Is Rosenior losing the Chelsea fans already?
🎧 Listen to the full episode on The Athletic FC Podcast
Enzo Fernandes transfer rumors
Enzo Fernandes cast doubt on his future when he was asked whether he could guarantee he could continue at Chelsea next season. He basically said, 'I don't know right now. I'm thinking here there are eight games left in the Premier League and the FA Cup and then there's the World Cup and then we see.'
AFCON 2025 controversy
The 2025 AFCON title has been retrospectively awarded to Morocco; Senegal's victory has now been declared void. This decision came 57 days after the final.
CAF reduced the punishments for Morocco's behavior during that game. The 100,000 dollar fine's been wiped away, and the fine the Moroccan FA were given for the behavior of the ball boys has been reduced.
Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior
I think going out of the Champions League at this point is damaging for Rosenior. He only been in the job since January, but he already feels to me like he doesn't have a lot of credit in the bank with Chelsea fans.
Manchester City form
I don't feel like there's promise in this Manchester City team. I feel like this is a team which looks a little bit confused in what it's trying to do and feels a bit like Guardiola has been scrambling around all season for a different way of playing.
Pep Guardiola future
It's not necessarily trying to build one last great team. It feels like short-term management—who's the best player we can get on the market right now to plug into my team, win the league, and then it's goodbye.
Chelsea transfer strategy
I would rather have Fernandes than have the money. They wouldn't necessarily back Chelsea to replace him if they had that money. Would they be able to buy something? They're gonna buy three 19-year-olds.
PSG tactical analysis
PSG are now a team which is absolutely cohered around Luis Enrique's vision on the pitch. He is able to bring in the players who he wants and he's built what is clearly the best team in Europe at the moment.
PSG Champions League prospects
I'm not sure they've managed the goalkeeper situation this season exactly right, but when they are on it, PSG are the best team to watch in the last five to ten years.
Liam Rosenior public perception
When people on the outside start thinking that you're cringe, anything that you say will get viewed through that prism. The fact is that if Chelsea won that game, I don't think people would have seen this as quite as much of a joke.
