Tom Coley
@tomcoley49.bsky.social
Football writer • Previously football.london and Reach Plc • Mainly posting about Nicolas Jackson, Trevoh Chalobah, or Conor Gallagher • Really bad opinions
Team for the rest of the season, invest in youth without spending a penny: Sanchez; Antwi, Acheampong, Sarr, Cucurella; Caicedo, Santos; Estevao (try Derry until he's fit), Palmer, Garnacho; Joao Pedro. More Mheuka, more Walsh, some Murray-Campbell. Chuck Emenalo/Kavuma-McQueen on the bench.
Chelsea is fundamentally an extremely dislikeable football club, organisation, institution, or whatever it's meant to be under Clearlake. From top to bottom with very little in between, there's not much reason to hope or care.
I thought Chelsea weren't negotiating contracts mid-season?
The thing about Chelsea is that they are exactly where they should be. They aren't underperforming on the pitch, this is just what you get when you hire a relatively inexperienced manager with a squad like this. The coach will make mistakes and so will most players. That's what #CFC have become.
Thinking about how those who hated Nicolas Jackson for poor performances + attitude continue to defend Pedro Neto. Pushing a ball boy, playing terribly, showing bad behaviour, getting sent off. It's all there. It's all the same. One was outcast + blamed for everything. The other starts each week.
I'm now four editions into View from the Bridge. We're almost up to 300 FREE subscribers, which is so cool after just two weeks. Really enjoying putting these together. As ever, feel free to check it out and leave some feedback! aviewfromthebridge.substack.com/p/view-from-...
🔵View from the Bridge - Chelsea FC news and analysis🔵Talking the talk
Maresca talks about Flamengo whilst Chelsea talk to Gittens and Kudus. Madueke's future is in doubt, why Mudryk's isn't, and the replacement they already have
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For anyone that doesn't use the other place, I've started a new Chelsea newsletter. Twice weekly and straight to your inbox, it's ad-less and totally free to sign up for. No clickbait or ITK BS, just a comprehensive #CFC roundup. 2nd edition here: aviewfromthebridge.substack.com/p/view-from-...
🔵View from the Bridge - Chelsea FC news and analysis🔵Farewells and oh wells
Transfer debrief as Reece James says goodbye, Abramovich wants to, and Petrovic might not get to.
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Hello BlueSky, it's been a while. I'm starting a new Chelsea newsletter and this place is much better for gauging fan responses than Twitter. My plan is to create a twice-weekly, totally ad-free and free to read #CFC roundup. What sort of thing would you be interested in?
Hey Bluesky fam 👋 New episode with @tomcoley49.bsky.social -Through to the final -Abysmal first half -Better second half -Player ratings -Jackson sees red -2 wins from 2 needed for UCL -And more pod.fo/e/2d3ed0
That Chelsea Podcast: Episode 224 “The Run In: Trouble on the Tyne leaves no room for error”
Nick is joined by Tom Coley (@tomcoley49) from football.london (@Football_LDN) to recap progressing to the Conference League Final, the 2-0 loss at Newcastle & give out player ratings.Until the nex...
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I hate where I am from. What a backwards, completely warped and outright stupid place.
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Pretty confident that the best thing to come from this today for Chelsea is going to be the Tyrique George chant becoming normalised.
Robert Sanchez played long vs Ipswich so he will be dropped, right? www.football.london/chelsea-fc/n...
Chelsea star could be dropped for breaking Maresca's only rule
Chelsea news as Robert Sanchez makes the one mistake that will ensure Enzo Maresca drops him - the next question is if it will happen
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Chelsea were good enough and more than engaging for 20 minutes against Ipswich but there's no surprise that trust erodes as soon as a goal is conceded given the last four months. As for the tactics part...
Nizaar Kinsella@nizaarkinsella.bsky.social · last yr.Maresca: "Football belongs to the fans. We have to be good enough to engage them. Unfortunately for 20-25 minutes we were not good enough to engage them." He also says not only is he unwilling to change his tactics but he is unable to change them substantially.
The other place is worse than ever, so here's a piece on why Maresca was obviously wrong to fight back against Chelsea fans after drawing to Ipswich. www.football.london/chelsea-fc/n...
Maresca issues fighting Chelsea message again
Chelsea news as Enzo Maresca takes the fight to his own supporters in a move that usually only ends one way
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I see a lot of 'if Chelsea had a ST to score Neto's crosses he'd have more assists' but A) I'm not sure that's actually true, and B) If that is the case then it's a massive squad building problem. Felix and Neto were bad enough buys as inviduals, let alone in the context of the rest of the team.
Dmitry@dmitry.mclachbot.com · 2y agoPedro Neto and João Felix have a combined 2 goals and 3 assists in almost 1500 premier league minutes and two of these are on the same meaningless 6th goal in a 6-2 win. Your regular reminder that Jorge Mendes will not see the light of heaven.
Chelsea can insist that Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart aren't under pressure but they are more in the firing line than ever externally after handling Trevoh Chalobah terribly. A big piece on the sporting mistakes and even worse humanist ones. #CFC www.football.london/chelsea-fc/t...
Chelsea sporting directors finally under pressure after transfer announcement
Chelsea transfer news as embarrassing Trevoh Chalobah U-turn puts co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart in an unwanted spotlight
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Tyler Dibling will start a game for England at the 2026 World Cup.
Don't let Chelsea PR fool you, this is an absolute disaster for the sporting directors. They chose to push Chalobah away in favour of two players they signed and have gone crawling back to him because it hasn't worked out.
Good on Chalobah, btw, because he absolutely deserves to be a Chelsea player. Those who have messed him around need to take a big long look in the mirror. It's embarrassing.
Tom Coley@tomcoley49.bsky.social · 2y agoChelsea in desperate need of a centre-back and turn to the guy who they actively exiled and got rid of last year. Funny, funny, club.
Chelsea in desperate need of a centre-back and turn to the guy who they actively exiled and got rid of last year. Funny, funny, club.
Further on from this: Chelsea have the fourth worst home record in the second half of games this season but the best for first halves. Since Villa, Southampton and Tottenham in a row they've now lost or drawn the second half for six league games straight and it's costing.
Tom Coley@tomcoley49.bsky.social · 2y agoAt half time from away to Everton, Chelsea have been looking at 10 points. They have 4. That's not good enough. A worrying pattern and not enough done to try and change it.
Happy to be told otherwise @kierdoyle.bsky.social but only play well four 45 minutes (similar to Palace) and draw doesn't feel like a game Chelsea deserved to win...? No matter how many missed chances, #CFC were really poor after the break *again* and needed a free kick goal to even be close.
At half time from away to Everton, Chelsea have been looking at 10 points. They have 4. That's not good enough. A worrying pattern and not enough done to try and change it.
Some very basic half time thoughts: -Nicholas Jackson is a very, very good footballer -Romeo Lavia has been missed -Robert Sanchez has no Chelsea fans that like him -We've seen this script before #CFC need the second goal and have deserved it
Just looking at the potential Chelsea squad for the rest of the season. Taking out: Disasi, Nkunku, Dewsbury-Hall, Chilwell, Casadei, Mudryk, Veiga Adding: Tel, Chalobah, Guehi (plus Acheampong and George) Average age: 22.75.
Initial thoughts on Chelsea in for Tel and Nkunku possibly going is that I don't think much changes so it's fine. Nkunku isn't contributing anything meaningful in the league at ST and is clearly unhappy and pretty done here. Why not give five months of minutes to someone with a future at the club?
