card as we head towards breaking an unwanted record joined by Judah, Wraith and Wale to review the Burnley game.
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Chelsea onto Winning ways?
Joined by Judah, Wraith & Wale to discuss Chelsea's recent Fixtures and Results
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Chelsea Show Huge Character against Napoli & West Ham to secure 3 points.
Napoli & West Ham Review - Joined by Amaka, Wraith, Ellie & Wale to discuss this one - Chelsea come back from a losing position twice this week to show resilience and character as a group, huge win as we head into the Carabao Cup Semi final against bitter rivals Arsenal in midweek.
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Good week for Chelsea & Liam Rosenior
Review of Pafos & Palace game - Good week for Chelsea and Liam Rosenior as Chelsea grab maximum points heading into the Napoli game on Tuesday, Joined by Judah, Wraith, Wale and first time guest on the podcast; Samuel.
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Liam Rosenior's First PL game in charge of the Blues
Brentford Review - Joined by Judah, Wraith & Wale to review this one
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Calum McFarlane & Enzo Fernandez to the rescue for Chelsea
Man city Review - Joined by Judah and Wale to review this one
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Arrivederci Maresca
Reacting to the news of Maresca leaving Chelsea, joined by Wraith, Wale & Bidemi to react to this one This episode was recorded on 1st January 2026, Happy new year guys
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Chelsea's Inability to Finish off Games
Villa review - joined by Wraith, Wale & Bidemi to review this one - Chelsea's lack of finishing and not turning up in the second half ultimately got to us, as we fall to a 2-1 loss which means villa are now on a 11 game winning streak, Chelsea are now 5th and we play Bournemouth at home to wrap…
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Reece James Park
Newcastle Review: Joined by Oubi, Wraith & Wale to review the comeback vs Newcastle away from home.
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December Curse in full tilt
Bournemouth & Atalanta Review - joined by Wale and first time guest Shata to review a disappointing week, fatigue, crazy subs, shocking performance all around, where do we go from here, we play Everton Saturday...
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Charity Fc Remerges
Leeds Review - Joined by Amaka, Wraith & Wale to review this one, Charity FC at it again
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Considering the Context, its a good Result (Cole's back)
Arsenal Review - Joined by Amaka, S.O, Wraith & Wale to discuss this one as 10 men Chelsea play out a 1-1 draw at home against bitter rivals and league leaders Arsenal, feisty game full of talking points, we analyse Maresca's starting 11, subs, Maresca's performance, Stats, Attack, Midfield,...
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High-Octane performance from Maresca's Blues (it could have been six)
Barca Review - Chelsea thrash Barca 3-0 in the UCL to increase our chances of qualification, Chelsea dominate Barca in a thrilling performance by the blues and the manager, proud day to be a Chelsea fan and more Joined by Judah, Wale & Bidemi to review this one Up the Chels!
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Functional Win & Performance from Chelsea ahead of a big week
Burnley review - joined by Oubi, Wraith & Wale to review the win which takes us into 2nd place in the PL ahead of a big week
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Maresca, are we in the Title Race?
Review of Wolves & Qarabag - Joined by Amaka & Judah to discuss extensively on this one. UP THE CHELS.
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3-points Lane (Dominant Chelsea)
Spurs recap - joined by Amaka, Oubi, Judah, Wraith and Tori to review this one, dominant Chelsea gain a victory over our London rivals 1-0 (could have been more) we beat them 1-0 and climb up the table into 4th position subject to the other results from the weekend - fine display from the boys…
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We have no business losing to Sunderland
Sunderland Review - Joined by long time guest of the Pod, Oubi alongside great guys in Judah, Wraith & Wale to review a disappointing result
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Emphatic Victory at Home in the UCL
Ajax Review: Joined by Jossy and Wale to review this one as Chelsea thrash Ajax by 5 goals to 1 with fine showings from Gittens, Estevao, Josh and the attack, positive day all around and cause for optimism moving forward.
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Finally a Win After the International Break
Nottingham Forest Recap - Joined by Judah, Amaka and Emma to discuss this one, chelsea beat forest 3-0 away from home with much needed help from the bench
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Maresca Masterclass (Despite all Odds)
Liverpool Review - Brilliant game of football as Chelsea take all 3 points at home against the Premier League champions despites playing with a make shift Centerback-pairing during the last 30-35 mins of the game, exhilarating and pulsating victory by Maresca and his Blues. Joined by a brilliant...
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UCL football back at SW6 (Chelsea v Benfica)
Joined by Judah & Wale to review our first UCL game back at the bridge after 3 years
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Pray for Chelsea, Pray for Maresca
Brighton Recap - Joined by Amaka, Judah, Jossy, Conn & first time guest on the podcast Mike, to review this one. Another disappointing day at the office, Chelsea manage to control the first half with a fine performance but after yet another red card, we capitulate, Maresca makes crazy subs yet...
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Frustrating week as a Chelsea fan
Man United Review - joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith & Wale to discuss this one - bad day at the office essentially going 10 men down 5 mins into the game and Maresca's reaction to the Red Card didn't help as well - frustrating week to be a Chelsea fan.
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Uncharacteristic performance by Maresca's Blues in Germany
Bayern Munich Review - Joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith & Wale to review this loss, is this a case of Bayern being good or Chelsea being bad? we discuss the attack, defence, Maresca, the sporting directors and more, frustrating evening really.
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Our Defence Should be Much More Solid
Brentford recap - joined by the guys to review the game as Chelsea drop points to Brentford in the last knockings of the game, frustrating to accept (Defensive Frailties) we take the lessons from it and move on- we briefly preview our return to the UCL against Bayern Munich.
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Professional Performance by the Blues
Fulham Review - Joined by Judah, S.O., Wraith, Ellie & Wale to discuss this one, we extensively discuss the defence, midfield, attack, the transfer window so far and lastly discuss the situation with Jackson - ahead of the forthcoming international break. Talking points Overview of the game -...
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5-1 win on the road - (Chelsea in 1st gear?)
West Ham review - Joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith & Wale to discuss this game as we smash Chelsea former Manager Graham Potter's Hammers at their own backyard to secure our first 3 points of the season second time of asking - Good day all around for the Blues.
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0-0 at the bridge
Review of Crystal Palace - joined by Judah, S.O. Wraith & Wale to discuss the Palace game at the bridge as we kick off our PL campaign with a draw.
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Splash the Cash (Preview of the 25/26 Season)
Preview to the 2025/2026 season, joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith & Wale to discuss the upcoming season, our squad depth, new signings, ins and outgoing, objective for the season.
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24/25 Season review
Joined by Amaka, Judah, Wraith, Wale & Makin to discuss the season that just concluded - which has seen Chelsea (men's team) land their first title in the Clearlake era, we discuss what to expect in the transfer window and upcoming UCL campaign and more.
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Back where the Blues belong
Nottingham Forest Recap - Joined by the guys to discuss this one as we qualify for the converted European league football for next season, after a number of challenges in the Clearlake era the blues are finally back where we belong, it's going to be an interesting summer in the transfer window…
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Little setback but Chelsea are still on Track
Newcastle Review - Chelsea fall to a 2-0 defeat away from home at St' James Park on a frustrating day however Chelsea still have hope to get UCL football come end of the season, we still have our destiny in our hand. Joined by Judah, Wraith, Makin & Wale to discuss this one
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Brilliant week at home & in Europe for Chelsea
Huge 3 points against Liverpool in the race for UCL football, big momentum builder ahead of the 6 pointer against Newcastle away from home next, joined by Tori, Wraith, Wale & Emmanuel to review the game.
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Tyrique George & Pedro Neto to the rescue
Fulham Review - Joined by Judah & Wraith to discuss this one as Chelsea leave it late to grab all three points against Fuhlam in our quest for UCL football. big huge three points in the bag.
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We're not Hungry Enough
Ipswich review - joined by Judah, Wraith, Ellie and Wale to discuss the Ipswich game as Chelsea drop points at home - which dents our hopes of finishing in the Top 5 (UCL places) the guys state their various reasons for why things have gone left and discuss what next? moving forward.
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What a Weird Space
Arsenal & Copenhagen Review - Joined by Judah, Tori, Wraith, Makin & Wale to discuss Chelsea's state of affairs - chances of finishing top 5, Maresca, the players, balance in the squad sporting directors and more.
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Is this Issue Beyond Maresca?
Villa recap - joined by Judah, Tori, Wraith, Ellie and Wale to review the villa game and Chelsea's recent performances on and off the pitch Episode was recorded on 22nd Feb 2025
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Reece James salvages a point for Chelsea
Bournemouth recap - joined by Judah, Wraith, Ellie, Makin and Wale to discuss this one, heated episode as Chelsea drop more points in the Top 4 race (raw data)
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Two points from Twelve (Not good)
Crystal Palace Review - 100th episode on the spin, thanks for being part of this amazing journey, as the essentially blue team reach 100 episodes on the podcast, joined by Wraith, Ellie, Makin, Wale & first time guest on the podcast, Emeka as we review the game
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We Should Not Be Losing to Ipswich Town (New Year's Eve Review)
Ipswich Town Review - joined by the Judah, Wraith, Makin, Wale and Emmanuel to discuss this one as Chelsea lose to promotion side Ipswich away from home in the premier league Episode was recorded on 31st of December 2024.
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Quite Passive from Maresca
Fulham Recap - joined by Judah, Oubi, Makin & Wale to discuss this game as Chelsea lose at home to West London Rivals Fulham in an uncharacteristic performance by the players and Enzo Maresca We extensively review the game and seek solutions for the future Episode was recorded on 27th of December...
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Everything with regards to Chelsea FC
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